Ann Arnold
(Austin)
Currently serves
as Executive Director of the Texas Association of
Broadcasters (TAB). Texas Radio Hall of Fame Council
of Advisors member. First female press secretary to
a Texas Governor during Mark White’s administration.
Vesta
Brandt (Beaumont-Houston)
1995 TAB
Broadcaster of the Year. Currently General Manager
of KLVI Beaumont, formerly at KNUZ and K-QUE.
Al
Caldwell (Beaumont)
KLVI Beaumont air
personality since 1977. 2002 NAB Marconi Small
Market Personality of the Year. Texas Radio Hall of
Fame Council of Advisors member.
George Carlin (Fort Worth)
Comedian who
currently lives in Los Angeles. Air personality at
KXOL Fort Worth in the late 50’s. Previously DJ in
Shreveport and NE U.S. Most famous for “The 7 Words
You Can’t Say on the Radio” comedy sketch.
Caroline Devine (Houston)
Market
manager for Cox Radio in Houston. Previously general
manager for Cox Radio in San Antonio and Austin over
a 15 year span. Said to be one of the best sales
people and directors to have ever worked in Texas.
Sam
Donaldson (El Paso)
Started
broadcasting career in El Paso. Former ABC White
House correspondent and ABC This Week Co-Host. Most
recently was an ABC Radio Networks talk show host.
Milo
Hamilton (Houston)
Longtime play by play
announcer for Houston Astros. Texas Radio Hall of
Honor instatee 2002.
1992
recipient of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Ford
C. Frick Award.
Vann
Kennedy (Corpus Christi)
(Deceased)
KSIX Corpus Christi
and KVTV Laredo owner. Gave Walter Cronkite his
first start in journalism in Austin.
TAB Pioneer Broadcaster of the Year.
Ken
Knox (Dallas) (Deceased)
Air
personality at KLIF 1190, KBOX 1480, KMEZ, KCNC in
Dallas-Fort Worth from the 60’s.
Hugh
Lampman (Dallas) (Deceased)
KRLD 1080 “Music ‘til Dawn” golden voiced host in
the 60’s and KVIL FM in the 70’s.
Steve
Lundy (Houston-Tyler)
(Deceased)
2004
Texas Radio Hall of Honor instatee 2004. Began his
radio career in Tyler, worked in Houston at KILT 610
in the 60’s. Also worked at WLS, KFRC and WNBC.
Wes Wise
(Dallas)
KLIF 1190, KRLD 1080 and KVIL
103.7 newsman. Worked with Gordon McLendon on
Liberty Broadcasting Network. Newsman at KRLD 1080
and KVIL in the 60's and 70's Former mayor of the
City of Dallas.
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