NAB Announces Marconi Award Finalists

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for the 2014 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting.

The winners will be announced September 11 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards 25th Anniversary Dinner & Show, sponsored by iBiquity and held during the 2014 Radio Show in Indianapolis.

LEGENDARY STATION
KCBS-AM San Francisco, CA
KXLY-AM Spokane, WA
WFAN-FM New York, NY
WIL-FM St. Louis, MO
WLEN-FM Adrian, MI

NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Bob and Tom, Westwood One
Elvis Duran, Premiere Radio Networks
Rush Limbaugh, Premiere Radio Networks
Ryan Seacrest, Premiere Radio Networks
Rickey Smiley, Radio One/REACH Media

MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Carter Alan, WZLX-FM, Boston, MA
Big Boy, KPWR-FM Los Angeles, CA
Kevin and Bean, KROQ-FM Los Angeles, CA
Preston and Steve, WMMR-FM Philadelphia, PA
Toucher and Rich (Fred Toucher & Rich Shertenlieb), WBZ-FM Boston, MA

LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Bo Matthews, WIL-FM, St. Louis, MO
Dr. Don (with Rachael and Grunwald), WYCD-FM Detroit, MI
Jim "JJ" Johnson, WOMC-FM Detroit, MI
Larry Richert, KDKA-AM Pittsburg, PA
Ryan and Shannon, KSTP-FM St. Paul, MN

MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Brent Johnson, WTCB-FM Columbia, SC
Cole Johnson, WNVZ-FM Virginia Beach, VA
Kevin Miller, KIDO-AM Boise, ID
Chris Kelly and Chris Demm, WKRR-FM Greensboro, NC
Jeff Walker, WKRZ-FM Pittston, PA

SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Bill Barrett, Tim Fox and Tracy Berry, KKNU-FM Eugene, OR
David Gustafson, KJSK-AM Columbus, NE
Dottie Ray, KXIC-AM Iowa City, IA
Brian Egan, Rusty Bumper and Amanda Walton, WKWS-FM Charleston, WV
Brian Lee and Chris Wolfe, KZOQ-FM Missoula, MT

MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KKBQ-FM Houston, TX
WBLS-FM New York, NY
WMMR-FM Philadelphia, PA
WTMX-FM Chicago IL
WUSN-FM Chicago,IL

LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KRWM-FM Seattle, WA
WBLI-FM Long Island, NY
WCCO-AM Minneapolis, MN
WTMJ-AM Milwaukee, WI
WXYT-FM Detroit, MI

MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KAZR-FM Des Moines, IA
KSTZ-FM Des Moines, IA
WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN
WOWO-AM Fort Wayne, IN
WUSY-FM Chattanooga, TN

SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KFGO-AM Fargo, ND
KNDE-FM Bryan, TX
KYNT-AM Yankton, SD
WFRE-FM Frederick, MD
WLEN-FM Adrian, MI

AC STATION OF THE YEAR
KIFM-FM San Diego, CA
WBEB-FM Philadelphia, PA
WILV-FM Chicago, IL
WMEE-FM Fort Wayne, IN
WVAF-FM Charleston, WV

CHR STATION OF THE YEAR
KQKS-FM Denver, CO
WBBM-FM Chicago, IL
WNVZ-FM Virginia Beach, VA
WPOI-FM Tampa, FL
WVAQ-FM Morgantown, WV

COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR
KCYY-FM San Antonio, TX
WIL-FM St. Louis, MO
WKLB-FM Boston, MA
WLHK-FM Indianapolis, IN
WOKQ-FM Dover, NH

NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR
KCBS-AM San Francisco, CA
KRLD-AM Dallas, TX
KTMY-FM St Paul, MN
WGCV-AM Columbia, SC
WLW-AM Cincinnati, OH

OLDIES STATION OF THE YEAR
WJMK-FM Chicago, IL
WMJI-FM Cleveland, OH
WSRZ-FM Sarasota, FL
WXGL-FM Tampa, FL
WOGL-FM Philadelphia, PA

RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR
KKJM-FM Sauk Rapids, MN
KKLA-FM Los Angeles, CA
KLTY-FM Dallas, TX
KNOM-FM Nome, AK
WMHK-FM Columbia, SC

ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR
KROQ-FM Los Angeles, CA
KSWD-FM Los Angeles, CA
WBAB-FM Long Island, NY
WDRV-FM Chicago, IL
WSUN-FM Tampa, FL

SPANISH STATION OF THE YEAR
KLZT-FM Austin, TX
WNUA-FM Chicago, IL
WYUS-AM Milford, DE
WYUU-FM Tampa, FL
WXSH-FM Georgetown, DE

SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR
KDKA-FM Pittsburgh, PA
KFXN-FM Minneapolis, MN
WBZ-FM Boston, MA
WIP-FM Philadelphia, PA
WXYT-FM Detroit, MI

URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR
KPRS-FM Kansas City, MO
WGCI-FM Chicago, IL
WHQT-FM Coral Gables, FL
WQHT-FM New York, NY
WVKL-FM Virginia Beach, VA

NONCOMMERCIAL STATION OF THE YEAR
KPCW-FM Park City, UT
KUNV-FM Las Vegas, NV
WEAA-FM Baltimore, MD
WRHU-FM Long Island, NY
WSDP-FM Canton, MI