The Texas Radio Hall of Fame announces the names of the 2005 inductees who will be honored in Dallas on Saturday evening, November 5 at the Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, August 17, 2005 – The Texas Radio Hall of Fame, (www.texasradiohalloffame.com) announced today the names of the individuals who will be honored at the Texas Radio Hall of Fame 2005 Induction Celebration in Dallas on Saturday evening, November 5. The list of those who will be honored reads like a who's who of Texas broadcasting. Most are well-known throughout the United States and around the world as well.

The location of the event will be the Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria on the Dallas Parkway. The Texas Radio Hall of Fame will be announcing special room rates at the Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria very soon with full details on the Web site, www.texasradiohalloffame.com.

The 2005 TRHoF Induction Celebration is expected to be a sold-out event. Those who wish to attend are urged to purchase their tickets as soon as possible. The event is open to the general public as well as to the membership of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and their families.

2005 Hall of Fame Inductees
(Listed in alphabetical order)


Ann Arnold (Austin)
Currently serves as Executive Director of the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB). Texas Radio Hall of Fame Council of Advisors member. First female press secretary to a Texas Governor during Mark White’s administration.
Vesta Brandt (Beaumont-Houston)
1995 TAB Broadcaster of the Year. Currently General Manager of KLVI Beaumont, formerly at KNUZ and K-QUE.

Al Caldwell (Beaumont)
KLVI Beaumont air personality since 1977. 2002 NAB Marconi Small Market Personality of the Year. Texas Radio Hall of Fame Council of Advisors member.

George Carlin (Fort Worth)
Comedian who currently lives in Los Angeles. Air personality at KXOL Fort Worth in the late 50’s. Previously DJ in Shreveport and NE U.S. Most famous for “The 7 Words You Can’t Say on the Radio” comedy sketch.

Caroline Devine (Houston)
Market manager for Cox Radio in Houston. Previously general manager for Cox Radio in San Antonio and Austin over a 15 year span. Said to be one of the best sales people and directors to have ever worked in Texas.

Sam Donaldson (El Paso)
Started broadcasting career in El Paso. Former ABC White House correspondent and ABC This Week Co-Host. Most recently was ABC Radio Network talk show host.

Milo Hamilton (Houston)
Longtime play by play announcer for Houston Astros. Texas Radio Hall of Honor instatee 2002. 1992 recipient of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award.

Vann Kennedy (Corpus Christi) (Deceased)
KSIX Corpus Christi and KVTV Laredo owner. Gave Walter Cronkite his first start in journalism in Austin. TAB Pioneer Broadcaster of the Year.

Ken Knox (Dallas) (Deceased)
Air personality at KLIF 1190, KBOX 1480, KMEZ, KCNC in Dallas-Fort Worth from the 60’s.

Hugh Lampman (Dallas) (Deceased)
KRLD 1080 “Music ‘til Dawn” golden voiced host in the 60’s and KVIL FM in the 70’s.

Steve Lundy (Houston-Tyler) (Deceased)
2004 Texas Radio Hall of Honor instatee 2004. Began his radio career in Tyler, worked in Houston at KILT 610 in the 60’s. Also worked at WLS, KFRC and WNBC.

Wes Wise (Dallas)
KLIF 1190, KRLD 1080 and KVIL 103.7 newsman. Worked with Gordon McLendon on Liberty Broadcasting Network. Newsman at KRLD 1080 and KVIL in the 60's and 70's Former mayor of the City of Dallas.

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2005 Hall of Honor Instatees
(Listed in alphabetical order)


Bill Bradford (Sulphur Springs)
Longtime owner and manager of KSST in Sulpur Springs. 1992 TAB Pioneer of the Year.
Bob Bruton (Dallas Fort Worth)
KXOL Fort Worth air personality during the 50’s through the 70’s. He was a pioneer voice at Satellite Music Network (now ABC Radio).

Bill Enis (Dallas Ft Worth) (Deceased)
Air personality and program director at KLIF, KFJZ, KXOL. Co-wrote the country song, “Shame on You”, with Lawton Williams.


Complete lists of Hall of Fame inductees and Hall of Honor instatees from 2002, 2003 and 2004 are available online at www.trhof.com or www.texasradiohalloffame.com

The TRHoF Council of Advisors members are Ann Arnold of Austin, Eddie Barker of Cooper, Paul Berlin of Houston, Chuck Blore of Los Angeles, Kent Burkhart of Key Biscayne, Al Caldwell of Beaumont, Ken Dowe of Dallas, Chuck Dunaway of Houston, Clint Formby of Hereford, Tom Glade of San Antonio, Steve Hicks of Austin, Ms. Jo Interrante of Dallas, Jim Phillips of El Paso and Bill Young of Houston. Larry Shannon serves as an advisor to the Council of Advisors. Council biographies are available online (click here).

Each card-carrying TRHoF voting member, former inductees and instatees may nominate potential inductees. Once the nominating ballots have been received, verified and approved, the voting members vote for their choices by mailed-in, secret paper ballot. Inductees are announced as soon as the votes are tabulated, the inductees are verified and approved by the Council of Advisors.

Texas Radio Hall of Fame voting memberships are available for purchase to anyone who has an interest in radio, those living in Texas or around the world. The Premier Voting Membership fee is $15. Memberships may be purchased online via secure credit card transaction or by check at www.texasradiohalloffame.com/inductionspecial.html

Voting members receive a wallet-sized membership card and a certificate of membership (suitable for framing and display) bearing their name and membership number.

Members are updated on TRHoF activities through the www.texasradiohalloffame.com Web site, e-mail and newsletters.

More information is available at www.texasradiohalloffame.com.