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Legendary
Personalities
Class of
2003
2003 Nebraska
Radio Personalities Hall Of Fame.
Complete Bio's
and Results will follow soon. Thanks for voting!
Legendary
Personalities:
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After stints at WIZZ in Streator, IL and WIRE
Indianapolis, Bob Benson joined The Mighty 1290 KOIL in 1965.
He went on to WLS Chicago, KGO in San Francisco, but those accomplishments
would still seem small. In 1974 Benson founded AP Radio in
Washington, DC and was Managing Editor. With all of this under his
belt, Bob Benson is probably best know for his days as VP of News and
Executive VP at ABC Radio (1978-1993). Today Bob lives in Florida
where he is president of American Broadcast Development. |
Mike McCormick came to Nebraska in 1965 to join 1290
KOIL after working at WDGY in MinneapolisAs many other Nebraska Radio
Personalities of the time, he found his way to WLS in Chicago.
Eventually Texas would become home. In 1973 McCormick left WLS for
KAUM in Houston. Today J. Michael Hankins is the President of
MCC Radio in Austin. |

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Jimmy O'Neil hosted the ABC TV show
"Shindig" from 1964-1966 before coming to Nebraska. He was
hired by Tom Barsanti, the PD at WOW, to be the morning man in a team of
super personalities that took WOW from a low-rated news and farm
station to a Top 40 powerhouse with enormous ratings and a strong regional
presence--Enough to unseat KOIL. After WOW O'Neil crossed the river
to work at KRCB in Council Bluffs. Jimmy has had the honor or being transformed into a cartoon character on
"The Flintstones" as Jimmy O'Neilstone . |
"The Real" Don Steele became an L.A. Legend but
not before stopping at KOIL in Omaha. Most famous for his stints at
KHJ, Steele also had his own TV show (The Real Don Steele Show) which was
a Saturday night dance party. Steele's last days behind the mic were
spent in the PM Drive slot at K-Earth. He passed away in 1997.
Steele is immortalized on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. |
"The Real" Don Steele |
Inductees to the " Legends" section are based
on the votes of participating radio personalities all across the state of
Nebraska, between July & October , 2003. Many fine people simply did not
make it, but don't forget to nominate them again next year! If you
have any errors or corrections, feel free to submit them to the address below.
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