ACM Radio Award Nominees Announced
• The Academy of Country Music® revealed the Radio nominees for the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards™. It’s worth noting that KUZZ-AM & FM/Bakersfield, CA earned three nominations, including Station Of The Year — Medium Market. Other multiple nominees include WIL-FM/St. Louis, WNSH/New York, CKRY-FM/Calgary, AB, WUBE/Cincinnati, KXKT/Omaha, NE and WUSY/Chattanooga, TN. Now, let’s meet your 55th ACM Radio Awards nominees:
• National On-Air Personality:
Blair Garner, “Off Eric” Garner, The Blair Garner Show; Bobby Bones, Amy, Lunchbox, Eddie, Morgan, Ray, The Bobby Bones Show; Charlie Chase & Lorianne Crook, The Crook & Chase Countdown; Buzz Brainard, The Music Row Happy Hour; Storme Warren, Mary Carlisle Callahan, Thomas Massad, The Storme Warren Show.
• On-Air Personality — Major Market:
Bud and Broadway,WIL-FM/St. Louis; Kelly Ford in the Morning (Kelly Ford), WNSH/New York; Mason & Remy, WIL-FM/St. Louis; The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister (Matt McAllister, Emily Raines, Slow Joe Wallace), KKWF/Seattle; The Rob and Holly Show (Rob Stone, Holly Hutton), WYCD/Detroit.
• On-Air Personality — Large Market:
Lexi and Banks, KUBL/Salt Lake City; Marty McFly, WSM-FM/Nashville; Q Morning Crew with Mike and Janie, WQDR/Raleigh; Robyn & Roger in the Morning, CKRY-FM/Calgary, AB; The Big Dave Show (Big Dave, Chelsie, Statt, Ashley), WUBE/Cincinnati.
• On-Air Personality — Medium Market:
Brent Michaels, KUZZ-AM & FM/Bakersfield, CA; Clay & Company, WYRK/Buffalo, NY; Kenn McCloud, KUZZ-AM & FM/Bakersfield, CA; Steve & Gina in the Morning (Steve Lundy, Gina Melton), KXKT-FM/Omaha, NE; The Cowboy Kyle Show (Cowboy Kyle), WUSY-FM/Chattanooga, TN.
• On-Air Personality — Small Market:
Adam & Jen in the Morning, KIOK-FM/Kennewick, WA; Ben & Arnie (Ben Butler, Arnie Andrews),WCOW-FM/Sparta, WI; Big Rick In The Morning (“Big” Rick Daniels), WGGC-FM/Bowling Green, KY; Scotty & Catryna in the Morning (Scotty Cox, Catryna Craw), KCLR-FM/Columbia, MO; Steve & Jessica (Steve Waters, Jessica Cash), WFLS-FM/Fredericksburg, VA.
• Radio Station Of The Year — Major Market:
KAJA/San Antonio, TX; KFRG-FM/San Bernardino, CA; KILT-FM/Houston; WNSH/New York; WSOC/Charlotte.
• Radio Station Of The Year — Large Market:
CKRY-FM/Calgary, AB; WDSY/Pittsburgh; WIRK/West Palm Beach; WMIL/Milwaukee; WUBE/Cincinnati.
• Radio Station Of The Year — Medium Market:
KATM/Stockton, CA; KUZZ-AM & FM/Bakersfield, CA; KXKT/Omaha, NE; WQMX-FM/Akron, OH; WUSY/Chattanooga, TN.
• Radio Station Of The Year — Small Market:
KKNU/Eugene, OR; KTHK-FM/Idaho Falls, ID; WBYT-FM/South Bend, IN; WPAP-FM/Panama City, FL; WYCT-FM/Pensacola, FL.
The Radio Awards are presented during the annual Radio Winners Reception on Saturday, April 4 in Las Vegas, the day prior to the ACM Awards® live telecast from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5 at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS. The full list of 55th ACM Awards nominations will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets for the 55th ACM Awards are available at ACMawards.com.
