DJs "in" Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

[jon]

A statement in a reelradio.com comment caught my attention this afternoon: "The RnR HOF has a special exhibit dedicated to disc jockeys but AFIK they do not induct DJs individually."

It was written in response to a question about Casey Kasem's status.

Going to the Hall's web site, all I could find was this list of Inductees, which does not appear to include any DJs: http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/

Although the word "included" is used instead of "inducted", this statement was published nearly two years ago in All Access: "[Marco] COLLINS and [Pat] O'DAY also have the distinct honor of being the only two DJs from the PACIFIC NORTHWEST to be included in the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.", ref. - http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archi ... co-collins

To further confuse matters, a look at Red Robinson's web site includes this quote: "He was elected into the Rock’n'Roll Hall of Fame in 1994."

All I can add is that there is a spot in the museum where 60 seconds clips of DJs are available for visitors to play, as I was once asked for some airchecks for that purpose.

Can anyone shed any light on the situation?

[Mike Cleaver]

I've been there. There is a DJs section. In it from Canada are Red Robinson, Jay Nelson and David Marsden.
Some argue that Jay wasn't Canadian but he did hold dual citizenship.