Here Are The 2022 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists

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The NAB has unveiled the finalists for the 2022 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, sponsored by Xperi.

The winners will be announced October 19 at the Marconi Radio Awards Dinner held during NAB Show New York. It’s a move from the Radio Show, the now-defunct autumn conference co-produced by the Radio Advertising Bureau and NAB until the pandemic.

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.

 


 

 

 


This year’s finalists for the NAB Marconi Radio Awards are:

LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR
KCBS-AM, San Francisco
KRLD-AM, Dallas
KTAR-FM, Phoenix
WIVK-FM, Knoxville
WLEN-FM, Adrian, Mich.

LEGENDARY RADIO MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Dr. René Heredia, Guadalupe Radio, Los Angeles
Julie Koehn, WLEN-FM, Adrian, Mich.
Pamela McKay, KMJQ-FM, Houston
Joel Oxley, WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.
Steve Wexler, WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee

NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Erica Campbell, Reach Media
D.L. Hughley, Reach Media
George Noory, Premiere Radio Networks
Dan Patrick, Premiere Radio Networks
Dave Ramsey, Ramsey Media

MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel, WSCR-AM, Chicago
Frank Ski, WALR-FM, Atlanta
Greg Hill, WEEI-FM, Boston
Mark “Hawkeye” Louis and Michelle Rodriguez, KSCS-FM, Dallas-Ft. Worth
Mike Felger and Tony Massorotti, WBZ-FM, Boston

LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
C4 and Bryan Nehman, WBAL-AM, Baltimore
Chris O’Brien and Janeen Coyle, WGRR-FM, Cincinnati
Dave Ryan, KDWB-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul
Obie Diaz and Ashley Morrison, WWKA-FM, Orlando
Tony Katz, WIBC-FM, Indianapolis

MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Harlen the Sports Guy & Pigskin Bob, KYKX-FM, Tyler, Tex.
Kevin Miller, KIDO-AM, Boise, Idaho
Mo & StyckMan, WUSY-FM, Chattanooga
Nancy Wilson and Woody, WHKO-FM, Dayton
Roger Todd, Ashley Adams and Michele Silva, WJXB-FM, Knoxville

SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Andrew McKay, WNRP-AM, Pensacola, Fla.
Erin Hart and Chris Blood, KATI-FM, Columbia, Mo.
Kelly and Wood, KZPK-FM, St. Cloud, Minn.
Kristin Monica, KTXY-FM, Columbia, Mo.
Liz Del Grosso and Scotty Cox, KCLR-FM, Columbia, Mo.

MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KTCK-AM, Dallas-Ft. Worth
WALR-FM, Atlanta
WMMJ-FM, Washington, D.C.
WSB-AM, Atlanta
WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.

LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KBCO-FM, Denver
KDKA-AM, Pittsburgh
WIBC-FM, Indianapolis
WKRQ-FM, Cincinnati
WYCD-FM, Detroit

MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
WHBC-AM, Canton, Ohio
WJBR-FM, Wilmington, Del.
WOWO-AM, Fort Wayne, Ind.
WSGW-AM, Saginaw, Mich.
WUSY-FM, Chattanooga, Tenn.

SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KCLD-FM, St. Cloud, Minn.
KIK-FM, Alexandria, Minn.
KMON-AM, Great Falls, Mont.
KROX-AM, Crookston, Minn.
WXFL-FM, Florence, Ala.

BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR
“American Nightmare Season 2: Murder in a Safe Place,” WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.
“Behind the Song,” WDRV-FM, Chicago, Ill.
“Bloomberg Businessweek,” WBBR-AM, New York, N.Y.
“COLD Season 2,” KSL-FM, Salt Lake City, Utah
“Gone Cold: Philadelphia Unsolved Murders,” KYW, Philadelphia, Pa.

AC STATION OF THE YEAR
KSTP-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul
WDUV-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg
WFLC-FM, Miami*
WRMF-FM, West Palm Beach*
WWRM-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg

CHR STATION OF THE YEAR
KTXY-FM, Columbia, Mo.
KRBE-FM, Houston
WBLI-FM, Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.
WHYI-FM, Miami
WWMX-FM, Baltimore

CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR
WBGG-FM, Miami
WBZO-FM, Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.
WMGK-FM, Philadelphia
WQLT-FM, Florence, Ala.
WRBQ-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg

COLLEGE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
WGLS-FM, Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.
WHPC-FM, Nassau Community College, Nassau County, N.Y.
WMSC-FM, Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J.
WRHU-FM, Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
WRRC-FM, Rider University, Trenton, N.J.

COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR
KATI-FM, Jefferson City, Mo.
KSCS-FM, Dallas-Ft. Worth
WHKO-FM, Dayton
WUBE-FM, Cincinnati
WXTU-FM, Philadelphia

NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR
KNX, Los Angeles
KTMY-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul
WKXW-FM, Trenton, N.J.
WLW-AM, Cincinnati
WSB-AM, Atlanta

RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR
KLTY-FM, Dallas
WFMV-AM, Columbia, S.C.
WKNZ-FM, Dover, Del.
WMIT-FM, Charlotte
WPRS-FM, Washington, D.C.

ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR
KCMQ-FM, Columbia, Mo.
WBAB-FM, Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.
WDRV-FM, Chicago
WIYY-FM, Baltimore
WPLR-FM, New Haven, Conn.

SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION OF THE YEAR
KLNV-FM, San Diego
KZNO, Los Angeles
WOEX-FM, Orlando
WYUU-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg
WZTU-FM, Miami

SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR
KNBR-AM, San Francisco
WBZ-FM, Boston
WIP-FM, Philadelphia
WMFS-FM, Memphis
WXYT-FM, Detroit

URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR
WBTJ-FM, Richmond
WALR-FM, Atlanta
WKYS-FM, Washington, D.C.
WMBX-FM, West Palm Beach
WWPR-FM, New York

 

*Includes Hot Adult Contemporary stations.