WRSU seeking nominees for second Hall of Fame class; induction ceremony set for Spring
Steve Vericker appeared via pre-recorded video to be inducted into the WRSU Hall of Fame in 2023. From left to right, current Broadcast Administrator Mike Pavlichko, the group who nominated Vericker, accepting the award on his behalf - Geoff Sadow, Lew Blaustein, Dave Koenig, Jim Berman, Bruce Binkowitz - and current GM Alex Carmenaty. (Photo: Mike Pavlichkko)
After inducting its inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2023, WRSU is looking for nominations for its second round of honorees, who will be enshrined during a ceremony and dinner towards the end of the Spring semester.
The WRSU Hall of Fame was established in October of 2022, with the goal of honoring those who have “contributed to the station and/or its legacy and gone on to be impactful in broadcast media and other associated fields.”
A 14 member committee will vote on who gets in for the second class, with nominations now being accepted by station members, alumni, or members of the public through Friday, September 19th at 5 pm.
Click here to navigate to the WRSU Hall of Fame Nomination Form.
The initial Hall of Fame ceremony was held on June 10, 2023, and included six individuals and two groups.
- Matt Pinfield, legendary MTV host and rock DJ
- Mark Chernoff, New York radio programmer (WFAN, K-Rock)
- Herb Sudzin, longtime host of Sudzin Country on WRSU
- Steve Vericker, trailblazing WRSU “Knightline” host, pro sports reporter
- Roger Cohen, longtime Rutgers professor, Journalism chair, WRSU booster
- Harvey Hauptman, longtime WCBS News Radio anchor
- WRSU Founders, group that got WRSU on the air in 1948 (Charles Brookwell, Matthew Zuck)
- FM Transition Group, which led effort convert WRSU from AM to FM radio in 1974 (Bob Thomas, William C. Rapp, Richard Harvey Mark Harris, Eric Strassler, Mark Greenberg, Nat Shoehalter, Arnie Zucker)
You can read the full story on the inaugural WRSU Hall of Fame Class in 2023 by clicking here.
Nominees will be selected later this fall, with inductees to be notified before the New Year. The 2026 WRSU Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on the evening of Saturday, May 2nd, at the College Avenue Student Center’s Multipurpose Room.