2019 CMA Broadcast Finalists Announced
• Finalists for CMA’s Broadcast Station and Personality of the Year were revealed this morning (8/28). The winners will be notified prior to and honored during ABC’s Nov. 13 telecast of the 53rd Annual CMA Awards.
Finalists for CMA Broadcast Personality of the Year:
National: The Blair Garner Show (Blair Garner and “Off Eric” Garner), Westwood One; The Bobby Bones Show (Bobby Bones, Amy Brown, Dan “Lunchbox” Chappell and Eddie Garcia), Premiere Networks; The Mayor of Music Row (Charlie Monk), SiriusXM; Nash Nights Live (Shawn Parr and Elaina Smith), Westwood One; The Storme Warren Show (Storme Warren), SiriusXM.
Major Market: Chris Carr & Company (Chris Carr, Kia Becht, McKaila Granning and Jeffrey “Maverick” Bolen), KEEY/Minneapolis; Mason & Remy (Mason Schreader and Zachary “Remy” Hoesly), WIL/St. Louis; The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister (Matt McAllister, Emily Raines and “Slow Joe” Wallace), KKWF/Seattle-Tacoma; The Rob + Holly Show (Rob Stone and Holly Hutton), WYCD/Detroit; Tanner in the Morning (Rob Tanner, Catherine Lane, Chris Allen and “Captain Jim” Homa), WSOC/Charlotte; Tony, Jake & Jenn (Tony Russell, Jake Byron and Jenn Hays), KUPL/Portland, OR.
Large Market: Amanda and Jesse (Amanda Valentine and Jesse Tack), WUBE/Cincinnati; J.R. and Beth in the Morning (Jon “J.R.” Jaus, Beth Boehm and Chris Cardenas), KCYY/San Antonio; Q Morning Crew (Mike Wheless and Janie Carothers), WQDR/Raleigh; The Randy, Jamie, and Jojo Show (Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin and Jojo Meza), KAJA/San Antonio; Ridder, Scott and Shannen (Shaun “Ridder” Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin and Shannen Oesterreich), WMIL/Milwaukee.
Medium Market: Clay & Company (Clay Moden and Val Townsend), WYRK/Buffalo, NY; The Doc Show with Jessie (Ken “Doc” Medek and Jessie Roberts), WGGY/Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA; Mo & StyckMan (Melissa “Mo” Wagner and Greg “Styckman” Owens), WUSY/Chattanooga, TN; Scott and Sarah in the Morning (Scott Wynn and Sarah Kay), WQMX/Akron, OH; Tony and Kris (Tony Randall and Kris Rochester), WIVK/Knoxville, TN.
Small Market: Barrett, Fox & Berry (Bill Barrett, Tim Fox and Tracy Berry), KKNU/Eugene, OR; Ben & Arnie (Ben Butler and Arnie Andrews), WCOW/La Crosse, WI; Dr. Shane and Tess in the Morning (Shane Collins and Tess Connell), WPAP/Panama City, FL; Mackey and Miles in the Morning (Jim Mackey and Deb Miles), WBYT/South Bend, IN; Officer Don & DeAnn (“Officer Don” Evans and DeAnn Stephens), WBUL/Lexington, KY.
Finalists For Radio Station Of The Year:
Major Market: KILT-FM/Houston; KPLX/Dallas-Ft. Worth; WIL/St. Louis; WKLB/Boston; WYCD/Detroit.
Large Market: KCYY/San Antonio; KUBL/Salt Lake City; WFMS/Indianapolis;WLHK/Indianapolis; WQDR/Raleigh; WSIX/Nashville.
Medium Market: CKRY/Calgary, Alberta; KXKT/Omaha; WBBS/Syracuse, NY; WIVK/Knoxville, TN; WXCY/Wilmington, DE.
Small Market: KCLR/Columbia, MO; KFDI/Wichita, KS; KKNU/Eugene, OR; WBYT/South Bend, IN; WYCT/Pensacola, FL.