The Nominees Are…
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB) has introduced the finalists for the 2023 NAB MARCONI RADIO AWARDS. Winners will likely be revealed at a dinner on OCTOBER twenty fifth throughout NAB SHOW NEW YORK.
The finalists:
LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR
AUDACY Information KCBS-A-KFRC/SAN FRANCISCO
RED APPLE MEDIA Information-Discuss WABC-A/NEW YORK
iHEARTMEDIA R&B WDAS-F/PHILADELPHIA
iHEARTMEDIA Information-Discuss WLW-A/CINCINNATI
BEASLEY Lively Rock WMMR/PHILADELPHIA
LEGENDARY RADIO MANAGER OF THE YEAR
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA R&B WTUG/TUSCALOOSA’s DAVID R. DUBOSE
AUDACY/DETROIT’s DEBBIE KENYON
GUARANTY MEDIA/BATON ROUGE’s GORDY RUSH
SOUTH SEAS BROADCASTING Scorching AC KKHJ (93KHJ)/PAGO PAGO, AS’ JOEY CUMMINGS
BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP./FLORENCE-MUSCLE SHOALS, AL’s NICK MARTIN
NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
iHEARTMEDIA Spanish Hits WZTU (TU 94.9)/MIAMI’s ENRIQUE SANTOS
REACH MEDIA’s ERICA CAMPBELL
PREMIERE NETWORKS’ GEORGE NOORY
AUDACY/NASHVILLE’s KATIE NEAL
WESTWOOD ONE’s RICH EISEN
MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
AUDACY Sports activities WFAN-A-F/NEW YORK’s BOOMER ESIASON and GREGG GIANNOTTI
CUMULUS Sports activities KTCK-A-F (THE TICKET)/DALLAS’ GEORGE DUNHAM, CRAIG MILLER, and GORDON KEITH
CUMULUS Nation KPLX (99.5 THE WOLF)/DALLAS’ JASON PULLMAN
AUDACY Triple A WXRT/CHICAGO’s LIN BREHMER
CUMULUS Nation KSCS (NEW COUNTRY 96.3)/DALLAS’ MARK “HAWKEYE” LEWIS AND MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ
LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
COX MEDIA GROUP Rock KISS/SAN ANTONIO’s BILLY MADISON
iHEARTMEDIA Nation KEEY (K102)/MINNEAPOLIS’ CHRIS CARR, KIA BECHT, and SAM SANSEVERE
iHEARTMEDIA High 40 KDWB/MINNEAPOLIS’ DAVE RYAN with FALEN, JENNY AND DRAKE
URBAN ONE R&B-Information-Discuss WDBZ-A/CINCINNATI’s LINCOLN WARE
iHEARTMEDIA Basic Rock WBGG (BIG 105.9)/MIAMI’s PAUL CASTRONOVO
MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS AC WJXB (B97.5)/KNOXVILLE’s ASHLEY ADAMS, ROGER TODD AND MICHELE SILVA
URBAN ONE Hip Hop WQOK (K97.5)/RALEIGH-DURHAM’s BRIAN DAWSON
CONNOISSEUR MEDIA Rock WPLR/NEW HAVEN’s CHAZ AND AJ
FEDERATED MEDIA Information-Discuss WOWO-A-F/FORT WAYNE’s KAYLA BLAKESLEE
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA Information-Discuss KIDO-A-K298CN/BOISE’s KEVIN MILLER
SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
LEIGHTON BROADCASTING High 40 KCLD/ST. CLOUD, MN’s KAT AND J.J. HOLIDAY
LEIGHTON BROADCASTING Nation KZPK (WILD COUNTRY 99)/ST. CLOUD, MN’s KELLY AND WOOD
ZIMMER RADIO Nation KATI (94.3 KAT COUNTRY)/JEFFERSON CITY, MO’s KEVIN HILLEY and ERIN HART
SOUTH SEAS BROADCASTING Scorching AC KKHJ (93KHJ)/PAGO PAGO, AS’ KEZIAH ATOFAU and JOHN RAYNAR
BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP. Nation WXFL (KIX 96)/FLORENCE-MUSCLE SHOALS, AL’s M. FLETCHER BROWN
MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
CUMULUS Nation KSCS (NEW COUNTRY 96.3)/DALLAS
COX MEDIA GROUP R&B WALR-F (KISS 104.1)/ATLANTA
AUDACY Information WINS-A-F (1010 WINS)/NEW YORK
iHEARTMEDIA AC WLTW (106.7 LITE FM)/NEW YORK
iHEARTMEDIA Hip Hop WWPR-F (POWER 105.1)/NEW YORK
LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
AUDACY Information-Discuss KMOX-A-K254CR/ST. LOUIS
AUDACY Basic Rock KQMT (99.5 THE MOUNTAIN)/DENVER
HUBBARD Scorching AC KSTP-F (KS 95)/MINNEAPOLIS
iHEARTMEDIA High 40 WHYI (Y100)/MIAMI
HUBBARD Scorching AC WKRQ (Q102)/CINCINNATI
MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
iHEARTMEDIA Information-Discuss WHO-A/DES MOINES
ADX COMMUNICATIONS Information-Discuss WNRP-A-W222BR-W237BE/PENSACOLA
INNER BANKS MEDIA Information-Discuss WTIB-F/GREENVILLE-NEW BERN, NC
BEASLEY High 40 WXKB (B103.9)/FORT MYERS
THE RADIO PEOPLE High 40 WYOY (Y101)/JACKSON, MS
SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
SAGA Nation KDXY (104.9 THE FOX)/JONESBORO, AR
GOPHER COMMUNICATIONS Information-Discuss-Basic Rock KROX-A-K221GU-K289CE/GRAND FORKS, ND
LEIGHTON BROADCASTING Nation KZPK (WILD COUNTRY 99)/ST. CLOUD, MN
MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS AC WIKY-F/EVANSVILLE, KY
FORCHT BROADCASTING AC WYKY (SOMERSET 106)/SCIENCE HILL-SOMERSET, KY
BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR
“AMERICAN NIGHTMARE SEASON 3: UNKNOWN SUBJECT,” HUBBARD Information WTOP/WASHINGTON
“BEHIND THE SONG,” HUBBARD Basic Rock WDRV (97.1 THE DRIVE)/CHICAGO
“DEADLY PILL,” iHEARTMEDIA Information-Discuss KFI-A/LOS ANGELES
“DMV DOWNLOAD,” HUBBARD Information WTOP/WASHINGTON
“THE LETTER,” BONNEVILLE Information-Discuss KSL-A-F/SALT LAKE CITY
AC STATION OF THE YEAR
iHEARTMEDIA Scorching AC KBIG (MY 104.3)/LOS ANGELES
iHEARTMEDIA AC KODA (SUNNY 99.1)/HOUSTON
BONNEVILLE AC KOIT/SAN FRANCISCO
CONNOISSEUR MEDIA AC WALK/PATCHOGUE, NY
CONNOISSEUR MEDIA AC WEZN/BRIDGEPORT, CT
CHR STATION OF THE YEAR
BONNEVILLE High 40 KMVQ (99.7 NOW)/SAN FRANCISCO
BRYAN BROADCASTING CO. High 40 KNDE (CANDY 95.1)/BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, TX
COX MEDIA GROUP High 40 WAPE/JACKSONVILLE
iHEARTMEDIA High 40 WHTZ (Z100)/NEW YORK
iHEARTMEDIA High 40 WWPW (POWER 96.1)/ATLANTA
CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR
iHEARTMEDIA Basic Hits KJEB (95.7 THE JET)/SEATTLE
COX MEDIA GROUP Basic Hits KONO-F/SAN ANTONIO
AUDACY Basic Hits KRTH (Okay-EARTH 101)/LOS ANGELES
iHEARTMEDIA Basic Rock WAXQ (Q104.3)/NEW YORK
COX MEDIA GROUP Basic Rock WSRV (97.1 THE RIVER)/ATLANTA
COLLEGE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
WGCS-FM, GOSHEN COLLEGE’s WGCS/SOUTH BEND-ELKHART, IN
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY’s WMSC/UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY’s WPSC/WAYNE, NJ
RIDER UNIVERSITY’s WRRC/LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY’s WSOU/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ
COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR
ZIMMER Nation KCLR-F (CLEAR 99)/COLUMBIA, MO
BONNEVILLE Nation KNCI/SACRAMENTO
BONNEVILLE Nation KYGO/DENVER
BEASLEY Nation WKXC (KICKS 99)/AUGUSTA, GA
BEASLEY Nation WXTU/PHILADELPHIA
NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR
iHEARTMEDIA Information-Discuss KFI-A/LOS ANGELES
RED APPLE MEDIA Information-Discuss WABC-A/NEW YORK
AUDACY Information-Discuss WCCO-A/MINNEAPOLIS
HUBBARD Information WTOP/WASHINGTON
AUDACY Information-Discuss WWL-A-F/NEW ORLEANS
RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR
SALEM Modern Christian KLTY/DALLAS
SALEM Faith WLCC-A (FAITH TALK)/TAMPA
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION Modern Christian/Faith WMIT (THE LIGHT FM)/BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC
URBAN ONE Gospel WNNL (THE LIGHT 103.9)/RALEIGH-DURHAM
URBAN ONE Gospel WPRS-F (PRAISE 104.1)/WASHINGTON
ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR
COX MEDIA GROUP Basic Rock KGLK-KHPT (THE EAGLE)/HOUSTON
HEARST Lively Rock WIYY (98 ROCK)/BALTIMORE
BEASLEY Lively Rock WMMR/PHILADELPHIA
CONNOISSEUR MEDIA Rock WPLR/NEW HAVEN
iHEARTMEDIA Lively Rock WXTB (98 ROCK)/TAMPA
SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION OF THE YEAR
AUDACY Spanish Hits KLOL (MEGA 101)/HOUSTON
DAVIS BROADCASTING Regional Mexican WLKQ-WTSH (LA RAZA 102.3-107.1)/ATLANTA
AUDACY Spanish Rhythmic WLZL (EL ZOL 107.9)/WASHINGTON
iHEARTMEDIA Tropical WRUM (RUMBA 100.3)/ORLANDO
BEASLEY Spanish Hits WYUU (92.5 MAXIMA FM)/TAMPA
SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR
iHEARTMEDIA Sports activities KFXN (KFAN 100.3)/MINNEAPOLIS
CUMULUS Sports activities KTCK-A-F (THE TICKET)/DALLAS
BEASLEY Sports activities WBZ-F (98.5 THE SPORTS HUB)/BOSTON
AUDACY Sports activities WFAN-A-F/NEW YORK
AUDACY Sports activities WJFK (106.7 THE FAN)/WASHINGTON
URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR
AUDACY Hip Hop WBTJ (106.5 THE BEAT)/RICHMOND
iHEARTMEDIA R&B WDAS-F/PHILADELPHIA
COX MEDIA GROUP Hip Hop WEDR (99 JAMZ)/MIAMI
COX MEDIA GROUP R&B WHQT (HOT 105)/MIAMI
iHEARTMEDIA Hip Hop WMIB (103.5 THE BEAT)/MIAMI
