Going To The Vote Show
CRS/Country Aircheck Award Nominees The third annual Country Radio Seminar/Country Aircheck Awards celebrate the year’s top professionals who have made an impact in Country radio and the music business. Congratulations to all the 2012 CRS/CA Awards nominees!
Major Market Station Small Market Market Manager/GM Medium Market Music Director National/Syndicated/ (metros 1-25) (metros 101+) (metros 51-100) Personality/Show WUSN/Chicago Wayne Foster, KJUG/Visalia, CA Colleen Addair, WIVK/Knoxville AfterMidNite with Blair Garner KYGO/Denver Rex Hansen, KTTS/Springfield, MO Kris Daniels, WHKO/Dayton & American Country Countdown w/Kix Brooks WYCD/Detroit Pete Hanson, KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO WQNU/Louisville Big D & Bubba KEEY/Minneapolis Lisa Nininger-Hale, Carol Hughes, KFDI/Wichita Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40 WXTU/Philadelphia WXBQ/Johnson City, TN Kix Layton, WSSL/Greenville, SC CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan Leonard Wheeler, WSLC/Roanoke, VA Dave Taft, WBCT/Grand Rapids Large Market Station Platinum Label (metros 26-50) Major Market OM/PD Small Market Music Director Arista KASE/Austin (metros 1-25) (metros 101+) Capitol KBEQ/Kansas City Mike Culotta, WQYK/Tampa Stephanie Crist, KMDL/Lafayette, LA EMI Nashville WMIL/Milwaukee Shelly Easton, WXTU/Philadelphia Brian Hatfield, WKSF/Asheville, NC RCA WQDR/Raleigh Tim Roberts, WYCD/Detroit Dave Michaels, WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN Show Dog-Universal KAJA/San Antonio Meg Stevens, WMZQ/Washington Chris O’Kelley, WKXC/Augusta, GA Gold Label Gregg Swedberg, KEEY/Minneapolis Bill Poindexter, WUSY/Chattanooga, TN Big Machine Medium Market Station Broken Bow (metros 51-100) Large Market OM/PD Major Market Personality/Show Curb KUZZ/Bakersfield (metros 26-50) (metros 1-25) Republic Nashville WHKO/Dayton Joel Burke, KASE/Austin Lisa Dent & Ramblin’ Ray, Valory WBCT/Grand Rapids Mike Kennedy, KBEQ/Kansas City WUSN/Chicago WIVK/Knoxville Travis Moon, KAJA/San Antonio Laurie DeYoung, WPOC/Baltimore VP/Promotion KFDI/Wichita Bob Richards, WLHK/Indianapolis Doc & Andie, WXTU/Philadelphia Shane Allen, Capitol Kerry Wolfe, WMIL/Milwaukee Dr. Don Morning Show with Rachael George Briner, Valory Small Market Station And Grunwald, WYCD/Detroit Keith Gale, RCA (metros 101+) Medium Market OM/PD Fitz In The Morning, KKWF/Seattle Steve Hodges, Capitol & EMI Nashville WKSF/Asheville, NC (metros 51-100) Jack Purcell, Big Machine WUSY/Chattanooga, TN Beverlee Brannigan, KFDI/Wichita Large Market Personality/Show Royce Risser, UMG/Nashville KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO Coyote Calhoun, WAMZ/Louisville (metros 26-50) WXBQ/Johnson City, TN Mike Hammond, WIVK/Knoxville Randy Carroll & Jamie Martin, Director/National Promotion KTTS/Springfield, MO Buzz Jackson, KIIM/Tucson KAJA/San Antonio Buffy Cooper, (formerly) BNA Lance Tidwell, WWYZ/Hartford Mike Kennedy, Jillian Gregg, Zeke JoJamie Hahr, Valory Major Market Market Manager/GM Sue Wilson, WQMX/Akron Montana, KBEQ/Kansas City Matthew Hargis, Republic Nashville (metros 1-25) Marty McFly, WKDF/Nashville Mandy McCormack, Big Machine Dan Bennett, KPLX/Dallas Small Market OM/PD Jeff Roper and Angie Ward, Norbert Nix, (formerly) RCA Bob Call, KYGO/Denver (metros 101+) WTQR/Greensboro Mike Rogers, Curb Natalie Conner, WXTU/Philadelphia Jeff Davis, WKSF/Asheville, NC Scott Ward & Tommy Carrera, Regional Promotion Debbie Kenyon, WYCD/Detroit Bill Hagy, WXBQ/Johnson City, TN KFRG/Riverside Rod Zimmerman, WUSN/Chicago Gator Harrison, WUSY/Chattanooga, TN Cliff Blake, Republic Nashville Adam Jeffries, KJUG/Visalia, CA Medium Market Personality/Show Charlie Dean, Mercury Dawn Ferris, Broken Bow Large Market Market Manager/GM Rob Kelley, WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN (metros 51-100) Louie Newman, MCA (metros 26-50) Andy & Allison, WIVK/Knoxville Erik Powell, Big Machine Jim Bryant, WUBE & WYGY/Cincinnati Major Market Music Director Brian & Kellie, KFDI/Wichita Natalie Cash & Jim Carey, KWEN/Tulsa Nate Deaton, KRTY/San Jose (metros 1-25) Independent Promotion Team/Exec. Pam McKay, KAJA/San Antonio, KASE Marci Braun, WUSN/Chicago Ellis & Bradley, WSSL/Greenville, SC Bigger Picture & KVET/Austin Garret Doll, KYGO/Denver Scott Wynn & Sue Wilson, Grass Roots Promotion Brent Millar, WPAW/Greensboro Lance Houston, WUBL/Atlanta WQMX/Akron New Revolution Jeff Tyler, WMIL/Milwaukee Jay Roberts, WQYK/Tampa Nine North Ginny Rogers, WKLB/Boston Small Market Personality/Show Diane Richey Promotion Medium Market Market Manager/GM (metros 101+) (metros 51-100) Large Market Music Director Dan & Dude/WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN “New Face Of Country” Professional Tim Feagan, WBCT/Grand Rapids (metros 26-50) Dex & Mo, WUSY/Chattanooga, TN Kevin Callahan, KSON/San Diego Bill Gentry, WAMZ/Louisville Cadillac Jack, KCYE/Las Vegas Eddie Foxx Show with Sharon Green, Byron Kennedy, KNCI/Sacramento Eric McCart, KFDI/Wichita TJ McEntire, KBEQ/Kansas City WKSF/Asheville, NC Kevin Mannion, KNIX/Phoenix Bill McMartin, WSSL & WESC/ Mitch Morgan, WMIL/Milwaukee Brian Gary & Todd Harding, KUAD/ Mark Niederhauser, WMN Greenville, SC Bob Pickett, KASE/Austin Ft. Collins, CO Adam “Phathead” Zuckerberg, Mel Owens, KUZZ/Bakersfield Angie Ward, WTQR/Greensboro Phillip Gibbons, WGSQ/Cookeville, TN WJVC/Nassau-Suffolk
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