Presentations Held During New Faces of Country Music Show®
(Nashville, TN – Feb. 26, 2010) The inaugural CRB-Country Aircheck Awards were held Friday, Feb. 26, inside the Nashville Convention Center at CRS 2010.
CRB President Becky Brenner co-presented the 28 awards with Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton in between performances at the New Faces of Country Music Show.
The 2010 CRB-Country Aircheck Award winners are:
WUSN/Chicago – Major Market Country Radio Station
WSIX/Nashville – Large Market Country Radio Station
WIVK/Knoxville – Medium Market Country Radio Station
WUSY/Chattanooga – Small Market Country Radio Station
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Lisa Decker – Market Manager/GM, Major Market
Tom English – Market Manager/GM, Large Market
Mel Owens – Market Manager/GM, Medium Market
Ken Salyer – Market Manager/GM, Small Market
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Meg Stevens – Major Market OM/Program Director
Mac Daniels – Large Market OM/Program Director
Mike Hammond – Medium Market OM/Program Director
Gator Harrison – Small Market OM/Program Director
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Marci Braun – Major Market Music Director
Bob Pickett – Large Market Music Director
Kix Layton – Medium Market Music Director
Brian Hatfield – Small Market Music Director
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Bob Kingsley – National Air Personality
Lisa Dent & Ramblin’ Ray – Major Market Personality
Gerry House & The House Foundation – Large Market Personality
Andy & Allison – Medium Market Personality
Bearman & Ken – Small Market Personality
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Capitol/Nashville – Platinum Record Label
Big Machine – Gold Record Label
Jack Purcell – VP/Promotion
Renee Leymon – Director/National Promotion
Mandy McCormack – Regional Promoter
Larry Paregis – Independent Promoter
Mark Medina – New Face Of Country
There were 28 total awards given out Friday night: 21 Radio Awards, five Record Label Awards, one Independent Promotion Team/Promoter Award and a New Face of Country Professional Award.
Radio awards were broken into four markets: Major (1-25), Large (26-50), Medium (51-100) and Small (101+). Awards for each market recognized outstanding achievement in the Station, General Manager, Program Director, Music Director and Air Personality categories. There was also one National Personality award presented.
About CRB: The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.® is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization founded in 1969 to bring radio broadcasters from around the world together with the Country Music Industry to ensure vitality and promote growth in the Country Radio format.
About CRS: The Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas in the country music industry. CRS takes place at the Nashville Convention Center in downtown Nashville, Tenn. Country Radio Seminar is a registered trademark of Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.
About Country Aircheck: Country Aircheck is the leading force in the Country radio trade publication industry as a multi-faceted news and information source. The Nashville-based company publishes several branded products including Country Aircheck Today, Country Aircheck Weekly, Country Aircheck’s “The Adds,” and Country Aircheck quarterly Print Publications. For more information, call 615-320-1450 or visit www.countryaircheck.com.
