WDEV’s Steve Cormier joins Hall of Fame

Dec. 15, 2021  |  By Mike Donoghue 

Steve "Corm" Cormier, general manager at WDEV Radio Group, holds his award commemorating his induction into the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Photo by Mike Donoghue

WDEV’s General Manager Steve “Corm” Cormier has joined an elite group of Vermont broadcasters.

Cormier was inducted into the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame before more than 200 people at a special dinner in Burlington and a livestream audience on Dec. 4.

In accepting the honor, the broadcast veteran recognized those who helped him in his nearly 40-year career, particularly his wife Janet, and WDEV station owner Kenley D. Squier, another Hall of Fame member. 

An award-winning on-air personality, Cormier has worked as a program director and sales manager. As general manager, he is in line to become a future owner of Radio Vermont Group which includes WDEV-AM, WDEV-FM, WCVT-FM and WLVB-FM. 

His community involvement includes serving as chair of the Fairfax Selectboard. 

In addition to Cormier, the association inducted three others to its Hall of Fame at the ceremony Bruce Zeman and his former canine companion Hobbes from multiple radio stations, currently WVTK-FM in Middlebury; Stephanie Gorin, longtime reporter and anchor at WPTZ/NBC5 who retired in 2020; and Shelly Holt Allen, assistant chief photographer at WCAX-TV in South Burlington.

More details on the ceremony including video clips from award presentations are online on the Vermont Association of Broadcasters website