Eduardo Caballero is entering a special place posthumously…
The late Cuban radio executive and Hispanic media pioneer, known as “The Godfather of Hispanic Marketing & Radio,” will receive the Legends of Radio award from the Radio Hall of Fame.
The award recognizes “the talents and efforts of on-air personalities, programmers and operators who contributed with greatness to the radio industry and have since passed away.”
Caballero is being recognized for his long and prosperous career in both U.S. Hispanic radio and television, due to roles as EVP/Director of Sales of the Spanish International Network, the predecessor to Univision, and for his many years starting in 1973 as the owner of Caballero Spanish Media.
Here’s the full list of honorees:
Bob Grant – on-air personality
Dave Robbins – programming executive
Ed Christian – executive
Eduardo Caballero – executive
Jack “The Rapper” Gibson – on-air personality/writer
Joe “Butterball” Tamburro – programming executive
Long John Nebel – on-air personality
Marty Glickman – play-by-play host/executive
Mary Turner – on-air personality
Steve Rivers – programming executive
Terry Dorsey – on-air personality
Tom Rounds – executive
“It’s heartfelt recognition to see these individuals and their career contributions to the radio industry recognized with this induction,” Kraig T. Kitchin, co-chair of the Radio Hall of Fame, said in a statement. “They’ve made a forever impact on the audiences and businesses they interacted with and for that, we’re grateful.”
Dennis Green, the other co-chair of the Radio Hall of Fame, added: “Gone but never forgotten, these Legends of the radio industry deserve to be recognized as Hall of Famers and it is an honor to induct them to the Radio Hall of Fame. From programmers to talent to executives, these individuals are the best of the best.”
They will be honored at the 2023 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony on November 2 at the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel in New York City. Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, a 2022 Radio Hall of Fame inductee, will emcee the event.
