And The Finalists For '22 Marconi Radio Awards Are...

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today announced the finalists for the 2022 NAB Marconi Radio Awards in a livestreamed video. The winners will be announced October 19 at the Marconi Radio Awards Dinner held during NAB Show New York.

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 finalists for the NAB Marconi Radio Awards, brought to you by Xperi, are:

LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR

• KCBS-AM, San Francisco, Calif.
• KRLD-AM, Dallas, Texas
• KTAR-FM, Phoenix, Ariz.
• WIVK-FM, Knoxville, Tenn.
• WLEN-FM, Adrian, Mich.

LEGENDARY RADIO MANAGER OF THE YEAR

• Dr. René Heredia, Guadalupe Radio, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Julie Koehn, WLEN-FM, Adrian, Mich.
• Pamela McKay, KMJQ-FM, Houston, Texas
• Joel Oxley, WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.
• Steve Wexler, WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee, Wis.

NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Erica Campbell, Reach Media, Dallas, Texas
• D.L. Hughley, Reach Media, Dallas, Texas
• George Noory, Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., Sherman Oaks, Calif.
• Dan Patrick, Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., Sherman Oaks, Calif.
• Dave Ramsey, Ramsey Media, Franklin, Tenn.

MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel, WSCR-AM, Chicago, Ill.
• Frank Ski, WALR-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
• Greg Hill, WEEI-FM, Boston, Mass.
• Mark "Hawkeye" Louis and Michelle Rodriguez, KSCS-FM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
• Mike Felger and Tony Massorotti, WBZ-FM, Boston, Mass.

LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• C4 and Bryan Nehman, WBAL-AM, Baltimore, Md.
• Chris O'Brien and Janeen Coyle, WGRR-FM, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Dave Ryan, KDWB-FM, Twin Cities, Minn.
• Obie Diaz and Ashley Morrison, WWKA-FM, Orlando, Fla.
• Tony Katz, WIBC-FM, Indianapolis, Ind.

MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Harlen the Sports Guy & Pigskin Bob, KYKX-FM, Tyler, Texas
• Kevin Miller, KIDO-AM, Boise, Idaho
• Mo & StyckMan, WUSY-FM, Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Nancy Wilson and Woody, WHKO-FM, Dayton, Ohio
• Roger Todd, Ashley Adams and Michele Silva, WJXB-FM, Knoxville, Tenn.

SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Andrew McKay, WNRP-AM, Pensacola, Fla.
• Erin Hart and Chris Blood, KATI-FM, Columbia, Mo.
• Kelly and Wood, KZPK-FM, St. Cloud, Minn.
• Kristin Monica, KTXY-FM, Columbia, Mo.
• Liz Del Grosso and Scotty Cox, KCLR-FM, Columbia, Mo.

MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• KTCK-AM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
• WALR-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
• WMMJ-FM, Washington, D.C.
• WSB-AM, Atlanta, Ga.
• WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.

LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• KBCO-FM, Denver, Colo.
• KDKA-AM, Pittsburgh, Pa.
• WIBC-FM, Indianapolis, Ind.
• WKRQ-FM, Cincinnati, Ohio
• WYCD-FM, Detroit, Mich.

MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• WHBC-AM, Canton, Ohio
• WJBR-FM, Wilmington, Del.
• WOWO-AM, Fort Wayne, Ind.
• WSGW-AM, Saginaw, Mich.
• WUSY-FM, Chattanooga, Tenn.

SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• KCLD-FM, St. Cloud, Minn.
• KIK-FM, Alexandria, Minn.
• KMON-AM, Great Falls, Mont.
• KROX-AM, Crookston, Minn.
• WXFL-FM, Florence, Ala.

BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR

• "American Nightmare Season 2: Murder in a Safe Place," WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.
• "Behind the Song," WDRV-FM, Chicago, Ill.
• "Bloomberg Businessweek," WBBR-AM, New York, N.Y.
• "COLD Season 2," KSL-FM, Salt Lake City, Utah
• "Gone Cold: Philadelphia Unsolved Murders," KYW, Philadelphia, Pa.

AC STATION OF THE YEAR

• KSTP-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
• WDUV-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
• WFLC-FM, Miami, Fla.
• WRMF-FM, Palm Beach, Fla.
• WWRM-FM, Tampa Bay, Fla.

CHR STATION OF THE YEAR

• KTXY-FM, Columbia, Mo.
• KRBE-FM, Houston, Texas
• WBLI-FM, Long Island, N.Y.
• WHYI-FM, Miami, Fla.
• WWMX-FM, Baltimore, Md.

CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR

• WBGG-FM, Miami, Fla.
• WBZO-FM, Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.
• WMGK-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
• WQLT-FM, Florence, Ala.
• WRBQ-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.

COLLEGE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

• WGLS-FM, Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.
• WHPC-FM, Nassau Community College, Nassau County, N.Y.
• WMSC-FM, Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J.
• WRHU-FM, Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
• WRRC-FM, Rider University, Trenton, N.J.

COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR

• KATI-FM, Jefferson City, Mo.
• KSCS-FM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
• WHKO-FM, Dayton, Ohio
• WUBE-FM, Cincinnati, Ohio
• WXTU-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.

NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR

• KNX-AM, Los Angeles, Calif.
• KTMY-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
• WKXW-FM, Trenton, N.J.
• WLW-AM, Cincinnati, Ohio
• WSB-AM, Atlanta, Ga.

RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR

• KLTY-FM, Dallas, Texas
• WFMV-AM, Columbia, S.C.
• WKNZ-FM, Dover, Del.
• WMIT-FM, Charlotte, N.C.
• WPRS-FM, Washington, D.C.

ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR

• KCMQ-FM, Columbia, Mo.
• WBAB-FM, Long Island, N.Y.
• WDRV-FM, Chicago, Ill.
• WIYY-FM, Baltimore, Md.
• WPLR-FM, New Haven, Conn.

SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION OF THE YEAR

• KLNV-FM, San Diego, Calif.
• KZNO, Los Angeles, Calif.
• WOEX-FM, Orlando, Fla.
• WYUU-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
• WZTU-FM, Miami, Fla.

SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR

• KNBR-AM, San Francisco, Calif.
• WBZ-FM, Boston, Mass.
• WIP-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
• WMFS-FM, Memphis, Tenn.
• WXYT-FM, Detroit, Mich.

URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR

• WBTJ-FM, Richmond, Va.
• WALR-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
• WKYS-FM, Washington, D.C.
• WMBX-FM, West Palm Beach, Fla.
• WWPR-FM, New York, N.Y.