Radio Hall of Fame

The National Radio Hall of Fame has inducted
one of the greats into it's honored halls...and I am
here to endorse that action. Christopher Glenn was
a co-worker of mine when I worked at WCBS Radio
in 1978. Everything that a radio news reporter wanted
to be was wrapped up in Chris...He could write, produce,
and anchor with the best of them. Best of all, Chris was never above anyone else and always willing to help with assistance or encouragement. I was just 'the new
guy' at the station, but Chris was instrumental in what
would become my style. His deep and warm voice will
never be duplicated, but always imitated. In the halls of
CBS you could count on seeing many famous names and
faces, but none stood out more than Christopher Glenn.
I had idolized him for years and now I was working with
him. He worked for CBS News for 35 years and died in
2006, but now thanks to the Hall of Fame, he will not be
forgotten. Thank you Lord for letting me cross his path.

Christopher Glenn

Christopher Glenn has excelled as a producer, writer, anchor, and field reporter in his 35 years with CBS Radio. In early 2006, Glenn retired as anchor of CBS World News Roundup after serving in a similar capacity for The World Tonight for 11 years.

Glenn began broadcasting in 1960 on Armed Forces Radio and joined CBS News as a correspondent in 1971. In 1999, he began hosting CBS World News Roundup, the longest running radio news program in broadcasting. What's In The News, the daily broadcast that began in 1995, was produced, written, and narrated by Glenn.

Among the many major news stories he covered were numerous political conventions and space shuttle missions, including the Challenger tragedy in 1986. In 2005, he was awarded a Radio Television News Directors Association award for best newscast.

Christopher Glenn died October 17, 2006.

Christopher Glenn was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2009.