DALLAS - Winners of the 2006 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Awards were announced Thursday night at the annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show sponsored by HD Radio. The event was held in conjunction with The NAB Radio Show in Dallas.
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. An independent task force selected finalists and ballots were sent to members of the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy in August. The ballots were tabulated by an independent accounting firm.
This year's NAB Marconi Radio Award recipients are:
| Legendary Station WBEB-FM Philadelphia |
AC Station of the Year KOIT-FM San Francisco |
| Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year Bob & Tom, Premiere Radio Networks |
CHR Station of the Year WSTW-FM Wilmington, DE |
| Major Market Station of the Year KGO-AM San Francisco |
Country Station of the Year KYGO-FM Denver, CO |
| Large Market Station of the Year WEEI-AM Boston, MA |
News/Talk Station of the Year KGO-AM San Francisco |
| Medium Market Station of the Year WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN |
Oldies Station of the Year WMJI-FM Cleveland |
| Small Market Station of the Year KGMI-AM Bellingham, WA |
Religious Station of the Year KJIL-FM Meade, KS |
| Major Market Personality of the Year Scott Slade, WSB-AM Atlanta |
Rock Station of the Year WEBN-FM Cincinnati |
| Large Market Personality of the Year Tom Barnard, KQRS-FM Minneapolis |
Spanish Station of the Year KSCA-FM Los Angeles |
| Medium Market Personalities of the Year Brent Johnson, WTCB-FM Columbia, SC |
Sports Station of the Year WEEI-AM Boston |
| Small Market Personality of the Year Lacy Neff, WVAQ-FM Morgantown, WV |
Urban Station of the Year WGCI-FM Chicago |
| Spanish Format Personality of the Year Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo, KSCA-FM Los Angeles |
Los Angeles radio personality Big Boy, host of "Big Boy's Neighborhood" on Emmis Communications' Power 106, served as master of ceremonies during The NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show. The evening's events also included a performance by the broadcaster band The Formats," with BMI songwriter Steve Cropper and featuring FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein on harmonica.
About The NAB Radio Show
The NAB Radio Show is the largest annual
convention for radio. This year's show, Sep. 20 - 22 in Dallas, features interactive sessions, special events and exhibits and is co-located with the R&R Convention. More information about The NAB Radio Show is available here.
>About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that advocates on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television stations and also broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Courts. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org.
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