On the Trophy Case
ON THE TR O PHY CASE Broadcast Winners Discuss Their Big Week Randy Price & Dave McKay WFMS/Indianapolis Major Market Personality, WQYK/Tampa Large Market Station “It all started when Bucky Covington called us on-air,” Price “It’s fun to be there knowing you’ve says. “He said WQYK had won Station of the Year, and we already won, unlike an artist who were excited, but with a slight twinge of disappointment as has to either graciously lose on nominees. He was just about to hang up, and said, ‘Oh, by the national television or go up there way, you guys got the Major Market Personality, as well.’” and be emotional,” says PD Bob “My phone was blowing up during the show with messages Richards. “When you see Gerry from high school friends, people I knew before getting into House, Mike Hammond, Mike radio – even teachers,” McKay says. The suit I wore onstage Culotta and all the other station was one that [the late, CMA Award-winning WQYK exec] and personality winners, it’s an Randy Price and Tom Rivers gave me. Wearing it was a tribute to Tom.” honor to be part of a group whose Dave McKay teams are passionate about radio. Gerry House And The House Foundation It recharges and re-energizes you. Gerry House, Mike Bohan, Duncan Stewart, Al Voecks, And the CMA really pampers the Richard Falklen winners. I looked a few rows back Large Market Personality, WSIX/Nashville and thought, ‘OK, we’ve got better “It was a whirlwind week,” House says. “I inducted Michael seats than Rascal Flatts.” McDonald into the Nashville Walk of Fame and worked with Brad Paisley on the CMA script.
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