Meet Your 2021 Marconi Winners!
• The 2021 National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards were presented Wednesday during a virtual ceremony, hosted by Angela Yee, co-host of the Premiere-syndicated The Breakfast Club, preceded by the farewell “State of the Industry Address” by retiring NAB President & CEO Gordon Smith. Presenters included Smith, Caroline Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group; Collin Jones, SVP, Corporate Development & Strategy, Cumulus Media; Kevin Perry, VP/COO, Perry Broadcasting; Dave Santrella, President, Broadcast Media, Salem Media Group; Bill Wilson, CEO of Townsquare Media Group and John Zimmer, President of Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc.
Now, let’s meet your 2021 Marconi Radio Award winners:
Legendary Station: WSB-AM/Atlanta (Cox Media Group)
Legendary Manager: Ben Downs, Bryan Broadcasting
Major Market Station: KYW-AM, Philadelphia (Audacy)
Large Market Station: KTMY-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul (Hubbard Radio)
Medium Market Station: KRMG-FM/Tulsa, OK (Cox Media Group)
Small Market Station: WTAW-AM/Bryan-College Station, TX (Bryan Broadcasting)
Network/Syndicated Personality: Rickey Smiley, Reach Media, Inc.
Major Market Personality: The Musers (Dunham, Miller & Keith), KTCK-AM/Dallas (Cumulus Media)
Large Market Personality: Ann Kelly, WDUV-FM/Tampa (Cox Media Group)
Medium Market Personality: Dan Potter, KRMG-FM/Tulsa (Cox Media Group)
Small Market Personality: Frito & Katy, KNDE-FM/College Station, TX (Bryan Broadcasting)
AC Station: WTMX-FM/Chicago (Hubbard Radio)
CHR Station: KNDE-FM/Bryan-College Station, TX (Bryan Broadcasting)
Classic Hits Station: WCBS-FM/New York (Audacy)
College Radio Station: WPSC-FM, William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ
Country Station: WYCD-FM/Detroit (Audacy)
News/Talk Station: WTOP-FM/Washington (Hubbard Radio)
Religious Station: WGTS-FM/Washington, DC (Washington Adventist University)
Rock Station: KLOS/Los Angeles (Meruelo Media)
Spanish Station: KLLI-FM/Los Angeles (Meruelo Media)
Sports Station: KTCK-AM/Dallas (Cumulus Media)
Urban Station: WEDR-FM/Miami (Cox Media Group)
Best Radio Podcast: We Need to Talk, WGTS-FM/Washington, DC (Washington Adventist University)
Cox Media Group was this year’s biggest corporate winner, snagging five Marconi Awards, including the prestigious Legendary Station of the Year award for WSB-AM/Atlanta. CMG News-Talk KRMG-FM/Tulsa was named Medium Market Station, and KRMG morning host Dan Potter was named Medium Market Personality. Meruelo Media is the proud owner of KLOS and KLLI/Los Angeles, the newly crowned Rock Station and Spanish Station of the Year, respectively; Cumulus Sports-Talk KTCK-AM/Dallas took home Marconi Awards for Sports Station and Major Market Personality for The Musers (Dunham, Miller & Keith).
Hubbard Radio won Marconi Awards for News-Talk WTOP/Washington, AC WTMX/Chicago, and Large Market Station, WTMY-FM/Minneapolis. Audacy’s Marconi haul includes Major Market Station for KYW-AM/Philadelphia; Classic Hits Station for WCBS-FM/New York and Country Station, WYCD-FM/Detroit.
The most delightfully surprising winner this year was the mighty Bryan Broadcasting of Bryan, TX, now making room on the mantle for four Marconi’s — Ben Downs was named Legendary Manager, News-Talk WTAW-AM was named Small Market Station, and Top 40 KNDE took home Marconi’s for CHR Station and Small Market Personality for morning duo Frito & Katy.
Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy, and the votes were tabulated by an independent firm. RAMP extends its most sincere congratulations to this year’s stellar group of nominees and winners.
