The best ever? John Peel peruses a record by the Fall. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Sony Radio awards, the organisers are going to give out a special prize - for best radio broadcaster of the last 25 years.
A hundred British radio bigwigs are currently poring over a shortlist of 25 broadcasters both living and no longer with us, ranging from the legendary likes of John Peel and Alistair Cooke to some more surprising names: for instance, Zoe Ball makes the cut, along with Neil "Dr" Fox. The list, in alphabetical order, is below.
So come on then - tell us who'd get your vote, and who the Sony panel have unaccountably missed out.
Danny Baker Motormouthed former punk journo, now at BBC London
Zoe Ball Radio 1's first female breakfast presenter
Tony Blackburn 70s stalwart of Radio 1, currently at Capital Gold
Alistair Cooke The voice and brain of Letter from America
Noel Edmonds Radio 1 breakfast host, now doing Deal or No Deal
Chris Evans Controversial Radio 1 breakfast DJ, now at Radio 2
Kenny Everett Capital Radio breakfast DJ 1974-80: pioneered "zoo" radio
Neil Fox Host of Capital's chart show in the 90s: now at Magic FM
Alan 'Fluff' Freeman Winner of a lifetime achievement for radio award in 2000: died last year
Paul Gambaccini Now on Radio 3, having also been a DJ on Radios 1 and 2
John Humphries Today programme's premier inquisitor
Sue McGregor Former Today and Woman's Hour presenter
Eddie Mair Presenter of Radio 4's PM
Chris Moyles Radio 1 breakfast DJ: recently described himself as one of the greatest DJs ever
Annie Nightingale Radio 1's voice of the wee hours
Christian O'Connell Virgin Radio breakfast DJ: presided over first on-air vasectomy while at XFM
John Peel Revered late Radio 1 DJ - also broadcasted on Radio 4
Anna Raeburn Doyenne of the agony aunts, inducted into Sony Radio Hall of Fame in December
Jonathan Ross Radio 2 golden boy (on £6 million a year)
Les Ross The voice of Birmingham since 1970
Roger Scott Presented an afternoon show on Capital Radio 1973-1988
Chris Tarrant King of the breakfast shows in London while on Capital
Johnny Walker Gravel-voiced DJ and former pirate radio pioneer, now on Radio 2
Terry Wogan Presents the most popular breakfast show on British radio
Steve Wright Ruled the afternoon airwaves at Radio 1, now does the same on Radio 2
