2017 NAB Marconi Award Finalists Announced

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, July 10, 2017

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) have revealed the finalists for the 2017 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced September 7 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, sponsored by Experi and held during the 2017 Radio Show in Austin.

LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR

• WCBS-AM, New York, NY
• KNX-AM, Los Angeles, CA
• WBLS-FM, New York, NY
• WQHT-FM, New York, NY
• KIIS-FM, Los Angeles, CA

NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Kim Komando, WestStar Multimedia Entertainment
• Elvis Duran, Premiere Networks
• Raul Molina, Sylvia del Valle & Andres Maldonado, Univision Radio
• Rickey Smiley, Reach Media
• Sean Hannity, Premiere Networks

MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Valentine in the Morning, KBIF-FM, Los Angeles, CA
• Funkmaster Flex, WQHT-FM, New York, NY
• Big Boy, KRRL-FM, Los Angeles, CA
• Raul Brindis, KLTN-FM, Houston, TX
• Omar "Omarcillo" Ramos, WVIX-FM, Chicago, IL

LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Linda Lee, WYCD-FM, Detroit, MI
• The Jason and Deb Show, KROX-FM, Austin, TX
• Bert Baron, WCTC-AM, New Brunswick, NJ
• Dave Smiley, WZPL-FM, Greenfield, IN
• Dave Ryan, KDWB-FM, Richfield, MI

MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• The Hawk & Tom Morning Show, WFBC-FM, Greenville, SC
• Clovia Lawrence, WKJS-FM, Richmond, VA
• Erica Viking, KIOT-FM, Albuquerque, NM
• Steve McIntosh & Ted Woodward, KNSS-AM, Wichita, KS
• The Dan and Dude Show, WQHK-FM, Fort Wayne, IN

SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Joel Heitkamp, KFGO-AM, Fargo, MN
• Ken Thomas, WJJY-FM, Brainerd, MN
• Dennis Mitchell & Michelle Cruz, WROZ-FM, Lancaster, PA
• Shags & Trevor, KCMQ-FM, Columbia, MO
• Cosmo, KTXY-FM, Jefferson City, MO

MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C.
• WFAN-FM, New York, NY
• KKBQ-FM, Houston, TX
• WHTZ-FM, New York, NY
• KRTH-FM, Los Angeles, CA

LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• WRIF-FM, Detroit, MI
• WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee, WI
• KQMV-FM, Seattle, WA
• WKRQ-FM, Cincinnati, OH
• KYGO-FM, Denver, CO

MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• KRMG-FM, Tulsa, OK
• WYCT-FM, Pensacola, FL
• WHBC-AM, Canton, OH
• WPLR-FM, New Haven, CT
• WMEE-FM, Fort Wayne, IN

SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR

• KNUJ-AM, New Ulm, MN
• WNSN-FM, South Bend, IN
• KWYO-AM, Sheridan, WY
• KNDE-FM, College Station, TX
• KFGO-AM, Fargo, ND

AC STATION OF THE YEAR

• WBEB-FM, Philadelphia, PA
• WKJY-FM, Farmingdale, NY
• WMEE-FM, Fort Wayne, IN
• KBPA-FM, Austin, TX
• WMJX-FM, Boston, MA

CHR STATION OF THE YEAR

• KRBE-FM, Houston, TX
• WVAQ-FM, Morgantown, WV
• WBLI-FM, West Babylon, NY
• WKZL-FM, Greensboro, NC
• WPOI-FM, Saint Petersburg, FL

CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR

• WOGL-FM, Philadelphia, PA
• WCBS-FM, New York, NY
• KONO-FM, San Antonio, TX
• WPBG-FM, Peoria, IL
• WMMO-FM, Orlando, FL

COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR

• WUBE-FM, Cincinnati, OH
• WIL-FM, St. Louis, MO
• WWKA-FM, Orlando, FL
• KPLX-FM, Dallas, TX
• WXTU-FM, Philadelphia, PA

NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR

• KTMY-FM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
• WKXW-FM, Trenton, NJ
• KNX-AM, Los Angeles, CA
• WSB-AM, Atlanta, GA
• WDBO-FM, Orlando, FL

NONCOMMERCIAL STATION OF THE YEAR

• KPCW-FM, Park City, UT
• WRHU-FM, Hempstead, NY
• WSDP-FM, Plymouth, MI
• WMSC-FM, Montclair, NJ
• WPSC-FM, Wayne, NJ

RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR

• WPRS-FM, Washington, D.C.
• WLIB-FM, New York, NY
• WMIT-FM, Black Mountain, NC
• KKLA-FM, Los Angeles, CA
• WNNL-FM, Raleigh/Durham, NC

ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR

• KSHE-FM, St. Louis, MO
• KROX-FM, Austin, TX
• WBAB-FM, West Babylon, NY
• KPNT-FM, St. Louis, MO
• WPLR-FM, Milford, CT

SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR

• WPEN-FM, Philadelphia, PA
• KTCK-FM, Dallas, TX
• WEEI-FM, Boston, MA
• WXOS-FM, St. Louis, MO
• WBZ-AM, Boston, MA

URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR

• WBLS-FM, New York, NY
• WHQT-FM, Coral Gables, FL
• WCFB-FM, Orlando, FL
• WZFX-FM, Fayetteville, NC
• WWPR-FM, New York, NY