NAB Celebrates The 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) celebrated the 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards on Tuesday evening, honoring excellence and performance in radio during a ceremony at the Edison Ballroom on the eve of NAB Show New York.

Presented by NAB and sponsored by Xperi, the event was hosted by Danielle Monaro and Medha Gandhi, co-hosts of “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” and featured a special appearance by Grammy Award-winning producer and radio host DJ Scratch.

The 2025 ceremony drew a standing-room-only crowd of broadcasters, executives and creators from across the industry, celebrating the enduring impact of radio. This year’s NAB Marconi Radio Award winners are:

Legendary Station of the Year – WMMR-FM/Philadelphia
Legendary Radio Manager of the Year – Nick Martin, Big River Broadcasting Corp, Florence, AL
Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year – Colin Cowherd, Premiere Radio Networks, Los Angeles
Major Market Personality of the Year – Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison, WMMR-FM/Philadelphia
Large Market Personality of the Year – Mitch Albom, WJR-AM/Detroit
Medium Market Personality of the Year – Larry Hansgen, WHIO-FM/Dayton, OH
Small Market Personality of the Year – Mark Starling, WWNC-AM/Asheville, NC
Major Market Station of the Year – WMMR-FM/Philadelphia
Large Market Station of the Year – KDKA-FM/Pittsburgh
Medium Market Station of the Year – KRMG-FM/Tulsa
Small Market Station of the Year – WTAW-AM/College Station, TX
Best Radio Podcast of the Year – “Behind the Song,” Hubbard Broadcasting, Chicago
AC Station of the Year – WWBX-FM/Boston
CHR Station of the Year- WDJX-FM/Louisville
Classic Hits Station of the Year – WOMC-FM/Detroit
College Radio Station of the Year – WRHU-FM (Hofstra University)/Hempstead, NY
Country Station of the Year – KYGO-FM/Denver
News/Talk Station of the Year – WBAL-AM/Baltimore
Religious Station of the Year – WPZE-FM/Atlanta
Rock Station of the Year – WDRV-FM/Chicago
Spanish Language Station of the Year – WMIA-FM/Miami
Sports Station of the Year – WXYT-FM/Detroit
Urban Station of the Year – KMJQ-FM/Houston

Established in 1989 and named for inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards honor radio stations and air personalities demonstrating outstanding achievement and service to their communities. Marconi finalists were selected by a committee of broadcasters, and the winners were determined by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy.