Thursday, October 26, 2023

And Your 2023 Marconi Award Winners Are...


The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) last nigtht presented the 2023 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, a dinner celebration held at the Javits Center during NAB Show New York. The ceremony, presented by Xperi, was hosted by acclaimed sportscaster Rich Eisen with entertainment from VERZUZ host DJ Scratch.

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 NAB Marconi Radio Award winners are:
  • Legendary Radio Station of the Year: KCBS-AM, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.
  • Legendary Station Manager: Debbie Kenyon, Audacy, Detroit, Mich.
  • Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year: Rich Eisen, Westwood One, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Major Market Personality of the Year: Lin Brehmer, WXRT-FM, Chicago, Ill.
  • Large Market Personality of the Year: Dave Ryan with Falen, Jenny and Drake, KDWB-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • Medium Market Personality of the Year: Ashley Adams, Roger Todd and Michele Silva,
  • WJXB-FM, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Small Market Personality of the Year: Kevin Hilley and Erin Hart, KATI-FM, Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo.


  • Major Market Station of the Year: WALR-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
  • Large Market Station of the Year: KSTP-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • Medium Market Station of the Year:  WXKB-FM, Ft. Myers-Naples, Fla.
  • Small Market Station of the Year: WIKY-FM, Evansville, Ind.
  • AC Radio Station of the Year: KODA-FM, Houston, Texas
  • Best Podcast of the Year: “The Letter,” KSL-FM, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • CHR Station of the Year: WAPE-FM, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Classic Hits Station of the Year: KONO-FM, San Antonio, Texas
  • College Station of the Year: WSOU-FM, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.
  • Country Station of the Year:  KYGO-FM, Denver, Colo.
  • News/Talk Station of the Year: WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.
  • Religious Station of the Year: KLTY-FM, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
  • Rock Station of the Year: WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Spanish Language Station of the Year: WLKQ-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
  • Sports Station of the Year: WBZ-FM, Boston, Mass.
  • Urban Station of the Year: WHQT-FM, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

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