JON BON JOVI - JON BON JOVI GETS HALL OF FAME HONOUR

JON BON JOVI GETS HALL OF FAME HONOUR

Rocker JON BON JOVI has been honoured in his native New Jersey - government officials have selected him for induction into the state's Hall of Fame. The Have A Nice Day hitmaker will join 12 others, including basketball star Shaquille O'Neal and comedian Jerry Lewis, at the 2009 ceremony.
Inductees were chosen after votes were compiled by the Hall's academy and New Jersey residents, who selected their favourite hometown heroes online.
In a statement, Governor Jon Corzine says, "This group of hall of famers embodies the spirit of New Jersey, a combination of drive, determination and creativity that has led them to greatness.
"The New Jersey hall should serve as a reminder that the people of New Jersey strive for excellence and engage in myriad productive and rewarding activities that help society and give back to mankind."
Other inductees include comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, astronomer Carl Sagan, Yankee shortstop Phil Rizzuto, novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, poet Walt Whitman, tennis star Althea Gibson, inventor Guglielmo Marconi, writer William Carlos Williams and civil rights activist Paul Robeson.
The induction ceremony is scheduled to take place in May (09) at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.