Tuesday, July 25, 2023

2023 Marconi Finalists Unveiled


The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today announced the finalists for the 2023 NAB Marconi Radio Awards in a livestreamed video. 

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, in alphabetical order, are:

LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KCBS-AM, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.
  • WABC-AM, New York, N.Y.
  • WDAS-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • WLW-AM, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.

LEGENDARY RADIO MANAGER OF THE YEAR
  • David R. DuBose, WTUG-FM, Townsquare Media, Birmingham, Ala.
  • Debbie Kenyon, Audacy, Detroit, Mich.
  • Gordy Rush, Guaranty Media, Baton Rouge, La.
  • Joey Cummings, KKHJ-FM, South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., American Samoa
  • Nick Martin, Big River Broadcasting Corporation, Florence/Muscle Shoals, Ala.

NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
  • Enrique Santos, WZTU-FM Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Erica Campbell, Reach Media, Dallas, Texas
  • George Noory, Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., Sherman Oaks, Calif.
  • Katie Neal, Audacy, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Rich Eisen, Westwood One, Los Angeles, Calif.

MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
  • Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti, WFAN-FM, New York, N.Y.
  • George Dunham, Craig Miller and Gordon Keith, KTCK-AM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
  • Jason Pullman, KPLX-FM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
  • Lin Brehmer, WXRT-FM, Chicago, Ill.
  • Mark “Hawkeye” Lewis and Michelle Rodriguez , KSCS-FM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas

LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
  • Billy Madison , KISS-FM, San Antonio, Texas
  • Chris Carr, Kia Becht and Sam Sansevere, KEEY-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • Dave Ryan with Falen, Jenny and Drake, KDWB-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • Lincoln Ware, WDBZ-AM, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Paul Castronovo, WBGG-FM, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
  • Ashley Adams, Roger Todd and Michele Silva, WJXB-FM, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Brian Dawson, WQOK-FM, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
  • Chaz and AJ, WPLR-FM, Hartford-New Haven, Conn.
  • Kayla Blakeslee, WOWO-AM, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
  • Kevin Miller, KIDO-AM, Boise, Idaho

SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
  • Kat and J.J. Holiday, KCLD-FM, St. Cloud, Minn.
  • Kelly and Wood, KZPK-FM, St. Cloud, Minn.
  • Kevin Hilley and Erin Hart, KATI-FM, Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo.
  • Keziah Atofau and John Raynar, KKHJ-FM, American Samoa
  • M. Fletcher Brown, WXFL-FM, Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, Ala.



MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KSCS-FM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
  • WALR-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
  • WINS-FM, New York, N.Y.
  • WLTW-FM, New York, N.Y.
  • WWPR-FM, New York, N.Y.

LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KMOX-AM, St. Louis, Mo.
  • KQMT-FM, Denver, Colo.
  • KSTP-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • WHYI-FM, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
  • WKRQ-FM, Cincinnati, Ohio

MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
  • WHO-AM, Des Moines-Ames, Iowa
  • WNRP-AM, Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla.
  • WTIB-FM, Greenville-New Bern-Washington, N.C.
  • WXKB-FM, Ft. Myers-Naples, Fla.
  • WYOY-FM, Jackson, Miss.

SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KDXY-FM, Jonesboro, Ark.
  • KROX-AM, Fargo-Valley City, N.D.
  • KZPK-FM, St. Cloud, Minn.
  • WIKY-FM, Evansville, Ind.
  • WYKY-FM, Lexington, Ky.

BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR
  • “American Nightmare Season 3: Unknown Subject,” WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.
  • “Behind the Song,” WDRV-FM, Chicago, Ill.
  • “Deadly Pill,” KFI-AM Los Angeles, Calif.
  • “DMV Download,” WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.
  • “The Letter,” KSL-FM, Salt Lake City, Utah

AC STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KBIG-FM, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • KODA-FM, Houston, Texas
  • KOIT-FM, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.
  • WALK-FM, New York, N.Y.
  • WEZN-FM, New York, N.Y.

CHR STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KMVQ-FM, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.
  • KNDE-FM, Waco-Temple-Bryan, Texas
  • WAPE-FM, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • WHTZ-FM, New York, N.Y.
  • WWPW-FM, Atlanta, Ga.

CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KJEB-FM, Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.
  • KONO-FM, Austin, Texas
  • KRTH-FM, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • WAXQ-FM, New York, N.Y.
  • WSRV-FM, Atlanta, Ga.

COLLEGE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
  • WGCS-FM, Goshen College, South Bend-Elkhart, Ind.
  • WMSC-FM, Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J.
  • WPSC-FM, William Patterson University, Wayne, N.J.
  • WRRC-FM, Rider University, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • WSOU-FM, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.

COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KCLR-FM, Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo.
  • KNCI-FM, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Calif.
  • KYGO-FM, Denver, Colo.
  • WKXC-FM, Augusta, Ga.
  • WXTU-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.

NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KFI-AM, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • WABC-AM, New York, N.Y.
  • WCCO-AM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.
  • WWL-FM, New Orleans, La.

RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KLTY-FM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
  • WLCC-AM, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, Fla.
  • WMIT-FM, Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.-Asheville, N.C.
  • WNNL-FM, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
  • WPRS-FM, Washington, D.C.

ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KGLK-FM, Houston, Texas
  • WIYY-FM, Baltimore, Md.
  • WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • WPLR-FM, Hartford-New Haven, Conn.
  • WXTB-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, Fla.

SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KLOL-FM, Houston, Texas
  • WLKQ-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
  • WLZL-FM, Washington, D.C.
  • WRUM-FM, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Fla.
  • WYUU-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, Fla.

SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR
  • KFXN-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • KTCK-AM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
  • WBZ-FM, Boston, Mass.
  • WFAN-FM, New York, N.Y.
  • WJFK-FM, Washington, D.C.

URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR
  • WBTJ-FM, Richmond-Petersburg, Va.
  • WDAS-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • WEDR-FM, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
  • WHQT-FM, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
  • WMIB-FM, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Winners will be announced on October 25 at the Marconi Radio Awards Dinner, presented by Xperi, during NAB Show New York.

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