Area Ambassador
Editors: Alexis Harris
Alexis Harris developed First State Destinations as a lifestyle brand made up of social media accounts, events, and initiatives, all to celebrate and promote Delaware’s vibrant food and culture scene. Through First State Destinations, Harris, who moved to Delaware from North Carolina in 2019, highlights Delaware’s hidden treasures and aims to foster community connections, all in the name of showing people how to experience all that the First State has to offer. Believing that Delaware has been overlooked too long, in 2024, she scored a lengthy interview with then-Gov. John Carney. Camden-Wyoming
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Local Podcast
Readers: Barely Famous
Musical Artist/Group
Downstate, Readers: Lower Case Blues
Rehoboth Beach
Upstate, Readers: What the Funk
Wilmington
Radio Personality/Talk Show Host
Downstate, Readers: Dan Gaffney, 105.9 WXDE
Milford
Upstate, Readers: Nancy Johnson, 93.7 WSTW
Wilmington
Radio Station for Music
Downstate, Readers: Froggy 99.9
Salisbury
Upstate, Readers: 93.7 WSTW
Wilmington
Radio Station for News
Downstate, Readers: Radio Rehoboth 99.1
Rehoboth Beach
Upstate, Readers: WDEL
Wilmington
Reason to Get Up and Dance
Editors: Jellyroll Band
Not to be confused with that other guy with the face tattoos, this Jellyroll is the premier live wedding and dance band in the area, delivering their brand of sophistication and nonstop fun. Entertaining since 1980, Jellyroll has performed everywhere from Madison Square Garden to the White House. The in-demand band blends old-school classics with the latest hits, keeping everyone on the dance floor with their infectious energy and interactive style. This dynamic ensemble is guaranteed to be the life of any party. Chadds Ford
Social Media Influencer
Statewide, Readers: Vee Rivera, @veeautifyme
Dover
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Thought-Provoking Radio Show Host
Editors: Rick Jensen
Whether you agree with him or not, WDEL’s Rick Jensen has opinions on most everything—and he’s not afraid to let you know about them. From the state and nation to the world, longtime local radio broadcaster Jensen, winner of the Philadelphia Region Society of Professional Journalists award for Best Talk Show, talks about it all on his midday program heard around the state and beyond. You’re welcome to give him a piece of your mind too by calling or texting him.
Wilmington
Trivia Night
Downstate, Readers: Lefty’s Alley & Eats
Lewes
Upstate, Readers: First State Brewing Company
Middletown
Tuneful Twosome
Editors: The Honey Badgers
With a folk-Americana sound likened to that of The Civil Wars and The Swell Season, The Honey Badgers blend soulful harmony with sincere lyrics and melodies to the beat of guitar, harmonica, and fiddle. Michael Natrin and Erin Magnin came together in 2011 when he asked her to play fiddle for the Delmarva Folk Festival’s Folk Hero competition near Dover. The following decade-plus has yielded an EP, two fulllength albums, and a marriage. Their latest album, “The Earth Turns and So Do We” is a collection of 15 tracks addressing grief, memory, loneliness, stagnancy and—through it all—a thread of hope and healing. Newark
TV Personality
Downstate, Readers: Han Cechini, WMDT 47
Salisbury
Upstate, Readers: Tim Furlong, NBC10
Philadelphia
