CMA Announce Broadcast Awards Finalists

Posted by amyclark on 08/15/2008
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In addition to the CMA Award nominees in the artist-driven categories announced this morning (8/30), nominees were revealed in the Broadcast Award categories. BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: National "Big D and Bubba Show" (Derrick Haskins and Sean Powell) - Premiere Radio Networks "Foxworthy Countdown" (Jeff Foxworthy) - Premiere Radio Networks "The Lia Show" (Lia Knight) - Jones Radio Networks Major Market Chris Carr - KEEY, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.  Michael J - WPOC, Baltimore, Md. Randy and Dave (Randy Price and Dave McKay) - WQYK, Tampa/St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. "The Doctor Don Show with Rachael and Grunwald" (Don Carpenter, Rachael Hunter and Steve Grunwald) - WYCD, Detroit, Mich. "Tim & Willy in the Morning" (Tim Hattrick and Willy D. Loon) - KNIX, Phoenix, Ariz. Large Market Bill Whyte and Amanda Orlando - WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio "Gerry House & The House Foundation" (Gerry House, Mike Bohan, Duncan Stewart, Al Voecks and Richard Falklen) - WSIX, Nashville, Tenn. "Jim Denny and Friends" (Jim Denny, Kevin Freeman and Deborah Honeycutt) - WFMS, Indianapolis, Ind. "The Moo Crew Morning Show" (Karen Dalessandro, Scott Dolphin and Tony "Radar" Hess) - WMIL, Milwaukee/Racine, Wis. Vicki Murphy - WFMS, Indianapolis, Ind. Medium Market Dan Tooker in the Morning with Jon Watkins and Colby Ericson - KFDI, Wichita, Kan. Buzz Jackson - KIIM, Tucson, Ariz. "Ellis and Bradley in the Morning" (Bill Ellis and Beth Bradley) - WSSL, Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C. "Scott Innes - Car Tunes" - WYNK, Baton Rouge, La. "WIVK at Night with Jack Ryan" - WIVK, Knoxville, Tenn. Small Market "Gator & The Styckman" (Gator Harrison and Greg "Styckman" Owens) - WGSQ, Cookeville, Tenn. Jimmy Lehn and Shelly Martinez - WCTY, New London, Conn. "JJ Thomas" (Jerry Butler) - KOFM, Enid, Okla. "Mark and Danielle and the Morning Waking Crew" (Mark Erickson and Danielle Carrier) - WOKQ, Portsmouth/Dover/Rochester, N.H. "The Q106.5 Morning Show with the Breakfast Flakes, Paul Dupuis and JR Mitchell" - WQCB, Bangor, Maine STATION OF THE YEAR Major Market KEEY - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. KNIX - Phoenix, Ariz.  KSON - San Diego, Calif. KYGO - Denver/Boulder, Colo. WKHX - Atlanta, Ga.    WXTU - Philadelphia, Pa. Large Market KNCI - Sacramento, Calif. WGH - Norkfolk/Virginia Beach/Newport News, Va. WMIL - Milwaukee/Racine, Wis. WSM FM- Nashville, Tenn. WTQR - Greensboro/Winston-Salem-High Point, N.C. Medium Market KUZZ - Bakersfield, Calif. KXKT - Omaha/Council Bluffs, Iowa WBBS - Syracuse, N.Y. WGNA - Albany/Schenectady/Troy, N.Y. WYRK - Buffalo/Niagara Falls, N.Y. Small Market KTTS - Springfield, Mo. WKXC - Augusta, Ga. WQCB - Bangor, Maine WUSY - Chattanooga, Tenn WXBM - Pensacola, Fla. Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio packager of the CMA Awards, including a stereo-radio simulcast of the event. Other partners and sponsors include: American Airlines (official airline of the 2007 CMA Awards); Chevy: The Official Ride of Country Music; Mary Kay® (Official Beauty Sponsor); Crisco®; Gibson Guitar®; Greased Lightning® Cleaning Products.