CMA Awards nominee Luke Bryan surprised radio stations and personalities around the country yesterday (Oct. 14) with news of their 2014 CMA Broadcast Awards wins.
“Country radio has been so supportive of me and my career,” said Bryan. “I was honored to be the one to call and tell them about this huge honor. Congrats to all the winners!”
The winners of the 2014 CMA Broadcast Awards are:
2014 CMA Broadcast Personality of the Year Winners
National – Lon Helton, “Country Countdown USA” – Westwood One
Major Market – “Laurie DeYoung Show” (Laurie DeYoung, Mark Williams, Jeff St. Pierre, and Claire Scattergood) – WPOC, Baltimore, Md.
Large Market – “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Jeff “Maverick” Bolen, and Jason Statt) – WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
Medium Market – Buzz Jackson – KIIM, Tucson, Ariz.
Small Market – “Gator & The Styckman” (Gator Harrison, Greg “Styckman” Owens, and “Cowboy” Kyle Croft) – WUSY, Chattanooga, Tenn.
2014 CMA Radio Station of the Year Winners
Major Market – KKBQ – Houston-Galveston, Texas
Large Market – WQDR – Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
Medium Market – KXKT – Omaha, Neb./Council Bluffs, Iowa
Small Market – WUSY – Chattanooga, Tenn.
“CMA recognizes the influence that Country radio stations have on the genre,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “I would like to congratulate these winners and thank them for their contributions to the format.”
Winners will be recognized at The 48th Annual CMA Awards to be held Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. ET and broadcast live on the ABC Television Network from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood return to host “Country Music’s Biggest Night” for the seventh time.
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