Hall & Votes: Among the 50 nominees for the Texas Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2026 are the following with Country connections:

Doug Abernethy, KKBQ/Houston
Brad Austin, KLUR/Wichita Falls
John Butler, KMOO/Mineola
Dave E. Crockett, KKBQ
Diane Day, KYKX/Longview
John Frost, KYNG/Dallas; KASE & KVET/Austin
Mark Grubbs, KRNH/Kerrville
Sam Jones, KORA/Bryan    
Kevin Kline, KKBQ
Charlie McGregor, KMIL/Cameron; KRXT/Rockdale
Ray Odom, KHEY-AM/El Paso
JoJo Cerda & James Paczkowski (Jojo & Patches), KTEX/McAllen
Phil Parr, KTLW-AM/Texas City; KIKK/Houston
Dave (Stone) Pinkstone, KDAV-AM/Lubbock; KZIP-AM/Amarillo
Eric Raines, KVET; KOKE/Austin; KKMJ-HD3/Austin
Clyde "Kooter" Roberson, KSAM/Huntsville
Chrissie Roberts, KAYD/Beaumont; KYKR/Beaumont
J.D. Rose, KNAF/Fredericksburg; KRNH
Buzz Russell, KNES/Fairfield
Ted Stecker, KAJA/San Antonio; KSCS/Dallas
Gary Stelly, KOGT/Orange
Gary Walker, KLUR; KADY/Beaumont; KPLX/Dallas; KYKX/San Antonio; KNUE/Tyler; KKUS/Tyler 
Barry Wolverton, KBEC-AM/Waxahachie

Members are eligible to vote through Aug. 10 for the final 20, who will then be inducted Nov. 7 at the Texas Broadcast Museum in Kilgore. Full list and voting and membership info here.