http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/halloffame/ en-us Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:37:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129358/posts (Ceremony also included a protest of Dr. Dobson)Some of radio’s best gathered for the National Radio Hall of Fame ceremony Saturday night. If I start name-dropping – beyond the inductees who where there, like Art Bell, Howie Carr, Dr. James Dobson, Mickey Luckoff, Charlie Tuna – I’ll have to leave a lot of people out. So let me just paraphrase the classy remark of KGO/KSFO, San Francisco Mickey Luckoff – he just hopes he’s been as good to radio as radio’s been to him. Truth is, radio’s been good to the entire roomful of people at Chicago’s Renaissance Hotel, including... Taylor on radio-info.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129358/posts#comment Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:37:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128716/posts Howie Carr thread starting off with his Sunday Herald column. He did one yesterday too in print edition of Herald and I can post that too, if it's on Herald site (FR down much of yesterday). Howie accepted his Radio Hall of Fame award last night. I recorded the show (quality may not be best, but I tried) and can try to isolate the part with him and upload it here. howiecarr.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128716/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 14:10:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087711/posts The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees list was just released this morning and the nominees are: Metallica Jeff Beck The Stooges Run DMC War Bobby Womack Wanda Jackson Little Anthony and The Imperials Skipped over again: Rush Boston Kiss Journey Yes Chicago Genesis Phil Collins The Moody Blues Kansas Alice Cooper Deep Purple Abba Neil Diamond Styx Thin Lizzy Heart Hall and Oates Cheap Trick ETC....ETC... Billboard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087711/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:21:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023209/posts Between Dave Brubeck's piano jazz, Quincy Jones' musical repertoire and Alice Waters' inventive cuisine, the California Hall of Fame can throw one heck of a party. Especially considering actor Jack Nicholson will have a front-row seat. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and first lady Maria Shriver on Wednesday announced the third class of California Hall of Fame inductees, which includes legends as varied as actress-activist Jane Fonda, author Theodor Geisel ("Dr. Seuss") and two-time Nobelist Linus Pauling. Also making the cut were sculptor Robert Graham, fitness guru Jack LaLanne, photographer Dorothea Lange, architect Julia Morgan and former Gov. Leland Stanford. The new... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023209/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 22:06:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2009294/posts Vin Scully did not — repeat, did not — take the opportunity of receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting on Tuesday from Fordham University’s WFUV Radio, where he got his start as a sportscaster in 1947, to announce his retirement as the voice of the Dodgers... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2009294/posts#comment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:36:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1963939/posts Class of 2008 2:45 PM MT NFL.com The six-member Class of 2008 is linebacker Andre Tippett, offensive tackle Mark Zimmerman, wide receiver Art Monk, defensive end Fred Dean and cornerback Darrell Green. Senior nominee Emmitt Thomas was the sixth and final selection. Green was in the ballroom behind us, with Redskins owner Dan Snyder and a group of family and friends. When his name was announced, you could here a loud-but-muffled cheer coming from the back room. Pretty cool. "This is incredible," said Green as he nearly broke down in tears at the podium. "It's just so special. I just... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1963939/posts#comment Sat, 2 Feb 2008 22:03:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1963942/posts PHOENIX (AP) -- It was a Hall of Fame day for the Washington Redskins, with Art Monk and Darrell Green elected to the shrine Saturday. Former commissioner Paul Tagliabue failed to get in for the second straight year. Also voted in were New England linebacker Andre Tippett, San Diego/San Francisco defensive end Fred Dean, Minnesota/Denver tackle Gary Zimmerman and senior committee choice, Kansas City cornerback Emmitt Thomas. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1963942/posts#comment Sat, 2 Feb 2008 22:07:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1950371/posts Nine years after he first appeared on the ballot, Rich "Goose" Gossage is heading for the Hall of Fame. Gossage was the only player to earn the nod courtesy of the Baseball Writers Association of America, getting 85.8 percent of the vote. Jim Rice, who was on the ballot for the 14th time, narrowly missed earning induction. Rice came up just 14 votes short and will be on the writers' ballot for the final time next year. Tim Raines was the only one of the 11 newcomers on the ballot who earned the 5 percent of the vote necessary to... Fox Sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1950371/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jan 2008 19:19:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934626/posts NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- At last, Bowie Kuhn beat Marvin Miller at something. The late commissioner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday while Miller was rejected by a revamped Veterans Committee stacked with those he regularly opposed -- and beat -- in arbitration and bargaining sessions that altered the history of the game. "Bowie was a close friend and a respected leader who served as commissioner during an important period in history, amid a time of change," commissioner Bud Selig said, adding: "I was surprised that Marvin Miller did not receive the required support given his important... ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934626/posts#comment Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:29:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920048/posts NEW YORK - Barry Bonds would boycott Cooperstown if the Hall of Fame displays his record-breaking home run ball with an asterisk. That includes skipping his potential induction ceremony. "I won't go. I won't be part of it," Bonds said in an interview with MSNBC that aired Thursday night. "You can call me, but I won't be there." The ball Bonds hit for home run No. 756 this season will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Hall. Fashion designer Marc Ecko bought the ball in an online auction and set up a Web site for fans to... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071102/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_bonds_hall_of_fame;_ylt=AjrxG0PLHcnyRlqjDJgPs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920048/posts#comment Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:04:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1903399/posts September 27, 2007, 6:45 PM ET Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Madonna, the Beastie Boys, John Mellencamp and Leonard Cohen lead a wildly disparate class of nominees for 2008 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They join Afrika Bambaataa, Chic, the Ventures, Donna Summer and the Dave Clark Five on the ballot. Five acts will be inducted March 10, 2008, at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. For eligibility, artists had to release their first single no later than 1982. Last year's inductees were R.E.M., Van Halen, Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and the Ronettes Billboard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1903399/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:07:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1889415/posts Please Freep this poll! The United States Marine Corps and JWT are honored to announce that "The Few. The Proud. The Marines." has been nominated BEST SLOGAN for the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame. More than just a slogan, these three sentences represent what Marines are all about, epitomizing the challenge of becoming (The Few), and the reward of being (The Proud), one of the elite (The Marines). Suffice it to say, few slogans convey such a proud tradition. With your help, we now have the opportunity to immortalize these words as an American cultural icon. The Marine Corps... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1889415/posts#comment Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:55:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1869678/posts DAYTON, Ohio - A record-setting daredevil and the first American woman in space are among five people slated for induction Saturday to the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Steve Fossett, 63, of Beaver Creek, Colo., holds world records in ballooning and with powered aircraft. In 2002, he became the first person to fly around the world alone in a balloon. Three years later, he became the first person to fly a plane solo around the world without refueling. He and a co-pilot also claim to have set a world glider altitude record of 50,671 feet during a flight in August... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1869678/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:54:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855582/posts "Thank you all for being here tonight. I know this is a busy time of year, and if you weren't here, you could probably be somewhere else. I especially want to thank the administration at St. Louis University for making this day necessary. It is an honor to receive this honorary degree. "It is wonderful to be here in St. Louis and to visit the old neighborhood. I haven't been back since the last time I was here. Everything looks the same, only different. Of course, things in the past are never as they used to be. "Before I speak,... Email from a frieind http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855582/posts#comment Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:23:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827251/posts A local baseball Hall of Famer who won numerous honors - including Rookie of the Year and National League Most Valuable Player - during his 17-year major league career was arrested Tuesday in Cordelia on drug and other charges. Orlando Cepeda, 69, of Suisun City, was booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana while driving and exceeding the speed limit. Bail was set at $10,000. The Vacaville Reporter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827251/posts#comment Wed, 2 May 2007 17:00:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1801712/posts Rock Hall Voting Scandal: Rock Group Actually Won According to sources knowledgeable about the mysterious ways of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, British Invasion group The Dave Clark Five and not Grandmaster Flash finished fifth in the final voting of the nominating committee and should have been inducted on Monday night. According to sources, Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, who recently appointed himself chairman of the Foundation after the death of Ahmet Ertegun, ignored the final voting and chose Grandmaster Flash over the DC5 for this year's ceremony. "Jann went back to a previous ballot instead of... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1801712/posts#comment Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:33:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800916/posts Pete Rose revealed Wednesday that he bet on the Reds "every night" while he was manager of the team and that the Dowd Report was correct when it said he did so. ESPN.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800916/posts#comment Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:06:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1793530/posts Velvet Revolver to perform for & induct Van Halen into Rock Hall Of Fame Velvet Revolver has been tapped for Van Halen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band will perform in Van Halen's place, and singer Scott Weiland and guitarist Slash will speak on Van Halen's behalf. For now, it doesn't look like David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar will join Velvet Revolver onstage, and Michael Anthony hasn't commented yet. It's still unknown whether Eddie and Alex Van Halen will attend the ceremony. Velvet Revolver just finished recording their new album, titled Libertad. It should... The Rock Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1793530/posts#comment Thu, 1 Mar 2007 21:32:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1792094/posts NEW YORK -- The Hall of Fame pitched another shutout. Ron Santo, Jim Kaat and all the other candidates were left out Tuesday when the Veterans Committee admitted no new members for the third straight election. Gil Hodges, umpire Doug Harvey and union leader Marvin Miller also fell short of the 62 votes needed for Cooperstown. Santo came the closest to the required 75 percent -- the former Cubs third baseman was picked on 57 of 82 ballots (70 percent). Kaat, who was strongly backed by Hall member Mike Schmidt, and Harvey each drew 52 votes. Miller showed a strong... ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1792094/posts#comment Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:11:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1765655/posts Sorry, no active thread on this one. You'll figure it out. Gwynn, Ripken make the Hall of Fame but not McGwire, much to his shame So if the tabloids make hints of steroids it isn't too good for the game... grey_whiskers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1765655/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:08:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1745690/posts Support for Art Monk's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame took a surprising turn this week. Sports Illustrated columnist and Hall of Fame voter Peter King has long argued against Monk's induction. On Monday, in a column published on SI.com, King reversed course. Wrote King in his column: "Not only did [Monk] lead the NFL in all-time receptions when he retired, but he blocked superbly and was the most important locker-room influence on a three-time Super Bowl champion. I'm voting for him." Monk played 16 seasons in the NFL--his first 14 with the Redskins--and caught 940 passes... The Official Site of The Washington Redskins http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1745690/posts#comment Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:02:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1745372/posts "I've believed in him from day one. I still believe in him," the St. Louis Cardinals manager said Tuesday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. McGwire is appearing on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, and an AP survey of 125 baseball writers who are eligible to vote - about 20 percent of the total - showed that only one in four who gave an opinion planned to vote for McGwire. "It would be two in five then. I'd make it two in five," La Russa said. "I can't answer for anybody else, what priorities... FOX Sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1745372/posts#comment Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:32:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1731094/posts R.E.M., Van Halen, the Stooges and Patti Smith are among the nine acts on the ballot for the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, to be held March 12 at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Also on the ballot are the Dave Clark Five, Chic, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Joe Tex and the Ronettes. Five artists will be chosen for the final list of inductees, to be announced in January. To be eligible for induction, the 2007 class had to release their first single no later than 1981. Black Sabbath, the Sex Pistols, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blondie,... Billboard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1731094/posts#comment Thu, 2 Nov 2006 23:45:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1705392/posts SAN FRANCISCO Hewlett-Packard Co.'s beleaguered chairwoman Patricia Dunn was in decidedly friendly territory Wednesday night as she made her first public appearance since landing at the center of a corporate investigation gone awry. Dunn was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Bay Area Council, a politically influential business group. "All I will say about the maelstrom is that I look forward eagerly, in the near future, to setting the record straight and going back to leading my life as discreetly as possible," Dunn said during her acceptance speech. "And in the meantime, it wouldn't hurt if the Pope... ap on Riverside Press Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1705392/posts#comment Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:37:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1679180/posts CANTON, Ohio – When you carry a burden, sometimes you hold on just a little longer. Former NFL quarterback James Harris lived that as a player in the 1970s. Harris, a Pro Bowler in 1976 with the Los Angeles Rams, was the first black man in the modern era to start an NFL regular-season game and the first to lead his team to the playoffs. Harris endured the sleights about lacking intelligence for the position. He sometimes reacted in anger. Mostly, he studied and studied. And studied some more. “You never wanted to give anybody even the slightest room to... Yahoo! Sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1679180/posts#comment Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:45:24 GMT