CMA Honors Chuck Dauphin With 2014 CMA Media Achievement Award

Chuck Dauphin receives the 2014 CMA Media Achievement Award. Photo: John Russell / CMA

Veteran music and radio journalist Chuck Dauphin was honored with the 2014 CMA Media Achievement Award backstage last night (Nov. 5) in the media center during the 48th Annual CMA Awards.

For the past 21 years, Dauphin has worked as a radio broadcaster, record promoter and journalist. Since 1991, he has worked at various radio stations in Tennessee, including WDKN in Dickson, and WNKX in Centerville. Since 2011, he has been a contributing writer for Billboard, as well as billboard.com’s Country News Editor and The 615 columnist.

“I am truly blessed and humbled to be in the list of names who have won this award,” said Dauphin. “Thanks to all my editors who give me the outlets to write for, especially Tye Comer at Billboard for the chance. And, thank you to the publicists who make my job so much easier. They are not just people I work with, they are my friends. Thanks to my God, my family, including my son Zack, and of course to the CMA.”

“Chuck is a well-respected journalist within the industry and he is highly regarded among our voting CMA member publicists for his preparation, creativity, integrity, and passion for Country Music,” said CMA Vice President of Corporate Communications Wendy Pearl.

CMA’s Media Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the media as they relate to Country music. Print and internet journalists, columnists, authors, editors; television writers, producers and bookers; and syndicated radio reporters are eligible to win the honor.

Among the past honorees of the award are Deborah Evans Price, Jack Hurst, Chet Flippo, Hazel Smith, Storme Warren and MusicRow‘s own Robert K. Oermann.