2024 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for the 2024 NAB Marconi Radio Awards in a live streamed video. The winners will be recognized and honored at radio’s biggest night, the Marconi Awards Dinner, where the industry’s major players come together to celebrate excellence and recognize stations and individuals. The dinner will be held October 9 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 NAB Marconi Radio Award finalists include:

LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEARWLS-AM Chicago, Ill.

• WLW-AM Cincinnati, Ohio
• WIVK-FM Knoxville, Tenn.
• KYGO-FM Denver, Colo.
• WHTZ-FM New York, N.Y.

LEGENDARY RADIO MANAGER OF THE YEAR

• Julie Koehn, WLEN-FM, Lenewee Broadcasting, Adrian, Mich.
• Joe Bell, WMGK-FM, Beasley Media Group, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Nick Martin, Big River Broadcasting Corp., Florence Muscle Shoals, Ala.
• Timothy P. Davies, WHTA-FM, Urban One, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
• Bennett Zier, Audacy, Virginia Beach, Va.

NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Dan Patrick, Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.
• Enrique Santos, iHeartMedia, Miami, Fla.
• Erica Campbell, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas, Texas
• D.L. Hughley, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas, Texas
• Rickey Smiley, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas, Texas

MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Karson Kennedy, WWBX-FM, Boston, Mass.
• Rachel Ryan, KSCS-FM, Dallas, Texas
• Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison, WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Patty Jackson, WDAS-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Sean Valentine, KBIG-FM, Los Angeles, Calif.

LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Sean Copeland, WYXB-FM, Indianapolis, Ind.
• MIX Mornings with Kyle, Bryan and Sarah, WRAL-FM, Raleigh, N.C.
• Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter and Steve Grunwald, WYCD-FM, Detroit, Mich.
• Dan Mandis, WWTN-FM, Nashville, Tenn.
• Jason Matheson & Alexis Thompson, KTMY-FM, Twin Cities, Minn.

MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Harlen The Sports Guy & Pigskin Bob, KYKX-FM, Tyler, Texas
• The Doc Show with Chewy, WGGY-FM, Pittston, Pa.
• Kevin Miller, KIDO-AM, Boise, Idaho
• Marc & Laura, WNCT-FM, Greenville, N.C.
• Andy Beckman & Kat Walburn, WAJI-FM, Fort Wayne, Ind.

SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• The Morning Shag w/ Shags and Trevor, KCMQ-FM, Columbia, Mo.
• Chris Lawrence, WCHS-AM, Charleston, W.Va.
• Kat Mykals, WGBF-FM, Evansville, Ind.
• The Cosmo and Kat Show, KTXY-FM, Columbia, Mo.
• Ian Rambo, KQRQ-FM, Rapid City, S.D.

MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• WINS-FM New York, N.Y.
• WTOP-FM Washington, D.C.
• KNX-FM Los Angeles, Calif.
• KTCK-AM Dallas, Texas
• WABC-AM New York, N.Y.

LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• WBAL-AM Baltimore, Md.
• WCKX-FM Columbus, Ohio
• WWRM-FM Tampa, Fla.
• WWLI-FM Providence, R.I.
• KTMY-FM Twin Cities, Minn.

MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• WHKO-FM Dayton, Ohio
• WHBC-AM Canton, Ohio
• WTIB-FM Greenville, N.C.
• WNRP-AM Pensacola, Fla.
• WBEN-AM Buffalo, N.Y.

SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• KKHJ-FM Pago Pago, American Samoa
• KQRQ-FM Rapid City, S.D.
• KNDE-FM Bryan College Station, Texas
• WTAW-AM Bryan College Station, Texas
• WALJ-FM Tuscaloosa, Ala.

BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR

• “Oklahoma Women Want To Know”, KRMG-FM, Tulsa, Okla.
• “Behind the Song”, WDRV-FM, Chicago, Ill.
• “Purple Daily”, KSTP-AM, Minneapolis, Minn.
• “Garage Logic”, KSTP-AM, Twin Cities, Minn.
• “El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo Podcast”, Univision Radio, Los Angeles, Calif.

AC STATION OF THE YEAR

• WSB-FM Atlanta, Ga.
• KOIT-FM San Francisco, Calif.
• WTMX-FM Chicago, Ill.
• KSTP-FM Minneapolis, Minn.
• WTVR-FM Virginia Beach, Va.

CHR STATION OF THE YEAR

• WBZZ-FM Pittsburgh, Penn.
• KMVQ-FM San Francisco, Calif.
• KTXY-FM Columbia, Mo.
• WBLI-FM Long Island, N.Y.
• WXKB-FM Fort Myers, Fla.

CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR

• WGRR-FM Cincinnati, Ohio
• WMGK-FM Philadelphia, Pa.
• WOGL-FM Philadelphia, Pa.
• WCBS-FM New York, N.Y.
• WOMC-FM Detroit, Mich.

COLLEGE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

• WKCR-FM, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• WOLF Radio, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Ga.
• WPSC-FM, William Patterson University, New York, N.Y.
• WMSC-FM, Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J.
• WGCS-FM, Goshen College, South Bend, Ind.

COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR

• WFMS-FM, Indianapolis, Ind.
• KATI-FM, Jefferson City, Mo.
• KCYY-FM, San Antonio, Texas
• WXTU-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
• KCLR-FM, Columbia, Mo.

NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR

• WSB-AM, Atlanta, Ga.
• KRMG-FM, Tulsa, Okla.
• WLW-AM, Cincinnati, Ohio
• KDKA-AM, Pittsburgh, Penn.
• WIBC-FM, Indianapolis, Ind.

RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR

• WMIT-FM, Charlotte, N.C.
• WGTS-FM, Washington, D.C.
• WNNL-FM, Raleigh, N.C.
• KPWJ-FM, Bryan College Station, Texas
• WGRB-AM, Chicago, Ill.

ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR

• WPLR-FM, New Haven, Conn.
• WAQY-FM, Springfield, Mass.
• KQMT-FM, Denver, Colo.
• WXTB-FM, Tampa, Fla.
• WIYY-FM, Baltimore, Md.

SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION OF THE YEAR

• WLZL-FM, Washington, D.C.
• KMVK-FM, Dallas, Texas
• KLOL-FM, Houston, Texas
• KLNO-FM, Dallas, Texas
• WYUU-FM, Tampa, Fla.

SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR

• KTCK-AM, Dallas, Texas
• WSCR-AM, Chicago, Ill.
• WXYT-FM, Detroit, Mich.
• KKFN-FM, Denver, Colo.
• WIP-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.

URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR

• WHUR-FM, Washington, D.C.
• WPZE-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
• WBTJ-FM, Richmond, Va.
• KBXX-FM, Houston, Texas
• WDAS-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.