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Nominate a Georgia Radio Legend.
Friends of Georgia Radio will induct a total of five
Georgia Radio Legends in the Class of 2023.
• Members of the organization can nominate radio professionals whose career includes outstanding service to the listeners of Georgia beginning Monday, May 8, 2023.
• Membership in Friends of Georgia Radio is required to submit nominations. Members can nominate up to three professionals for consideration. Nominees do not have to be members.
• The deadline to submit nominations is midnight, Saturday, July 15, 2022.
• The announcement of Friends of Georgia Radio's Hall of Legends Class of 2023 will be made on Monday, July 24, 2023.
The five nominees receiving the highest scores as determined by the Friends of Georgia Radio esteemed panel of judges will comprise the Class of 2023. The decision of the judges is final.
To begin the nomination process,
please review the ground rules.
1: You must be a current member of Friends of Georgia Radio to nominate a Georgia Radio Legend. Click here to join. Nominees do not have to be members.
2: With deep respect for the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame, the Friends of Georgia Radio Board of Directors has resolved to confer the distinction of "LEGEND" to all previous Inductees of The Georgia Radio Hall of Fame, and welcome each into The Friends of Georgia Radio Hall of Legends.
The following honorees are already included among our organization's "Georgia Radio Legends" and should not be nominated again. Review this list, and then scroll down to begin the process of nominating new inductees.
Career Achievement Inductees
Aderhold, Vic
Alexander, Silas (Si Man Baby)
Anderson, Bill
Arbour, Willard
Arnold, Vernon
Arum, Mark
Ashwood, Craig
Beadle, Harry
Benson, Don
Black, Greg
Blum, Jerry
Boortz, Neal
Bowick, Bill
Brown, Clarke
Bryant, Tim
Burkhart, Kent
Caesar, Matt
Cameron, Ryan
Caray, Skip
Carner, Spiff
Carney, James (Moby)
Clark, Deane
Cohen, Dave
Collins, Tom (Krimsier)
Collins, Paul (Krimsier)
Cook, Matt
Cook, Randy (Kors)
Cooper, Mark
Corry, Gary
Coxe, Bob
Cupit, Sabrina
Daniels, Gail
Douglas, Dwight
Drake,Bill
Drew, Paul
Drew, Harley
Dupree, Jamie
Elder, Bill
Ellis, Shirley
Emory, Capt. Herb
Esserman, Eddie
Faulkner, Mitch
Fram, Leslie
George, Mason Dixon
Giglio, Tom
Goss, Steve
Gray, Mitch
Gray, Johnny
Griffin, Mary Therese
Hale, Sam
Harrison, Bob
Haynes, Al
Hickey, Sanders
Hill, Charlie
Hirsch, Nate
Holman, Steve
Howard, Clark
Hughes, Tom
Jackson, J J
James, Larry
Jarrett, Hugh (Baby)
Johnson, Ernie
Johnson, Tim
Jones, Rhubarb
Jones, Red
Kennedy, Don
Kiely, Kaedy
King, Don
Locke, Vikki
Lyness, Chip
Mack, Rick
Mason, Dan
McCain, Mark
McClure, Greg
McCoy, Steve
McCoy, Kelly
McDougald, Michael
McKee, Gary
Mellish, Kirk
Mitchell, Steve
Moore, John
Munson, Larry
Neil, Bob
Noble, Bob
Nobles, Lauren
Nolin, David
O'Brian, Bear
O'Hayer, Denis
O'Quinn, Ron
Parker, Ron
Pope, Bobby
Pope, Miller
Porch, Ludlow
Pressley, Condace
Reagan, Nelle
Reeves, Randy
Rice, Bill
Roberts,Mike
Rogers, Jerry
Sanders, Bill
Sandifer, Ben
Schaefer, Phil
Seidel, Eric
Shaw, Rick
Slade, Scott
Sneed, Mary Catherine
Sousa, Joe Willie
Stadler, Rob
Stanford, Ken
Starling, Laura
Stevens, Bruce
Summers, Mark
Sutton, Don
Tanner, Christie
Taylor, Tony
Tibbets, Allen
Tinsley, Larry
Todd, Bob
Vallie, Dan
Van Wieren, Pete
Ward, Del
Warner, Richard
Wetherbee, John
Winslow, Dennis
Winter, Jeff
Womack, Burl
Woodside, Scott
Young, John
Legacy Inductees
Al "Danny Dee" Evans, Jr.
Al Ciraldo
Allen Woodall, Sr.
Annie Lee Small
Art Gillham
Barry Chase
Ben Lucas
Ben Parsons
Ben Porter
Ben Tucker
Bert Parks
Bill Duncan
Bill Hager
Bill Hoopes
Bill Lowery
Bill McCain
Bill Powell
Bob "Willis the Guard" Carr
Bob Hunnicutt
Bob Joseph
Bob McKee
Bob Saggese
Bob Van Camp
Bobby Harper
Brad Otwell Majors
Buddy Carr
Burke Johnson
Cecil Howard Grider
Charlie Gwyn
Chris Morgan
Chuck McClure
Connie Flint
Craig Crissman
Dallas Tarkenton
Dick Meeder
Dickie Shannon
Doc Suttles
Don Carle
Don Elliott Heald
Don Kordecki
Don McDougald
Don Sports, Sr.
Donald Jones
Donna Brake
Douglas Edwards
Dr Don Rose
Ed Dunbar
Ed Mendel
Ed Mullinax
Ed Shane
Elmo Ellis
Ernie Harwell
Ethel Woodall
Frank Dean Martin III
Frank Gaither
Gary Guntor
George Crumbley
George Fisher
George Weiss
Guy Sharpe
H. Randolph Holder
Hal "Humble Hal" Herrington Jr.
Hank Morgan
Helen Farmer Popejoy
Hoyt Wimpy
Hudie Brown
Hugh Christian
Hugh Wilson
Jack DeHaven
Jack Gibson
Jack Hurst
James Brown
Jay Clark
Jerry Vandeventer
Jim Clemens
Jim Davenport II
Jim Davenport III
Jim Popwell
Jim Steele
Jim Wilder
Jimmy Bridges
Jimmy Deer
Jimmy Dunaway
Joe "Joe Vincent" Trankina
John Holliman
John Lane
Johnny Brown
Johnny Murray
Ken Knight
Keith Kalland
Lamar Studstill
Latty "Night Train" Lane
Leonard "Post Toasties" Postero
Lowry "Uncle Ned" Stripling
Mac Beauchat
Marcus Bartlett
Mather Payne
Michael Faherty
Mike Kavanaugh
Mike Ventura
Milt George
Norman Brooks
Otis Head
Palmira Braswell
Pat Hughes
Paul Reehling
Pepper Martin
Phil Clark
Ray Relihan
Rhett Turnipseed
Robert J. McGarity
Robert Rounsaville
Rod Roddy
Roland Brooks
Ron Arnold
Royal Marshall
Rudy "The Deuce" Rutherford
Russell Fredrich
Sara Smith Cason
Scotty Andrews
Sean Demery
Sidney "Kenny Diamond" Wood, Jr.
Slim Williamson
Stan Richards
Steve Ferguson
Sylvia Clark
Tedi Thurman
Thomas Maxwell
Wade Medlock
Walter Flint
Warren Roberts
Wayne Brown
William Perryman
Zilla Mays
Elmo Ellis Spirit and Founders & Directors Awards
Aubrey Morris: Elmo Ellis Spirit Award
Bert Weiss: Founder's and Director's Award
Bob Watson: Founder's and Director's Award
Brad Burkhart: Founder's and Director's Award
Byron Hurst: Founder's and Director's Award
Charles "Big Saul" Greene: Founder's and Director's Award
Dr. Gene Henssler: Founder's and Director's Award
Dr. Worth McDougald: Elmo Ellis Spirit Award
Frank Hurst: Founder's and Director's Award
Hamp "King Bee" Swain: Founder's and Director's Award
J.B. Fuqua: Elmo Ellis Spirit Award
Jack Lentz: Founder's and Director's Award
James "Alley Pat" Patrick: Founder's and Director's Award
James W. Woodruff, Jr.: Elmo Ellis Spirit Award
Jim Wesley: Founder's and Director's Award
John Jacobs, Jr.: Elmo Ellis Spirit Award
Julian Hurst: Founder's and Director's Award
Michael Guido: Founder's and Director's Award
O'Neil Williams: Founder's and Director's Award
Peter Maer: Elmo Ellis Spirit Award
Ray "Satellite Papa" Brown: Founder's and Director's Award
Walter Reeves: Founder's and Director's Award
2022 Inaugural Friends of Georgia Radio Legends
Charles Giddens: First Media Corporation
Bob Houghton: Georgia Association of Broadcasters
Sandra Parrish: WSB Radio
Lois Reitzes: WABE Radio
Neil Williamson: WSB radio, UGA
To submit a nomination,
please click the link below,
download the 2023 nomination form,
and follow the instructions.