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The U.S. Museum of Broadcast Communications has announced the ten individuals selected for induction into the 2025 Radio Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees will be honoured at an in-person ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Swissotel Hotel in Chicago.
The 2025 inductees are:
- Tom Carballo, known as Mojo, host of “Mojo in the Morning” on WKQI FM in Detroit
- Alice Cooper, host of “Nights with Alice Cooper” and founder of Alice’s Attic
- Colin Cowherd, host of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd”
- DeDe McGuire, host of “DeDe in the Morning”
- Mike McVay, founder of McVay Media
- Martha Quinn, host of “The Martha Quinn Show” on iHeartMedia
- Bob Lacey and Sheri Lynch, co-hosts of “The Bob & Sheri Show”
- Scott Simon, host of “Weekend Edition Saturday” on NPR
- Shelley “The Playboy” Stewart
- Julie Talbott, president of Premiere Networks
Six inductees were chosen by a voting panel of more than 900 industry professionals, while four were selected by the Radio Hall of Fame 2025 Nominating Committee. The vote was managed by Votem.com and overseen by Andrew Rosen of Miller Kaplan.
Radio Hall of Fame Co-Chair Kraig Kitchin said the upcoming ceremony “will be a special, standing-room-only event honoring the talents, history and contributions of incredible people.”
Co-Chair Dennis Green added, “These Radio Hall of Famers have entertained us, informed us and helped to bring special moments to our lives through a medium that does this better than any other.”
David Plier, chairman of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, said this year’s class reflects the “depth, creativity and cultural impact of radio across generations and formats.”
Tickets are now available for the Oct. 30 induction ceremony. A portion of the ticket cost will benefit the museum, which is home to the Radio Hall of Fame. You can buy tickets here.
Further details and inductee photos are available here.
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