2013 NAB Marconi Radio Award Winners Announced

Winners of the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Awards were announced Thursday night at the annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held at the Radio Show in Orlando, FL. 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 NAB Marconi Radio Award recipients were:

Legendary Station WBBM-AM Chicago, IL	Spanish Format Personality Javier Romero WAMR-FM Miami, FL
Network/Syndicated Personality Steve Harvey, Premiere Radio Networks	AC Station WTMX-FM Chicago, IL
Major Market Station WBEB-FM Philadelphia, PA	CHR Station WRDW-FM Philadelphia, PA
Large Market Station KSTP-FM St. Paul, MN	Country Station KKBQ-FM Houston, TX
Medium Market Station KRMG-FM Tulsa, OK	News/Talk Station WBZ-AM Boston, MA
Small Market Station WKDZ-FM Cadiz, KY	Religious Station KLRC-FM Siloam Springs, AR
Major Market Personality Eric & Kathy, WTMX-FM Chicago, IL	Rock Station WZLX-FM Boston, MA
Large Market Personality Cornbread, WIL-FM St. Louis, MO	Spanish Station KLOL-FM Houston, TX
Medium Market Personality Brian Byers, WSOY-AM Decatur, IL	Sports Station KTCK-AM Dallas, TX
Small Market Personality Monk & Kelly,WGSQ-FM Cookeville, TN	Urban Station WVEE-FM Atlanta, GA

Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. The awards dinner & show was hosted by "Shotgun Tom" Kelly of CBS Radio's KRTH-FM in Los Angeles. The show also featured a performance by The Mavericks.

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