2008 NAB Marconi Radio Awards Announced

Earlier this week, the National Association of Broadcasters announced the finalists for the 2008 NAB Marconi Radio Awards. The awards honor "...radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting."

There are various categories syndicated personalities, stations by market size, and personalities by market size. Each category includes 5 finalists.

In the "Network Syndicated Personality of the Year" category the following are competing against each other: Glenn Beck, Bob & Sheri, Neal Boortz, Steve Harvey, and Kidd Kraddick.

Pitted against each other in the "Major Market Station of the Year" category are KOA-AM/Denver, KSDS-FM/San Diego, WEBN-FM/Cincinnati, WLNK-FM/Charlotte, and WSWD-FM/Cincinnati.

For a complete listing of stations and personalities who are finalists, you can see the full press release at www.nab.org.

The actual awards will be given at a dinner to be held during the NAB Radio Show at the Austin Convention Center on September 18.