Music and the Spoken Word, the weekly broadcast of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, has been inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in the United States. The broadcast was selected after a board of officials nominated programs for induction and the public voted for their favorite programs and personalities.
Music and the Spoken Word won the National Pioneer category, which honors broadcasters who have given at least 10 years of service to the radio industry and have been leaders in developing or improving radio programming at the national level.
Music and the Spoken Word is the longest-running radio broadcast in the United States. The first broadcast took place on July 15, 1929.
The program is carried on more than 2,000 radio stations, television stations, and cable systems. It is also available online at musicandthespokenword.org. From the home page, click on Listen Live and follow the link for online streaming.