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For Immediate Release
Contact:
Shannon Joseph, Khris Ray or Amos Brown
(317) 266-9600
sjoseph@radio-one.com; kray@radio-one.com; abrown@radio-one.com
WTLC-AM1310 The Light and Amos Brown
Nominated For Marconi Radio Awards
Indianapolis Inspiration and Praise Station WTLC-AM1310 The Light and Hall of Fame broadcaster Amos Brown, host of WTLC-AM's Afternoons with Amos talk show, were both nominated for prestigious Marconi Radio Awards, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced Monday.
WTLC-AM1310 was one of five stations nominated for Religious Station of the Year. Amos Brown was one of five nominated for Large Market Personality of the Year.
Established in 1989 and named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB's Marconi Radio Awards honor the most outstanding stations and air personalities nationwide.
"The Marconi Awards are considered the Oscars and Emmys of the radio industry", said Chuck Williams, VP/GM of WTLC-AM1310 and Radio One/Indianapolis. "We're excited and honored that a significant station in Indianapolis, WTLC-AM1310 The Light and a broadcasting legend Amos Brown are both Marconi Award nominees".
"This is the third Marconi Award nomination for WTLC-AM1310", said WTLC-AM1310 Program Director Khris Ray. "This honor wouldn't be possible without our hard working staff and the thousands of loyal listeners throughout Indianapolis who depend on our station for inspiration and information."
"I'm humbled by this recognition", Amos Brown, host of WTLC-AM's Afternoons with Amos. "To receive this prestigious nomination will only encourage us to continue our program's efforts to inform our community about serious issues in a positive way and help solve problems for our listeners and community".
WTLC-AM1310 was honored along with religious stations in New York City; Columbia, South Carolina; Black Mountain, North Carolina and Peoria, Illinois
Amos Brown was honored nominated along with air personalities from St. Louis, Denver, Minneapolis and Columbus Ohio.
The winners will be announced September 18, 2008 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held during The NAB Radio Show in Austin, Texas.
WTLC-AM1310 The Light is part of Radio One, which operates stations in sixteen markets, including WTLC-AM; WTLC-FM106.7, the oldest FM urban station in America; Radio Now WNOU/100.9FM, Hot 96-3 WHHH/96.3FM and WDNI-LP/Indy's Music Channel.
