BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This year’s Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame inductees have been announced.
The 2024 class includes the following:
Nick Bakay, network television producer, writer and actor
Stephanie Miller, nationally syndicated talk show host
Sheila Murphy, former WGR-TV news anchor/reporter
Mary Travers Murphy, former WKBW-TV reporter
Howard Simon, former WGR-AM morning host
Shredd & Ragan, 97 Rock morning radio team
J. “Dooley” O’Rourke, WGRZ-TV videographer
Jim DiMino, former director of national sales for Buffalo/Toronto Public Media
Buffalo-born actor Nick Bakay is best known for his roles as Salem on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and Norbert on “The Angry Beavers.” Stephanie Miller, host of “The Stephanie Miller Show,” broadcasts on satellite and terrestrial radio, reaching more than six million listeners per week.
In addition to the names mentioned above, the President’s Award will be given to former Buffalo broadcaster Ruth Ann Harnisch of the Harnisch Foundation.
An in-person ceremony announcing this list will take place Wednesday morning, while the Hall of Fame induction ceremony itself will take place Thursday, September 19 at Samuel’s Grande Manor in Williamsville.
A full list of inductees who have entered the Hall of Fame over the years can be found here.
Evan Anstey is an Associated Press Award, JANY Award and Emmy-nominated digital producer who has been part of the News 4 team since 2015. See more of his work here and follow him on Twitter.