CMA Personality/Radio Station Finalists
• The Country Music Association revealed the finalists for “Broadcast Personality” and “Radio Station Of The Year” for the 55th Annual CMA Awards, which roll live from Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 10 (8-11pm ET) on ABC.
• Finalists, Broadcast Personality Of The Year:
Weekly National: American Country Countdown (Kix Brooks), Westwood One; Country Countdown USA(Lon Helton), Westwood One; Country Gold (Terri Clark), Westwood One; The Crook & Chase Countdown (Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase), iHeartMedia; Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence (Tracy Lawrence & Patrick Thomas), Compass Media Networks.
Daily National: The Big D and Bubba Show (Derek Haskins, Sean Powell, Patrick Thomas and Carsen Humphreville), Compass Media Networks; The Bobby Bones Show (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, Dan “Lunchbox” Chappell, Eddie Garcia, “Morgan #2” Huelsman, Ray “Raymundo” Slater, Stephen “Scuba Steve” Spradlin, “Mike D” Rodriguez and “Utility Hillary” Borden), Premiere Networks; CMT After Midnite (Cody Alan), Premiere Networks; The Lia Show (Lia Knight), Westwood One; The Music Row Happy Hour (Buzz Brainard and Ania Hammar), SiriusXM.
Major Market: Angie Ward, WUBL/Atlanta; Lois “Double-L” Lewis, KNIX/Phoenix; Hawkeye in the Morning with Hawkeye & Michelle (Mark “Hawkeye” Louis & Michelle Rodriguez), KSCS/Dallas-Ft. Worth; The Morning Bull: George, Mo & Cowboy Dave (George Lindsey, Monica “Mo” Lunsford & “Cowboy Dave” Bayless), KILT-FM/Houston; Tampa Bay’s Morning Krewe with J.R., Launa & Kevin (Jon “J.R.” Jaus, Launa Phillips & Kevin Ebel), WQYK/Tampa.
Large Market: Jesse Tack, WUBE/Cincinnati; Jim, Deb & Kevin (Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt &Kevin Freeman), WFMS/Indianapolis; Lexi & Banks (Elena “Lexi” Abatgis & Jared “Banks” Danielson), KUBL/Salt Lake City; Ridder, Scott & Shannen (Shaun “Ridder” Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin, & Shannen Oesterreich), WMIL/Milwaukee; The Wayne D Show (“Wayne D” Danielson & Tay Hamilton), WSIX/Nashville.
Medium Market: Brent Michaels, KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA; The Ellis & Bradley Show (Bill Ellis & Beth Bradley), WSSL/Greenville, SC; Julie & DJ in the Morning (“Julie K” Kansy & Dale “D.J. Thee Trucker” Sellers), WPCV/Lakeland, FL; Mo & StyckMan (Melissa “Mo” Wagner & Greg “StyckMan” Owens),WUSY/Chattanooga, TN; Steve & Gina In The Morning (Steve Lundy & Gina Melton), KXKT/Omaha.
Small Market: Barrett, Fox & Berry (Bill Barrett, Tim Fox & Tracy Berry), KKNU/Eugene, OR; Dr. Shane and Tess in the Morning (Shane Collins & Tess Connell), WPAP/Panama City, FL; KTTS Morning Show with Nancy & Rick (Nancy Simpson & Rick Moore), KTTS/Springfield, MO; Liz & Scotty in the Morning(Liz Del Grosso & Scotty Cox), KCLR/Columbia, MO; Steve, Ben & Nikki (Steve Stroud, Ben Walker &Nikki Thomas), WXBQ/Johnson City, TN.
• Finalists For Radio Station Of The Year:
Major Market: KNIX/Phoenix; KNUC/Seattle; KYGO/Denver; WNSH/New York; WXTU/Philadelphia;WYCD/Detroit.
Large Market: WFMS/Indianapolis; WMIL/Milwaukee; WQDR/Raleigh; WSIX/Nashville; WUBE/Cincinnati.
Medium Market: KATM/Modesto, CA; KXKT/Omaha; KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA; WQMX/Akron, OH; WXCY/Wilmington, DE.
Small Market: KCLR/Columbia, MO; KTTS/Springfield, MO; WBYT/South Bend, IN; WXBQ/Johnson City, TN; WXFL/Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL; WYCT/Pensacola, FL.
