9-20-13
The winners of the 2013 NAB Marconi Radio Awards were announced Thursday night at the annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held at the Radio Show in Orlando. CBS' WBBM-AM in Chicago was named legendary station of the year, Premiere's Steve Harvey won for Syndicated Personality of the year and Jerry Lee's WBEB in Philadelphia won for major market station of the year. Lee said he was ecstatic for beating out the great WMMR in Philadelphia, also up for the award. Here's the entire list of Marconi winners from last night.
Legendary Station
WBBM-AM Chicago, IL
Spanish Format Personality of the Year
Javier Romero WAMR-FM Miami, FL
Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year
Steve Harvey, Premiere Radio Networks
AC Station of the Year
WTMX-FM Chicago, IL
Major Market Station of the Year
WBEB-FM Philadelphia, PA
CHR Station of the Year
WRDW-FM Philadelphia, PA
Large Market Station of the Year
KSTP-FM St. Paul, MN
Country Station of the Year
KKBQ-FM Houston, TX
Medium Market Station of the Year
KRMG-FM Tulsa, OK
News/Talk Station of the Year
WBZ-AM Boston, MA
Small Market Station of the Year
WKDZ-FM Cadiz, KY
Religious Station of the Year
KLRC-FM Siloam Springs, AR
Major Market Personality of the Year
Eric & Kathy, WTMX-FM Chicago, IL
Rock Station of the Year
WZLX-FM Boston, MA
Large Market Personality of the Year
Cornbread, WIL-FM St. Louis, MO
Spanish Station of the Year
KLOL-FM Houston, TX
Medium Market Personality of the Year
Brian Byers, WSOY-AM Decatur, IL
Sports Station of the Year
KTCK-AM Dallas, TX
Small Market Personality of the Year
Monk & Kelly,WGSQ-FM Cookeville, TN
Urban Station of the Year
WVEE-FM Atlanta, GA
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. 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 votes were tabulated by an independent firm. The NAB Marconi Radio 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 Grammy Award-Winning band The Mavericks from Big Machine Label Group.
