The Pavek Museum’s Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame has chosen five inductees for 2020: Don Egert, Allan Lotsberg, Pam Lundell, Randy Shaver, and Larry “Moon” Thompson.
The Hall of Fame selects its inductees “based on their unique and outstanding contributions to broadcasting in Minnesota.” The five will be inducted during a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Pavek Museum in St. Louis Park.
The Hall of Fame provided these biographical summaries of the inductees:
Don Egert: 69-year veteran of radio in Western Minnesota and Eastern South Dakota. He has spent most of his career as owner, announcer, and engineer at KDIO in Ortonville, Minnesota. Don also worked for 10 years after retirement as Assistant News Director at his hometown radio station, KXLG.
Allan Lotsberg (Posthumous): With over 40 years of experience, Allan was known to an entire generation who watched him on weekday mornings throughout the 1960s and ‘70s as “Willie Ketchem”, one half of the “Clancy & Willie” kids TV show. On Friday nights, Lotsberg also hosted WCCO’s “Comedy and Classics”, where he would broadcast classic movies and interview stars.
Pam Lundell: Current on-air personality at KTIS radio, where in 2010 she received the NRB Media Personality of the Year Award for her work on the morning show. Pam’s impressive broadcast resume also includes work at Classic Country 104, Smooth Jazz 104.1, MNN, KLBB Radio and KRFO, as well as regular involvement in membership drives for TPT.
Randy Shaver: An award-winning broadcaster for KARE 11 Television, Randy has been a vital part of their team since 1983. Over the years he has played many roles at KARE 11: Sports Director, Sports Reporter and current Evening News Co-Anchor. He also hosts the Rush Creek Golf Club Randy Shaver Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund.
Larry “Moon” Thompson: A true radio broadcaster who has left his mark on many markets including Denver, Las Vegas, and Houston, but it is the Twin Cities where he leaves a legacy that few will match. Moon became a fixture of afternoon drive at station KS95. He and partner Staci Matthews dominated the timeslot for many years, which resulted in the team being nominated for 4 Marconi Awards and in 2010 receiving the “Large Markets Personality of the Year.”
The induction ceremony also serves as a fundraiser for the Pavek Museum. Tickets are $150 and will go on sale April 7.
Last year’s ceremony featured four inductees, including Dennis Anderson’s memories of his career beginning in the early days of Northland TV, Don Shelby’s remembrance of his late colleague Ralph Jon Fritz, a rousing speech by Patrick Reusse, and heartfelt memories from the family of Charles “Chuck” Williams.
Biographies of the previous 192 inductees, and video and photos from last year’s ceremony, can be seen at www.pavekmuseum.org/hall.htm.