2019 Radio Mercury Awards Winners Announced

Winners for the 2019 Radio Mercury Awards were announced Thursday evening at the 28th annual awards presentation held at Sony Hall in New York. This year’s $50,000 Best of Show award was presented to Wieden + Kennedy for their Old Spice Pomade Radio campaign. 

Chris Beresford-Hill, TBWA\Chiat\Day NY; Adam Crouch, Copywriter and Alex McClelland, Art Director, Wieden + Kennedy; Erica Farber, RAB


"We have tremendous diversity in tonight’s winning audio, and what impressed the final round judges most was the power of storytelling and the various ways advertisers were able to convey a brand’s message through innovative and unique creative," noted Chris Beresford-Hill, chief judge and chief creative officer, TBWA\Chiat\Day NY.

"It was another great night for radio and the strength of the audio medium in conveying a brand's message," said Erica Farber, president and CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau, and chair of the Radio Creative Fund. "The Radio Mercury Awards continue to advance the medium forward by showcasing innovative and effective radio commercial work."

 Jeff Charney, CMO, Progressive Insurance with Drew Horowitz, COO, Hubbard Radio and Caroline Beasley, CEO, Beasley Media Group

On behalf of the Radio industry, this year's Radio Marketer of the Year Award was given to Progressive Insurance. Caroline Beasley, chief executive officer of Beasley Media Group, and Drew Horowitz, president and chief operating officer of Hubbard Radio, presented the award to Jeff Charney, chief marketing officer at Progressive Insurance. Erica Farber noted that "We are delighted to honor our partners at Progressive who have made radio a key component in its advertising campaigns, with a laser focus on consumer-first audio creative."

The festive and lively ceremony was hosted by Orlando Davis, Program Director and Host of Orlando and the Freakshow on WiLD 94.1 in Tampa, and Scott Rizzuto, headliner of The Rizzuto Show on 105.7 The Point from St. Louis. Among the award presenters during the show were Christine Malovetz from WNYL Alt 92, Sharon "La Loca" Montero from Radio 103.9, and Megan Ryte from HOT97. iHeartMedia was the official Music Provider for the evening and DJ Whutever from Power 105.1 served as the guest DJ for the night.

This year's event was produced by the Radio Advertising Bureau, and presented by Beasley Media Group and Hubbard Radio in partnership with iHeartMedia Inc. Sponsoring the awards show were Bonneville International, CBS News Radio, Cherry Creek Radio, Cox Media Group, The Cromwell Group, Emmis Communications, Entercom Communications, Forcht Broadcasting, Katz Radio Group, Miller, Kaplan, Arase LLP, Neuhoff Media, Nielsen Audio, Skyview Networks, Townsquare Media, Triton Digital, United Stations Radio Networks, Westwood One, WideOrbit, and Xperi.

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