The inductees are:
The legendary comedy team of Abbott & Costello (the late Bud Abbott and the late Lou Costello)
Marty Brennaman, Cincinnati Reds broadcaster
Ann Compton, ABC News Radio White House correspondent
Myron Cope, Pittsburgh Steelers color commentator
The late Jean Shepherd, radio humorist
"The National Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2005 personifies radio's unique ability to inform, engage, entertain, and delight generations of audiences over diverse programming formats," said DuMont, who also is president of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago...Each has made a significant contribution to the medium of radio..."
Westwood One will produce and distribute nationally the special one-hour radio broadcast of the ceremony. The national broadcast will be heard on WOR/New York, WGN and WLS in Chicago and other major stations from coast-to-coast.
Inductees were selected through a national balloting process that included participation by radio executives, broadcast historians and members of the National Radio Hall of Fame.
The National Radio Hall of Fame recognizes and showcases contemporary talent from today's diverse programming formats as well as the pioneers who shaped the medium during its infancy. For more information, visit www.radiohof.org.
- Portions From a National Radio Hall of Fame News Release
