The Georgia Radio Hall of Fame has released the 17 nominees for this year's career achievement awards, with plenty of familiar names to long-time Atlanta radio listeners.
The 600 members of the group can vote starting on July 1. (Membership is a one-time $25 fee and open to anybody, even folks who are just fans of radio.)
Ryan Cameron is by far the biggest name on the list. He still at the top of his game, hosting the top-rated morning show on V-103. The Atlanta native has been active on radio here for more than two decades, starting his career at V-103, moving to become the first morning host at the new Hot 97.5 (now Hot 107.9), then returning to V-103 in 2004.
Condace Pressley is assistant program director at News 95.5 and AM 750 WSB and has been at the station for 28 years.
Steve Mitchell, a former 96rock and Y106/Eagle 106.7 jock and Mark McCain, who was part of the 96rock morning show with Mitchell from 1985 to 1987. Mitchell's Atlanta career started in 1974 at 96rock as programming director. His last radio gig was at Eagle 106.7 until 2008.
Dave Cohen is currently the longest serving Division One radio play-by-play voice in Georgia. In 2014-15 he will enter his 32nd season as the voice of Georgia State basketball, football and baseball. He started in radio at WRAS-FM and for thirteen years worked as a sports reporter and announcer at WGST-AM, WCNN-AM, WGUN-AM, and WSB-AM before joining Georgia State full-time.
Willard Arbour started his radio career at WRAS but spent a bulk of his 37-year radio career at 96rock. He ended his run at Dave FM (in sales) in 2008.
Craig Ashwood was a regular on 94Q in the 1980s and was the voice of Outback Steakhouse for 19 years. He left radio a few years back.
Sandy Weaver came to Atlanta in 1994 and over the years was on air on WSB, Peach, Kicks and Eagle until 2008. She's now operations manager and music director for the Moby Radio Network.
John Wetherbee was a long-time weather guy with Fox 97 during its heyday. He now does weather for 67 TV and radio stations nationwide.
Scott Woodside was a morning host for a time at Z93 and a newsman at Quixie (WQXI-AM/790). He left radio in 2007.
The Georgia Radio Hall of Fame holds its induction dinner October 25, 2014 at the Marietta Hilton. Tickets will go on sale soon at www.grhof.com. Randy and Spiff, formerly of Fox 97, will do most of the emceeing. And the radio station that will have a reunion will be Y106/Y104.
John Long, the organization's founder with Sam Hale and a former WQXI radio man, now lives in St. Mary's and is opening a Georgia radio history museum at the St. Mary's Convention and Visitors Bureau. The museum features a replica of a 1940s era living room where the radio was king and a 1950s radio control room, plus plaques and info about the more than 100 inductees to date. The museum officially opens Saturday, May 24. He expects about 100 charter members to be there.
"It's grown beyond my and Sam Hale's wildest dreams," Long said.
Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
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