Smith To RHoF: Among the Radio Hall of Fame's 2025 Legends inductees with Country ties are the late Steve Smith and Dale "The Truckin’ Bozo" Sommers. Smith served as VP/Programming for Cox from 2011-2021, and launched Smith Richards Collective in 2022 before passing at age 62 later that year (Chronicle 7/10/22). Sommers' overnight truckers show aired on WLW-AM/Cincinnati from 1984-2004 before moving to SiriusXM Radio’s Road Dog for afternoons. He passed in 2012 (Chronicle 8/24/12). Inductees, including Mike McVay and Julie Talbott (CAT 6/20), will be honored during an Oct. 30 ceremony at the Swissotel in Chicago.