CMB Announces 2007 Echo Award Finalists

Awards Given At GMA Music Week 2007

Finalists have been announced for the 2007 ECHO RADIO AWARDS. The ECHO AWARDS recognize leaders in Christian music broadcasting who have displayed professionalism, have demonstrated excellence in helping their station “raise the bar” and have made an exceptional contribution to their field.

Founded in 2005, the ECHO AWARDS have expanded to include 11 categories this year. “We wanted to be able to honor more of our outstanding stations by dividing the awards by market size,” said GRANT HUBBARD, awards committee chairman. 

“By doing this, we can show not only the growth in Christian music radio but also the great accomplishments made by all of our stations at an industry event.”

The finalists are:

PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (MARKETS 1-25 & NETWORKS)
CHUCK FINNEY (KLTY)
CHUCK PRIOR (KSBJ)
DAVE SENES (WAY-FM)
DAVID PIERCE (K-LOVE)
JOHNNY STONE (WAWZ)
SCOTT VALENTINE (KCMS)
SCOTT VEIGEL (KXWA)
TY McFARLAND (WGTS )

PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (MARKETS 26-100)
BOB THORNTON (KXOJ)
CHRIS LEMKE (WCSG)
DEAN O’NEAL (WPOZ)
DONNA CRUZ (WAYF)
JOE CROFT (KDUV)
ROB DEMPSEY (WLFJ)
TATE LUCK (WCVO)
WALLY DECKER (WBFJ)

PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (MARKETS 101+)
ACE McKAY (WAYH)
AL ROSS (KSWP)
JASON SHARP (WCQR)
JERRY WOODS (KTSY)
MIKE COUCHMAN (WAYK)
STEVE SWANSON (WAFJ)
TOM GREENE (WMIT)

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (MARKETS 1-25 & NETWORKS)
JEFF MacFARLANE (WJIS)
JIM BEELER (KSBJ)
JON RIVERS (K-LOVE)
KAT TAYLOR (KFIS)
MALLORY DeWEES (WONU)
MICHAEL PRENDERGAST (KLTY)
PAUL PERRAULT (KTIS)
SARAH TAYLOR (KCMS)
STACE WHITMIRE (WAY-FM)

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (MARKETS 26-100)
BRIAN NELSON (WJQK)
CHRIS CRAIN (WJIE)
LIBBY KRIMSIER (WBSN)
MIKE RUSSELL (WCVO)
RONNIE BRUCE (WDJC)
SCOTT SMITH (WPOZ)
THERESA ROSS (WCRJ)

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (MARKETS 101+)
JUSTIN WADE (WBDX)
MATT STOCKMAN (WMIT)
MELISSA MONTANA (WLAB)
MORGAN SMITH (WHMX)
NOONIE FULGER (KLFF)
PHIL SMITH (WJTL)
WHITNEY YULE (WCVK)

AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (MARKETS 1-25 & NETWORKS)
BETH BACALL (WAWZ)
CHUCK PRYOR & AMANDA CARROLL (KSBJ)
DAVID PIERCE (K-LOVE)
JAYAR (WAY-FM)
JEFF BROWN & STACE WHITMIRE (WAY-FM)
JON & SHERRY RIVERS (K-LOVE)
MIKE KANKELFRITZ & SUSAN O’DONNELL (KSBJ)
SCOTT & SAM (KCMS)

AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (MARKETS 26-100)
CHRIS KELLY & REBECCA BENNETT (KKCM)
CRAID WEST (KXOJ)
LISA WILLIAMS & DEAN O’NEAL (WPOZ)
ROB DEMPSEY & KRISTIN ROBERTS (WLFJ)
SCOTT SMITH & TYLER McKENZIE (WPOZ)
SMILIN’ TOM FRIDLEY (WBGB)
TOMMY DYLAN & BROOK TAYLOR (WCSG)

AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (MARKETS 101+)
AL ROSS & MICHELLE CALVERT (KSWP)
AMY BYRD (WMHK)
BEN BIRDSONG (KWND)
JERRY WOODS (KTSY)
MATT STOCKMAN & CAROL DAVIS (WMIT)
PETER BROOKS (WUGN)
RICK HALL (WQFL)

RADIO PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
AJ STROUT
ANDREA KLEID
CHRIS HAUSER
JENNIFER ALLEN
KYLE FENTON
LORI CLINE
MICHAEL JOHNSON
SHANNON BECKER

INDUSTRY IMPACT AWARD
ALAN MASON
EMF BROADCASTING
GRANT HUBBARD
JOHN FROST
LINDA MEYERS
MARK GILES
PROMOONLY
SHAREMEDIA SERVICES
WAY-FM
WPOZ

Final voting for the awards is underway and will be completed on MARCH 9. The awards will be presented on SUNDAY, APRIL 22 at 11:30a in the RENAISSANCE NASHVILLE HOTEL ballroom during GMA MUSIC WEEK 2007.

For more information on CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTERS or the ECHO AWARDS, contact aspenmeyers@msn.com.

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