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Seattle Morning News host Dave Ross nominated for the Radio Hall of Fame

Jun 15, 2022, 5:00 PM

Washington State 8th District congressional candidate, Dave Ross, participates in a panel discussio...

Washington State 8th District congressional candidate, Dave Ross, participates in a panel discussion on stem cell research at the Weston Hotel October 8, 2004 in Seattle, Washington. The panel included doctors currently doing research as well as politicians and a cancer patient. (Photo by Ted Mase/Getty Images)

(Photo by Ted Mase/Getty Images)

Dave Ross, host of KIRO’s Seattle Morning News, is one of the iconic radio talents recently nominated for the Radio Hall of Fame.

The Museum of Broadcast Communications released a list of 24 nominees out of approximately 2,500 suggestions this year.

Ross joined KIRO as a news anchor in 1978 and was given his own talk show in 1987. He received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Commentary in 2001, and again in 2005.

Alongside his decades of service on the radio, he also ran to represent Washington’s 8th congressional district for the U.S. House of Representatives under the Democratic party. He was narrowly defeated by former King County Sheriff in late July and honored in November in Chicago.

The voting process has been tweaked as ballots will be sent to 600 industry members later this month. Each voter can name up to six individuals.

Here is a complete list of nominees:

Bob Stroud WDRV/Chicago
Bobby O’Jay WDIA/Memphis (posthumous)
Broadway Bill Lee WCBS/New York
Carol Miller WAXQ/New York
Charles Laquidera Boston
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo SiriusXM
Dave Ross KIRO/Seattle
Diane Rehm WAMU/Washington, D.C.
Dyana Williams Philadelphia
Ellen K KOST/Los Angeles
John & Ken KFI/Los Angeles
Johnny Magic WXXL/Orlando
Kevin Matthews Chicago
Larry Elder Los Angeles
Laurie DeYoung WPOC/Baltimore
Lon Helton Country Countdown USA
Matt Siegel Boston
Mojo in the Morning WKQI/Detroit
Pat St. John SiriusXM
Pierre Robert WMMR/Philadelphia
Raul Brindis KLTN/Houston
Steven Van Zandt SiriusXM
Suzyn Waldman New York Yankees Radio Network WFAN/New York
Walt “Baby” Love Gospel Traxx

Listen to Seattle’s Morning News with Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien weekday mornings from 5 – 9 a.m. on KIRO Newsradio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the podcast here.

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