Trailblazer Waldman elected to Radio Hall of Fame

July 26th, 2022

There’s a new Hall of Famer with close Yankee ties.

Yankees radio broadcaster Suzyn Waldman, who has covered the team as a broadcaster or reporter for 36 years, was selected as one of nine inductees into the Radio Hall of Fame, the Museum of Broadcast Communications announced on Monday.

Waldman, 75, was the first woman to become a full-time broadcaster for a Major League Baseball team.

“This accomplishment is the deserved result of decades of hard work and dedication to her craft, and we would be remiss to not laud her professionalism and resolve while staring down countless obstacles as a pioneering woman in her field,” the team said in a statement. “The Yankees are thrilled to see her recognized in this fashion as she takes her place alongside other luminaries in the broadcast radio world.”

Waldman and the other inductees will be honored at the 2022 induction ceremony in Chicago on Nov. 1.