In addition to this morning’s (Feb. 1) artist nominations for the 51st annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, several ACM radio nominations have also been revealed, including National On-Air Personality of the Year, and Radio Station of the Year in several market sizes.
MusicRow panel station WXFL/Florence, AL is nominated for Radio Station of the Year (Small Market), while the station’s Sherry St. John is included in nominations for On-Air Radio Personality of the Year (Small Market).
The radio awards will be presented during the annual Radio Winners Reception, to be held in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 2, the day before the ACM Awards telecast.
NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (3-way tie within category lead to increased nominees)
· Blair Garner, Chuck Wicks America’s Morning Show
· Cody Alan CMT After MidNite with Cody Alan
· Lon Helton Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton
· Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase The Crook and Chase Countdown
· Sam Alex Taste of Country Nights
· The Bobby Bones Show The Bobby Bones Show
· Whitney Allen, Jackie Stevens & Mike McNamee The Big Time with Whitney Allen
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
· Ben Campbell and Matt McAllister KNIX-FM Phoenix, AZ
· Cadillac Jack WQYK-FM St. Petersburg, FL
· Chris Carr, Maverick and Kia KEEY-FM St. Louis Park, MN
· Paul Schadt, Meg Butterly, Geof Knight WKKT-FM Charlotte, NC
· Tanner in the Morning WSOC-FM Charlotte, NC
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
· AJ & Ashley In The Morning WWKA-FM Orlando, FL
· Dave O’Brien WLHK-FM Indianapolis, IN
· Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt & Kevin Freeman WFMS-FM Indianapolis, IN
· Karen, Scott & Radar WMIL-FM Greenfield, WI
· Randy Carroll and Jamie Martin KAJA-FM San Antonio, TX
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
· Andy Ritchie, Alison Mencer, Jimmy Holt WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN
· Broadway, Cory, Jordan WWYZ-FM Hartford, CT
· Buzz Jackson KIIM-FM Tucson, AZ
· Scott Wynn, Sarah Kay, Sue Wilson WQMX-FM Akron, OH
· The Dex and Mo Show WUSY-FM Chattanooga, TN
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
· Bill Barrett, Tim Fox & Tracy Berry KKNU-FM Eugene, OR
· Brent Lane and Candy Ruddy WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL
· Brian Gary, Todd Harding, and Susan Moore – KUAD-FM Windsor, CO (The Good Morning Guys)
· Scotty Cox & Cara Denis KCLR-FM Columbia, MO
· Sherry St. John WXFL-FM Florence, AL
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
· KMLE-FM Phoenix, AZ
· WKKT-FM Charlotte, NC
· WKLB-FM Boston, MA
· WQYK-FM St. Petersburg, FL
· WYCD-FM Southfield, MI
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
· KAJA-FM San Antonio, TX
· WLHK-FM Indianapolis, IN
· WMIL-FM Greenfield, WI
· WUBE-FM Cincinnati, OH
· WQDR-FM Raleigh, NC
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
· KUZZ-FM Bakersfield, CA
· WHKO-FM Dayton, OH
· WIVK-FM Knoxville, TN
· WQMX-FM Akron, OH
· WUSY-FM Chattanooga, TN
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
· KKNU-FM Eugene, OR
· KTTS-FM Springfield, MO
· WGSQ-FM Cookeville, TN
· WXFL-FM Florence, AL
· WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL
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