2024 RADIO WAYNE FINALISTS

Radio Ink is pleased to announce the finalists in the 32nd annual Radio Wayne awards. These awards honor the very best sellers and managers who tirelessly champion the benefits of radio every day. The awards were named for “Radio Wayne” Cornils, who devoted his life to increasing professionalism in radio.

The winners will be announced at the Radio Masters Sales Summit on the afternoon of September 10th at the Cincinnati Marriott Hotel. Winners are determined by a “blind” system in which judges do not know the identity of the finalists they are evaluating.

The 2024 Radio Wayne Finalists are:

Digital Sales Specialist or Sales Manager of the Year:

Patrick Austin
Cumulus Media
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI & Washington, DC

Julie Chadwick
Sheridan Media
Sheridan, WY

Lee Arnold
Urban One
Indianapolis, IN

Robert Mendoza
Lazer Media
Sacramento, CA

Julie Sears
Alpha Media
Moberly, MO

Steve Jacobs
Riverfront Broadcasting
Rapid City, SD

Anna Dadurian
Salem Media Group
Los Angeles, CA

Steve Larson
Neuhoff Media

Streetfighter of the Year:

Kelly Greeley
Saga Communications
Springfield, IL

Cathy Marinucci
Longport Media, LLC.
Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ

Conor Lavin
Beasley Media Group
Philadelphia, PA

Tanesia Staley
Cumulus Media
Chattanooga, TN

Jodi Korlacki
Cox Media Group
Jacksonville, FL

Andrew Botwinik
Walnut Media
Omaha-Council Bluffs,, NE

Kristie Logue
Audacy
Philadelphia, PA

Mary Smith
Saga Communications
Milwaukee-Racine, WI

DOS/Sales Manager Markets 1-20 of the Year:

Mariano Amador
Meruelo Media
Los Angeles, CA

Daniel Lowry
Estrella Media Co
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX

Dawn Girocco
Cumulus Media
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX

Marianella Carrillo
Radio Mundo
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL

Kourtney Thompson
Cox Media Group
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

DOS/Sales Manager Markets 21+ of the Year:

Mike Jensen
Yavapai Broadcasting
Flagstaff-Prescott, AZ

Shannone Dunlap
Black Diamond Broadcasting

Emily Ward
Midwest Communications
Nashville, TN

John Hakim
Saga Communications
Charleston, SC

Jay Murphy
Riverfront Broadcasting
Rapid City, SD

Adam Dobbins
Walnut Media
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE

Stu Olds National Sales Manager of the Year:

Matt Cowper
Beasley Media Group

Paul Haley
Cumulus Media

David Bailin
Spanish Broadcast System

Shari Lynch
Townsquare Media Inc.

Joe Hardin
Tegna Inc

Market/General Manager Markets 1-20 of the Year:

Sean Plater
Howard University
Washington, DC

Karen Slade
Taxi Productions
Los Angeles, CA

David Yadgaroff
Audacy
Philadelphia, PA

Allan Miller & Manning Kimmel
OTS Media Group
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC.

Dan Bennett
Cumulus Media
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX

Dave Pugh
Audacy
Seattle-Tacoma, WA & Phoenix, AZ

Market/General Manager Markets 21+ of the Year:

Stephanie Heide
Saga Communications
Des Moines, IA

Joe Cook
Cumulus Media
Bloomington & Peoria, IL

Mark Shecterle
Cox Media Group
Tulsa, OK

James Robinson
Cumulus Media
Birmingham, AL

Dawn Ciorciari
Bold Gold Media Group
Hudson Valley, NY

Paul O’Malley
Saga Communications
Charleston, SC