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The National Black Radio Hall of Fame(NBRHOF) Board of Directors have approved the following industry trailblazers into our prestigious national museum for our 2020 and 2021 induction ceremony on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 6pm(est.) via Zoom. These outstanding inductees join the ranks of those who were inducted in the 2019 National Black Radio Hall of Fame.
The 2021 ceremony will also include a tribute to NBRHOF founding Board Member, the late Hamilton Bohannon(1942-2020)
National Black Radio Hall of Fame (Posthumous Award)
Guy Brody, Yvonne Daniel, Big George, Burke Johnson Martha Jean the Queen, Irene Johnson Ware
Radio/Music Career Artist of the Year
Bobby Rush
Community Service Artist of the Year
Tony Terry
Radio Media Specialist Award
Harry Lyles – Lyles Media Group
Lifetime Media Achievement Award
Joe “The Black Eagle” Madison – The Joe Madison Show
Special Black Radio Original 13 Award Presentation
Given by Jill Gibson for Dorothy Brunson Family, Marshall Thompson of the Chi-Lites Willie “Perculator” Martin
Radio Promoter Award
Ted Astin, Arlinda Garrett, Leroy Little
Radio Station Owner Award
Mutter Evans, The Davis Group, Roscoe Miller
Community Service Personality Award
Derrick Chatman, Monica Pearson
Talented Sisters of Radio Award
Carol Blackmon, Shirley Ellis, Renee Miller
Talented Brothers of Radio Award
Mitch Faulkner, Bill Gay, Doug Steele Gospel
Radio Personality Award
Twanda Black, Melissa Summers, Larry Tinsley
Hip Hop Radio Personality Award
Incredible Freddie Fred, Ryan Cameron, Greg Street
House Music Pioneer Award
Bobby Holiday, Requaya Ward
National Terrestrial Talk Radio Award
Derek Boazman, Joyce Littel
About National Black Radio Hall of Fame
The National Black Radio Hall of Fame (NBRHOF)located on the campus of Stowe State University in St. Louis, Mo., is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable non-profit organization established in 2010 to recognize and acknowledge the countless contributions of personalities and pioneers to African American radio on a national platform. Our vision and strategic focus is, promoting the historical perspective of African Americans on national radio platforms to our target market segments and providing opportunities to educate about the past performance, the rich history and highest achievement in national radio. It also provides the step-by-step plan for developing ongoing fundraising, achieving organizational sustainability, and strengthening the organization’s overall capacity across the USA and abroad. The NBRHOF’s consists of a museum that showcases radio memorabilia, exhibits, and displays honoring personalities who developed and shaped Black radio nationally. We also offer an outreach component offering educational and scholarship programs that connect communities to increased higher learning opportunities through radio’s rich and dynamic past.
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