There will be four new members of the Kansas Association Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2026.
The inductees include Ted Woodward, longtime voice on Wichita’s KNSS(AM/FM), as well as the late Curtis Duncan, who was a well-known community radio voice in northwest Kansas. Both will be honored at the KAB Hall of Fame dinner on Oct. 18 at the Wichita Marriott.
Ted Woodward
A Wichita native, Woodward spent five years as a sportswriter at The Wichita Eagle before joining KNSS(AM) in 1995, where he handled sportscasts, newscasts and entertainment reporting.
Woodward co-hosted “Steve and Ted in the Morning” alongside fellow KAB Hall of Famer Steve McIntosh for 28 years. The pair earned a Marconi Award for Outstanding Talent in 2017.
He is also known for his “Ted, the Sports Head” persona, which continues on KNSS after 30 years. In addition to his studio work, Woodward serves as the public-address announcer for Wichita State University men’s basketball and has spent 37 years as the PA voice for WSU baseball.
Curtis Duncan
Duncan is being inducted posthumously following his death in 2024 at age 69. His career spanned six decades and was marked by a commitment to community journalism.
According to his KAB biography, Duncan’s passion for broadcasting began at age 9 when he joined KOFO reporters covering a local county fair. That experience launched a career across radio and television stations in Kansas, Missouri, Maryland, Mississippi and Nebraska before he settled in northwest Kansas in the mid-1990s.
Duncan served as a morning host at KXXX(AM) in Colby before joining KLOE(AM)/KKCI(FM) in Goodland. As host of KLOE’s “Good Neighbor Hour,” he shared local stories, interviews, weather, school activities and community updates with listeners.
He was previously honored with the KAB’s Sonny Slater Award in 2019 for outstanding service to his station and community.
Carolyn Long
Long joined KCTV(TV) in Kansas City in 1996 after beginning her television news career in Ohio. She spent 29 years as an anchor and reporter at the station before retiring last year.
Earlier in her career, she also worked at CNN’s Washington, D.C., bureau.
Melissa Brunner
Brunner has been a familiar face to northeast Kansas viewers since 1996, when she joined WIBW(TV) in Topeka.
She was named news director at WIBW in 2023, while continuing her role as an on-air anchor and reporter.
