Winners of the 2015 National Association of Broadcasters' (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards were announced Thursday night at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held at the Radio Show in Atlanta.
The evening's host was Rickey Smiley and featured a performance by singer/TV entertainer Gavin DeGraw.
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.
Hubbard Broadcasting had the most hardware winners with six, Cox Media Group boasts five winners.
This year's NAB Marconi Radio Award recipients are: (# Italics)
LEGENDARY STATION
KRMG-AM Tulsa, OK
#KYW-AM Philadelphia, PA
WBLS-FM New York, NY
WHIO-AM Dayton, OH
WTMX-FM Chicago, IL
NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Elvis Duran, Premiere Networks
#Steve Harvey, Premiere Networks
Dan Patrick, Premiere Networks
Ryan Seacrest, Premiere Networks
Rickey Smiley, Radio One/REACH Media
MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Carter Alan, WZLX-FM Boston, MA
#Eric & Kathy, WTMX-FM Chicago, IL
Felger & Massarotti, WBZ-FM Boston, MA
Hal Jay, WBAP-AM Dallas, TX
Jenn Ryan & Bill Tafrow, WBEB-FM Philadelphia, PA
LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Chuck Edwards & Linda Lee, WYCD-FM Detroit, MI
#Gene & Julie Gates, WRAL-FM Raleigh, NC
Jeff & Jenn Mornings, WKRQ-FM Cincinnati, OH
Moon & Staci, KSTP-FM St. Paul, MN
DJ Laz, WFLC-FM Miami, FL
MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Buzz Jackson, KIIM-FM Tucson, AZ
Steve McIntosh & Ted Woodward, KNSS-AM Wichita, KS
#Dan Potter, KRMG-AM Tulsa, OK
Bud Nameck, KXLY-AM Spokane, WA
The "Rise Guys," WTPT-FM Greenville, SC
SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Alex & Cora, WAXX-FM Altoona, WI
Bill Barrett, Tim Fox & Tracy Berry, KKNU-FM Eugene, OR
#Brian Byers, WSOY-AM Decatur, IL
Scotty Cox & Cara Denis, KCLR-FM Columbia, MO
Brian Egan, Amanda Walton, Bryan Bradley & John Devincent WKWS-FM Charleston, WV
MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KHKS-FM Dallas, TX
KIIS-FM Los Angeles, CA
KLTY-FM Dallas, TX
WQHT-FM New York, NY
#WTOP-FM Washington, DC
LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KINK-FM Portland, OR
KROX-FM Austin, TX
#KSTP-FM St. Paul, MN
WCTK-FM Providence, RI
WKRQ-FM Cincinnati, OH
MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
#KRMG-FM Tulsa, OK
WDGL-FM Baton Rouge, LA
WHO-AM Des Moines, IA
WJBR-FM Wilmington, DE
WJMZ-FM Greenville, SC
SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KNDE-FM Bryan, TX
KWYO-AM Sheridan, WY
WAFL-FM, Milford, DE
WGIL-AM Galesburg, IL
#WLEN-FM Adrian, MI
AC STATION OF THE YEAR
KBIG-FM Los Angeles, CA
KIFM-FM San Diego, CA
KOIT-FM San Francisco, CA
#WDUV-FM Tampa, FL
WLYF-FM Miami, FL
CHR STATION OF THE YEAR
#KQMV-FM Seattle, WA
WBLI-FM New York, NY
WFLC-FM Miami, FL
WPUP-FM Athens, GA
WWPW-FM Atlanta, GA
CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR
#KONO-FM San Antonio, TX
WJMK-FM Chicago, IL
WMMO-FM Orlando, FL
WMTR-AM Cedar Knolls, NJ
WXGL-FM Tampa, FL
COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR
KCLR-FM Columbia, MO
KKBQ-FM Houston, TX
WWKA-FM Orlando, FL
WLHK-FM Indianapolis, IN
#WUBE-FM Cincinnati, OH
NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR
KTMY-FM St Paul, MN
KFGO-AM Fargo, ND
WDEL-AM Wilmington, DE
WKXW-FM Trenton, NJ
#WSB-AM Atlanta, GA
RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR
KKLA-FM Los Angeles, CA
WMCA-AM New York, NY
WNNL-FM Raleigh, NC
#WPRS-FM Washington, DC
WPZS-FM Charlotte, NC
ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR
KSWD-FM Los Angeles, CA
WDHA-FM Cedar Knolls, NJ
#WDRV-FM Chicago, IL
WSUN-FM Tampa, FL
WXXJ-FM Jacksonville, FL
SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR
KJR-AM Seattle, WA
KTCK-FM Dallas, TX
#WFAN-FM New York, NY
WIP-FM Philadelphia, PA
WSCR-AM Chicago, IL
URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR
#WBLS-FM New York, NY
WKYS-FM Washington, DC
WFXC-FM Raleigh, NC
WQOK-FM Raleigh, NC
WVKL-FM Virginia Beach, VA
NONCOMMERCIAL STATION OF THE YEAR
KPCW-FM Park City, UT
#WKAR-FM East Lansing, MI
WPSC-FM Wayne, NJ
WSDP-FM Plymouth/Canton, MI
WSOU-FM South Orange, NJ
NAB and RAB also announced the total number of registered attendees for the 2015 Radio Show, held this week in Atlanta. to be 2,170.
This compares to 2,079 attendees at the 2014 Radio Show in Indianapolis.
Event organizers also announced that the 2016 Radio Show, September 21-23, will be held at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, TN.
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