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 STATION OF THE YEAR
- KYGO-FM Denver, Colo.
- LEGENDARY RADIO MANAGER OF THE YEAR
- Bennett Zier, Audacy, Virginia
- NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
- Erica Campbell, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas, Texas
- MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
- Rachel Ryan, KSCS-FM, Dallas, Texas
- LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
- Dan Mandis, WWTN-FM, Nashville, Tenn.
- MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
- Andy Beckman & Kat Walburn, WAJI-FM, Fort Wayne, Ind.
- SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
- Kat Mykals, WGBF-FM, Evansville, Ind.
- MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
- KTCK-AM Dallas, Texas
- LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
- WWRM-FM Tampa, Fla.
- MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
- WNRP-AM Pensacola, Fla.
- SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
- KQRQ-FM Rapid City, S.D.
- BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR
- “El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo”, Univision Radio, Los Angeles, Calif.
- AC STATION OF THE YEAR
- WTVR-FM Richmond, Va.
- CHR STATION OF THE YEAR
- WBLI-FM Long Island, N.Y.
- CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR
- WGRR-FM Cincinnati, Ohio
- COLLEGE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
- WPSC-FM, William Paterson University, Wayne, N.J.
- COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR
- WXTU-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
- NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR
- KDKA-AM, Pittsburgh, Penn.
- RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR
- WNNL-FM, Raleigh, N.C.
- ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR
- KQMT-FM, Denver, Colo.
- SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION OF THE YEAR
- WLZL-FM, Washington, D.C.
- SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR
- KKFN-FM, Denver, Colo.
- URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR
- WBTJ-FM, Richmond, Va.
Marconi finalists were selected by a committee of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy.
