The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) presented the 2024 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, a celebration held at the Javits Center during NAB Show New York. The ceremony, presented by Xperi, was hosted by radio and television personality Bobby Bones featuring DJ Scratch as the house DJ for the night.

Richmond Virginia’s WBTJ (106.5 FM) took home the “Urban Station Of The Year” award.

WBTJ (106.5 FM) – branded as 106.5 The Beat – is a commercial urban contemporary radio station licensed to serve Richmond, Virginia. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station services the Greater Richmond Region and the Petersburg area.[5][1] The WBTJ studios are located just north of Richmond proper in unincorporated Henrico County, while the station transmitter resides in the Richmond suburb of Bon Air.[6] Besides a standard analog transmission, WBTJ broadcasts using HD Radio technology, and is available online via Audacy.

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.

 

NAB Show New York is the premier East Coast event and marketplace for the broadcast, media, and entertainment industry, held in the media capital of the world, October 9-10 at the Javits Center. Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters and co-located with the AES Show 2024 NY, this intimate gathering connects roughly 12,000 content creators, tech innovators, and business strategists with the latest tools, trends, and technology. This event features cutting-edge solutions for content creation, distribution, and monetization, alongside purposeful networking opportunities and insights from industry leaders, fostering an environment where ideas are born, and partnerships thrive.

 

Marconi finalists were selected by a committee of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy

 

This year’s NAB Marconi Radio Award winners are:

 

LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR		MAJOR MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
KYGO-FM Denver, Colo.		KTCK-AM Dallas, Texas
LEGENDARY RADIO MANAGER OF THE YEAR		LARGE MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
Bennett Zier, Audacy, Virginia		WWRM-FM Tampa, Fla.
NETWORK/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR		MEDIUM MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
Erica Campbell, Reach Media/Urban One, Dallas, Texas		WNRP-AM Pensacola, Fla.
MAJOR MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR		SMALL MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
Rachel Ryan, KSCS-FM, Dallas, Texas		KQRQ-FM Rapid City, S.D.
LARGE MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR		BEST RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR
Dan Mandis, WWTN-FM, Nashville, Tenn.		“El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo”, Univision Radio, Los Angeles, Calif.
MEDIUM MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR		AC STATION OF THE YEAR
Andy Beckman & Kat Walburn, WAJI-FM, Fort Wayne, Ind.		WTVR-FM Richmond, Va.
SMALL MARKET PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR		CHR STATION OF THE YEAR
Kat Mykals, WGBF-FM, Evansville, Ind.		WBLI-FM Long Island, N.Y.
COLLEGE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR		CLASSIC HITS STATION OF THE YEAR
WPSC-FM, William Paterson University, Wayne, N.J.		WGRR-FM Cincinnati, Ohio
COUNTRY STATION OF THE YEAR		SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION OF THE YEAR
WXTU-FM, Philadelphia, Pa.		WLZL-FM, Washington, D.C.
NEWS/TALK STATION OF THE YEAR		SPORTS STATION OF THE YEAR
KDKA-AM, Pittsburgh, Penn.		KKFN-FM, Denver, Colo.
RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR		URBAN STATION OF THE YEAR
WNNL-FM, Raleigh, N.C.		WBTJ-FM, Richmond, Va.
ROCK STATION OF THE YEAR
KQMT-FM, Denver, Colo.