Dodgers’ Jaime Jarrín among 2020 Radio Hall of Fame nominees
by Rowan Kavner
Jaime Jarrín, the longtime Spanish-language voice of the Dodgers, is among this year’s nominees for the Radio Hall of Fame.
The 24 nominees for 2020 induction come from a total of six categories. Jarrín is nominated in the category of “Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more).”
Jarrín has been calling Dodger games since 1959. In 2018, he became the 12th Dodger to join the club’s Ring of Honor. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, becoming only the second Spanish-language announcer to achieve the honor, joining Buck Canel.
Industry voting in four of the categories, including Jarrín’s, begins July 13. Listener voting in the other two categories begins July 20. Inductees will be announced on Aug. 17. The induction ceremony will be a live radio broadcast from multiple locations this October, as a result of COVID-19 health and safety concerns.
Nominees were determined by the organization’s Nominating Committee, following suggestions from radio professionals across the country. The nominees in the four industry-voted categories will be voted on by a participant panel comprised of 600 industry professionals, who will receive confidential ballots from online voting service Votem. The winners in the two listener-voted categories will be determined by the public, who will also vote via Votem, and the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The outcome of the listener vote will count as one vote among the committee votes.
NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY VOTING PARTICIPANT PANEL:
Longstanding Local/Regional (20 years or more)
*Mark & Brian — KLOS-FM
*Bobby Rich-KFMB-FM San Diego & KMXZ-FM Tucson
*Bob Rivers-KJR-FM Seattle
*Donnie Simpson-WMMJ-FM Washington D.C.
Active Local/Regional (10 years or more)
*Angie Martinez-WWPR-FM New York City
*Matt Siegel-WXKS-FM Boston
*Elliot Segal-WWDC-FM Washington D.C.
*Bob Stroud-WDRV-FM Chicago
Longstanding Network/Syndication (20 years or more)
*Sid Mark-Host, Sounds of Sinatra
*Joey Reynolds-Host, WOR Radio Network
*Cokie Roberts-Political Reporter, NPR
*Suzyn Waldman-New York Yankees Radio Network
Active Network/Syndication (10 years or more)
*The Breakfast Club-Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, DJ Envy, Premiere Networks
*Larry Elder-Salem Radio Network
*Jaime Jarrin-Los Angeles Dodgers Network
*Kim Komando-Host, Kim Komando Show, Westar Radio Network
NOMINEES TO BE VOTED ON BY LISTENERS/RADIO HALL OF FAME NOMINATING COMMITTEE:
Music Format On-Air Personality
*Whitney Allen-The Big Time with Whitney Allen, Westwood One
*Bob & Sheri-The Bob and Sheri Show, Westwood One
*Sway Calloway-Sirius XM Shade 45 Channel
*John Boy & Billy-The John Boy & Billy Show, Premiere Networks
Spoken Word On-Air Personality
*Glenn Beck-The Glenn Beck Show, Premiere Networks
*John & Ken-The John & Ken Show, KFI-AM Los Angeles
*Stephanie Miller-The Stephanie Miller Show, WYD Media
*Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me-NPR
