MIC DROP As chosen by their radio and music business peers, here are the nominees for the 2019 Country Radio Seminar/Country Aircheck Awards. Winners are honored annually during the CRS New Faces Dinner & Performance.
1. Major Market Station 19. Medium Market Market KILT/Houston Manager/GM KKBQ/Houston Bob Bloom, WXCY/Wilmington KNIX/Phoenix Morgan Bohannon, WGKX/Memphis WUSN/Chicago Nichole Hartman, WUSY/Chattanooga WYCD/Detroit Patty Hixon, KSKS/Fresno Mel Owens, KUZZ/Bakersfi eld 2. Large Market Station KVET/Austin KWNR/Las Vegas 20. Small Market Market WDSY/Pittsburgh Manager/GM WKDF/Nashville Jim Allgeier, WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN WMIL/Milwaukee Mary Hoxeng, WYCT/Pensacola, FL 11. Major Market MD (tie) Stephanie Michel, WBYT/South Bend, IN 3. Medium Market Station Jonathan Monk, WGSQ/Cookeville, TN KUZZ/Bakersfi eld Christi Brooks, KKBQ/Houston Zack Owen, WACO/Waco, TX WAMZ/Louisville Scott Gaines, WKHX/Atlanta WHKO/Dayton Chris Huff, KILT/Houston 21. Major Market Personality/Show WSSL/Greenville, SC Alana Lynn, KMLE/Phoenix WUSY/Chattanooga Mark Razz, WXTU/Philadelphia Angie Ward, WUBL/Atlanta Mimi Wheeler, WSOC/Charlotte B-Dub & Chelsea, KWBL/Denver 4. Small Market Station Bud & Broadway, WIL/St. Louis KTTS/Springfi eld, MO 12. Large Market MD John & Tammy, KSON/San Diego WBYT/South Bend, IN Heather Davis, WQDR/Raleigh Smokey Rivers, KPLX/Dallas WGSQ/Cookeville, TN T.J. McEntire, KBEQ/Kansas City WNCY/Appleton, WI Ashley Stegbauer, WWKA/Orlando 22. Large Market WYCT/Pensacola Wookie, WDSY/Pittsburgh Personality/Show Bree Wagner, KAJA/San Antonio Amy Paige, WSIX/Nashville 5. Platinum Label Big D, KWNR/Las Vegas Big Loud 13. Medium Market MD Tim Cotter, KXLY/Spokane Bob Pickett, KVET/Austin BMLG Records Bree Wagner, KAJA/San Antonio Broken Bow Billy Kidd, WBEE/Rochester Tige & Daniel, WSIX/Nashville Columbia Kay Manley, WGKX/Memphis EMI Nashville Jody Svoboda Wheatley, WQMX/Akron Melissa Wagner, WUSY/Chattanooga 23. Medium Market Personality/Show 6. Gold Label Big Machine 14. Small Market MD Aaron Michael, WSSL/Greenville Curb Carol Hughes, KFDI/Wichita, KS Buzz Jackson, KIIM/Tucson Reviver Brad King, WBYT/South Bend, IN Ken & Daniel, WUSY/Chattanooga Stoney Creek Charli McKenzie, WNCY/Appleton, WI Nancy & Newman, WRBT/Harrisburg Wheelhouse Chris O’Kelley, WKXC/Augusta, GA Sean “Slim” Widmer, KXLY/Spokane Brook Stephens, KZPK/St. Cloud, MN 7. Major Market OM/PD 24. Small Market Personality/Show Drew Bland, KKWF/Seattle 15. SVP-VP/National Promotion Brook Stephens, KZPK/St. Cloud, MN Johnny Chiang, KKBQ/Houston Stacy Blythe, Big Loud Cash Williams, KTTS/Springfi eld, MO Kenny Jay, WUSN/Chicago Kris Lamb, Big Machine Dave Daniels, KHAY/Oxnard, CA Bruce Logan, KILT/Houston Chris Palmer, Valory The Good Morning Guys, KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO Tim Roberts, WYCD/Detroit Royce Risser, UMG/Nashville Philip Gibbons, WGSQ/Cookeville, TN Bobby Young, Capitol 8. Large Market OM/PD 25. National/Syndicated Anthony Allen, KASE & KVET/Austin 16. Director/National Promotion Personality/Show Mark Anderson, WDSY/Pittsburgh Katie Bright, WMN AfterMidNite with Cody Alan Charlie Cook, WSM-FM/Nashville Michelle Kammerer, BMLG Records The Blair Garner Show Travis Moon, KUBL/Salt Lake City Bill Macky, Black River Country Countdown USA, Lon Helton Kerry Wolfe, WMIL/Milwaukee Erik Powell, Big Machine Nash Nights Live with Shawn and Elaina Ashley Sidoti, Valory Storme Warren, SiriusXM 9. Medium Market OM/PD Brad Austin, WXCY/Wilmington, DE 17. Major Market Market Manager/GM 26. Regional Promotion Buzz Jackson, KIIM/Tucson Dan Bennett, KSCS & KPLX/Dallas Raffaella Braun, WAR Kix Layton, WSSL/Greenville, SC Jimmy deCastro, WUSN/Chicago Trudie Daniell, EMI Nashville Brent Michaels, KUZZ/Bakersfi eld Lisa Decker, KUPL/Portland Charlie Dean, Mercury Nancy Wilson, WHKO/Dayton Debbie Kenyon, WYCD/Detroit Bill Lubitz, Big Machine Saul Levine, KKGO/Los Angeles Jane O’Malia Staszak, Black River
10. Small Market OM/PD 18. Large Market Market 27. Independent Promotion Fletcher Brown, WXFL/Florence, AL Manager/GM Team or Executive Justin Case, KFDI/Wichita, KS Glynn Alan, KWNR/Las Vegas GrassRoots Scott Donato, WGTY/York, PA Dan Endom, WSIX/Nashville In2une Jesse Garcia, WBYT/South Bend, IN Matt Martin, KASE & KVET/Austin New Revolution Brent Lane, WYCT/Pensacola, FL Ben Reed, KCYY/San Antonio Nine North Allison Warren, WKDF & WSM-FM/Nashville Jody Van Alin
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