Ray's Recent Guests
 

JUNE 11

GARY LEWIS
GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS

JOHN GOEHRKE
DIRECTOR OF FAN ENGAGEMENT AND ONSTAGE EXPERIENCE - ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME - SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

JUNE 10

PETER CHECKSFIELD
AUTHOR AND MUSIC HISTORIAN

WESLEY HYATT
AUTHOR OF: I'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL - SPINNING 50 YEARS OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE

JUNE 4

LIL' JOHN RINALDI
BIG CHUCK & LIL' JOHN

JOCK BARTLEY
GUITARIST/VOCALIST/CO-FOUNDING MEMBER OF FIREFALL (REBROADCAST OF 6-3-25)

JUNE 3

LORETTA SWIT
M*A*S*H - HOT LIPS

JOCK BARTLEY
GUITARIST/VOCALIST/CO-FOUNDING MEMBER OF FIREFALL

MAY 28

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE

DEAN KASTRAN
THE OHIO EXPRESS

MAY 27

JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER
LEGENDARY GUITARIST WITH THE DOOBIE BROTHERS/STEELY DAN, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE (REBROADCAST OF 8/29/23)

MAY 21

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE

MAY 20

FREDDY "BOOM BOOM" CANNON
60'S HIT SINGER, 22 SONGS ON BILLBOARD HOT 100, HOLDS RECORD FOR MOR APPEARANCES OM DICK CLARK'S 'AMERICAN BANDSTAND', RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE: 'EVERYBODY'S ROCKIN' TONIGHT'

ANNIE ZALESKI
AUTHOR: I GOT YOU BABE: A CELEBRATION OF CHER, AND THIS IS CHRISTMAS, SONG BY SONG - THE STORIES BEHIND 100 HOLIDAY HITS - PART 2

MAY 14

MARIE VIBBERT
HUGO AND NEBULA-NOMINATED SCI-FI AUTHOR

FRANKIE SCINTA
LEGENDARY LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINER, THE SCINTAS (REBROADCAST OF 4/29/25)

MAY 13

ANNIE ZALESKI
AUTHOR: I GOT YOU BABE: A CELEBRATION OF CHER, AND THIS IS CHRISTMAS, SONG BY SONG - THE STORIES BEHIND 100 HOLIDAY HITS - PART 1

JASON BAILEY
FILM CRITIC AND HISTORIAN, AUTHOR OF: GANDOLFINI: JIM, TONY, AND THE LIFE OF A LEGEND

MAY 7

WAYNE & LISA WONG
CLEVELAND ASIAN FESTIVAL - OCA GREATER CLEVELAND CHAPTER

MAY 6

TIM GRAY
FOUNDER/PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD WAR II FOUNDATION
DIRECTOR OF 4OTH WWII FILM/DOCUMENTARY: "MILES, MORALE  MEMORIES: BOB HOPE AND WWII"

JOE MOE
CONSIGNMENT DIRECTOR/CURATOR - STUDIO AUCTIONS - CELEBRITY AUCTIONS

BRIAN VOLK-WEISS
EMMY-NOMINATED CREATOR & DIRECTOR, DOCUSERIES: "ICONS UNEARTHED", "BATMAN" & "LORD IF THE RINGS"  NEW EIGHT-PART DISCOVERY AND MAX SERIES: "GAME CHANGERS"

APRIL 30

STEVE FORBERT
SINGER - 'ROMEO'S TUNE'

APRIL 29

ALEJANDRO ROJAS
JOURNALIST, PODCASTER, LECTURER, DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR - SCIENCE, SPACE, SCIENCE FICTION AND UFO EXPERT (REBROADCAST OF 4-23-25).

FRANKIE SCINTA
LEGENDARY LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINER

APRIL 23

ALEJANDRO ROJAS
JOURNALIST, PODCASTER, LECTURER, DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR - SCIENCE, SPACE, SCIENCE FICTION AND UFO EXPERT

APRIL 22

JOHN CAFFERTY
BEAVER BROWN BAND, NEW ALBUM: 'SOUND OF WAVES'

MICHAEL FAYE
AUTHOR, COMPOSER, LONG-TIME ROCK AND ROLLER AND SURF MUSIC DRIVING FORCE

DAVID LEAF
BEACH BOYS AUTHORITY, AUTHOR OF: SMILE: THE RISE, FALL, & RESURRECTION OF BRIAN WILSON (Rebroadcast of 4-16-25)

APRIL 16

DAVID LEAF
BEACH BOYS AUTHORITY, AUTHOR OF: SMILE: THE RISE, FALL, & RESURRECTION OF BRIAN WILSON

WESLEY HYATT
AUTHOR OF: I'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL - SPINNING 50 YEARS OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE

APRIL 15

ALISON ARNGRIM
ACTRESS - NELLIE OLSEN - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, LIFE INTERRUPTED, STAND-UP COMEDIENNE, AUTHOR OF: CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH, AIDS/P.R.O.T.E.C.T. ACTIVIST, RADIO SHOW HOST - THE ALISON ARNGRIM SHOW (REBROADCAST OF 4-9-25)

APRIL 9

ALISON ARNGRIM
ACTRESS - NELLIE OLSEN - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, LIFE INTERRUPTED, STAND-UP COMEDIENNE, AUTHOR OF: CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH, AIDS/P.R.O.T.E.C.T. ACTIVIST, RADIO SHOW HOST - THE ALISON ARNGRIM SHOW

APRIL 8

DON AIREY
LEGENDARY KEYBOARDIST FOR DEEP PURPLE, WHO HAS ALSO WORKED WITH JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, JETHRO TULL, WHITESNAKE & MORE, NEW SOLO ALBUM: 'PUSHED TO THE EDGE'

PAUL ORLOUSKY
AUTHOR OF: PUNCHED, KICKED, SPAT ON AND SOMETIMES THANKED, FORMER REPORTER - WKYC (3), WEWS (5), AND WOIO (19) (REBROADCAST OF 4-2-25)

APRIL 2

MARIE VIBBERT
HUGO AND NEBULA-NOMINATED SCI-FI AUTHOR - PART 2

BOB DIBIASIO
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

PAUL ORLOUSKY
AUTHOR OF: PUNCHED, KICKED, SPAT ON AND SOMETIMES THANKED, FORMER REPORTER - WKYC (3), WEWS (5), AND WOIO (19)

APRIL 1

STEVE POSTELL
FORMER MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR DAVID CROSBY, OUT HOUSE - THE MUSIC OF CSNY

GUY GILCHRIST
NANCY COMIC STRIP ARTIST, JIM HENSON'S MUPPETS (REBROADCAST OF 3/26/25)

MARCH 26

GEORGE BUZA
ACTOR/VOICEOVER ARTIST, BEAST-X-MEN

LARRY HOUSTON
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - X-MEN

MARIE VIBBERT
HUGO AND NEBULA-NOMINATED SCI-FI AUTHOR - PART 1

GUY GILCHRIST
NANCY COMIC STRIP ARTIST, JIM HENSON'S MUPPETS

MARCH 25

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD
WORLD RENOWN GUITARIST

JOHNNY HOLLIDAY
LEGENDARY BROADCASTER, DISC JOCKEY - WHK

MARCH 19

JOHN BLAIR
SECOND-WAVE SURF GUITARIST, FOUNDING MEMBER OF JON AND THE NIGHTRIDERS, AND AUTHOR OF: THE ILLUSTRATED DISCOGRAPHY OF SURF MUSIC 1961-1965, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF MUSIC, 1960-1966

MARCH 18

ERIC BOUZA
VOICE ACTOR/ANIMATOR/COMEDIAN, STIMPY ON REN AND STIMPY

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) - RADIO HOST: GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA - PART 2 - SPY SHOWS. (REBROADCAST OF 3-12-25).

MARCH 12

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) - RADIO HOST: GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA - PART 2 - SPY SHOWS.

MARCH 11

LEON BIBB AND BILL RUDMAN
THE MUSICAL THEATER PROJECT - LEGENDARY BLACK SINGERS - GREAT  BROADWAY SONGS (VOLUME 2)

ANDY TIMMONS
VETERAN GUITARIST - OPENED FOR KISS & ALICE COOPER, WORKED WITH STEVE VAL, JOE SATRIANI, PETER FRAMPTON, ERIC JOHNSON, THE BEACH  BOYS, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, KIP WINGER, PAULA ABDUL & MORE. NEW ALBUM: RECOVERY

MARCH 5

DON JEFFRIES
NATIONAL TALK SHOW HOST AND AUTHOR - CONSPIRACIES AND JFK

MARCH 4

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF: I'VE SCENE IT ALL, THE CARTOON SHOW KILLINGS

PATRICIA HEATON/MICHAEL HEATON
PATRICIA - ACTRESS - EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND/THE MIDDLE/CAROL'S SECOND ACT, PATRICIA HEATON PARTIES - THE FOOD NETWORK, AUTHOF OF: YOUR SECOND ACT - MOTHERHOOD AND HOLLYWOOD: HOW TO GET A JOB LIKE MINE
MICHAEL - FEATURES REPORTER/AUTHOR OF: TRUTH AND JUSTICE FOR FUN AND PROFIT: COLLECTED REPORTING, MINISTER OF CULTURE COLUMN, THE PLAIN DEALER/WKYC - TV 3, OWNER AND UNBOSS - INDIENATION.FM

(REBROADCAST OF 8/4/20)

FEBRUARY 26

JM DEBORD
DREAM EXPERT, AUTHOR OF: NIGHTMARES:  YOUR GUIDE TO INTERPRETING YOUR DARKEST DREAMS

FEBRUARY 25

ED ZWICK
ACADEMY.PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD-WINNING HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR, AUTHOR OF: HITS, FLOPS AND OTHER ILLUSIONS - MY FORTYSOMETHING YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) - RADIO HOST: GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA (REBROADCAST OF 2/19/25) - PART 1

FEBRUARY 19

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) - RADIO HOST: GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA - PART 1

FEBRUARY 18

RICH LITTLE
MASTER MIMIC/IMPRESSIONIST/COMEDIAN/SINGER/ACTOR.ARTIST/ENTERTAINMENT LEGEND - AUTHOR OF: LITTLE BY LITTLE - PEOPLE I'VE KNOWN AND BEEN(REBROADCAST OF 12/6/2016)

JENNIFER OTTER BICKERDIKE
ROCK HISTORIAN/WRITER
AUTHOR OF: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF THE BANGLES - ETERNAL FLAME

FEBRUARY 12

ERIK ARNESON
AUTHOR OF: HOW TO HOST A GAME NIGHT, BOARD GAME EXPERT/CONNOISSEUR, NEWSPAPER WRITER

FEBRUARY 11

GINO VANNELLI
AWARD-WINNING RECORDING ARTIST

FEBRUARY 5

GINO VANNELLI
AWARD-WINNING RECORDING ARTIST

LESLIE MANDOKI
EURO-SUPERSTAR MUSICIAN/PRODUCER, FOUNDER OF SUPERGROUP MANDOKI SOULMATES

FEBRUARY 4

MICHAEL LEARNED
ACTRESS - OUR CROSSROADS - THE WALTONS - THE SECOND ACT - DRIVING MISS DAISY - ON GOLDEN POND
TELEVISION LEGEND/THEATRE VETERAN - AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER (REBROADCAST OF 12-18-24)

MARTIN FRY
LEAD SINGER - ABC

JANUARY 29

DENNY SANDERS
WMMS

JOSH LEE TANG
WEEKEND MANAGER, IT DIRECTOR - LAKE EFFECT BLUES

JANUARY 28

NEIL ZURCHER
REPORTER/AUTHOR OF: TEN OHIO DISASTERS: STORIES OF TRAGEDY AND COURAGE THAT SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN, ONE TANK TRIPS AND TALES FROM THE ROAD (REBROADCAST OF 6-21-22)

JANICE MITCHELL
AUTHOR OF: MY TICKET TO RIDE - HOW I RAN AWAY TO ENGLAND TO MEET THE BEATLES AND GOT ROCK AND ROLL BANNED IN CLEVELAND (A TRUE STORY FROM 1964)

JANUARY 22

JON ANDERSON
CO-FOUNDER/FORMER LEAD SINGER FOR YES, JON ANDERSON & THE  BAND GEEKS - NEW ALBUM: TRUE - REBROADCAST OF 11/12/24

CARMINE APPICE
VETERAN ROCK DRUMMER - VANILLA FUDGE, JEFF BECK, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, PINK FLOYD - REBROADCAST OF 5-23-2023

MARK FARMER
LEGENDARY ROCKER & ROCKER FORMER FRONT MAN FOR GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - REBROADCAST OF 10/22/24

JANUARY 21

LAURA WOOLLEY
MANAGING DIRECTOR - HEAD OF CONSIGNMENTS/APPRAISALS FOR JULIEN'S AUCTIONS - 'CELEBRATING BOB DYLAN' AUCTION

BIG CHUCK AND LIL' JOHN
WJW TV8 MOVIE HOSTS (REBROADCAST FROM 2017)

JANUARY 15

DAN O'SHANNON
PRODUCER/WRITER - MODERN FAMILY, NEWHART, CHEERS, FRASIER
AUTHOR OF: WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT? A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE COMEDIC EVENT
STAND-UP COMEDIAN
WHK DISC JOCKEY

JANUARY 14

WYLAND
MUSICIAN/WHALING WALLS ARTIST - PART 4

ELIJAH WALD
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING MUSICIAN/HISTORIAN/AUTHOR OF: DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC - NEWPORT, SEEGER, DYLAN AND THE NIGHT THAT SPLIT THE SIXTIES

JANUARY 8

MICHAEL OLSZEWSKI
TEACHER/AUTHOR
MAD DADDY - MYERS, MINTZ AND THE MOONDOG AND HOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, CHANGED ROCK RADIO,
FROM CAPTAIN PENNY TO SUPERHOST - TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF CLEVELAND CHILDREN'S TELEVISION, 1950s-1970s,
SMOKY, SWEATY, ROWDY, AND LOUD: TALES OF CLEVELAND'S LEGENDARY ROCK & ROLL LANDMARKS,
CLEVELAND RADIO TALES
CLEVELAND ROCK AND ROLL VENUES,
CLEVELAND TV TALES, VOL. 1 & 2
RADIO DAZE: STORIES FROM THE FRONT IN CLEVELAND'S FM AIR WARS,
WIXY 1260: PIXIES, SIX-PACKS AND SUPERMEN,
THE GHOUL SCRAPBOOK

JANUARY 7

WYLAND
MUSICIAN/WHALING WALLS ARTIST - PART 3

JANUARY 1

IAN ANDERSON
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING LEADER OF JETHRO TULL, "8314 BOXED" 10-LP LIMITED EDITION VINYL BOXED SET SPOTLIGHTING SOLO CAREER

DECEMBER 31

JASON EDWARDS
AUTHOR OF: ICEBERGS TO IGUANAS: PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEYS AROUND THE WORLD

DECEMBER 25

STEPHEN B. UBANEY
AUTHOR OF: WHO MURDERED JFK?, WHO MURDERED ELVIS?, WHO MURDERED F.D.R.?, WHO MURDERED TESLA? WHO MURDERED DIANA?

SANTA CLAUS
FATHER CHRISTMAS CHECKS IN

KEITH NEWMAN
HOST OF WCSB'S CRAP RADIO

DECEMBER 24

MARC SCOTT ZICREE
AUTHOR OF: THE TWILIGHT ZONE COMPANION

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF: I'VE SCENE IT ALL, THE CARTOON SHOW KILLINGS

DECEMBER 18

MICHAEL LEARNED
ACTRESS - OUR CROSSROADS - THE WALTONS - THE SECOND ACT - DRIVING MISS DAISY - ON GOLDEN POND
TELEVISION LEGEND/THEATRE VETERAN - AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER

CHRIS NUNNARI, MIKE YOUNG, TIM
SACRED WATERS KAVA BAR

TONY BROWN
PLAY-BY-PLAY BROADCASTER - CLEVELAND MONSTERS

DECEMBER 17

HELEN WELCH
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED VOCALIST, WEST END/BROADWAY PERFORMER, ENTERTAINER, PRODUCER, BANDLEADER, A LITTLE MORE NAUGHTY THAN NICE!

JEFF WEST
DRUMMER - SUPER TROUPERS - PART 2

DECEMBER 11

JOE GAZZO
ARTIST, BASEBALL HERITAGE MUSEUM - ROCKY COLAVITO

DECEMBER 10

ERIK ARNESON
AUTHOR OF: HOW TO HOST A GAME NIGHT, BOARD GAME EXPERT/CONNOISSEUR, NEWSPAPER WRITER

JEFF WEST
DRUMMER - SUPER TROUPERS - PART 1

DECEMBER 4

JORDAN ALBERTSEN
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
"BOOM" - NEW SONICS' DOCUMENTARY

BRIAN VOLK-WEISS
EMMY-NOMINATED CREATOR & DIRECTOR
DOCUSERIES: "ICONS UNEARTHED", "BATMAN" & "LORD OF THE RINGS", NEW EIGHT-PART DISCOVERY AND MAX SERIES "GAME CHANGERS"

DECEMBER 3

TOM HANKS
LEGENDARY ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

IAN ANDERSON
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING LEADER OF JETHRO TULL, "8314 BOXED" 10-LP LIMITED EDITION VINYL BOXED SET SPOTLIGHTING SOLO CAREER

NOVEMBER 27

JON ANDERSON
CO-FOUNDER/FORMER LEAD SINGER FOR YES, JON ANDERSON & THE  BAND GEEKS - NEW ALBUM: TRUE - REBROADCAST OF 11/12/24

NOVEMBER 26

JOHN GORMAN
WMMS/OWOW! CLEVELAND RADIO, AUTHOR OF: BUZZARD ARCHIVES VOL. 1 ADVERTISING, THE BUZZARD: INSIDE THE GLORY DAYS OF WMMS AND CLEVELAND ROCK RADIO--A MEMOIR

JOSH GATES
ADVENTURER AND HOST, NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES "EXPEDITION FILES", EXPLORING COMPELLING TRUE STORIES THAT DEFY EXPLANATION

NOVEMBER 20

ALAN GREENE
HOF BLUES  MUSICIAN, THE ALAN GREENE BAND

DR. LAURA BLOOMBERG
PRESIDENT OF CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

NOVEMBER 19

WAYNE DAWSON
FOX 8 NEWSCASTER, CO-ANCHOR OF FOX 8 IN THE MORNING

MARK BLAKE
AUTHOR OF: DREAMS: THE MANY LIVES OF FLEETWOOD MAC

NOVEMBER 12

SCOTT KRAYNAK
AUTHOR OF: HeART OF CLEVELAND, VOLUMES 1 & 2

JON ANDERSON
CO-FOUNDER/FORMER LEAD SINGER FOR YES, JON ANDERSON & THE  BAND GEEKS - NEW ALBUM: TRUE

TOM BATTIUK
CREATOR - FUNKY WINKERBEAN, CRANKSHAFT

NOVEMBER 5

JIMMY WEBB
AMERICA'S SONGWRITER, AUTHOR OF: THE CAKE AND THE RAIN - A MEMOIR

PETE MANCINI
SINGER/SONGWRITER, BUTCHER'S BLIND

FRANKIE SCINTA
LEGENDARY LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINER

ELLIOT MINTZ
RADIO/TV PERSONALITY AND MEDIA CONSULTANT, AUTHOR OF: WE ALL SHINE ONl JOHN, YOKO AND ME

OCTOBER 29

RICHIE ONORI
DRUMMER FOR LEGENDARY BAND SWEET, PEOPLE FOR A NEW AMERICA (PFANA) CONCERT

PHILIP NORMAN
AUTHOR OF: GEORGE HARRISON THE RELUCTANT BEATLE

OCTOBER 22
 

JANE DORIAN
JERRY HERMAN'S GODDAUGHTER, JERRY HERMAN'S CAREER AND ESTATE AUCTION, INCLUDING HIS CRYPT

PAUL ZOLLO
SINGER-SONGWRITER & MUSIC WRITER, AUTHOR OF: CONVERSATIONS WITH TOM PETTY

MARK FARNER
LEGENDARY ROCKER AND FORMER FRONT MAN FOR GRAND FUNK RAILROAD

OCTOBER 15

WYLAND
MUSICIAN/WHALING WALLS ARTIST

GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
IRISH SINGER/SONGWRITER

BRITTANY BARBIERI
UFOLOGIST & CRYPTOZOOLOGIST - NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES: LOST MONSTER FILES

TERI PEALER
CLEVELAND BLUES SOCIETY HALL OF FAME BANQUET CEREMONY

OCTOBER 8

DAN COUGLIIN
CLEVELAND SPORTSWRITER/AUTHOR

STEVE MEYER
MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERAN - CAPITAL RECORDS

TONY LEVIN
PROLIFIC MUSICIAN - KING CRIMSON, PETER GABRIEL, BEAT

PETER CHAKERIAN
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR/JOURNALIST, CO-AUTHOR WITH JANET MACOSKA - ALL ACCESS CLEVELAND

OCTOBER 1

STEVE MEYER
MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERAN - CAPITAL RECORDS

BILL MARCH
SINGER-SONGWRITER

SEPTEMBER 24

RICHIE FURAY
LEAD SINGER - BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD, POCO

PETER CHECKSFIELD
AUTHOR AND MUSIC HISTORIAN

ROSSIF SUTHERLAND
ACCLAIMED ACTOR, SON OF DONALD SUTHERLAND, BROTHER OF KIEFER SUTHERLAND, MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN - FOX MURDER MYSTERY SERIES

BILL MARCH
SINGER-SONGWRITER

SEPTEMBER 17

HELEN WELCH
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED VOCALIST, WEST END/BROADWAY PERFORMER, ENTERTAINER, PRODUCER, BANDLEADER, SUPERSTAR THE SONGS. THE STORIES, THE CARPENTERS

SEPTEMBER 10

STEVE MEYER
MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERAN - CAPITAL RECORDS

WYLAND
MUSICIAN/WHALING WALLS ARTIST

SEPTEMBER 3

MANFRED WESTPHAL
FORMER PR EXEC, AUTHOR OF: THE FIXER - MOGULS, MOBSTERS, MOVIE STARS AND MARILYN

PHIL TORRES
JUNGLE GUY, ETOMOLOGIST, EDUCATOR HOST OF EXPEDITIONX ON DISCOVERY

STEVE LUONGO
PRODUCER, BANDMATE & BEST FRIEND TO LATE LEGENDARY JOHN ENTRISTLE, COLLECTION "RARITIES OXHUMED - VOLUME TWO"

AUGUST 27

MOON UNIT ZAPPA
DAUGHTER OF LEGENDARY FRANK ZAPPA, ORIGINAL "VALLEY GIRL", ACCLAIMED ACTRESS: "CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM", "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER", AUTHOR OF: EARTH TO MOON A MEMOIR

IAN ANDERSON
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING LEADER OF JETHRO TULL, "8314 BOXED" 10-LP LIMITED EDITION VINYL BOXED SET SPOTLIGHTING SOLO CAREER

MIRIAM LINNA
AUTHOR OF): I FOUGHT THE LAW - THE LIFE AND STRAMGE DEATH OF BOBBY FULLER

JIM LABARBARA
FORMER WIXY DJ

AUGUST 20

LESLIE MANDOKI
EURO-SUPERSTAR MUSICIAN/PRODUCER, FOUNDER OF SUPERGROUP MANDOKI SOULMATES - NEW ALBUM: A MEMORY OF OUR FUTURE

CANDICE DELONG
AMERICAN FORMER FBI PROFILER, BEST SELLING AUTHOR, UNABOMBER CASE. HOSTS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY PROGRAMS DEADLY WOMEN FACING EVIL WITH CANDICE DELONG, THE WONDERY PODCAST KILLER PSYCHE AND DISCOVERY+ PROGRAM THE DEADLY TYPE WITH CANDICE DELONG

JAMIE JAMITKOWSKI
MARKETING MANAGER AT PROPSTORE (LOS ANGELES)

JAY CRAWFORD
NEWSCASTER - WKYC TV 3

AUGUST 13

BRIAN RAY
PAUL MCCARTNEY'S GUITARIST/BASS PLAYER SINCE 2002, NEW SOLO ALBUM "MY TOWN", AND SINGLE "BAD 4U"

THE SURFRAJETTES
SHERMY FREEMAN AND NICOLE DAMOFF - TORONTO ALL FEMALE SURF BAND

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF:I'VE SCENE IT ALL, RARE 45'S

AUGUST 6

DEANNA ADAMS
AUTHOR OF:A PLACE WE BELONG

CHARLIE WIENER
COMEDIAN/SINGER, AUTHOR OF: SEQUEL

MIKE MILLER
MUSIC BOX SUPPER CLUB

AUGUST 3

JM DEBORD
DREAM EXPERT, AUTHOR OF: NIGHTMARES: YOUR GUIDE TO INTERPRETING YOUR DARKEST DREAMS

DAN LUZADDER
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING WRITER, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, AUTHOR OF: STREET TALK - THE GREAT FLOOD AND OTHER STORIES FROM A RIVER CITY, AND THE MANCHURIAN JOURNALIST - LAWRENCE WRIGHT, THE CIA AND THE CORRUPTION ON AMERICAN JOURNALISM

JULY 30

HOWARD JONES
EIGHTIES SYNTH HITMAKER

CARL MADURI
PRODUCER/MANAGER/AUDIO ENGINEER/RECORD MOGYUL
IGNITE PRODUCTIONS
(REBROADCAST OF 2/28/23)

JULY 23

THE LIVERBIRDS
EUROPE'S FIRST ROCK-AND-ROLL FEMALE ROCK GROUP

MICHAEL OLSZEWSKI
AUTHOR OF: MAD DADDY - MYERS, MINTZ AND THE MOONDOG AND HOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, CHANGED ROCK RADIO

JULY 16

CAROL CONNERS
SINGER/SONGWRITER, THE TEDDY BEARS, DATED ELVIS PRESLEY FOR A YEAR, CO-WROTE OSCAR-NOMINATED THEME FROM "ROCKY" - "GONNA FLY NOW", BELIEVES PHIL SPECTOR IS BLOCKING HER MUSIC CAREER FROM THE GRAVE, AUTHOR OF: ELVIS, ROCKY & ME

CHRIS STEIN
GUITARIST/SONGWRITER/CO-FOUNDER OF BLONDIE, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE & RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER, AUTHOR OF: UNDER A ROCK

JULY 9

SURFER JOE
INTERNATIONAL SURF MUSIC AMBASSADOR, LEGENDARY GUITAR PLAYER

JOHN JACKSON
BON SCOTT EXPERT/BON SCOTT ESTATE

NICK POPE
WORLD UFO DAY
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S UFO PROJECT LEADING CONTRIBUTOR FOR HISTORY CHANNEL'S "ANCIENT ALIENS"

FORREST GALANTE
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST & BIOLOGIST, ALIEN SHARK TRACKER, SHARK WEEK - DISCOVERY CHANNEL

JULY 2

DEBORAH PRESLEY BRANDO
FIRST BIOLOGICAL CHILD OF ELVIX PRESLEY, EX-WIFE OF MARLON BRANDO'S LATE SON CHRISTIAN, AUTHOR OF: MEMOIRS OF A STARSEED CHILD: ELVIS, MARLON, CHRISTIAN AND ME

ERIK ARNESON
AUTHOR OF: HOW TO HOST A GAME NIGHT, BOARD GAME EXPERT/CONNOISSEUR, NEWSPAPER WRITER

JUNE 25

DAVID SPERO
"ROCK-RADIO" PIONEER/DJ
ROCK AGENT - ALLIANCE ARTISTS LTD.
AUTHOR OF: A LIFE IN THE WINGS - MY SIXTY YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH ROCK AND ROLL - A MEMOIR
DICKEY BETTS

OONGOW!!!
CLEVELAND SURF BAND
GRADY WILLRICH, BRANDON MILLER, MIKE TYRRELL

JUNE 18

ANN POWERS
CELEBRATED MUSIC CRITIC, AUTHOR OF: TRAVELING ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL

MITCH HOROWITZ
WRITER/SPEAKER/PUBLISHER/EXPERT ON OCCULTISM, MYSTICISM & THE UNEXPLAINED USES SCIENTIFIC DATA & RESEARCH TO DISSECT REAL LIFE ENCOUNTERS WITH E.T. ACTIVITY ON NEW DISCOVERY SERIES "ALIEN ENCOUNTERS: FACT OR FICTION", AUTHOR OF: OCCULT AMERICA - ONE SIMPLE IDEA: HOW POSITIVE THINKING RESHAPED MODERN LIFE

NORM WEBER
SPORTSWRITER FOR LIVE, ST. EDWARDS HIGH SCHOOL WEBMASTER

JUNE 11

ADAM NIMOY
SON OF LEONARD NIMOY, ACTOR, TV DIRECTOR, LAWYER, AUTHOS OF: THE MOST HUMAN - RECONCILING WITH MY FATHER, LEONARD NIMOY

LT. JOE KENDA
HOMICIDE DETECTIVE - INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY SERIES "HOMICIDE HUNTER: AMERICAN DETECTIVE"

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF:I'VE SCENE IT ALL, APPLE RECORDS - PART 3

JUNE 4

BOB DIBIASIO
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS - PART 3

JIM HARDY
THE BOB HOPE OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL - PART 2

MATTHEW HAMACHEK
EMMY AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER
"THE DYNASTY: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS" - TEN-PART APPLE TV DOCUSERIES

ERIC OLSEN
AUTHOR - AMERICA'S MOST HAUNTED
OWNER - FREAKISH HISTORY PODCAST - HEADING FOR HOME (TEN-CENT BEER NIGHT)
PUBLISHER - BIOCRITICS MAGAZINE

MAY 28

BOB DIBIASIO
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS - PART 2

JIM HARDY
THE BOB HOPE OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL - PART 1

MAY 21

BOB DIBIASIO
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS - PART 1

J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
AMERICAN FILMMAKER AND COMIC BOOK WRITER, WRITER AND PRODUCER OF BABYLON 5, AUTHOR OF: HARLAN ELLISON'S GREATEST HITS

MAY 14

DON MCLEAN
LEGENDARY SINGER/SONGWRITER

RONNIE ADKINS
HOST OF 'PROOF IS OUT THERE: MILITARY MYSTERIES' ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL, U.S. ARMY VETERAN OF TWO AFGHANISTAN DEPLOYMENTS

DAVE SCHRADER
LEAD INVESTIGATOR FOR TRAVEL CHANNEL SERIES 'THE HOLZER FILES' AND 'GHOSTS OF DEVIL'S PERCH' DELIVERS 'PARANORMAL 60' PODCAST AND RELEASES PAPER EDITION OF BOOK ON GHOSTS, UFOS, ALIENS, AND THE SUPERNATURAL

MAY 7

KATHRYN LAIGH SCOTT
MAGGIE/JOSETTE - DARK SHADOWS

MICHAEL MILLARD
DIRECTOR, 35,000 WATTS - THE STORY OF COLLEGE RADIO

ELIZABETH APRIL
SEASONED CLAIRVOYANT & UFO EXPERT/ABDUCTEE TAPS INTO GALACTIC FEDERATION & OTHER INTERDIMENSIONAL BEINGS TO SHARE THEIR IMPORTANT MESSAGES FOR HUMANITY IN MONTHLY LIVESTREAM

APRIL 30

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF:I'VE SCENE IT ALL, APPLE RECORDS - PART 2

JIM CANTALE
AUTHOR AND ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER

APRIL 23

DR. LAURA BLOOMBERG
PRESIDENT, CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

DAVID ALEXANDER
RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER, AUTHOR OF: PICTURES OF TIME: SEEING TIME IN THE ORDINARY WORLD

APRIL 16

ERIC OLSEN
AUTHOR - AMERICA'S MOST HAUNTED
OWNER - FREAKISH HISTORY PODCAST - HEADING FOR HOME (TEN-CENT BEER NIGHT)
PUBLISHER - BIOCRITICS MAGAZINE

LOU MAGLIO
CO-ANCHOR, FOX 8 NEWS - PART 2

NORMAN PARDO
O.J. SIMPSON'S FORMER LONGTIME MANAGER

BRENT SPINER
ACTOR - DATA - STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, JOHN ADAMS - 1776 BROADWAY REVIVAL

ETHAN SUPLEE
ACTOR - MY NAME IS EARL, AMERICAN HISTORY X, MALLRATS

BUTCH HARTMAN
CREATOR OF 'THE FAIRLY ODD PARENTS', AND 'HOBBYKID ADVENTURES'

JOE WOS
CHARLEY THE TUNA ARTIST

JERRY MILANI
EVENT OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AND MEDIA CONTACT - FAN EXPO

APRIL 9

PETER LAWSON JONES
SHAKER HEIGHTS COUNCILMAN/BOARD OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ACTOR/VOICEOVER ARTIST/PLAYWRIGHT - A MAN CALLED OTTO, REQUIEM

LOU MAGLIO
CO-ANCHOR, FOX 8 NEWS - PART 1

SUZANNE CURRAN
AWARD-WINNER - ACCLAIMED A&E TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY SERIES: "ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNOCENT?"

APRIL 2

RON REDFIELD
GUITARIST - DREAMSTREET

ERIC BROOKE
LEAD SINGER - IN THE HEARTLAND

CHRISTIAN HANSEN
PHOTOJOURNALIST AND RESEARCHER - NEW NETFLIX DOCUSERIES: AMERICAN CONSPIRACY: THE OCTOPUS MURDERS

MARCH 26

ERIK ARNESON
AUTHOR OF: HOW TO HOST A GAME NIGHT, BOARD GAME EXPERT/CONNOISSEUR, NEWSPAPER WRITER

BRIAN VOLK-WEISS
EMMY-NOMINATED CREATOR/DIRECTOR - DOCUSERIES "ICONS UNEARTHED", "BATMAN", * "LORD OF THE RINGS"

ULI JOHN ROTH
FORMER GUITARIST FOR THE SCORPIONS

MARCH 19

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF:I'VE SCENE IT ALL, APPLE RECORDS

GEORGE SIPL
AUTHOR OF: MY LIFE IN ROCK AND ROLL UNDERSTATED, ERIC CARMEN

MARCH 12

JAMIE JAMITKOWSKI
SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER - PROPSTORE - EXPANSIVE ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT MEMORABILIA AUCTION

GEORGE SIPL
AUTHOR OF: MY LIFE IN ROCK AND ROLL UNDERSTATED, ERIC CARMEN

MARCH 5

PETE TURNER
FORMER COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SPY

CHRISTIAN HANSEN
PHOTOJOURNALIST AND RESEARCHER - NEW NETFLIX DOCUSERIES: AMERICAN CONSPIRACY: THE OCTOPUS MURDERS

JOHNNY HOLLIDAY
LEGENDARY BROADCASTER, DISC JOCKEY - WHK, FORWARD FOR: MAD DADDY - MYERS, MINTZ AND THE MOONDOG AND HOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, CHANGED ROCK RADIO

MICHAEL OLSZEWSKI
AUTHOR OF: MAD DADDY - MYERS, MINTZ AND THE MOONDOG AND HOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, CHANGED ROCK RADIO

BRUCE SPIZER
ULTIMATE BEATLES HISTORIAN - AUTHOR