Published September 16, 2010

WBUR's Robin Young (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Two WBUR greats are honored today: Here & Now host Robin Young and Con Salsa host José Massó will be inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

“They’ve invested more than their time and energy.  They have brought us great gifts, from music and insight to information and companionship,” said Arthur Singer, the Hall of Fame president.

“They’ve been our eyes and ears at our sporting events, at the State House, our city halls and our schools. As  Massachusetts  listeners and viewers we are fortunate to have had them in our lives.”

For many in Massachusetts, Robin’s face may be more familiar than her voice. She is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker. She has been a national host and reporter on ABC, NBC and CBS and locally on WBZ-TV. She hosted a cooking game show. She directed Red Sox games. Once she appeared on the cover of TV Week with Bobby Orr. If you missed it, the Globe printed a Q&A with Robin this weekend about the changing media landscape.

WBUR's Jose Masso (AP)

José’s career spans decades, long before we were Boston’s NPR News Station. Con Salsa — which he describes as “part music show, part party, part community center” — celebrated 35 years on WBUR this summer. Radio Boston recently interviewed the Puerto Rican salsa king.

As one observer wrote in Hispanic Issues in Higher Education:

José’s resume reads like the cast of a Hollywood movie. The political liaison on the presidential campaign trail. The investigative TV journalist. The innovative high school teacher who makes learning fun. The late-night disc jockey. The high-powered sports agent.

Other broadcasters honored today:

• Bruce Arnold
• Jim Coppersmith
• Phil D.
• Dale Dorman
• Tom Ellis
• Gary Lapierre
• Wilmer “Bill” C. Swartley Jr.

Along with many of our deceased colleagues:

• Roger Allan
• Ken Coleman
• “Big Brother Bob” Emery
• John Henning (commemorated here and here)
• Robert J. Lurtsema
• Johhny Most
• Harry Wheeler

What’s your connection to these men and women?