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The Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame Thursday announced the names of its second class of inductees and the date of the induction banquet.

The new inductees are:

* Jack Comley, regarded as a pioneer of Rhode Island talk radio who died in 1974;

* George Patrick Duffy, known as "The Voice of the Rhode Island Reds" hockey team;

* Carolyn Fox, WHJY "shock jock";

* Daniel "Giovanni" Centofanti, morning drive-time host at WPRO-FM for 10 years and a fixture there since the '70s;

* Jimmy Gray, longtime host on WPRO AM and FM, WCTK and WHJJ;

* Norm Jagolinzer, the longtime smooth-talking host on WLKW;

* Jim Mendes, jazz DJ in the '40s and '50s who was also one of the first broadcasters of color in Rhode Island;

* Don Pardo, known for his voice-over work on TV (particularly Saturday NIght Live), who got his start in broadcasting at WJAR-AM in 1938.

The induction banquet will be held Thursday, May 14, at the West Valley Inn, in West Warwick, at 7 p.m. with a cocktail reception at 6. Tickets are $50, $450 for a table of 10 people, and proceeds will benefit the group A Wish Come True. Call (401) 781-9199.

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