Marconi Awards Dinner To Highlight Radio Show

The NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show Thursday evening will feature a performance by Grammy-winning group The Mavericks. 

The event, sponsored by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, will take place Thursday at the 2013 Radio Show at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando.

"The Mavericks' infectious energy, passion and chemistry on stage will make this year's NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner an unforgettable evening," said NAB Executive Vice President of Radio John David. 

"These guys are great entertainers excited to join Radio to salute the Marconi nominees and winners. Our thanks to Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Label Group in Nashville for helping to make this happen."

Shotgun Tom Kelly

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.

Winners will be announced at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show Thursday evening and the evening will be hosted by Los Angeles' KEARTH 101 FM personality Shotgun Tom Kelly.  On April 30, 2013, legendary radio DJ "Shotgun Tom" Kelly received his Star, at the corner of Hollywood & LaBrea, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This year’s finalists are:

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