The voting members of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame (TRHOF) have selected twenty (20) radio professionals for induction in the Class of 2026. Those broadcasters, including those in the inaugural “Small Markets/Big Voices” category, are presented below in alphabetical order. All will be honored on Saturday, November 7th at the TRHOF’s Annual Induction Ceremony at the Texas Broadcast Museum in Kilgore, TX.
Doug Abernethy
Brenda Adriance-Fox
“Lisa Lisa” Bonnani
Bruce Buchanon
Jay Creswell
Dave E. Crockett
Diane Day
Anna De Haro
Paris Eley
Jimmy “JD” Gonzalez
Jojo & Patches
Joyce King
Kevin Kline
Eric Raines
Clyde “Kooter” Roberson
Chrissie Roberts
JD Rose
Dr. J. Thomas Smith
Pam Wells
Barry Wolverton
Jerry and Wanda Hanszen, who were recognized with the introduction of the Small Markets/Big Voices category at the 2025 Induction ceremony, will be formally inducted during the 2026 ceremony.
In addition, five heritage broadcasters will be posthumously inducted as Lone Star Legacies in a category first introduced in 2025. In alphabetical order, those broadcasters are:
David Anderson
Frank Hicks
Mona Parker
Jack Sellmeyer
Ted Stecker
- Fifty nominees for its 2026 Induction Class
All broadcasters listed here will be extended the full honors, rights and privileges that accompany induction into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.
The TRHOF Radio Reunion and Induction Weekend is open to the public. Schedule, hotel, and ticket information are now posted at www.trhof.net.
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