2024 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, August 1, 2024

NAB Marconi Award

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for the 2024 NAB Marconi Radio Awards. The winners will be recognized and honored at radio's biggest night, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards, where the industry comes together to celebrate excellence and recognize stations and individuals. The dinner will be held October 9 during NAB Show New York.

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 finalists are:

Legendary Station of the Year

• WLS-AM/Chicago
• WLW-AM/Cincinnati
• WIVK-FM/Knoxville
• KYGO-FM/Denver
• WHTZ-FM/New York

• Julie Koehn, WLEN-FM, Lenewee Broadcasting, Adrian, MI
• Joe Bell, WMGK-FM, Beasley Media Group, Philadelphia
• Nick Martin, Big River Broadcasting Corp., Florence Muscle Shoals, AL
• Timothy P. Davies, WHTA-FM, Urban One, Atlanta, Ga.
• Bennett Zier, Audacy, Virginia Beach, VA

• Dan Patrick, Premiere Radio Networks, Los Angeles
• Enrique Santos, iHeartMedia, Miami
• Erica Campbell, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas
• D.L. Hughley, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas
• Rickey Smiley, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas

• Karson & Kennedy, WWBX-FM, Boston, Mass.
• Rachel Ryan, KSCS-FM, Dallas
• Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison, WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Patty Jackson, WDAS-FM, Philadelphia
• Sean Valentine, KBIG-FM, Los Angeles

• Sean Copeland, WYXB-FM, Indianapolis
• MIX Mornings with Kyle, Bryan and Sarah, WRAL-FM, Raleigh
• Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter and Steve Grunwald, WYCD-FM, Detroit
• Dan Mandis, WWTN-FM, Nashville
• Jason Matheson & Alexis Thompson, KTMY-FM, Twin Cities

• Harlen The Sports Guy & Pigskin Bob, KYKX-FM, Tyler
• The Doc Show with Chewy, WGGY-FM, Pittston
• Kevin Miller, KIDO-AM, Boise, Idaho
• Marc & Laura, WNCT-FM, Greenville, NC
• Andy Beckman & Kat Walburn, WAJI-FM, Fort Wayne, IN

• The Morning Shag with Shags and Trevor, KCMQ-FM, Columbia, MO
• Chris Lawrence, WCHS-AM, Charleston, WV
• Kat Mykals, WGBF-FM, Evansville, IN
• The Cosmo and Kat Show, KTXY-FM, Columbia, MO
• Ian Rambo, KQRQ-FM, Rapid City, SD

• WINS-FM/New York
• WTOP-FM/Washington, DC
• KNX-FM /Los Angeles
• KTCK-AM/Dallas
• WABC-AM/New York

• WBAL-AM/Baltimore
• WCKX-FM/Columbus
• WWRM-FM/Tampa
• WWLI-FM/Providence, RI
• KTMY-FM/Twin Cities, MN

• WHKO-FM/Dayton, OH
• WHBC-AM /Canton, OH
• WTIB-FM/Greenville, NC
• WNRP-AM /Pensacola, FL
• WBEN-AM/Buffalo, NY

• KKHJ-FM/Pago Pago, American Samoa
• KQRQ-FM/Rapid City, SD
• KNDE-FM/Bryan-College Station, TX
• WTAW-AM /Bryan College Station, TX
• WALJ-FM/Tuscaloosa, AL

• "Oklahoma Women Want To Know," KRMG-FM, Tulsa
• "Behind the Song," WDRV-FM, Chicago
• "Purple Daily," KSTP-AM, Minneapolis
• "Garage Logic," KSTP-AM, Twin Cities, MN
• "El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo Podcast," Univision Radio, Los Angeles

• WSB-FM/Atlanta
• KOIT-FM/San Francisco
• WTMX-FM/Chicago
• KSTP-FM/Minneapolis
• WTVR-FM/Virginia Beach, VA

• WBZZ-FM/Pittsburgh
• KMVQ-FM/San Francisco
• KTXY-FM/Columbia, MO
• WBLI-FM/Long Island, NY
• WXKB-FM/Fort Myers, FL

• WGRR-FM/Cincinnati
• WMGK-FM /Philadelphia
• WOGL-FM/Philadelphia
• WCBS-FM/New York
• WOMC-FM/Detroit

• WKCR-FM, Columbia University New York
• WOLF Radio, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
• WPSC-FM, William Patterson University, New York
• WMSC-FM, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
• WGCS-FM, Goshen College, South Bend, IN

• WFMS-FM/Indianapolis
• KATI-FM/Jefferson City, MO
• KCYY-FM/San Antonio
• WXTU-FM/Philadelphia
• KCLR-FM/Columbia, MO

• WSB-AM/Atlanta
• KRMG-FM/Tulsa
• WLW-AM/Cincinnati
• KDKA-AM/Pittsburgh
• WIBC-FM/Indianapolis

• WMIT-FM/Charlotte, NC
• WGTS-FM/Washington, DC
• WNNL-FM/Raleigh, NC
• KPWJ-FM/Bryan-College Station, TX
• WGRB-AM/Chicago

• WPLR-FM/New Haven, CT
• WAQY-FM/Springfield, MA
• KQMT-FM/Denver
• WXTB-FM/Tampa
• WIYY-FM/Baltimore

• WLZL-FM/Washington, DC
• KMVK-FM/Dallas
• KLOL-FM/Houston
• KLNO-FM/Dallas
• WYUU-FM/Tampa

• KTCK-AM/Dallas
• WSCR-AM /Chicago
• WXYT-FM/Detroit
• KKFN-FM/Denver
• WIP-FM/Philadelphia

• WHUR-FM/Washington, DC
• WPZE-FM/Atlanta
• WBTJ-FM/Richmond, VA
• KBXX-FM/Houston
• WDAS-FM/Philadelphia

Registration is open for NAB Show New York on October 9-10. NAB's Marconi Radio Awards Dinner ticket and table information is available online.