2021 Marconi Award Finalists Announced
• The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for the 2021 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, which annually honor radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting.
The winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 13 at the Marconi Reception during the 2021 Radio Show in Las Vegas. A ticket to the Marconi Reception is included with your Radio Show registration.
Established in 1989 and named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards is the industry’s signature awards program. This year’s NAB Marconi Radio Award finalists are:
LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR: WNCX-FM/Cleveland; WSB-AM/Atlanta; KIIS-FM/Los Angeles; KYGO-FM/Denver; WHUR-FM/Washington, DC.
LEGENDARY MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Ben Downs, Bryan Broadcasting; Joel Oxley, WTOP-FM/Washington; Joe Bell, Beasley Media Group Philadelphia; Ben Mevorach, WINS-AM/New York; Mimi Brown, WEQX-FM/Manchester, VT-Albany, NY.
NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: DL Hughley, Reach Media, Inc.; George Noory, Premiere Networks; Rickey Smiley, Reach Media, Inc.; DJ Digital – XXL Higher Level Radio, Townsquare Media; Ace & TJ, Radio Button Network.
MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Joe Soto, WVAZ-FM/Chicago; Ellen K, KOST-FM/Los Angeles; The Musers, Dunham, Miller & Keith, KTCK-AM/Atlanta; Melissa Forman, WLIT-FM/Chicago; Hawkeye in the Morning, KSCS-FM/Dallas.
LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Jack Harris, WFLA-AM/Tampa; Ann Kelly, WDUV-FM/Tampa; C4 & Bryan Nehman, WBAL-AM/Baltimore; Mike Calta, WHPT-FM/Tampa; Dan Mandis, WWTN-FM/Atlanta.
MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Dan Potter, KRMG-FM/Tulsa, OK; Kevin Miller, KIDO-AM/Boise, ID; Harlen the Sports Guy and Pigskin Bob, KYKX-FM/Tyler, TX; Simon Conway, WHO-AM/Des Moines, IA; Buzz Jackson, KIIM-FM/Tucson, AZ.
SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Cosmo & Lauren, KTXY-FM/Columbia, MO; Chris and Rosie, WUSQ-FM/Winchester, VA; John Raynar, KKHJ-FM/Pago Pago, AS; Brian Lee & Chris Wolfe, KZOQ-FM/Missoula, MT; Frito & Katy, KNDE-FM/Bryan-College Station, TX.
MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR: WQHT-FM/New York; WKYS-FM/Washington, DC; WBZ-FM/Boston; KYW-AM, Philadelphia; WINS-AM/New York.
LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR: KTMY-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul; WALK-FM/Long Island; WTMJ-AM/Milwaukee; WVKL-FM/Norfolk, VA; WKRQ-FM/Cincinnati, OH.
MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR: WSGW-AM/Saginaw, MI; KRMG-FM/Tulsa, OK; WHO-AM/Des Moines, IA; WHBC-AM/Canton, OH; WERO-FM/New Bern, NC.
SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR: KVOM-FM/Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR; WJJY-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul; WFMD-AM/Frederick, MD; WTAW-AM/College Station, TX; WNRP-AM/Pensacola, FL.
AC STATION OF THE YEAR: WLTW-FM/New York; WTMX-FM/Chicago; WREW-FM/Cincinnati, OH; KSTP-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN; KOIT-FM/San Francisco.
CHR STATION OF THE YEAR: KNDE-FM/Bryan-College Station, TX; KTXY-FM/Columbia, MO; WHTZ-FM/New York; WPOI-FM/Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL; WBLI-FM/Long Island, NY.
CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR: KRTH-FM/Los Angeles; WOGL-FM/Philadelphia; WCBS-FM/New York; WMGK-FM/Philadelphia; WXGL-FM/Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL.
COLLEGE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR: WRHU-FM, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY; WMSC-FM, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ; WRRC-FM, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ; WPSC-FM, William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ; WSOU-FM, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.
COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR: WYCT-FM/Pensacola, FL; WXFL-FM/Florence, AL; KNUC-FM/Seattle; KCLR-FM/Columbia, MO; WYCD-FM/Detroit.
NEWS-TALK STATION OF THE YEAR: WSB-AM/Atlanta; WTOP-FM/Washington, DC; KSSZ-FM/Columbia, MO; WLW-AM/Cincinnati, OH; KNX-AM/Los Angeles.
ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR: KLOS-FM/Los Angeles; WPLR-FM/New Haven, CT; WGBF-FM/Evansville, IN; WIYY-FM/Baltimore; KCMQ-FM/Columbia, MO.
URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR: WALR-FM/Atlanta; WGCI-FM/Chicago; WEDR-FM/Miami; WWPR-FM/New York; WMBX-FM/West Palm Beach, FL.
SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR: WMFS-FM/Memphis; KXNO-AM/Des Moines, IA; WIP-FM/Philadelphia; KTCK-AM/Dallas; WXYT-FM/Detroit.
SPANISH STATION OF THE YEAR: KLLI-FM/Los Angeles; WXNY-FM/New York; KLNV-FM/San Diego; WLZL-FM/Washington, DC.
RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR: WGRB-AM/Chicago; KKJM-FM/St. Cloud, MN; WGTS-FM/Washington, DC; KLTY-FM/Dallas-Ft. Worth; KFIA-AM/Sacramento, CA.
BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR: We Need to Talk, WGTS-FM/Washington, DC; Pregnancy Pearls, Audacy; Garage Logic, Hubbard Radio; Purple Daily, KSTP-AM/Minneapolis-St. Paul; Outkick the Coverage with Clay Travis, Premiere Radio Networks.
