Kevin Cronin
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Sep 27, 2026
Ralph RasmussenHOST
Tomorrow night, the boys and Survivor will both be inducted into the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum Hall of Fame.
Ralph RasmussenHOST
Jim Peterik from Survivor will be performing, joined by Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon.
Ralph RasmussenHOST
And for the first time in a long time, the original members of the boys will reunite to perform, with, of course, the absence of the late, great Anatoly Halinkovic.
Ralph RasmussenHOST
The Illinois Rock and Roll Museum Hall of Fame induction ceremony happens tomorrow night at 6 p.m. at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park in Chicago.
CaseHOST
[laughs]
Brian HaddadHOST
The singer Kevin Cronin graduated from Brother Rice.
CaseHOST
By the way, not second time ever.
CaseHOST
Second time today.
Mark PlotnickHOST
Okay.
Jim SamariaHOST
But better than us, the people who are gonna perform are The Flock, The Boys From Illinois, uh, the original lineup actually, The Plain White T's, and Jim Peterik and Kevin Cronin are planning to do something special together.
Mark PlotnickHOST
Ooh.
Jim SamariaHOST
Not exactly sure.
49 MINS LATER
Jim SamariaHOST
So they're, they're already in the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Jim SamariaHOST
But this year, two of its members are being inducted for different reasons.
Jim SamariaHOST
First off, singer Kevin Cronin, and guitarist Gary Richrath.
Mark PlotnickHOST
All right.
Ron RomeroGUEST
Founders Circle was my idea of coming up with, is, is getting people who've been inducted to induct somebody, you know, their peers.
Ron RomeroGUEST
Um, and the Founders Circle is, this year is Jim Peterik and Kevin Cronin and I. S- Kevin from, uh, REO Speedwagon.
Janda LaneHOST
Mm-hmm.
Ron RomeroGUEST
So I asked them this year, we haven't done it in the past four years, "Can you guys come up with, uh, four inductees?" And, uh, so we talked about it and, you know, vetted, make sure they were eligible.
Ron RomeroGUEST
Absolutely.
Janda LaneHOST
All right.
Janda LaneHOST
And then on the songwriter, uh, end of it, Kevin Cronin is getting inducted-
Ron RomeroGUEST
Yeah
Jared YamamotoPANELIST
It was
Tim AndrewsPANELIST
available to Kevin Cronin.
Tim AndrewsPANELIST
Metaphorical even? From a maritime standpoint, the famous lyric from the song mixes metaphors by combining a massive ship with rowboat oars on a shoreline landing, prioritizing emotional resonance and a rhyme scheme over nautical logic.
Eric Von HaesslerHOST
Somebody's thought about this before.
BenPANELIST
Is this like a trick question because a guy...
BenPANELIST
So Kevin Cronin isn't an REO Speedwagon anymore? He continued with a lineup that included longtime bassist Bruce Hall, who joined in 77, but that left REO Speedwagon with no original members.
Jim RichardsHOST
Okay, could...
Jim RichardsHOST
So he's not in the band anymore.
Matthew James DerzikHOST
This is not a Dolly Parton song.
Matthew James DerzikHOST
It is a song that was written by one Kevin Cronin, who, Ryan, was the lead singer for what band?
Ryan James KearnsHOST
Oh, I don't recall, man.
Ryan James KearnsHOST
What band, man?
Ron RomeroGUEST
We have Rick Nielsen there to flip the switch and turn it on.
Ron RomeroGUEST
This year, I know Kevin Cronin will be there.
Ron RomeroGUEST
Jim Peter will be there.
Ron RomeroGUEST
I'm sure one of the guys from American Breed, probably Chuck, will be there as well.
20 MINS LATER
Mike OrfanosHOST
Yeah.
Mike OrfanosHOST
You know, I mean the WDRV, I mean, the drive is a great station, you know what I mean? You're just, you know, all, all classic rock all the time.
Mike OrfanosHOST
They've been doing it for how many years? So, I mean, that's, you know, you got Kevin Cronin and Jim Peterick.
Mike OrfanosHOST
Huge, right?
Chick McGeeHOST
Browns- Brownsville Station or, or, yeah, uh, what's-his-face from Oreo Speedway.
Christy LeeHOST
Kevin Cronin.
Chick McGeeHOST
Yeah, Kevin Cronin.
Chick McGeeHOST
Yeah.
Tom GriswoldHOST
Oh, and what does he say?
Jeff WoodheadPANELIST
Uh, So I don't want to hear any of the hate for REO Speedwagon that I know a lot of people have.
Jeff WoodheadPANELIST
What's wrong with you people? Kevin Cronin is a great vocalist and a very good songwriter.
Jeff WoodheadPANELIST
And they also named an album, You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tune a Fish, which is the greatest album title of all time.
Jeff WoodheadPANELIST
Even though this one wasn't off that one.
Jeff WoodheadPANELIST
But you know what, y'all? Niecy's right.
Jeff WoodheadPANELIST
Mama, I'm Coming Home is a more powerful power ballad than Keep On Loving You.
Jeff WoodheadPANELIST
As much as I love REO Speedwagon, as much as I appreciate Kevin Cronin as a vocalist and a songwriter...
Jeff WoodheadPANELIST
Sorry, man.
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