Worldwide Radio Summit 2015 Industry Awards Handed Out At Westwood One Luncheon

Congrats To All Of Our Winners

The WORLDWIDE RADIO SUMMIT 2015 Industry Awards Luncheon, at the HOTEL ROOSEVELT in HOLLYWOOD, sponsored by WESTWOOD ONE and ZACH SANG & THE GANG, has announced the winners of 12 Domestic Radio Awards, 6 Domestic Music Awards, 5 International Radio Awards, and 4 International Music Awards – 27 WORLDWIDE RADIO SUMMIT 2015 Industry Awards in all.

WORLDWIDE RADIO SUMMIT 2015 partners JOEL DENVER (President, ALL ACCESS) and SAT BISLA (President/Founder A&R WORLDWIDE) were assisted in the presentation by WESTWOOD ONE-syndicated star ZACH SANG. The awards ceremony followed a wonderful performance by SONY RED artist INGRID MICHAELSON.

WWRS 2015 DOMESTIC RADIO INDUSTRY

Radio Company Of The Year
**CBS
CUMULUS
ENTERCOM
HUBBARD
TOWNSQUARE

Radio Company Exec. Of The Year
**BOB PITTMAN - IHEARTMEDIA
DAVID FIELD – ENTERCOM
DON BENSON - LINCOLN FINANCIAL
JEFF SMULYAN – EMMIS
LEW DICKEY - CUMULUS

Radio Company Sr. Programmer Of The Year
CHRIS OIVIERO – CBS
GREG SOLK – HUBBARD
**MIKE MCVAY -- CUMULUS  
PAT PAXTON - ENTERCOM
ROD PHILLIPS - iHEARTMEDIA

Radio Company Online Exec Of The Year
BILL WILSON – TOWNSQUARE
**BRIAN KAMINSKY - IHEARTMEDIA
EZRA KUCHARZ  - CBS
TIM CLARKE – COX
TIM WINDSOR - LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA

Station Of The Year
**WCBS-F/NEW YORK
WYCD/DETROIT
WWWQ/ATLANTA
KIIS/LOS ANGELES
KSON/SAN DIEGO

Station Exec. Of The Year
DEBBIE KENYON - CBS/DETROIT
JACK HUTCHISON - ENTERCOM/SEATTLE
JOEL OXLEY - HUBBARD/WASHINGTON, DC
MARK HANNON - CBS/BOSTON
**SCOTT HERMAN - CBS/NEW YORK

Station Programmer Of The Year
JOHN IVEY - KIIS/LOS ANGELES
TIM ROBERTS - WYCD/DETROIT
PATRICK DAVIS - KHKS/DALLAS
**KEVIN WEATHERLY - KROQ/LOS ANGELES
THEA MITCHEM -- WWPR/NEW YORK

Station MD/APD Of The Year
BEATA – KIIS/LOS ANGELES
**ERIK BRADLEY – WBBM-FM/CHICAGO
J. LOVE – KMXB & KXTE/LAS VEGAS
JACK SHELL - WYCD/DETROIT
JON MANLEY - KNDD/SEATTLE

Station Air Talent Of The Year
BERT SHOW - ATLANTA
**ELVIS DURAN - NEW YORK
KEVIN & BEAN - LOS ANGELES
KIDD KRADDICK SHOW - DALLAS
SCOTT SHANNON – WCBS-FM/NEW YORK

VO/Imaging, Production Of The Year
**BENZTOWN RADIO NETWORKS - LOS ANGELES
JAKE KAPLAN - KAMP/LOS ANGELES
STEVE STONE - STONE CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS
DRAKE DONOVAN - DRAKE DONOVAN CREATIVE SERVICES
THE MIX GROUP - MIAMI

Online Presence Station/Site Of The Year
KBZT/SAN DIEGO (fm949sd.com)
KINK/PORTLAND (kink.fm)
**WBBM/CHICAGO (b96.com)
WTOP/WASHINGTON (wtopnews.com)
WWWQ/ATLANTA (q100atlanta.com)

Consultant Of The Year
BECKY BRENNER - ALBRIGHT, O'MALLEY & BRENNER
JIM RICHARDS - VALLIE, RICHARDS, DONOVAN
**RANDY LANE - THE RANDY LANE CO.
STEVE REYNOLDS – THE REYNOLDS GROUP
TONY GRAY - GRAY COMMUNICATIONS

DOMESTIC MUSIC INDUSTRY

Major Label Of The Year
**BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP
CAPITOL
COLUMBIA
RCA
REPUBLIC

Indie Label Of The Year
BEGGARS GROUP
EPITAPH
RAZOR & TIE
**RED BULL
SUB POP

Major Label Exec Of The Year
DENNIS REESE - CAPITOL
GARY SPANGLER - REPUBLIC
JEFF RIZZO - RCA
**LEE LEIPSNER - COLUMBIA
PETER GRAY - WARNER BROS.

Indie Label Exec Of The Year
**JOE GUZIK - RED BULL
KURT STEFFEK - RAZOR & TIE
PHIL NIEVES - ULTRA
RISA MATSUKI - BEGGARS GROUP
SCOTT PERLEWITZ -- SUB POP

Major Label Artist Of The Year
ARIANA GRANDE - REPUBLIC
ED SHEERAN - ATLANTIC
HOZIER - COLUMBIA
SAM SMITH - CAPITOL
**TAYLOR SWIFT - BMLG/REPUBLIC

Indie Label Artist Of The Year
**ANDY GRAMMER - S-CURVE  
CHILDISH GAMBINO - GLASSNOTE
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - PROSPECT PARK
PAPA ROACH - ELEVEN SEVEN
SEETHER - CONCORD

INTERNATIONAL RADIO INDUSTRY

International Radio Group Of The Year
**BELL MEDIA - CANADA
CORUS ENTERTAINMENT - CANADA
NRJ -- FRANCE
SABC - SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTHERN CROSS AUSTEREO - AUSTRALIA

International Program Controller/Director Of The Year
JUSSI SUVANTO -- NELONEN MEDIA, FINLAND
**LAUREN BRENNAN -- BBC 6 MUSIC, UK
PAUL EVANOV -- EVANOV RADIO GROUP, CANADA
RONNIE STANTON --  CORUS ENTERTAINMENT, CANADA
TIM ZUNCKEL -- (5FM, SOUTH AFRICA)

International Music Director Of The Year
BASYL DE GROOT - 3FM (HOLLAND)
LAUREN BRENNAN - MUSIC SCHEDULER BBC6 (UK)
**MATT WREGGITT - Z1035 TORONTO (CANADA)
RICHARD KINGSMILL -- TRIPLE J (AUSTRALIA)
SOTIRIS MOLDOVANOS -- (5FM, SOUTH AFRICA)

International Radio Personality Of The Year
BREAKFAST WITH MATT AND ALEX - TRIPLE J AUSTRALIA
CRUISE & RUBY, ZED-95.3 VANCOUVER
**JONATHAN L, LOPSIDED WORLD OF L, BERLIN GERMANY
RJ MALISHKA AND HER BOYZES, 93.5 RED FM, INDIA
ZANE LOWE - BBC1 UK

Most Innovative Radio Station Of The Year
**2UE/SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
5FM, SOUTH AFRICA
93.5 RED FM, INDIA
HIT 107 / ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA
RADIO LOOP, FINLAND

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC INDUSTRY  

Best International Label - Major Of The Year
POLYDOR RECORDS (UK)
SONY MUSIC ENT'T (AUSTRALIA)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
WARNER MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
**WARNER MUSIC (UK)

Best International Label - Indie Of The Year
CP RECORDS (CANADA)
MODULAR RECORDS (AUSTRALIA)
PIAS (EUROPE)
**XL RECORDINGS (UK)
YOUNG TURKS (UK)

Label Exec of the Year Of The Year
TOM BOHNE - PRESIDENT, UNIVERSAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
**COLIN BARLOW - PRESIDENT, RCA RECORDS (UK)
MIKE PALLASCH - MANAGING DIRECTOR, BMG (G/S/A)
MAX LOUSADA - CHAIRMAN (WARNER MUSIC GROUP, UK)
NICK RAPHAEL - PRESIDENT, CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP (UK)

International Artist of the Year Of The Year
AGNEZ MO - SONY MUSIC ENT, INDONESIA
BROODS - UMG, NEW ZEALAND
MILKY CHANCE - LICHTDICHT RECORDS/UNIVERSAL, GERMANY
ROYAL BLOOD - WARNER BROS, UK
**VANCE JOY - LIBERATION, AUSTRALIA

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