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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Seven Stations Score Two Nods Apiece In ACM Award Nominations

Nominees in the Academy of Country Music Awards radio categories were announced today, with seven stations scoring double nominations. Those stations with nods in both the station of the year and air personality categories are: KYGO Denver; WFMS Indianapolis; WUBE Cincinnati; WKSJ Mobile, Ala.; WYRK Buffalo, N.Y.; WGSQ Cookeville, Tenn.; and WKSF Asheville, N.C.

Here is the full list of nominees:

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET KKGO Los Angeles; KMPS Seattle; KSCS Dallas; KYGO Denver; WUSN Chicago

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET KNCI Sacramento, Calif.; WFMS Indianapolis; WQDR Raleigh, N.C.; WUBE Cincinnati

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET KIZN Boise, Idaho; KUZZ-AM-FM Bakersfield, Calif.; WGNA Albany, N.Y.; WKSJ Mobile, Ala.; WYRK Buffalo, N.Y.

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET KMDL Lafayette, La.; WGSQ Cookeville, Tenn.; WKSF Asheville, N.C.; WKXC Augusta, Ga.; WYSY Chattanooga, Tenn.

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL Blair Garner, “After MidNite with Blair Garner”; Cody Alan, “CMT Radio Live With Cody Alan”; Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, “Crook & Chase Countdown”; Kix Brooks, “American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks”; Lia Knight, “The Lia Show”

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET KNIX Phoenix, Ben Campbell & Matt McAllister; KSON San Diego, Cliff & Company: Cliff, Morgan, Tanner and Tori; KYGO Denver, Kelly Ford and Rider; WIL St. Louis, the Cornbread Show featuring Cornbread, Pat James, Annie Henson, Harry Schroeder and Mac Douglas; WSOC Charlotte, N.C., Catherine Lane

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET KUBL Salt Lake City, Tommy & Joe Johnson; WFMS Indianapolis, Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt and Kevin Freeman; WSIX Nashville, House Foundation: Gerry House, Mike Bohan, Al Voecks, Duncan Stewart and Richard Falken; WTQR Greensboro, N.C.; the Jeff Roper in the Morning Show; WUBE Cincinnati, Chris Carr & Company: Chris Carr, Statt and Maverick

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET KIIM Tucson, Ariz., Buzz Jackson; WBBS Syracuse, N.Y., Tom and Becky B104.7 Morning Show: Tom Owens and Becky Palmer; WKSJ Mobile, Ala., the 95 KSJ Breakfast Club: Dan Brennan and Shelby Mitchell; WPCV Lakeland, Fla., Roger Todd, Tom O’Brien and Melissa Moran; WYRK Buffalo, N.Y., Clay and Dale

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET KCLR Columbia, Mo., Scotty & Carissa in the Morning; KKNU Eugene, Ore., Barrett, Fox & Berry; WFRE Frederick, Md., Jess Wright; WGSQ Cookeville, Tenn., Gator & the Styckman; WKSF Asheville, N.C., Eddie Foxx and Sharon Green

The awards show is set for April 18 on CBS live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. As always, the radio winners will receive their awards prior to the televised portion of the show.

About the Writer

Display Veteran entertainment journalist Phyllis Stark is Executive Editor of Country Music at Radio-Info.com and author of the company's twice-weekly Stark Country newsletter. She is also a freelance writer whose work appears regularly on MSN and numerous other publications and sites. She authors MSN's music blog, One Country.

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