Academy of Country Music® Announces Nominees for Radio Awards Categories for the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards™

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® ANNOUNCES

NOMINEES FOR RADIO AWARDS CATEGORIES FOR THE

56^th

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™

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LOS ANGELES, CA (February 9, 2021) – The Academy of Country Music® is announcing today Radio Awards nominees for the 56^th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, including double nominations for KATI-FM in Jefferson City, MO, KKNU-FM in Eugene, OR; KNIX-FM

in Phoenix, AZ; KSOP-FM in Salt Lake City, UT; KUZZ-AM/FM in Bakersfield, CA; KXKT-FM in Omaha, NE; WQDR-FM in Raleigh, NC; and WXBQ-FM in Bristol, VA.

The Radio Awards winners will be announced ahead of the 56^th ACM Awards in April and more info to follow in the coming months. The 56^TH

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ will broadcast LIVE on Sunday, April 18

(8:00-11:00 PM ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network and will stream live and on demand on CBS All Access.

The full list of 56^th

ACM Awards nominations will be announced in the coming weeks.

56^th ACM Radio Awards nominees are:

NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

• Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas, Carsen

  The Big D and Bubba Show

• Cody Alan

  CMT After MidNite

• Kix Brooks

  American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks

• Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase

  The Crook & Chase Countdown

• Paul Koffy, Jasmine Sadry, Josh Jensen

  Morning Koffy

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET

• Broadway

  WDRQ-FM

  Detroit, MI

• Chris Carr & Company – Chris Carr, Kia Becht,

  KEEY-FM

  Minneapolis, MN

  McKaila Poppen

• Double-L – Lois Lewis

  KNIX-FM

  Phoenix, AZ

• Tanner in the Morning – Rob Tanner,

  WSOC-FM

  Charlotte, NC

  Catherine Lane, Chris Allen, Captain Jim

• The Morning Bull – George, Mo, Cowboy Dave

  KILT-FM

  Houston, TX

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET

• Dave & Deb – Dave Gunderson, Deb Turpin

  KSOP-FM

  Salt Lake City, UT

• Lexi & Banks – Lexi Papadopoulos, Jared Banks

  KUBL-FM

  Salt Lake City, UT

• Mad Dawg

  WQDR-FM

  Raleigh, NC

• Obie & Ashley – Obie Diaz, Ashley Morrison

  WWKA-FM

  Orlando, FL

• The Wake Up Call – Kelli Green, David Bugenske

  KFRG-FM

  Riverside/San Bernardino, CA

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET

• Buzz Jackson

  KIIM-FM

  Tucson, AZ

• Geoff Emery

  KUZZ AM/FM

  Bakersfield, CA

• Mo & StyckMan

  WUSY-FM

  Chattanooga, TN

• Scott & Sarah in the Morning – Scott Wynn, Sarah Kay

  WQMX-FM

  Akron, OH

• Steve Lundy & Gina Melton

  KXKT-FM

  Omaha, NE

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET

• Barrett, Fox & Berry – Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, Tracy Berry

  KKNU-FM

  Eugene, OR

• Dr. Shane and Tess in the Morning – ‘Dr.’ Shane Collins,

  WPAP-FM

  Panama City, FL

  Tess Connell

• Erin and Matt In The Morning – Erin Hart, Matt Sharp

  KATI-FM

  Jefferson City, MO

• Steve, Ben and Nikki – Steve Stroud, Ben Walker

  WXBQ-FM

  Bristol, VA

  and Nikki Thomas

• The Philip Gibbons Show – Philip Gibbons

  WGSQ-FM

  Cookeville, TN

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET

• KKBQ-FM

  Houston, TX

• KNIX-FM

  Phoenix, AZ

• KSON-FM

  San Diego, CA

• WKLB-FM

  Boston, MA

• WXTU-FM

  Philadelphia, PA

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET

• KSOP-FM

  Salt Lake City, UT

• KNCI-FM

  Sacramento, CA

• WDSY-FM

  Pittsburgh, PA

• WSIX-FM

  Nashville, TN

• WQDR-FM

  Raleigh, NC

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET

• KSKS-FM

  Fresno, CA

• KUZZ-AM/FM

  Bakersfield, CA

• KXKT-FM

  Omaha, NE

• WHKO-FM

  Dayton, OH

• WIVK-FM

  Knoxville, TN

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET

• KATI-FM

  Jefferson City, MO

• KCLR-FM

  Columbia, MO

• KKNU-FM

  Eugene, OR

• WCOW-FM

  Sparta, WI

• WXBQ-FM

  Bristol, VA

The 56^th ACM Awards®, honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in Country Music, will feature exciting performances, unprecedented collaborations, surprising moments and more to be announced in the coming months. For more information, visit ACMcountry.com. You can also like Academy of Country Music on Facebook, follow on Twitter at @ACMawards, follow on Instagram at @ACMawards and sign up for the FREE ACM A-List for more immediate updates.

About the Academy of Country Music Awards™

The 56th Academy of Country Music Awards™ is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the Country Music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE on Sunday, April 18, 2021 on the CBS Television Network, and will be available to stream live and on-demand on CBS All Access. R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman, Mark Bracco and Amy Thurlow are executive producers. Damon Whiteside is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.

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