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The Radio Hall of Fame, formerly the National Radio Hall of Fame, is an American organization created by the Emerson Radio Corporation in 1988.
Three years later, Bruce DuMont, founder, president, and CEO of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, assumed control of the Hall, moved its base of operations to Chicago, and incorporated it into the MBC.[1] It has been described as being dedicated to recognizing those who have contributed to the development of the radio medium throughout its history in the United States. The NRHOF gallery was located on the second floor of the MBC, at 360 N. State Street, from December 2011[2] until October 2017, when the traveling exhibit "Saturday Night Live: The Experience" was installed on the second and fourth floors.[3] In September 2018 the MBC's board of directors was reportedly close to finalizing a deal to sell the museum's third and fourth floors to Fern Hill, a real estate development and investment firm, according to Chicago media blogger Robert Feder,[4] which would leave the MBC with just the second floor for exhibit space. After "Saturday Night Live: The Experience" closed on March 31, 2019, the NRHOF gallery was partially restored on the second floor.
- ^ Danilov, Victor (1997). Hall of Fame Museums: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-0313300004. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
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- ^ "Radio "Hall of Fame" gallery opens to public". Loop North News. December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Perry, Grace. "Saturday Night Live: The Experience". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Feder, Robert (September 17, 2018). "Broadcast museum to downsize with sale of top two floors". Robert Feder. Retrieved September 22, 2018.