Marconi Awards 2006: A night to remember
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein (pictured) on harmonica was one of the more talented members of the broadcaster band "The Formats" as they performed last week at the Marconi Awards Dinner & Show during the NAB Radio Show in Dallas. We won't pass judgment on the lesser talents (but Jeff, don't give up your day job). It was a night to remember and a once-in-a-lifetime experience - at least, many people in the audience expressed that hope! Established in 1989, and named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards are given to radio stations and outstanding on-air personalities to recognize excellence in radio. Los Angeles radio personality Big Boy, host of "Big Boy's Neighborhood" on Emmis' Power 106, served as master of ceremonies for the event.
This year's recipients are
Legendary Station: WBEB-FM Philadelphia
AC Station of the Year: KOIT-FM San Francisco
Network Syndicated Personality of the Year: Bob & Tom, Premiere Radio Networks
CHR Station of the Year: WSTW-FM Wilmington, DE
Major Market Station of the Year: KGO-AM San Francisco
Country Station of the Year: KYGO-FM Denver, CO
Large Market Station of the Year: WEEI-AM Boston, MA
News/Talk Station of the Year: KGO-AM San Francisco
Medium Market Station of the Year: WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN
Oldies Station of the Year: WMJI-FM Cleveland
Small Market Station of the Year: KGMI-AM Bellingham, WA
Religious Station of the Year: KJIL-FM Meade, KS
Major Market Personality of the Year: Scott Slade, WSB-AM Atlanta
Rock Station of the Year: WEBN-FM Cincinnati
Large Market Personality of the Year: Tom Barnard, KQRS-FM Minneapolis
Spanish Station of the Year: KSCA-FM Los Angeles
Medium Market Personality of the Year: Brent Johnson, WTCB-FM Columbia, SC
Sports Station of the Year: WEEI-AM Boston
Small Market Personality of the Year: Lacy Neff, WVAQ-FM Morgantown, WV
Urban Station of the Year: WGCI-FM Chicago
Spanish Format Personality of the Year: Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo, KSCA-FM Los Angeles
