CMA Broadcast Award Nominees Revealed

Broadcast Nominees Announced

With an assist from ARISTA NASHVILLE/RCA RECORDS' CAM, who personally recorded videos for each finalist, the COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION (CMA) TODAY (8/31) announced the 2016 "CMA BROADCAST AWARDS" finalists in conjunction with the "50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS." They are as follows: 

CMA BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 

National: 
"THE CROOK & CHASE COUNTDOWN," (LORIANNE CROOK, CHARLIE CHASE) PREMIERE RADIO
“AMERICA’S MORNING SHOW” (BLAIR GARNER, KELLY FORD, CHUCK WICKS) CUMULUS MEDIA
“COUNTRY COUNTDOWN USA WITH LON HELTON” (LON HELTON) WESTWOOD ONE

Major Market: 
"CHRIS CARR & COMPANY,” (CHRIS CARR, JEFF 'MAVERICK' BOLEN, KIA BECHT) KEEY/MINNEAPOLIS
"DAVE AND VERONICA MORNING SHOW," (the late DAVE MCKAY, VERONICA ALFARO) WQYK/TAMPA
"THE MICHAEL J SHOW," (MICHAEL J. STUEHLER) WPOC/BALTIMORE
"THE Q MORNING ZOO," (TIM TUTTLE, KEVIN KLINE, ERICA RICO) KKBQ/HOUSTON
“TANNER IN THE MORNING,” ('ROB TANNER' LAMB, WILLA HAMRICK 'CATHERINE LANE,' 'CHRIS ALLEN' GORDON) WSOC/CHARLOTTE

Large Market: 
“AJ AND ASHLEY IN THE MORNING” (AJ MAGUIRE, ASHLEY STEGBAUER) WWKA/ORLANDO
“THE BIG DAVE SHOW,” (DAVID CHANDLER, CHELSIE SHINKLE, JASON STATT) WUBE/CINCINNATI
"THE BOXER SHOW" ('BOXER' BRANDON NASBY') WCOL/COLUMBUS, OH
“THE RANDY, JAMIE, AND JOJO SHOW,” (RANDY CARROLL, JAMIE MARTIN, JOJO MEZA) KAJA/SAN ANTONIO
"WOODY AND THE WAKE-UP CALL" (WOODY JOHNSON, DAN E. ZUKO, KAYLA HANLEY) WCOL/COLUMBUS, OH

Medium Market: 
"BRENT MICHAELS," (BRENT MICHAELS) KUZZ/BAKERSFIELD
"THE GATOR & STYCKMAN PROGRAM" (GATOR HARRISON, GREG 'STYCKMAN' OWENS, 'COWBOY' KYLE CROFT) WUSY/CHATTANOOGA
"KEN, KELLY, AND DANIEL," (KEN HICKS, KELLEY BRADSHAW, DANIEL WYATT)WUSY/CHATTANOOGA
"MAVERICK & LULU IN THE MORNING," (MAVERICK JOHNSON, LUANNE 'LULU' KYRSZ) WCTQ/SARASOTA
"TOM AND BECKY," (TOM OWENS, BECKY PALMER) WBBS/SYRACUSE

Small Market: 
“AFTERNOONS WITH CASH,” (CASH WILLIAMS) KTTS/SPRINGFIELD, MO
"BARRETT, FOX & BERRY,” (BILL BARRETT, TIM FOX, TRACY BERRY) KKNU/EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD, OR
“SCOTTY & CARA IN THE MORNING,” (SCOTTY COX, CARA DENIS) KCLR/COLUMBIA, MO
“BEN AND ARNIE," (ARNIE ANDREWS, BEN BUTLER) WCOW/LA CROSSE, WI
"THE EDDIE FOXX SHOW," (EDDIE FOXX, SHARON GREEN) WKSF/ASHEVILLE, NC

CMA Radio Station Of The Year 

Major Market: 
KKBQ/HOUSTON
WKLB/BOSTON 
KWJJ/PORTLAND
WMZQ/WASHINGTON, D.C.
WSOC/CHARLOTTE

Large Market: 
WCOL/COLUMBUS, OH
WCTK/PROVIDENCE
WQDR/RALEIGH
WUBE/CINCINNATI
WWKA/ORLANDO

Medium Market:
KATM/STOCKTON
KUZZ/BAKERSFIELD
WBBS/SYRACUSE
WUSY/CHATTANOOGA
WYRK/BUFFALO

Small Market: 
KORA/BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, TX
KTTS/SPRINGFIELD, MO
WCOW/LA CROSSE, WI
WKML/FAYETTEVILLE, NC
WKSF/ASHEVILLE, NC

"Much of the sustained success of our format and rise of Country's newest stars can be attributed to the passion and drive of these key radio professionals," said CMA CEO SARAH TRAHERN. "They pioneer the grassroots efforts in communities across the nation to keep Country music listeners excited and engaged with the genre." Winners will be announced in OCTOBER and honored during the "50TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd at BRIDGESTONE ARENA in NASHVILLE. The event will be broadcast live beginning at 8p (ET) on ABC-TV.

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