The winners of the 2023 RADIO’S GOT TALENT competition, sponsored by ALL ACCESS, BENZTOWN, DOLLINGER STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION, McVAY MEDIA, and NUVOODOO MEDIA SERVICES, were announced at the ALL ACCESS AUDIO SUMMIT on THURSDAY afternoon (4/27). Picked from the finalists in each of ten format categories by panels of at least 100 respondents, the winners will split a prize pool of $10,000.
The winners are:
Hot AC/AC: JACK ELLIOTT and RON WILLIAMS, formerly at CUMULUS MEDIA Hot AC KYIS (98.9 KISS-FM)/OKLAHOMA CITY
Alternative: ED ROBINSON, RADIO FELICIAN UNIVERSITY/RUTHERFORD, NJ
Classic Hits/Adult Hits: KADEN, AUDACY Classic Hits KOOL (BIG 94.5)/PHOENIX
Contemporary Christian: DOUG GRIFFIN and JAYME SUMMERS, SALEM Contemporary Christian WFFH-WBOZ-WFFI (94 FM THE FISH)/NASHVILLE
Country: BO STEVENS, MEL WHEELER INC. Country WSLC (94.9 STAR COUNTRY)/ROANOKE
Hip Hop/Urban: MARIO J , MACDONALD BROADCASTING CO. Hip-Hop WQHH (POWER 96.5)/LANSING
News/Talk: ARI HOFFMAN, LOTUS News-Talk KVI-A/SEATTLE
Rock/Classic Rock: AMANDA ICE HABROWSKI, iHEARTMEDIA Rock KYMT (93.1 THE MOUNTAIN)/LAS VEGAS
Top 40/CHR: JAY R THE SUPERSTAR, RADIO 1/DUBAI
Sports: KJ CARSON, AUDACY Sports WEEI-F/BOSTON