The 7th Annual Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held Saturday evening at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center. Memphis' WMC TV's Dave Brown, a 2017 inductee, emceed the event.
Brown noted, "Being in radio is 2 per cent work and 98 per cent fun. So tonight, we're inducting people that everyone knows, who have lived a life of fun."
Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Charlie Monk
- Dick Palmer
2018 Career Inductees
- Billy Kidd (Winningham)
- Clarence Kilcrease
- Clarence Kilcrease
- Joe Sullivan
- David Tower (Milstead)
- James "Super" Wolfe
2018 Legacy Inductees
- Billy Benns
- David Earl Hughes
- Jeff Jacoby
- Martin Karant
- John Lashlee
- Dick Layman
Legendary Station of the Year
1300 WMAK Nashville
Luther Award
This is the first year that the Luther Award will be presented. The Luther Award honors Tennessee radio stations for their above and beyond service provided to the communities they serve. It went to WRLT in Nashville.
Named for Chattanooga radio legend Luther Masingill, who spent more than 70 years waking up residents of Chattanooga and southeast Tennessee, the award will recognize stations who consistently provide an exceptional level of community interest, involvement and interaction. Luther did not simply host a morning show on legendary station WDEF. And the Luther Award does not go to a station which simply runs public service announcements or conducts a once-per-year radiothon. The winning radio station will have shown a depth of service, enabling and participating, in all segments of the community.
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