And The 2025 Marconi Award Winners Are...

The NAB Marconi Radio Awards, established in 1989 and named after inventor Guglielmo Marconi, celebrate excellence in radio broadcasting by honoring outstanding stations, personalities, and programs for their performance and community impact. 

The 2025 ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, the evening before NAB Show New York, drawing a packed crowd of broadcasters and executives. It was hosted by Danielle Monaro and Medha Gandhi from Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. 

Finalists were selected by a committee of broadcasters, with winners chosen by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy.

This year's winners spanned formats, markets, and innovations, with Philadelphia's WMMR-FM (93.3 The Wolf) dominating by sweeping three major categories. Below is a complete list of the 2025 winners, organized by category.

Highlights

• WMMR's Triple Crown: The Philadelphia rock station not only claimed the top honors for Legendary and Major Market Station but also saw its iconic morning duo, Preston and Steve, take home the Major Market Personality award, underscoring the station's enduring influence.
• Diversity Across Markets: Winners represent a broad geographic and format range, from urban news/talk (WSB-AM) to rural heritage stations (WSGW-AM/FM), highlighting radio's local roots.
• Podcast Innovation: Hubbard's "Behind the Song" edged out finalists like KPCC-FM's "Inheriting" for its fresh storytelling on music origins.
• Lifetime Recognition: Nick Martin was celebrated for his decades-long contributions to small-market radio in Alabama.