A View To A Kilgore: Among the 50 nominees for the Texas Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2025 are the following with Country connections:

• John Breland, KKBQ/Houston
• John Butler, KMOO/Mineola
• Bill Coates, KVET/Austin
• Steve Coffman, KAFM/Dallas; KYKM/Yoakum ; KTXN/Victoria
• Diane Day, KYKX/Longview
• Jason & Jan Fritz, KNAF/Fredericksburg
• John Frost, KYNG/Dallas; KASE & KVET/Austin
• Mark Grubbs, KRNH/Kerrville
• Harold Mann, KYKR/Beaumont
• Jeff McClain, KENR-AM/Houston
• JoJo Cerda & James Paczkowski (Jojo & Patches), KTEX/McAllen
• Chrissie Roberts, KAYD/Beaumont; KYKR
• Ken Roberts, KBEC-AM/Waxahachie
• J.D. Rose, KNAF; KRNH
• Ken Rush, KPLX/Dallas
• Dave South, KORA/Bryan; KNFO/Waco
• Gary Walker, KLUR/Wichita Falls; KADY/Beaumont; KPLX; KYKX; KNUE/Tyler; KKUS/Tyler 

Members are eligible to vote through Aug. 7 for the final 20, who will then be inducted Nov. 2 at the Texas Broadcast Museum in Kilgore. Additionally, among the five broadcasters who will be posthumously inducted as part of a new "Lonestar Legacies" category are KYKX's Gary Mason (Aycock) and Tom Perryman whose stops included KSIJ-AM/Gladewater; KGRI-AM/Henderson and KKUS. Full list and voting and membership info here.