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,
First long-distance telephone line Downieville, California. The site is now a California Historical Landmark. The marker is inscribed: WORLD'S FIRST LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE The first long-distance telephone in the world, built in 1877 by the Ridge Telephone Company, connected French Corral with French Lake, 58 miles away. It was operated by the Milton Mining Company from a building on this site that had been erected about 1853. First long-distance telephone line The world's first long-distance telephone line, established in 1877, connected French Corral with Bowman Lake (previously known as French Lake) at the headwaters of the Yuba River. It was strung across trees and