NAB Celebrates 2025 Marconi Award Winners

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 8:55pm CT

NAB Marconi Awards

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) celebrated the 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards on Tuesday evening, honoring excellence and performance in radio during a ceremony at the Edison Ballroom on the eve of NAB Show New York.

Presented by NAB and sponsored by Xperi, the event was hosted by Danielle Monaro and Medha Gandhi, co-hosts of "Elvis Duran and the Morning Show," and featured a special appearance by Grammy Award-winning producer and radio host DJ Scratch.

The 2025 ceremony drew a standing-room-only crowd of broadcasters, executives and creators from across the industry, celebrating the enduring impact of radio. This year's NAB Marconi Radio Award winners are:

Legendary Station of the Year
WMMR-FM/Philadelphia

Legendary Radio Manager of the Year
Nick Martin, Big River Broadcasting Corp, Florence, AL

Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year
Colin Cowherd, Premiere Radio Networks, Los Angeles

Major Market Personality of the Year
Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison, WMMR-FM/Philadelphia

Large Market Personality of the Year
Mitch Albom, WJR-AM/Detroit

Medium Market Personality of the Year
Larry Hansgen, WHIO-FM/Dayton, OH

Small Market Personality of the Year
Mark Starling, WWNC-AM/Asheville, NC

Major Market Station of the Year
WMMR-FM/Philadelphia

Large Market Station of the Year
KDKA-FM/Pittsburgh

Medium Market Station of the Year
KRMG-FM/Tulsa

Small Market Station of the Year
WTAW-AM/College Station, TX

Best Radio Podcast of the Year
"Behind the Song," Hubbard Broadcasting, Chicago

AC Station of the Year
WWBX-FM/Boston

CHR Station of the Year
WDJX-FM/Louisville

Classic Hits Station of the Year
WOMC-FM/Detroit

College Radio Station of the Year
WRHU-FM (Hofstra University)/Hempstead, NY

Country Station of the Year
KYGO-FM/Denver

News/Talk Station of the Year
WBAL-AM/Baltimore

Religious Station of the Year
WPZE-FM/Atlanta

Rock Station of the Year
WDRV-FM/Chicago

Spanish Language Station of the Year
WMIA-FM/Miami

Sports Station of the Year
WXYT-FM/Detroit

Urban Station of the Year
KMJQ-FM/Houston

Established in 1989 and named for inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards honor radio stations and air personalities demonstrating outstanding achievement and service to their communities. Marconi finalists were selected by a committee of broadcasters, and the winners were determined by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy.