NAB Marconi Radio Awards NAB Marconi Radio Awards The Marconi Radio Awards are presented annually by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to the top radio stations and on-air personalities in the United States. The awards are named in honor of Guglielmo Marconi, the man generally credited as the "Father of Wireless Telegraphy". NAB member stations submit nominations. A Task Force determines the finalists and the Marconi Radio Award Selection Academy votes on the winners, who receive their awards in the fall. Many critics say the awards are biased toward non-controversial broadcasters, as Howard Stern has never won the award. Hosted by Laura Ingraham,
Radio Marconi involved with the first worldwide large scale installation of interactive multimedia technology at the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman. This project was a finalist in the “Most InAVative Leisure & Entertainment Facility” category at the InAVation Awards 2013. In 2012 Radio Marconi obtained the European patent 216.855 for its MODE23 technology In 2011 Radio Marconi was given the Cisco company's "Innovation Award". The company was described as "the most innovative business impacting network of the year". In the same year Radio Marconi was hosted at Cisco's booth at SMAU 2011. In 2013 Radio Marconi is finalist in the EMEA