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.