NAB Crystal Award Finalists Announced
• The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the 50 finalists for the 33rd annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards, which since, 1987 have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service.
This year’s finalists (listed by city of license) are: KBFB-FM/Dallas; KCLY-FM/Clay Center, KS; KKZY-FM/Bemidji, MN; KMVP-FM, KTAR-FM & KUPD-FM/Phoenix; KPWJ-FM & WTAW-AM/College Station, TX; KRMG-FM/Tulsa, OK; KRSP-FM, KSFI-FM, KSL-FM & KUBL-FM/Salt Lake City; KRWM-FM/Bellevue, WA; KSTP-FM & KTMY-FM/St. Paul, MN; KVTY-FM/Lewiston, ID; KWHL-FM/Anchorage, AK; KWLM-AM/Willmar, MN; KXKT-FM/Omaha, NE; KZFN-FM/Moscow, ID; KZKX-FM/Lincoln, NE; WBUL-FM/Lexington, KY; WBYT-FM/South Bend, IN; WBZZ-FM & WDSY-FM/Pittsburgh; WCCO-AM/Minneapolis, MN.
But wait! There’s more! WDNS-FM/Bowling Green, KY; WDRM-FM/Huntsville, AL; WFEZ-FM/Hollywood, FL; WHPT-FM & WSUN-FM/St. Petersburg, FL; WHUB-FM/Cookeville, TN; WHUR-FM/Washington, DC; WIL-FM/ St. Louis; WJJY-FM Baxter, MN; WKQI-FM & WWJ-AM/Detroit; WKRQ-FM, WREW-FM & WUBE-FM/Cincinnati, OH; WLBC-FM/Muncie, IN; WMCI-FM/Mattoon, IL; WQNZ-FM/Natchez, MS; WRBR-FM South Bend, IN; WSGW-AM Saginaw, MI; WTFX-FM/Louisville, KY; WTMJ-AM/Milwaukee, WI; WUSL-FM/Philadelphia and WUSQ-FM/Winchester, VA.
Ten Crystal Radio Award winners will be chosen from the 50 finalists by a panel of judges representing the broadcast industry, community service organizations and public relations firms. Winners will be announced and the finalists honored at the “We Are Broadcasters Celebration” on Tuesday, April 21 during the 2020 NAB Show in Las Vegas. During the same event, five-time NAB Crystal Radio Award-winning Coloff Media Hot AC KCVM-FM/Cedar Falls, IA will receive the prestigious Crystal Heritage Award.
