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2 – Mel & Tim, “Starting All Over Again”—“I’ll bet this one ends up No. 1
on your list”
3 – Little River Band, “Man on Your Mind”
4 – Daryl Hall & John Oates, “Did It in a Minute”—“I’d rather hear this
than ‘Private Eyes’ again”
5 – Osmonds, “Down by the Lazy River”
David Carroll, WRCB-TV Chattanooga
1 – Lobo, “Don’t Expect Me to Be Your Friend”
2 – Robin McNamara, “Lay a Little Lovin’ on Me”
3 – Clarence Carter, “Patches”
4 – Billy Joel, “An Innocent Man”
5 – Rick Astley, “Cry for Help”
William Eby
1 – Charlie Dore, “Pilot of the Airwaves”
2 – George Michael, “Monkey”
3 – C+C Music Factory, “Here We Go (Let’s Rock and Roll)
4 – Rick Astley, “Cry for Help”
5 – KLF f/Tammy Wynette, “Justified and Ancient”
Dylan Estep
1 – Madonna, “Justify My Love”
2 – George Michael, “Praying for Time”
3 – PM Dawn, “Looking Through Patient Eyes”
4 – Prince, “Batdance”
5 – Hot Butter, “Popcorn”
Julie Marie-Frank Feighery
1 – Shakespears Sister, “Stay”
2 – Bangles, “In Your Room”
3 – Breathe, “How Can I Fall?”
4 – Erasure, “Always”
5 – Murray Head, “Superstar”
Ron Gerber, Crap From The Past
1 – Shalamar, “Dead Giveaway”
2 – Buoys, “Timothy”
3 – Donna Summer, “Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)”
4 – Olivia Newton-John, “Make a Move on Me”
5 – Paul McCartney, “Take It Away”
Steve Greenberg, S-Curve Records
1 – KLF f/Tammy Wynette, “Justified and Ancient”
2 Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”
3 – Beginning of the End, “Funky Nassau”
4 – Ray, Goodman & Brown, “Special Lady”
5 – Clarence Carter, “Patches”
Bob Harlow
1 – Robin McNamara, “Lay a Little Lovin’ on Me”
2 – Mel & Tim, “Starting All Over Again”
3 – Ray, Goodman & Brown, “Special Lady”
4 – Mac & Katie Kissoon, “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep”
5 – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, “Love Land”
Wyatt Herman, Big Radio, Freeport, Ill./Monroe, Wis.
1 – Paul McCartney, “Take It Away”
2 – Kenny Rogers & the First Edition, “Something’s Burning”
3 – Meat Loaf, “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through”
4 – Milli Vanilli, “Baby Don’t Forget My Number”
5 – Ray Parker Jr., “The Other Woman”
Wesley Hyatt
1 – Elvis Presley, “Way Down”
2 – Ray, Goodman & Brown, “Special Lady”
3 – Dean Friedman, “Ariel”
4 – Ronnie Dyson, “(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can’t I Touch
You?”
5 – Mel & Tim, “Starting All Over Again”
Chris Kelly, Fifth House Public Relations
1 – Bill Conti, “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)”
2 – Helen Reddy, “Peaceful”
3 – Isaac Hayes, “Don’t Let Go”
4 – Madonna, “Deeper and Deeper”
5 – Mel & Tim, “Starting All Over Again”
Dan Kois
1 – Madonna, “Who’s That Girl”
2 – Bangles, “In Your Room”
3 – PM Dawn, “Looking Through Patient Eyes”
4 – Amy Grant, “Every Heartbeat”
5 – Randy Newman, “Short People”
Mara Kuge, Superior Music Publishing
1 – Alice Cooper, “I Never Cry”
2 – Janet Jackson, “If”
3 – Hot Butter, “Popcorn”
4 – Gilbert O’Sullivan, “Get Down”
5 – Jan Hammer, “Miami Vice Theme”
Tom Lane, Tom Lane’s Blog
1 – Joe Tex, “I Gotcha”
2 – Mel & Tim, “Starting All Over Again”
3 Daryl Hall & John Oates, “Wait for Me”
4 – Ray, Goodman & Brown, “Special Lady”
5 – KLF f/Tammy Wynette, “Justified and Ancient”
Wally Leisering
1 Beginning of the End, “Funky Nassau”
2 – Dirt Band, “An American Dream”
3 – Pointer Sisters, “Neutron Dance”
4 – Suzanne Vega, “Luka”
5 – Boyz II Men, “In the Still of the Night”
Scott Lowe, WNYL (Alt 92.3) New York
1 – Isaac Hayes, “Don’t Let Go”—“completely transformed into something all
his own”
2 – Regina, “Baby Love”—considering its lost factor, maybe Madonna was right to pass, but I consider it among pop radio’s highlights of that year.”
3 – Jesus Jones, “Real Real Real”
4 – Vangelis, “Chariots of Fire-Titles”
5 – Bo Donaldson & Heywoods, “Billy Don’t Be a Hero”—“from the year when I
was starting to be aware of the current hits on the radio it remains a sentimental favorite”
Mark Lyles
1 – Europe, “Carrie”
2 – George Michael, “Monkey”
3 – Olivia Newton-John, “Twist of Fate”
4 – Gary “U.S.” Bonds, “This Little Girl”
5 – Christopher Cross, “Think of Laura”
Joe McCombs
1 – Beginning of the End, “Funky Nassau”
2 – Murray Head, “Superstar”
3 – Ray Parker Jr., “The Other Woman”
4 – Donna Summer, “Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)”
5 – KLF f/Tammy Wynette, “Justified and Ancient”
Chris Molanphy, Slate
1 – Olivia Newton-John, “Make a Move on Me”
2 – Janet Jackson, “If”
3 – KLF f/Tammy Wynette, Justified and Ancient”
4 – Jackson 5, “Mama’s Pearl”
5 – Daryl Hall & John Oates, “Family Man”
Patrick Mondro
1 – Alice Cooper, “You and Me”
2 – Hurricane Smith, “Oh Babe (What Would You Say)”
3 – Shalamar, “Dead Giveaway”
4 – Cliff Richard, “A Little in Love”
5 – Quarterflash, “Take Me to Heart”
Kent Parks
1 – Sheena Easton, “You Could Have Been With Me”
2 – Helen Reddy, “Delta Dawn”
3 – Cher, “Dark Lady”
4 – Madonna, “Deeper and Deeper”
5 – Captain & Tennille, “Lonely Night (Angel Face)”
Tony Pizza
1 – Murray Head, “Superstar”
2 Stevie Wonder, “Boogie On Reggae Woman”
3 – Helen Reddy, “Angie Baby”
4 – Alice Cooper, “I Never Cry”
5 – Dean Friedman, “Ariel”
Will Pritchard
1 – Shaun Cassidy, “Hey Deanie”
2 – Ray Parker Jr., “The Other Woman”
3 – O’Jays, “Put Your Hands Together”
4 – Dean Friedman, “Ariel”
5 – Daryl Hall & John Oates, “Did It in a Minute”
Dan Reed, OM/MD WXPN Philadelphia
1 Dennis Coffey, “Scorpio”
2 – Daryl Hall & John Oates, “Wait for Me”
3 – Linda Ronstadt, “How Do I Make You”
4 – 8th Day, “She’s Not Just Another Woman”
5 – Hurricane Smith, “Oh Babe, What Would You Say”
Bobby Rich, KDRI (The Drive) Tucson, Ariz.
1 – Keith Carradine, “I’m Easy”
2 – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, “Love Land”
3 – Bells, “Stay Awhile”
4 – David Dundas, “Jeans On”
5 – Dennis Coffey, “Scorpio”
Todd Riley
1 – Huey Lewis & News, “Perfect World”
2 – Linda Ronstadt, “How Do I Make You”
3 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, “Hooked on Classics”
4 – Quarterflash, “Take Me to Heart”
5 – Bay City Rollers, “You Made Me Believe in Magic”
Les Rinehart, Make Great Music Known
1 – Shaun Cassidy, “Hey Deanie”
2 – Bay City Rollers, “You Made Me Believe in Magic”
3 – Silver, “Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang”
4 – John Travolta, “Let Her In”
5 – Roger Voudouris, “Get Used to It”
Joel Rubinoff, the Waterloo Region [Ont.] Record
1 – Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”
2 – Osmonds, “Down by the Lazy River”
3 – Mel & Tim, “Starting All Over Again”
4 – Linda Ronstadt, “How Do I Make You”
5 – Meat Loaf, “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through”
Dave Sholin, BoomerMusicUpdate.com/KSJJ Bend, Ore.
1 – Beginning of the End, “Funky Nassau”
2 – Gary “U.S.” Bonds, “This Little Girl”
3 – Chakachas, “Jungle Fever”
4 – Donny Osmond, “Soldier of Love”
5 – Chuck Berry, “My Ding-a-Ling”
Don Tandler, Pop Gold Radio
1 – KLF f/Tammy Wynette, “Justified and Ancient”
2 – Beginning of the End, “Funky Nassau”
3 – Ronnie Dyson, “(If You Let Me Make Love to You) Why Can’t I Touch You?”
4 – Robin McNamara, “Lay a Little Lovin’ on Me”
5 – Eighth Day, “She’s Not Just Another Woman”
Paul Tuch, MRC Data
1 – Quarterflash, “Take Me to Heart”
2 – Boz Scaggs, “Jojo”
3 – Little River Band, “Take It Easy on Me”
4 – Donna Summer, “Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)”
5 – Cyndi Lauper, “Change of Heart”
Warren Vendorwater
1 – Supremes, “Up the Ladder to the Roof”
2 – Carpenters, “Top of the World”
3 – Billy Preston, “Outa Space”
4 – Marmalade, “Reflections of My Life”
5 – Osmonds, “Down by the Lazy River”
Pete Walker, KX96 Oshawa/Toronto
1 – Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”
2 – Sweet, “Love Is Like Oxygen”
3 – Ringo Starr, “No No Song”
4 – Linda Ronstadt, “How Do I Make You”
5 – Bangles, “In Your Room”
Guy Zapoleon, veteran programmer/consultant
1 – Buoys, “Timothy”
2 – Bangles, “In Your Room”
3 – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, “Love Land”
4 – Gilbert O’Sullivan, “Get Down”
5 Isaac Hayes, “Don’t Let Go”
Rob Zerwekh, KC Radio
1 – Quarterflash, “Take Me to Heart”
2 – Billy Idol, “To Be a Lover”
3 – Genesis, “No Son of Mine”
4 – George Michael, “Too Funky”
5 – Tara Kemp, “Piece of My Heart”
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Hot 101.7 Panama City Comes To An End
Posted: 12 Jul 2021 08:01 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210620/hot-101-7-panama-city-comes-to-an-end/
After just nine months on the air, Rhythmic CHR Hot 101.7 1430 WLTG/101.7 W269DR Panama City FL has ceased operations.
Gold Standard Broadcasting had begun operating Laurie Broadcastings
WLTG/W269DR via Time Brokerage Agreement in September 2020 to operate in
tandem with Sports “ESPN 104.3” WGSX Lynn Haven. As of August 1, Faith Broadcasting will take over the lease for $3000 per month to operate it as Spanish Christian Radio Fe simulcasting 1070 WFRF/106.7 W294CX Tallahassee. Faith Broadcasting is also in the process of purchasing 1290 WPCF/93.1
W226CJ Panama City Beach, which will carry their English Faith Radio which
is currently heard on five stations across the Florida Panhandle.
As filler until the new format debuts, WLTG is running the Trop Rock Radio programming that had been heard on WPCF until 2014 operated by local engineer/musician Steven Youngblood.
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Radio Hall Of Fame Reveals 2021 Nominees
Posted: 12 Jul 2021 01:30 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210606/radio-hall-of-fame-reveals-2021-nominees/
The Museum of Broadcast Communications announced today the selection of the RADIO HALL OF FAME 2021 nominees: 24 people and shows in six categories.
The nominees were chosen by the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee,
with input from the radio industry and listeners.
Voting for inductees begins today in four of six categories: Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more), Active Local/Regional (10 years or
more), Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more), and
Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more). Those categories will
be voted on by a panel of 600 industry professionals.
On July 26, listeners nationwide will vote on the other two categories,
Music Format On-Air Personality and Spoken Word On-Air Personality. The winners in those categories will be determined by the public and the Radio
Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The outcome of the listener vote will
count as one vote among the committee votes. Listeners may vote once
beginning Monday, July 26 at: www.radiovote.com.
2021 Radio Hall of Fame inductees will be announced Monday, August 16, and honored in-person at the 2021 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Chicago’s Wintrust Grand Banking Hall.
Tickets will go on-sale Monday, August 16.
THE 2021 RADIO HALL OF FAME NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY INDUSTRY VOTING
PANEL ARE:
Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)
John & Ken- KFI-AM / Los Angeles
Melvin Lindsey-Washington (The Quiet Storm)
Matt Siegel- KISS 108 / Boston
Brother Wease (Alan Levin)- Radio 95.1 / Rochester, NY
Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)
Laurie De Young-93.1 WPOC-FM /Baltimore
Mercedes Martinez-Mix 94.1 / Las Vegas
Elliot Segal-DC 101 / Washington, DC
Bob Stroud-97.1 The Drive / Chicago
Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)
Dr. Bobby Jones-host, The Bobby Jones Radio Show
Dan Patrick-host, The Dan Patrick Show
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me-National Public Radio (NPR)
Suzyn Waldman-color commentator, New York Yankees Network
Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)
Bob & Sheri-co-hosts, The Bob & Sheri Show
Kim Komando-host, The Kim Komando Show
Sid Mark-host, Sounds of Sinatra
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo-host, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Show on SiriusXM
THE 2021 RADIO HALL OF FAME NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY LISTENERS/RADIO HALL
OF FAME NOMINATING COMMITTEE ARE:
Music Format On-Air Personality
Russ Parr-host,The Russ Parr Show
Javier Romero-morning host, AMOR 107.5, WAMR-FM /Miami
Alex Sensation-morning host, Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS)
Steven Van Zandt-host, Little Steven’s Underground Garage
Spoken Word On-Air Personality
Alex Bennett- morning host & talk show personality
Larry Elder-host, The Larry Elder Show, Salem Media
Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison, co-hosts of Preston & Steve-93.3 WMMR / Philadelphia
Sally Jessy Raphael-talk show personality
Kraig T. Kitchin, Radio Hall of Fame chairman, commented: “I’m so thrilled to recognize our 2021 nominees, and look forward to our upcoming in-person induction ceremony in Chicago Thursday, October 28. We’ll not only welcome 2021 inductees, but we will also welcome and honor the 2020 inductee class
on that special evening this fall.”
Dennis Green, Radio Hall of Fame’s Nominating Committee chair, added: “It is an honor to chair the Nominating Committee of the Radio Hall of Fame
and recognize our industry’s most esteemed professionals and their
tremendous achievements informing and entertaining audiences throughout
their careers. We look forward to welcoming the 2021 inductees as well as
the 2020 inductees to honor them in person this year in Chicago.”
Leading radio imaging and production company, The Mix Group, is a
presenting sponsor of the 2021 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The Radio Hall of Fame was founded by the Emerson Radio Corporation in
1988. The Museum of Broadcast Communications took over operations in 1991.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is recognizing radio’s 100th anniversary with a variety of events and exhibits in 2021, including special tributes and recognition of the many talented men and women who
have contributed to the medium’s ongoing success.
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