Meet Your 2018 NAB Marconi Finalists!
• The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for the 2018 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, which annually honor radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced on Thursday, September 27 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, sponsored by Xperi and held during the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando:
Legendary Station Of The Year: KKBQ/Houston; KOA-AM/Denver; WBAP-AM/Dallas; WHIO-AM/Dayton, OH; WOKV-FM/Jacksonville, FL.
Network/Syndicated Personality: Dan Patrick, Premiere Networks; Delilah, Premiere Networks; Raul Molina, Carla Medrano & Andres Maldonado, Univision Radio; Ryan Seacrest, Premiere Networks; Sean Hannity, Premiere Networks
Major Market Personality: Angie Martinez, WWPR/New York; Bob Stroud, WDRV/Chicago; Ebro Darden, WQHT/New York; Felger & Massarotti, WBZ-FM/Boston; Kimmie Tee, Tony Sculfield and Antoine Davis, KBLX/San Francisco.
Large Market Personality: Brooke & Jubal, KQMV/Seattle; Dori Monson, KIRO-FM/Seattle;Jack Harris, WFLA-AM/Tampa; Joe Kelly,WDBO-FM/Orlando; Rich Jones, WOKV/Jacksonville.
Medium Market Personality: Bill Barrett, Tim Fox & Tracy Berry, KKNU/Eugene, OR; Brent Johnson, WTCB-FM/Columbia, SC; Harlen The Sports Guy & Pigskin Bob, KYKX/Tyler, TX; Pat Kerrigan, KSRO-AM/Santa Rosa, CA; Scoot, WWL-FM/New Orleans.
Small Market Personality: Brian Byers, WSOY-AM/Decatur, IL; Chris and Rosie, WUSQ-FM/Winchester, VA; Frito & Katy, KNDE/College Station, TX; Scotty and Catryna, KCLR-FM/Columbia, MO; Todd Haugen, KBHP-FM/Bemidji, MN.
Major Market Station: KNX-AM/Los Angeles; KTCK-FM/Dallas; WBEB/Philadelphia; WQHT/New York; WSB-AM/Atlanta.
Large Market Station: KXL-FM/Portland, OR; WDBO-FM/Orlando; WDUV/St. Petersburg, FL; WKTI/Milwaukee; WSOC/Charlotte.
Medium Market Station: KSRO-AM/Santa Rosa, CA; WEZN-FM/Milford, CT; WHKO-FM/Dayton, OH; WMGQ-FM, Somerset, NJ; WRVA-AM/Richmond.
Small Market Station: KFGO-AM/Fargo, ND; KVOX-FM/Fargo, ND; KWYO-AM/Sheridan, WY; WFRE-FM/Frederick, MD; WWUS-FM/Sugarloaf Key, FL.
AC Station of the Year: KRWM/Seattle; KSTP-FM/St. Paul, MN; WMEE-FM/Fort Wayne, IN; WRCH/Hartford, CT; WSHE/Chicago.
CHR Station of the Year: KNDE/College Station, TX; KTXY/Columbia, MO; WKZL/Greensboro; WPST/Trenton, NJ; WRTS/Erie, PA.
Classic Hits: KRTH/Los Angeles; WMMO/Orlando; WOGL/Philadelphia; WPBG-FM/Peoria, IL; WXGL/St. Petersburg, FL.
Country Station of the Year: KCLR-FM/Columbia, MO; WBBS-FM/Syracuse, NY; WUBE/Cincinnati; WWKA/Orlando; WYCT-FM/Pensacola, FL.
News-Talk Station of the Year: KRMG-FM/Tulsa, OK; KYW-AM/Philadelphia; WGN-AM/Chicago; WKXW-FM/Trenton, NJ; WTOP-FM/Washington.
Rock Station of the Year: WBAB-FM/Long Island; WMMR/Philadelphia; WPLR-FM/New Haven, CT; WRIF/Detroit; WRLT/Nashville.
Spanish Station of the Year: KLOL/Houston; KLVE/Los Angeles; KLZT-FM/Austin; WKAQ-AM/Houston; WYUU/Tampa.
Sports Station of the Year: WBZ-FM/Boston; WEEI-FM/Boston; WIP-FM/Philadelphia; WMFS-FM/Memphis; WXOS-FM/St. Louis.
Urban Station of the Year: WFXC-FM/Raleigh, NC; WKYS/Washington; WVKL-FM/Virginia Beach, VA; WWPR/New York; WZFX/Fayetteville, NC.
