2009 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame legacy inductees

Here are the others:

Marcus Bartlett: In 1930, he did a nightly program for 750/WSB playing the piano and reading bedtime stories. He did play by play for UGA and Tech college football. After WWII, he entered management, hiring familiar names like 2007 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame inductee Elmo Ellis, Lee Jordan, Mike McDougald, George Crumbley, and Bob Watson. In 1948, when WSB entered television, Bartlett helped develop many programs. One, The Popeye Club" was hosted by 2007 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame inductee, Don Kennedy. Marcus retired from Cox Broadcasting in 1975, became a visiting professor at the University of Georgia and worked as a travel consultant. He was a biblical scholar and was organist at several churches.

-Bob Carr: Fans of the Gary McKee morning show would know him better as Willis "the Guard" Caswell, a redneck with attitude, on WQXI-AM. Carr was part of the morning show for a decade and a half and co-hosted the Atlanta Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day Telethon from 1978 until 1988.

-Al Ciraldo: He joined the staff at WGST radio in Atlanta and broadcast his first Georgia Tech football game in 1954, against Tulane. His first Tech basketball game was against Sewanee that same year. Over the next 38 seasons, he called 416 football and 1,030 basketball games for the Rambling Wreck.

-Don Elliott Heald: It was a news job at WSB radio that lured him to Atlanta. In 1950 he moved to WSB-TV television. As Atlanta's leading television station, WSB provided the platform for Heald to build a notable professional and civic life. He served as news director, sales manager and then V.P. and General Manager of WSB-TV for 16 years. He was responsible for creating the news team Atlantans still watch today, hiring both Monica Pearson and John Pruitt.

Credit: Rodney Ho

Credit: Rodney Ho

-Bill Hoger: Hoger began his radio career as an occasional caller to the Ludlow Porch show. Using his Pepperidge Farm character impersonation Bill became one of Ludlow's favorite callers. Soon he turned his attention to the popular 96rock morning show featuring Mark McCain and Steve Mitchell. In 1985 he teamed up with Jerry Buckner to work on the Stonewall Jackson afternoon drive show at Y-106 doing fresh comedy that included "Vegas Vice", an ongoing parody of Miami Vice that featured Elvis and partner Liberace. By 1989, the two signed on as regulars with Randy & Spiff at Fox97 and began what would become a 16 year run featuring a host of funny characters that would remain forever etched in the hearts of Atlanta listeners. Without a doubt Bill's most popular character was a harmless southern talking mechanic named Ed who always started with the catch phrase "How y'all doing?" Ed talked a lot about his wife Booger and always seemed to get the best of Spiff. Soon other characters developed like Gramps at the retirement home, Mohammed the Convenience Store Clerk, and a classic character who ran a funeral home called Sylvester Sydell of Sydell and Sons who always closed with a reminder that, "I'll see ya sooner or later…"

Howard Randolph Holder Sr.: A WWII prisoner of war, he came to Athens in 1948 to become news director and part owner of WRFC in Athens. In 1956, he became president of Clarke Broadcasting and then CEO licensee of WGAU in Athens, WLAQ in Rome, and WGRI in Griffin. Holder was a consummate newsman, working on the front lines, gathering, writing, and delivering local news, the foundation of WGAU's programming. Listeners remember Mr. Holder's familiar words: "It's a lovely day to be in Athens. Keep smiling until 10 o'clock, and the rest of the day will take care of itself".

Chuck McClure: McClure, known as Chuck to listeners, was the former owner of WRCG-AM and owned WCGT, Channel 16, both in Columbus. After earning his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, McClure would go on to own WRFC-AM and help found the Athens Daily News during his 50-year career. He came to Columbus in 1953 and established McClure Broadcasting Co. and Cherokee Broadcasting Co. Among the radio and television stations he operated through those companies were WCHK-AM in Canton, Ga., and WNSY-FM in Ellijay, Ga.

And here are the nominees for the career achievement awards. The eight winners will be named in October.

Don Benson-Lincoln Financial Media -Atlanta

Larry James–WDAK - Columbus

Leslie Fram–99X -Atlanta

Steve McCoy& Vikki Locke-B98.5-Atlanta

Rick Shaw–Atlanta Falcons Radio Network

Ben Lucas–WROM-Rome

Don Edwards–WGBA-Columbus

Marvin Massey–WGIG-Brunswick

Don King – WBML –Macon

Harold Shedd –WWCC -Bremen

Mike McDougald – WRGA - Rome

Burl Womack –WSAV–Savannah

Greg Davis –Davis Broadcasting-Columbus

Jim Wesley –WSB-Atlanta

Sonya Hamm –Praise 97.5–Atlanta