2022 CMA Broadcast Finalists Announced
Finalists For Personality Of The Year
Weekly National: American Country Countdown (Kix Brooks), Westwood One; The Country Top 40 with Fitz (Cory Fitzner), Hubbard Radio; The Crook & Chase Countdown (Lorianne Crook & Charlie Chase) – iHeartMedia; Today’s Country with Kelleigh Bannen (Kelleigh Bannen), Apple Music Radio; With Elaina(Elaina Smith), Westwood One.
Daily National: Angie Ward, iHeartMedia; The Big D and Bubba Show (Derek “Big D” Haskins, Sean “Bubba” Powell, Patrick Thomas & 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 & “Phone Screener Abby” Anderson), Premiere Networks; Nights with Elaina (Elaina Smith), Westwood One; The Sam Alex Show (Sam Alex), Sam Alex Productions, LLC
Major Market: The Andie Summers Show (Andie Summers), WXTU/Philadelphia; Chris Carr & Company(Chris Carr, Kia Becht & McKaila Poppen), KEEY/Minneapolis-St. Paul; Danny Dwyer, KUPL/Portland; Josh, Rachael & Grunwald (Josh Holleman, Rachel Hunter & Steve Grunwald), WYCD/Detroit; The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister (Matt McAllister, Emily Raines & Joe Wallace), KKWF/Seattle.
Large Market: Jim, Deb & Kevin (Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt & Kevin Freeman), WFMS/Indianapolis; The Wayne D Show (“Wayne D” Danielson & Tay Hamilton), WSIX/Nashville; The Dale Carter Morning Show (Dale Carter), KFKF/Kansas City; The Big Dave Show (“Big Dave” Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason “Stattman” Statt & Ashley Hempfling), WUBE/Cincinnati; The Wake Up Call with David & Kelli (David Bugenske & Kelli Green), KFRG/Riverside, CA; The New Q-Morning Crew with Mike & Amanda (Mike Wheless & Amanda Daughtry), WQDR/Raleigh-Durham, NC.
Medium Market: Buzz Jackson, KIIM/Tucson; Cliff & Tanya in the Morning (Cliff Dumas & Tanya Brakebill), KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA; Julie & DJ in the Morning (“Julie K” Kansy, Dale “D.J. Thee Trucker” Sellers & Jon Dennis), WPCV/Lakeland, FL; New Country Mornings with Nancy & Woody (Nancy Wilson& Aaron “Woody” Woods), WHKO/Dayton, OH; Steve & Gina In The Morning (Steve Lundy & Gina Melton), KXKT/Omaha.
Small Market: The Cat Pak Morning Show with Brent and Mel (Brent Lane & Mel McCrae), WYCT/Pensacola, FL; Dr. Shane & Tess in the Morning (“Dr. Shane” Collins & Tess Connell), WPAP/Panama City, FL; The Eddie Foxx Show (Eddie Foxx & Amanda Foxx), WKSF/Asheville, NC; Liz & Scotty in the Morning (Liz Del Grosso & Scotty Cox), KCLR, Columbia, MO; Officer Don & DeAnn(“Officer Don” Evans & DeAnn Stephens), WBUL/Lexington, KY.
Finalists For Radio Station Of The Year
Major Market: KILT-FM/Houston; KNIX/Phoenix; KSCS/Dallas-Fort Worth; WXTU/Philadelphia; WYCD/Detroit
Large Market: KFKF/Kansas City; WIRK/West Palm Beach, FL; WMIL/Milwaukee; WQDR/Raleigh-Durham; WSIX/Nashville
Medium Market: KXKT/Omaha; WHKO/Dayton, OH; WIVK/Knoxville, TN; WQMX/Akron, OH; WUSY/Chattanooga, TN.
Small Market: WCOW/La Crosse, WI; WKML/Fayetteville, NC; WKXC/Augusta, GA; WXBQ/Johnson City, TN; WXFL/Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
CMA Broadcast Awards winners will be determined by a final round of judging this month. Entries are judged by a panel of distinguished broadcast professionals, representing all market sizes and regions. The winners will be revealed in October and recipients will be honored at the CMA Awards. All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte. Country Music’s Biggest Night™ Airs LIVE Wednesday, Nov. 9 on ABC .
