John DeBella Hall Of Fame Nomination Announcement

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00:00Actually, we're not going to do it. Why? Why are you in here?

00:02Why are you in here?

00:03Oh, please.

00:04You never come in here at the end of the show. Why are you in here?

00:07Anything I can do to interrupt you from playing that Lucky Python song.

00:14You know, we could make that a $1,000 song also.

00:17No, no, no, no.

00:19Because I'm there with you, Bill.

00:21Isn't there a long version of that?

00:22Shut up!

00:23Oh, no.

00:24I calculated that John, over the course of his career,

00:27has probably played that song 10,000 times.

00:30So I've only heard it probably, you know, 6,500, right?

00:35I calculated I've done 13,000 shows.

00:38Yeah.

00:3913,000 shows.

00:41I was like, okay, all right, so why? Why are you in here?

00:43I'm here because many of those shows,

00:46sometimes you make a big mistake on the air,

00:49you go, oh, there is one for the Hall of Fame.

00:51Right, right, right.

00:52Well, actually, John, you have been nominated for this year's class

00:56for the Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago.

00:59Wow.

00:59So it's a really cool thing.

01:01How do we come in here?

01:02Give me the bell.

01:04The Radio Hall of Fame is a place where all the heavyweights go.

01:08It's like the guys from the 30s, like Amos and Andy.

01:11Oh, thank you, thank you.

01:12Laurel and Hardy.

01:13No, no, no.

01:14Before television, right?

01:15All the big radio.

01:17Then there's Rick Dees, and there's Shadow Stevens is on the list this year

01:21that we're on there with.

01:22What's it, Radio Hall of Fame?

01:24Radio Hall of Fame.

01:25Matt and I were just talking about being happy to be on the Wall of Lew Dogs

01:28down in Seattle.

01:29Yeah, yeah.

01:30I'll try that because you can get a hot dog.

01:31But I don't get a hot dog.

01:32No.

01:33Right?

01:34Oh, my God, look at this list.

01:36So the Radio Hall of Fame nominees, what they do is there's over a couple of

01:40thousand names that come in.

01:42Every small disc jockey in, like, Spokane and Paducah.

01:47And the committee reviews them, and they select a list of 24 current radio or former radio entertainers

01:56that are-

01:57So I have 23 chances of losing this.

02:00There are six, I think six to eight people that will be inducted in November.

02:04Okay.

02:05So there's a voting process.

02:06But your name is up there against, some in radio might recognize Charles Laquadera and

02:11Matt Siegel from Boston.

02:13Yeah, Matt Siegel from Boston and Charles Laquadera from Boston.

02:15Kid Leo is on the list this year.

02:17Okay, so all right.

02:18So now you already got three people.

02:20Matt Siegel, Charles Laquadera and Kid Leo.

02:22Kid Leo from Cleveland.

02:23Matt St. John from New York City.

02:26Okay, he's in.

02:27Aaron Elder.

02:28He was a talk show.

02:29He was a pretty prominent national radio guy.

02:31Bob Rivers.

02:32Bob Rivers.

02:33I see Bob Rivers online.

02:34I'm not making this.

02:36I think this is a good year for you, John.

02:38I know your humility is rather rare, but it's very kind of you to say that.

02:44It's really cool.

02:45And I love the fact that at this stage of your career, people are seeing your name on this

02:50list of these amazing talents that have had tenure.

02:54You know, they've lasted a long time because they have talent and they have amazing relationships

02:58with their listeners, right?

02:59Which is what you enjoy and it's also a reason why you're on this list.

03:03Well, I am honored.

03:05I am in shock.

03:07When do they hand this out?

03:09The ballot, the voting, I think, starts tomorrow.

03:12And there's 800 of your industry peers that get a ballot.

03:16And they vote for six names on the list.

03:18And then they tally them up and I think in November it will be announced.

03:22In November.

03:24Yes, that's when the adduction ceremony is in New York City.

03:26So you don't have to travel to Chicago.

03:28Oh, that's good.

03:29That's good.

03:30So good for you, man.

03:31That's so cool, right?

03:32No, no.

03:33This is a super-duper honor, in all honesty.

03:37And I love the idea.

03:39I hate to say the phrase, but it's an honor just to be nominated.

03:44But in all honesty, I would like this.

03:52Yeah.

03:53I really would like this.

03:54But you go to the Radio Hall of Fame website and you start looking at the names of people

03:58that have made a mark in radio, your name should be in there.

04:03Is there any listener voting or no?

04:05There's not.

04:06There's 800.

04:07Yeah.

04:08Well, look at all these knuckleheads.

04:10You think none of us are going to go, vote for me.

04:13They're not going to let listeners vote.

04:16Way to go.

04:17Way to go, John DeBella.

04:18No, this is, this is, this is, you know, look, I personally don't believe I could ever

04:24get a bigger honor than being on the Walk of Fame here in Philadelphia.

04:27Yeah.

04:28Because it affects the people who know me.

04:30Yes.

04:31It affects the people who have chosen to listen to me over all these years.

04:34Yeah.

04:35But, but-

04:36This is a national rating.

04:37This is national.

04:38This is, this is really big.

04:39That's pretty cool.

04:40This is really big.

04:41President Steve got this, didn't he?

04:42Yeah, they did.

04:43They did?

04:44Yeah.

04:45All right.

04:46So maybe I got a chance.

04:47Does this count as our morning show meeting for today?

04:48These are great.

04:49I love you.

04:50Keep doing what you're doing.

04:51So don't play Bright Side?

04:53How about something else?

04:54Can I skip my speed break?

04:56All right.

04:57How about, how about this?

05:00Ah, yeah.

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