Inducted May 2024
K2MGA, Richard A. Ross, who passed away on April 27 at age 84, was president of CQ Publishing. He was editor, then publisher of CQ Magazine, and at one time, published 11 magazine titles as well as books, calendars, and an extensive video library. In particular, Dick was keenly aware of the legacy of CQ’s contest program, beginning with the very first CQ World Wide contest in 1948. The contest program was his pride and joy as he witnessed its growth into a collection of the world’s largest competitions that we enjoy to this day. The quintessential behind-the-scenes visionary, Dick ensured that CQ Magazine gave extensive coverage to the contesting world, providing for a time a dedicated publication called CQ Contest, a regular contesting column in CQ Magazine, video content, and full narrative reports and line scores in the magazine long after other entities moved this information online.