2014 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced

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&#thirteen; July M, 2014

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&#thirteen; WASHINGTON, A.A. -- The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) introduced the finalists for the 2014 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners can be introduced September eleven on the NAB Marconi Radio Awards twenty fifth Anniversary Dinner & Show, sponsored by iBiquity and held through the 2014 Radio Show in Indianapolis. &#thirteen;

LEGENDARY STATION
&#thirteen; KCBS-AM San Francisco, CA
&#thirteen; KXLY-AM Spokane, WA
&#thirteen; WFAN-FM New York, NY
&#thirteen; WIL-FM St. Louis, MO
&#thirteen; WLEN-FM Adrian, MI

NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; Bob and Tom, Westwood One
&#thirteen; Elvis Duran, Premiere Radio Networks
&#thirteen; Rush Limbaugh, Premiere Radio Networks
&#thirteen; Ryan Seacrest, Premiere Radio Networks
&#thirteen; Rickey Smiley, Radio One/REACH Media

MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; Carter Alan, WZLX-FM, Boston, MA
&#thirteen; Big Boy, KPWR-FM Los Angeles, CA
&#thirteen; Kevin and Bean, KROQ-FM Los Angeles, CA
&#thirteen; Preston and Steve, WMMR-FM Philadelphia, PA
&#thirteen; Toucher and Rich (Fred Toucher & Rich Shertenlieb), WBZ-FM Boston, MA

LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; Bo Matthews, WIL-FM, St. Louis, MO
&#thirteen; Dr. Don (with Rachael and Grunwald), WYCD-FM Detroit, MI
&#thirteen; Jim "JJ" Johnson, WOMC-FM Detroit, MI
&#thirteen; Larry Richert, KDKA-AM Pittsburg, PA
&#thirteen; Ryan and Shannon, KSTP-FM St. Paul, MN

MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; Brent Johnson, WTCB-FM Columbia, SC
&#thirteen; Brandon "Shaggy" Stokes, WNVZ-FM Virginia Beach, VA
&#thirteen; Kevin Miller, KIDO-AM Boise, ID
&#thirteen; Chris Kelly and Chris Demm, WKRR-FM Greensboro, NC
&#thirteen; The Jeff Walker Show with Amanda, WKRZ-FM Wilkes Barre/Scranton, PA

SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; Bill Barrett, Tim Fox and Tracy Berry, KKNU-FM Eugene, OR
&#thirteen; David Gustafson, KJSK-AM Columbus, NE
&#thirteen; Dottie Ray, KXIC-AM Iowa City, IA
&#thirteen; Brian Egan, Rusty Bumper and Amanda Walton, WKWS-FM Charleston, WV
&#thirteen; Brian Lee and Chris Wolfe, KZOQ-FM Missoula, MT

MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KKBQ-FM Houston, TX
&#thirteen; WBLS-FM New York, NY
&#thirteen; WMMR-FM Philadelphia, PA
&#thirteen; WTMX-FM Chicago IL
&#thirteen; WUSN-FM Chicago,IL

LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KRWM-FM Seattle, WA
&#thirteen; WBLI-FM Long Island, NY
&#thirteen; WCCO-AM Minneapolis, MN
&#thirteen; WTMJ-AM Milwaukee, WI
&#thirteen; WXYT-FM Detroit, MI

MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KAZR-FM Des Moines, IA
&#thirteen; KSTZ-FM Des Moines, IA
&#thirteen; WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN
&#thirteen; WOWO-AM Fort Wayne, IN
&#thirteen; WUSY-FM Chattanooga, TN

SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KFGO-AM Fargo, ND
&#thirteen; KNDE-FM College Station, TX
&#thirteen; KYNT-AM Yankton, SD
&#thirteen; WFRE-FM Frederick, MD
&#thirteen; WLEN-FM Adrian, MI

AC STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KIFM-FM San Diego, CA
&#thirteen; WBEB-FM Philadelphia, PA
&#thirteen; WILV-FM Chicago, IL
&#thirteen; WMEE-FM Fort Wayne, IN
&#thirteen; WVAF-FM Charleston, WV

CHR STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KQKS-FM Denver, CO
&#thirteen; WBBM-FM Chicago, IL
&#thirteen; WNVZ-FM Virginia Beach, VA
&#thirteen; WPOI-FM Tampa, FL
&#thirteen; WVAQ-FM Morgantown, WV

COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KCYY-FM San Antonio, TX
&#thirteen; WIL-FM St. Louis, MO
&#thirteen; WKLB-FM Boston, MA
&#thirteen; WLHK-FM Indianapolis, IN
&#thirteen; WOKQ-FM Dover, NH

NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KCBS-AM San Francisco, CA
&#thirteen; KRLD-AM Dallas, TX
&#thirteen; KTMY-FM St Paul, MN
&#thirteen; WGCV-AM Columbia, SC
&#thirteen; WLW-AM Cincinnati, OH

OLDIES STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; WJMK-FM Chicago, IL
&#thirteen; WMJI-FM Cleveland, OH
&#thirteen; WSRZ-FM Sarasota, FL
&#thirteen; WXGL-FM Tampa, FL
&#thirteen; WOGL-FM Philadelphia, PA

RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KKJM-FM Sauk Rapids, MN
&#thirteen; KKLA-FM Los Angeles, CA
&#thirteen; KLTY-FM Dallas, TX
&#thirteen; KNOM-FM Nome, AK
&#thirteen; WMHK-FM Columbia, SC

ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KROQ-FM Los Angeles, CA
&#thirteen; KSWD-FM Los Angeles, CA
&#thirteen; WBAB-FM Long Island, NY
&#thirteen; WDRV-FM Chicago, IL
&#thirteen; WSUN-FM Tampa, FL

SPANISH STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KLZT-FM Austin, TX
&#thirteen; WNUA-FM Chicago, IL
&#thirteen; WYUS-AM Milford, DE
&#thirteen; WYUU-FM Tampa, FL
&#thirteen; WXSH-FM Georgetown, DE

SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KDKA-FM Pittsburgh, PA
&#thirteen; KFXN-FM Minneapolis, MN
&#thirteen; WBZ-FM Boston, MA
&#thirteen; WIP-FM Philadelphia, PA
&#thirteen; WXYT-FM Detroit, MI

URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KPRS-FM Kansas City, MO
&#thirteen; WGCI-FM Chicago, IL
&#thirteen; WHQT-FM Coral Gables, FL
&#thirteen; WQHT-FM New York, NY
&#thirteen; WVKL-FM Virginia Beach, VA &#thirteen;

NONCOMMERCIAL STATION OF THE YEAR
&#thirteen; KPCW-FM Park City, UT
&#thirteen; KUNV-FM Las Vegas, NV
&#thirteen; WEAA-FM Baltimore, MD
&#thirteen; WRHU-FM Long Island, NY
&#thirteen; WSDP-FM Canton, MI &#thirteen;

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