NAB Marconi Award Finalists Announced
Here are your 2024 NAB Marconi Radio Award finalists:
LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR: WLS-AM/Chicago; WLW-AM/Cincinnati; WIVK-FM/Knoxville, TN; KYGO-FM/Denver; WHTZ-FM/New York
LEGENDARY RADIO MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Julie Koehn, WLEN-FM, Lenewee Broadcasting, Adrian, MI; Joe Bell, WMGK-FM, Beasley Media Group, Philadelphia; Nick Martin, Big River Broadcasting Corp., Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL; Timothy P. Davies, WHTA-FM, Urban One, Inc., Atlanta; Bennett Zier, Audacy, Virginia Beach, VA.
MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR: WINS-FM/New York; WTOP-FM/Washington, D.C.; KNX-FM/Los Angeles; KTCK-AM/Dallas; WABC-AM/New York.
LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR: WBAL-AM/Baltimore; WCKX-FM/Columbus, OH; WWRM-FM/Tampa, FL; WWLI-FM/Providence; KTMY-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul
MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR: WHKO-FM/Dayton, OH; WHBC-AM/Canton, OH; WTIB-FM/Greenville, NC; WNRP-AM/Pensacola, FL; WBEN-AM/Buffalo, NY
SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR: KKHJ-FM/Pago Pago, American Samoa; KQRQ-FM Rapid City, SD; KNDE-FM/Bryan-College Station, TX; WTAW-AM/Bryan-College Station, TX; WALJ-FM/Tuscaloosa, AL.
NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Dan Patrick, Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., Los Angeles; Enrique Santos, iHeartMedia, Miami; Erica Campbell, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas; D.L. Hughley, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas; Rickey Smiley, Reach Media/Urban One , Dallas.
MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Karson & Kennedy, WWBX-FM/Boston; Rachel Ryan, KSCS-FM/Dallas; Preston Elliot & Steve Morrison, WMMR-FM/Philadelphia; Patty Jackson, WDAS-FM/Philadelphia; Sean Valentine, KBIG-FM/Los Angeles.
LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Sean Copeland, WYXB-FM/Indianapolis; MIX Mornings with Kyle, Bryan and Sarah, WRAL-FM/Raleigh, NC; Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter & Steve Grunwald, WYCD-FM/Detroit; Dan Mandis, WWTN-FM/Nashville; Jason Matheson & Alexis Thompson, KTMY-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul.
MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Harlen The Sports Guy & Pigskin Bob, KYKX-FM, Tyler, TX; The Doc Show with Chewy, WGGY-FM/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA; Kevin Miller, KIDO-AM/Boise, ID; Marc & Laura, WNCT-FM/Greenville, NC; Andy Beckman & Kat Walburn, WAJI-FM/Fort Wayne, IN.
SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: The Morning Shag w/ Shags and Trevor, KCMQ-FM/Columbia, MO; Chris Lawrence, WCHS-AM/Charleston, WV; Kat Mykals, WGBF-FM/Evansville, IN;The Cosmo and Kat Show, KTXY-FM/Columbia, MO; Ian Rambo, KQRQ-FM/Rapid City, SD.
BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR: Oklahoma Women Want To Know, KRMG-FM/Tulsa, OK; Behind the Song, WDRV-FM/Chicago; Purple Daily and Garage Logic, KSTP-AM/Minneapolis-St. Paul; El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo Podcast, Univision Radio, Los Angeles.
AC STATION OF THE YEAR: WSB-FM/Atlanta; KOIT-FM/San Francisco; WTMX-FM/Chicago; KSTP-FM/Minneapolis; WTVR-FM/Virginia Beach, VA.
CHR STATION OF THE YEAR: WBZZ-FM/Pittsburgh; KMVQ-FM/San Francisco; KTXY-FM/Columbia, MO; WBLI-FM/Long Island, NY; WXKB-FM/Fort Myers, FL.
CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR: WGRR-FM/Cincinnati; WMGK-FM/Philadelphia; WOGL-FM/Philadelphia; WCBS-FM/New York; WOMC-FM/Detroit.
COLLEGE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR: WKCR-FM, Columbia University, New York, NY; WOLF Radio, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA; WPSC-FM, William Patterson University, New York, NY; WMSC-FM, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ; WGCS-FM, Goshen College, South Bend, IN.
COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR: WFMS-FM/Indianapolis; KATI-FM/Jefferson City, MO; KCYY-FM/San Antonio, TX; WXTU-FM/Philadelphia; KCLR-FM/Columbia, MO.
NEWS-TALK STATION OF THE YEAR: WSB-AM/Atlanta; KRMG-FM/Tulsa, OK; WLW-AM/Cincinnati;KDKA-AM/Pittsburgh; WIBC-FM/Indianapolis.
RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR: WMIT-FM/Charlotte, NC; WGTS-FM/Washington, DC; WNNL-FM/Raleigh, NC; KPWJ-FM/Bryan-College Station, TX; WGRB-AM/Chicago.
ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR: WPLR-FM/New Haven, CT; WAQY-FM/Springfield, MA; KQMT-FM/Denver; WXTB-FM/Tampa, FL; WIYY-FM/Baltimore.
SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION OF THE YEAR: WLZL-FM/Washington, DC; KMVK-FM/Dallas; KLOL-FM/Houston; KLNO-FM/Dallas; WYUU-FM/Tampa, FL.
SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR: KTCK-AM/Dallas; WSCR-AM/Chicago; WXYT-FM/Detroit; KKFN-FM/Denver; WIP-FM/Philadelphia.
URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR: WHUR-FM/Washington, DC; WPZE-FM/Atlanta; WBTJ-FM/Richmond, VA; KBXX-FM/Houston; WDAS-FM/Philadelphia.