2025 Small Market Radio Station of the Year--- KRDQ 100.3 The Ride

The Kansas Association of Broadcasters is proud to announce the 2025 Stations of the Year! This prestigious recognition is based on a point system from total awards earned across all categories in our annual Broadcast Excellence Awards. NWKS Radio took home the Small Market Radio Station of the Year!

See the full list of 2025 Broadcast Excellence Awards winners here:

https://kab.net/station-awards/station-award-winners/

KAB will recognize this year's winners at our Station Awards Dinner during the KAB Annual Convention in Manhattan, October 6.

Here's the individual awards for the NWKS Radio KRDQ 100.3 The Ride team!

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧

HM-Truck Convoy- Kristina

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭

HM- Top of the Hour News Curtis Duncan

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭

1st- NWKS Radio Sport Update Ross Volkmer

𝐃𝐉 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤

2nd Bop Shop Saturday Paul Heskett

𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

1st- Grinnell Tornado Evening of May 18 Kristina

𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

1st- NWKS Radio's Country Legends Kristina

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

1st- Kansas Rancher Receives National Recognition Addison Stoddard

𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞

1st- May 18th Tornado Coverage Joel Navarro

HM- Grinnell Tornado 2025 Joel Navarro

𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲

1st- 3A Boys Basketball State Semifinals Goodland vs Silver Lake Ross Volkmer

𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬

2nd- Dirt Storm March 14th Kristina

HM-Whole Milk in Schools Addison Stoddard

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞

1st- NWKS Radio Kristina

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

2nd KRDQ