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The National Association of Broadcasters celebrated excellence and performance in radio at the 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, held at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. The event, sponsored by Xperi, took place on the eve of NAB Show New York and drew a standing-room-only crowd of broadcasters, executives and creators.
Hosted by Danielle Monaro and Medha Gandhi, co-hosts of “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” the ceremony featured a special appearance by Grammy Award-winning producer and radio host DJ Scratch.
Established in 1989 and named for inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards recognize stations and on-air personalities for outstanding achievement and community service.
Celebrating radio’s local and national impact
From Los Angeles to Boston, this year’s winners reflected the broad reach and enduring relevance of radio in the U.S. Among the evening’s top honors, Philadelphia’s WMMR-FM received both “Legendary Station of the Year” and “Major Market Station of the Year,” while Nick Martin of Big River Broadcasting in Alabama was named “Legendary Radio Manager of the Year.”
The winners across all categories were:
- “Legendary Station of the Year”: WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
- “Legendary Radio Manager of the Year”: Nick Martin, Big River Broadcasting Corp, Florence, Ala.
- “Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year”: Colin Cowherd, Premiere Radio Networks, Los Angeles, Calif.
- “Major Market Personality of the Year”: Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison, WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
- “Large Market Personality of the Year”: Mitch Albom, WJR-AM, Detroit, Mich.
- “Medium Market Personality of the Year”: Larry Hansgen, WHIO-FM, Dayton, Ohio
- “Small Market Personality of the Year”: Mark Starling, WWNC-AM, Asheville, N.C.
- “Major Market Station of the Year”: WMMR-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.
- “Large Market Station of the Year”: KDKA-FM, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- “Medium Market Station of the Year”: KRMG-FM, Tulsa, Okla.
- “Small Market Station of the Year”: WTAW-AM, College Station, Texas
- “Best Radio Podcast of the Year”: “Behind the Song,” Hubbard Broadcasting, Chicago, Ill.
- “AC Station of the Year”: WWBX-FM, Boston, Mass.
- “CHR Station of the Year”: WDJX-FM, Louisville, Ky.
- “Classic Hits Station of the Year”: WOMC-FM, Detroit, Mich.
- “College Radio Station of the Year”: WRHU-FM, Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
- “Country Station of the Year”: KYGO-FM, Denver, Colo.
- “News/Talk Station of the Year”: WBAL-AM, Baltimore, Md.
- “Religious Station of the Year”: WPZE-FM, Atlanta, Ga.
- “Rock Station of the Year”: WDRV-FM, Chicago, Ill.
- “Spanish Language Station of the Year”: WMIA-FM, Miami, Fla.
- “Sports Station of the Year”: WXYT-FM, Detroit, Mich.
- “Urban Station of the Year”: KMJQ-FM, Houston, Texas.
Finalists were selected by a committee of broadcasters, with winners chosen by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy.
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