RADIO STATIONS RECEIVE AWARD NOMINATIONS

Connoisseur Media”™s radio stations in Connecticut recently received three NAB Marconi Radio Awards nominations. 

99.1 PLR (WPLR-FM) received a sixth consecutive nomination for Rock Station of the Year, and STAR 99.9 (WEZN-FM) received a nomination for AC Station of the Year. 

Chaz and AJ, heard locally on both 99.1 PLR and 95.9 THE FOX (WFOX-FM) received a nomination for Medium Market Personality of the Year, an award they won previously in 2016.

“The Marconi Awards are the Oscars of our industry, so it is always extremely exciting to get nominated,” said Vice President of Programming Keith Dakin. “Hopefully this year we can bring some hardware back to Milford and show that the best radio stations and radio talent call Connecticut home.”

“It is a great honor to see two of our stations get nominated this year as well as Chaz and AJ,” said Market Manager Kristin Okesson. “Chaz and AJ have been waking up Connecticut for 20 years and no show works harder to be on the pulse of what is happening in their market.”

The Marconi Awards were established in 1989 by the National Association of Broadcasters and given to radio stations and outstanding on-air personalities to recognize excellence in radio. Winners will be announced Oct. 25 at the Marconi Radio Awards Dinner during the NAB Show at the Javits Center in New York City.

Headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, Connoisseur Media owns or operates 14 radio stations in four markets: Metro Fairfield and New Haven in Connecticut;  Nassau-Suffolk in Long Island, New York; and Frederick, Maryland.