Dahl, Meier in Radio Hall of Fame ‘class of 2013’

27-Jun-13 – “A dynamic and trend setting team that changed the Chicago radio landscape and pushed the medium’s content limits” are among eight radio legends who will be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in River North this year.

Steve Dahl and Garry Meier, arguably the most talked about radio team in Chicago, have continued successful careers since their morning radio shows in the 1970s and into the 1990s. They will be inducted into the hall of fame on November 9 at a black-tie event hosted by broadcast icon Larry King.

The event will be held at the Museum of Broadcast Communications on North State Street. The National Radio Hall of fame, located at the museum, made the announcements on Thursday. (Left) Steve Dahl in 1979.

Also in the Class of 2013 are Nashville country music veteran Blair Garner, John Lanigan of Cleveland’s WGAR and WMJI, talk show host Paul W. Smith, Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo, considered the most successful Mexican personality in Los Angeles and nationwide, Charley Steiner, one of the most respected play-by-play voices in baseball, who started at WIRL in Peoria, and Powel Crosley Jr., whose Crosley Radio Corporation was once the largest radio manufacturer in the world.

 More info: National Radio Hall of Fame