2005 NAB Marconi Radio Awards finalists named
Finalists for the NAB Marconi Radio Awards competition have been selected.
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. An independent task force selected finalists in 22 categories. Ballots will be sent to members of the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy later this month. The winners in each category will be announced 9/22 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show at The NAB Radio Show.
The finalists are:
Legendary Station
KFI-AM Los Angeles, CA
KNBR-AM San Francisco, CA
KSL-AM Salt Lake City, UT
WIBC-AM Indianapolis, IN
WMMR-FM Philadelphia, PA
Network Syndicated Personality of the Year
Bob & Tom, Premiere Radio Networks
Bob & Sheri, Jefferson-Pilot Radio Network
Dr. Joy Browne, WOR Radio Network
Kidd Kraddick, Premiere Radio Networks
Rush Limbaugh, Premiere Radio Networks
Major Market Station of the Year
KFI-AM Los Angeles, CA
WEEI-AM Boston, MA
WHUR-FM Washington, DC
WPHI-FM Philadelphia, PA
WTOP-AM Washington, DC
Large Market Station of the Year
KIRO-AM Seattle, WA
KQQL-FM Minneapolis, MN
KSTP-FM Minneapolis, MN
WSB-AM Atlanta, GA
WSTR-FM Atlanta, GA
Medium Market Station of the Year
WDBO-AM Orlando, FL
WKUS-FM Norfolk, VA
WQOK-FM Raleigh, NC
WSM-FM Nashville, TN
WTCB-FM Columbia, SC
Small Market Station of the Year
KRCH-FM Rochester, MN
WCIZ-FM Watertown, NY
WIKX-FM Punta Gorda, FL
WJBC-AM Bloomington, IL
WLEN-FM Adrian, MI
Major Market Personality of the Year
Dunham & Miller, KTCK-AM Dallas, TX
Bill Handel, KFI-AM Los Angeles, CA
Glenn Ordway, WEEI-AM Boston, MA
Sam Sylk, WGCI-FM Chicago, IL
Joseph "Butterball" Tamburro, WDAS-FM Philadelphia, PA
Large Market Personality of the Year
Mario Alberto, KLQV-FM San Diego, CA
Kelly, Jonathan and Mudflap, KYGO-FM Denver, CO
Lanigan & Malone, WMJI-FM Cleveland, OH
Joe Soucheray, KSTP-AM Minneapolis, MN
Steve & Vikki, WSTR-FM Atlanta, GA
Medium Market Personality of the Year
Dave Daniels & Darrin Cantrell, KJUG-FM Visalia, CA
Dave Jagger & Geri Jarvis, WLHT-FM Grand Rapids, MI
Brent Johnson, WTCB-FM Columbia, SC
Dino Tripodis & Stacy McKay, WSNY-FM Columbus, OH
Don Weeks, WGY-AM Albany, NY
Small Market Personality of the Year
Brian Filzen, KNUJ-AM New Ulm, MN
Bobby Gaye, KSJB-AM Jamestown, ND
Ward Jacobson & Cathy Blythe, KFOR-AM Lincoln, NE
Allan James, WZWZ-FM Kokomo, IN
Eric McGuire, WVAQ-FM Morgantown, WV
AC Station of the Year
KOIT-FM San Francisco, CA
WALK-FM Long Island, NY
WBEB-FM Philadelphia, PA
WLHT-FM Grand Rapids, MI
WZID-FM Manchester, NH
Adult Standards Station of the Year
KEZW-AM Denver, CO
KJUL-FM Las Vegas, NV
KKZZ-AM Ventura, CA
WAMB-AM Nashville, TN
WNAK-FM Nanticoke, PA
CHR Station of the Year
KQKS-FM Denver, CO
KTTB-FM Minneapolis, MN
WPOW-FM Miami, FL
WSTR-FM Atlanta, GA
WVAQ-FM Morgantown, WV
Classical Station of the Year
KDFC-FM San Francisco, CA
KFUO-FM St. Louis, MO
WCPE-FM Wake Forest, NC
WFMR-FM Milwaukee, WI
WRR-FM Dallas, TX
Country Station of the Year
WGH-FM Norfolk, VA
WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN
WTHI-FM Terre Haute, IN
WUSY-FM Chattanooga, TN
WXTU-FM Philadelphia, PA
NAC/Jazz Station of the Year
KIFM-FM San Diego, CA
KSDS-FM San Diego, CA
WJJZ-FM Philadelphia, PA
WNWV-FM Cleveland, OH
WQCD-FM New York, NY
News/Talk/Sports Station of the Year
KIRO-AM Seattle, WA
KTCK-AM Dallas, TX
WGY-AM Albany, NY
WIBC-AM Indianapolis, IN
WJBC-AM Bloomington, IL
Oldies Station of the Year
KCMO-FM Kansas City, MO
KQQL-FM Minneapolis, MN
WCIZ-FM Watertown, NY
WMXJ-FM Miami, FL
WNCT-FM Greenville, NC
Religious Station of the Year
KCMS-FM Seattle, WA
KLTY-FM Dallas, TX
KSBJ-FM Houston, TX
WFMV-FM Columbia, SC
WTLC-AM Indianapolis, IN
Rock Station of the Year
KCFX-FM Kansas City, MO
KOZT-FM Fort Bragg, CA
WFBQ-FM Indianapolis, IN
WMMR-FM Philadelphia, PA
WPYX-FM Albany, NY
Spanish Station of the Year
KFLC-AM Dallas, TX
KLNV-FM San Diego, CA
KLVE-FM Los Angeles, CA
KSCA-FM Los Angeles, CA
KSSE-FM Los Angeles, CA
Urban Station of the Year
KBLX-FM San Francisco, CA
WBLS-FM New York, NY
WERQ-FM Baltimore, MD
WRKS-FM New York, NY
WTLC-FM Indianapolis, IN