97.1 The Ticket Wins Marconi Sports Station Of The Year
NASHVILLE, TN -- Winners of the 2016 National Association of Broadcasters' (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards were announced Thursday night at the 27th annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, held at the Radio Show in Nashville.
And metro Detroit's 97.1 The Ticket took home a big prize: sports station of the year.
Rounds of congratulations went around the CBS Radio building, and sportsradiopd.com, among others, offered a cheer to the staff.
"A huge congratulations to (market manager) Debbie Kenyon, (program director) Jimmy Powers and the entire Ticket staff on a tremendous honor," the blog wrote.
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. This year's NAB Marconi Radio Award recipients are:
| Legendary Station of the Year WINS-AM, New York, NY |
AC Station of the Year WLEN-FM, Adrian, MI |
| Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year Delilah, Premiere Networks | CHR Station of the Year KTXY-FM,Columbia, MO |
| Major Market Personality of the Year Toucher & Rich, WBZ-FM, Boston, MA |
Classic Hits Station of the Year KRTH-FM, Los Angeles, CA |
| Large Market Personality of the Year Brooke & Jubal, KQMV-FM, Seattle, WA |
Country Station of the Year KKBQ-FM, Houston, TX |
| Medium Market Personality of the Year Chaz & AJ, WPLR-FM, Milford, CT |
News/Talk Station of the Year WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C. |
| Small Market Personality of the Year Brent Carl Fleshman, WHUB-FM, Cookeville, TN |
Non-commercial Station of the Year WSOU-FM, South Orange, NJ |
| Major Market Station of the Year WBEB-FM, Philadelphia, PA |
Religious Station of the Year KLTY-FM, Dallas, TX |
| Large Market Station of the Year WBAL-AM, Baltimore, MD |
Rock Station of the Year KCMQ-FM, Columbia, MO |
| Medium Market Station of the Year WHKO-FM, Dayton, OH |
Spanish Station of the Year KLOL-FM, Houston, TX |
| Small Market Station of the Year WKDZ-FM, Cadiz, KY |
Sports Station of the Year WXYT-FM, Detroit, MI |
| Urban Station of the Year WHUR-FM, Washington, D.C. |
Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. The votes were tabulated by an independent firm.
The NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show also featured a performance by Grammy Award-winning singer Jennifer Nettles, courtesy of Big Machine Label Group. Acclaimed WCBS-FM morning personality and host of the nationally syndicated "America's Greatest Hits" Scott Shannon served as the host.
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age.
