{"id":46703,"date":"2025-09-30T10:54:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/46703\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:54:06","slug":"john-bowman-among-imro-hall-of-fame-inductees-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/46703\/","title":{"rendered":"John Bowman among IMRO Hall of Fame inductees for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Bowman, Fr. Brian D’Arcy and Scott Williams are set to be inducted into the IMRO Radio Awards Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Bowman is a prominent Irish historian, journalist and RT\u00c9 broadcaster, known for his current affairs and politics coverage and for hosting Questions and Answers.<\/p>\n

Fr. Brian D’Arcy presents his show Sunday with Brian D’Arcy on BBC Radio Ulster, a reflective hour of music, chat and occasionally spiritual material.<\/p>\n

Williams has played a pivotal role in the development of independent radio in Ireland and was involved in station launches for Capital Radio, FM104, Limerick’s Live 95FM, Lite FM, Dublin\u2019s Q102 and the LGBTQ+ service Pride Vibes.<\/p>\n

\"IMRO<\/p>\n

The initiative recognises individuals working in the radio industry who have made a significant and valuable contribution over the course of their careers.<\/p>\n

Chair of the IMRO Radio Awards, Chris Doyle, said: “The IMRO Radio Awards Hall of Fame is a celebration of enduring excellence, passion, and dedication to the craft of broadcasting.<\/p>\n

“Each inductee has not only shaped the sound of Irish radio but has also inspired generations of listeners and professionals alike. It is a privilege to honour these remarkable individuals whose voices and vision have left a lasting legacy on our industry.”<\/p>\n

Their induction will be celebrated at a special ceremony at the IMRO offices on Tuesday, ahead of the annual IMRO Radio Awards gala at the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny on Friday, 3 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Bowman, Fr. Brian D’Arcy and Scott Williams are set to be inducted into the IMRO Radio Awards…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-46703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}