2013 NAB Marconi Radio Awards Winners Announced

WBBM-AM: Legendary Station Winner

Winners of the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Awards were announced Thursday night at the annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held at the Radio Show in Orlando, FL.

Established in 1989 and named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards are given to radio stations and outstanding on-air personalities to recognize excellence in radio. 

This year's NAB Marconi Radio Award recipients are” (winner is highlighted)

LEGENDARY STATION

KFI-AM Los Angeles, CA

KIIS-FM Los Angeles, CA

KYW-AM Philadelphia, PA

*WBBM-AM Chicago, IL

WEEI-FM Boston, MA

NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Argelia Atilano, Univision Radio Network

Delilah, Premiere Radio Networks

*Steve Harvey, Premiere Radio Networks

Tom Joyner, Reach Media

Petros & Money, Fox Sports Radio / Premiere Radio Networks

 MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Carter Alan, WZLX-FM, Boston, MA

Boomer & Carton, WFAN-AM/FM, New York, NY

Ryan Cameron, WVEE-FM, Atlanta, GA

*Eric & Kathy, WTMX-FM, Chicago, IL

The Musers, KTCK-AM, Dallas, TX

 LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Amos Brown, WTLC-AM, Indianapolis, IN

Chris Carr & Company, WUBE-FM, Cincinnati, OH

*Cornbread, WIL-FM, St. Louis, MO

Laurie DeYoung, WPOC-FM, Baltimore, MD

Kym Sellers, WZAK-FM, Cleveland, OH

 MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Roger Todd, Tom O’Brien, Melissa Moran & DJ the Trucker, WPCV-FM, Lakeland, FL

*Brian Byers, WSOY-AM, Decatur, IL

Brian Gary, Todd Harding and Susan Moore, KUAD-FM Fort Collins, CO

Mark Ericson and Karen Kiley, WOKQ-FM Portsmouth, NH

Jermaine "Funny Maine" Johnson, WBHJ-FM Birmingham, AL

 SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Alex & Cora, WAXX-FM, Altoona, WI

Cosmo & Whitney, KTXY-FM, Columbia, MO

Brian Lee & Chris Wolfe, KZOQ-FM, Missoula, MT

Susan Littlefield, KZEN-FM, Columbus, NE

*Monk & Kelly, WGSQ-FM, Cookeville, TN

 SPANISH FORMAT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Milton Andrade Cardenas, KLNV-FM, San Diego, CA

Diamond Boy Luis, WLZL-FM, Washington, DC

Rafael Orlando, WYUS-AM, Milford, DE

*Javier Romero, WAMR-FM, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Armando Ulloa, "El Chiquilin," KLZT-FM, Austin TX

 MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

KROQ-FM Los Angeles, CA

*WBEB-FM Philadelphia, PA

WINS-AM New York, NY

WJMN-FM Boston, MA

WMMR-FM Philadelphia, PA

 LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

*KSTP-FM St. Paul, MN

WCCO-AM Minneapolis, MN

WPRO-AM Providence, RI

WWL-AM New Orleans, LA

WXYT-FM Detroit, MI

 MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

*KRMG-FM Tulsa, OK

WDGL-FM Baton Rouge, LA

WGCV-AM Columbia, SC

WMEE-FM Fort Wayne, IN

WMGX-FM Portland, ME

 SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

KCLR-FM Columbia, MO

KCVM-FM Cedar Falls, IA

KICD-AM Spencer, IA

*WKDZ-FM Cadiz, KY

WLEN-FM Adrian, MI

 AC STATION OF THE YEAR

KBIG-FM Los Angeles, CA

WFEZ-FM Miami, FL

*WTMX-FM Chicago, IL

WWDE-FM Virginia Beach, VA

WWRM-FM Tampa Bay, FL

 CHR STATION OF THE YEAR

WFBC-FM Greenville, SC

WKSW-FM Cookeville, TN

*WRDW-FM Philadelphia, PA

WVAQ-FM Morgantown, WV

WXNY-FM New York, NY

 COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR

KCLR-FM Columbia, MO

*KKBQ-FM Houston, TX

WDSY-FM Pittsburgh, PA

WGSQ-FM Cookeville, TN

WUSN-FM Chicago, IL

 NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR

KTMY-FM St. Paul, MN

WBT-AM Charlotte, NC

*WBZ-AM Boston, MA

WPRO-AM Providence, RI

WSB-AM Atlanta, GA

 RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR

KFSH-FM Los Angeles, CA

KKJM-FM Sauk Rapids, MN

KKLA-FM Los Angeles, CA

*KLRC-FM Siloam Springs, AR

WCAO-AM Baltimore, MD

 ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR

KSHE-FM St. Louis, MO

WBAB-FM Long Island, NY

WDRV-FM Chicago, IL

WRAT-FM Belmar, NJ

*WZLX-FM Boston, MA

 SPANISH STATION OF THE YEAR

KGBT-FM McAllen, TX

*KLOL-FM Houston, TX

KLNV-FM San Diego, CA

WKAQ-FM San Juan, PR

WYUS-AM Milford, DE

 SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR

*KTCK-AM Dallas, TX

WBZ-FM Boston, MA

WIP-FM Philadelphia, PA

WSCR-AM Chicago, IL

WXYT-FM Detroit, MI

 URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR

WEDR-FM Miami, FL

WHUR-FM Washington, DC

WKYS-FM Washington, DC

WTLC-FM Indianapolis, IN

*WVEE-FM Atlanta, GA

Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. The votes were tabulated by an independent firm.

The NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show was hosted by "Shotgun Tom" Kelly of CBS Radio's KRTH-FM in Los Angeles. The show also featured a performance by Grammy Award-Winning band The Mavericks from Big Machine Label Group.