National Public Radio veteran Carl Kasell and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s weekly “Music and the Spoken Word,” billed as the longest-running radio broadcast in America, will be among this year’s national radio inductees in the National Radio Hall of Fame. Meanwhile voters have snubbed two of America’s pioneering shock jocks Howard Stern and Steve Dahl for the fourth and third times respectively.  Other 2010 winners announced Wednesday include Chicago rock radio icon Terri Hemmert , country music personality Ralph Emery, the late Sam Phillips, owner of radio …

The National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF) announced the 2010 nominees in four public voting categories on Tuesday.  In the Active National category, Howard Stern leads the way with Citadel Media’s “Money Talk” syndicated radio host Bob Brinker, 50-year plus broadcasting veteran and NPR news anchor Carl Kasell and syndicated radio personality Bob Kingsley, host of “Country Top 40.” The National-Pioneer category includes Barry Farber, the program “Music and the Spoken Word, the voice of The Fighting Irish on Mutual and Westwood One Tony Roberts and the WLS National …

The National Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremonies were held last weekend in Chicago and former syndicated radio personality turned television talk show host Wendy Williams took her place among radio’s legendary icons. Apparently time has stripped away much of the humility she first showed publicly when she got the news of her induction from RHOF national chairman Bruce Dumont in July. The tears flowed on her newly launched daytime television show as “the little girl from New Jersey with a dream” graciously took the call from Dumont live on-air. …

Premiere Radio Network’s Rush Limbaugh will appear as a presenter at the 2009 National Radio Hall of Fame induction gala and broadcast, set for November 7 at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel. Also set to act as presenters are Westwood One syndicated radio personality Dennis Miller, and media personality Willard Scott, who began his career in radio.

The National Radio Hall of Fame has announced it’s 2009 inductees and syndicated radio was well represented. Dial Global’s syndicated talker Neal Boortz,and two former Westwood One Radio Network talents Wendy Williams and Dr. Demento were selected into the hall via an online ballot. The National Radio Hall of Fame steering committee also selected radio executive Norman Pattiz for induction.  Pattiz is the founder and chairman of Westwood One, and a pioneer in the national radio syndication business. Williams who exited last week from her radio jobs at WBLS New …