DETROIT (WKZO) -- Detroit's Bob Seger is headed to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.  In Billboard Magazine, Hall of Fame Chairman Jimmy Webb is quoted as saying, "each of our 2012 inductees has created a unique range of extraordinary contributions, a body of work that has resonated with audiences around the world, and greatly enriched our global culture."

Seger will be inducted at gala in New York in June.  Other inductees include Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Steinman, Don Schlitz and the writing duo Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones.  The 66-year-old Seger was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.