The National Association of Broadcasters has revealed the finalists for the 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, spotlighting excellence across a broad range of formats, personalities, and market sizes. The announcement was made during a live video stream hosted by Washington, D.C. radio talents Vic Jagger of WMMJ-FM and Vince Coglianese of WMAL-FM.<\/p>\n
Winners will be named on Oct. 21 during a special Marconi Awards dinner at The Edison Ballroom in New York, the night before NAB Show New York kicks off. The event is sponsored by Xperi. Tickets and table reservations are now available via NAB.<\/p>\n
Named after radio inventor Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards have honored outstanding radio broadcasters since 1989. This year\u2019s finalists include a mix of industry icons and rising stars. In the \u201cLegendary Station of the Year\u201d category, nominees include WABC-AM and WCBS-FM in New York, WHLI-AM on Long Island, WLW-AM in Cincinnati, and WMMR-FM in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
On the individual side, finalists for \u201cLegendary Radio Manager of the Year\u201d include David Yadgaroff of Audacy Philadelphia, Nick Martin of Big River Broadcasting in Alabama, and Dr. Maria Boynton of Audacy Atlanta. Syndicated talent finalists include Katie Neal, Colin Cowherd, Ellen K, Steve Harmon, and Enrique Santos.<\/p>\n
Major Market Personality of the Year nominees include \u201cThe Roula & Ryan Show\u201d (KRBE-FM, Houston), \u201cPreston & Steve\u201d (WMMR-FM, Philadelphia), \u201cThe Greg Hill Show\u201d (WEEI-FM, Boston), and \u201cKarson & Kennedy\u201d (WWBX-FM, Boston).<\/p>\n
Finalists and attendees will gather in New York on Oct. 21 as NAB celebrates another year of broadcasting excellence on one of radio\u2019s biggest nights.<\/p>\n
The Roula & Ryan Show with Eric, KRBE-FM, Houston, TX
Mark “Hawkeye” Louis and Michelle Rodriguez, KSCS-FM, Dallas, TX
The Greg Hill Show, WEEI-FM, Boston, MA
Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison, WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, PA
Karson & Kennedy, WWBX-FM, Boston, MA<\/p>\n
LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n Karen Dalessandro, KSLX-FM, Phoenix, AZ MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n Skyler Cooper, KRMG-FM, Tulsa, OK SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n Jordan Jay, KATI-FM, Jefferson City, MO MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KBXX-FM, Houston, TX LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KDKA-FM, Pittsburgh, PA MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KBOI-AM, Boise, ID SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KFGE-FM, Lincoln, NE ADULT CONTEMPORARY STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KOSI-FM, Denver, CO BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cInheriting,\u201d KPCC-FM, Los Angeles, CA CHR STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KTXY-FM, Columbia, MO CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KQRQ-FM, Rapid City, SD COLLEGE STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n WKCR-FM, Columbia University, New York, NY COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KATI-FM, Jefferson City, MO NEWS\/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KFI-AM, Los Angeles, CA RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KPWJ-FM, College Station, TX ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KCMQ-FM, Columbia, MO SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KNDE-HD3, College Station, TX SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KILT-AM, Houston, TX URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n KMJQ-FM, Houston, TX
Tracy and Fizz, KYGO-FM, Denver, CO
Lincoln Ware, WDBZ-AM, Cincinnati, OH
Mitch Albom, WJR-AM, Detroit, MI
The Smiley Morning Show, WZPL-FM, Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n
Todd Hollst, WHIO-AM, Dayton, OH
Larry Hansgen, WHIO-FM, Dayton, OH
Dan Austin, WQHK-FM, Fort Wayne, IN
Mo & StyckMan, WUSY-FM, Chattanooga, TN<\/p>\n
Matt & Amy in the Morning, KIKV-FM, Alexandria, MN
Ian Rambo, KQRQ-FM, Rapid City, SD
The Big Dawg DreDay with Comedian LP, WALJ-FM, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mark Starling, WWNC-AM, Asheville, NC<\/p>\n
WCBS-FM, New York, NY
WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, PA
WSB-FM, Atlanta, GA
WWBX-FM, Boston, MA<\/p>\n
KKFN-FM, Denver, CO
KOSI-FM, Denver, CO
KTMY-FM, Saint Paul, MN
WLLD-FM, St. Petersburg, FL<\/p>\n
KRMG-FM, Tulsa, OK
WBEN-AM, Buffalo, NY
WTIB-FM, Greenville, NC
WYCT-FM, Pensacola, FL<\/p>\n
WCHS-AM, Charleston, WV
WIKY-FM, Evansville, IN
WTAW-AM, College Station, TX
WWNC-AM, Asheville, NC<\/p>\n
KSTP-FM, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN
WKJY-FM, Long Island, NY
WTBC-FM, Chicago, IL
WWBX-FM, Boston, MA<\/p>\n
\u201cRansom,\u201d KSL Newsradio, Salt Lake City, UT
\u201cPurple Daily,\u201d KSTP-AM, Saint Paul, MN
\u201cWCCO Radio: 100 Years,\u201d WCCO-AM, Minneapolis, MN
\u201cBehind The Song,\u201d WDRV-FM, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n
WDJX-FM, Louisville, KY
WPRO-FM, Providence, RI
WXKB-FM, Fort Myers, FL
WZPL-FM, Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n
KXSN-FM, San Diego, CA
WJJK-FM, Indianapolis, IN
WOGL-FM, Philadelphia, PA
WOMC-FM, Detroit, MI<\/p>\n
WMSC-FM, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
WRHU-FM, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
WRRC-FM, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ
WSOU-FM, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ<\/p>\n
KCLR-FM, Columbia, MO
KYGO-FM, Denver, CO
WTHI-FM, Terre Haute, IN
WYCT-FM, Pensacola, FL<\/p>\n
WABC-AM, New York, NY
WBAL-AM, Baltimore, MD
WBBM-AM, Chicago, IL
WENG-AM, Englewood, FL<\/p>\n
WGTS-FM, Rockville, MD
WMCA-AM, New York, NY
WMIT-FM, Charlotte, NC
WPZE-FM, Atlanta, GA<\/p>\n
KISS-FM, San Antonio, TX
WDRV-FM, Chicago, IL
WIYY-FM, Baltimore, MD
WXTB-FM, Tampa, FL<\/p>\n
WAMR-FM, Miami, FL
WMIA-FM, Miami, FL
WOJO-FM, Chicago, IL
WYUU-FM, St. Petersburg, FL<\/p>\n
WBZ-FM, Boston, MA
WGFX-FM, Nashville, TN
WIP-FM, Philadelphia, PA
WXYT-FM, Detroit, MI<\/p>\n
WDZZ-FM, Flint, MI
WHUR-FM, Washington, DC
WMBX-FM, West Palm Beach, FL
WVEE-FM, Atlanta, GA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The National Association of Broadcasters has revealed the finalists for the 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, spotlighting excellence…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":127302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[171,3723,975,50,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-127301","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-free","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114989508226086805","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}