NAB Announces Crystal Award Winners

• UPDATED: The National Association of Broadcasters announced the 10 winners of the 33rd annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. The 2020 NAB Crystal Radio Award recipients listed below were chosen from 50 finalists and were honored today during NAB Show Express.

Congratulations to Cox Media Group News-Talk KRMG-FM/Tulsa, OK; Cumulus Country KUBL (K-Bull 93)/Salt Lake City; Daily News Broadcasting Classic Rock WDNS (D93)/Bowling Green, KY; Hubbard Top 40 WKRQ (Q102) and AC WREW (Mix 94.9)/Cincinnati; Alpha Media News-Talk WSGW-AM/Saginaw, MI; Hubbard AC KRWM (Warm 106.9)/Seattle; Ida-Vend Top 40 KVTY (Y-105)/Lewiston, ID; Howard University Urban AC WHUR/Washington, DC and Cox Media Group Alternative WSUN (97X)/Tampa, FL.

Also, Coloff Media’s five-time NAB Crystal Radio Award-winning Hot AC KCVM (93.5 The Mix)/Cedar Falls, IA was presented with the prestigious NAB Crystal Heritage Award.

NAB Crystal Radio Award finalists were chosen by a panel of judges representing broadcasting, community service organizations and public relations firms. Finalists were honored and winners announced during NAB Show Express, which runs through tomorrow and available on demand at nabshowexpress.com.

• And talk about going out on a high note — we want to send our very best wishes to Kelly Wayne, OM of 2020 Crystal Radio Award-winning KVTY, KMOK (The Outlaw 106.9), and KRLC/Lewiston, ID, who recently stepped down from her post after nearly 30 years with Ida-Vend Broadcasting to focus on her growing voice acting career with Kelly Wayne Voice & Production — and to take care of her daughter, Morgan, who is home recovering after a serious 4×4 accident last month.

Wayne joined KRLC in 1990, did middays there until 1995, and helped launch The Outlaw. After 13 years in mornings and four years as PD, she was upped to Operations Manager in 2011 and received the Broadcast Humanitarian Award in 2012. On behalf of the RAMP family, we want to extend our most sincere best wishes to Kelly and Morgan, along with special thanks to our “phrend,” Phlash Phelps of SiriusXM’s 60’s on 6, who produced this nice video tribute to Kelly, who now be reached at kwayne30@gmail.com.