NEW YORK, NY — Longtime MetroNews anchor, outdoors host and do-it-all radio man Chris Lawrence is now the recipient of a prestigious Marconi Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.
Lawrence’s name was called Tuesday night at the 2026 NAB Marconi Awards Dinner in New York City.
Lawrence is the 2026 Small Market Personality of the Year.
Lawrence, a native of Big Stone Gap. Va., was the only finalist nominated from a news/talk station.
Lawrence has hosted the MetroNews Morning News on 580 WCHS in Charleston and other stations across the state for more than 20 years. His weekly West Virginia Outdoors show has been around since the 1990s and is also award-winning. Lawrence is also football play-by-play man on WCHS.
Lawrence is also a member of the West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
Lawrence accepted the award Tuesday night as his wife Samantha looked on.