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ACM Reveals 60th Radio Award Nominees

March 10, 2025/by Lorie Hollabaugh

The Academy of Country Music has announced the Radio Awards nominees for the upcoming 60th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 8 in Frisco, Texas.

Double nominees included KCLR-FM in Columbia, Missouri; WHKO-FM in Dayton, Ohio; WIVK-FM in Knoxville; WQDR-FM in Raleigh, North Carolina; WSIX-FM in Nashville; WUSN-FM in Chicago; WUSY-FM in Chattanooga and WYCT-FM in Pensacola, Florida. There were ties in the Large Market and Medium Market Radio Station of the Year categories, resulting in six and seven nominees in those categories, respectively.

Winners of the ACM Radio Awards will be announced ahead of the 60th ACM Awards and celebrated during ACM Awards week, with more information to follow. The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will take place at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas and will stream live exclusively on Prime Video around the globe. Tickets are available to purchase now at ACMawards.com, and ACM Members and those who work in the country industry can email ticketing@acmcountry.com for direct access to ACM Awards tickets.

The full list of nominations will be announced in the coming weeks, as will performers, presenters and detailed plans for ACM Awards week events taking place around the Dallas area, including opportunities for fans to take part in ticketed as well as free and open-to-the-public programming.

The 60th ACM Radio Awards nominees are:

NATIONAL DAILY ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Ashley Till – Y2Kountry with Ashley Till
Big D, Bubba – Big D & Bubba
Buzz Brainard, Nick Ultra – The Music Row Happy Hour with Buzz Brainard
Cody Alan – Highway Mornings with Cody Alan
Patrick Thomas – PickleJar Up All Night

NATIONAL WEEKLY ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Kelleigh Bannen – Today’s Country Radio
Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase – Crook & Chase Countdown
Steve Harmon – Country Gold with Steve Harmon
Wayne D, Tay Hamilton – iHeartCountry House Party
Whitney Allen – The Big Time Saturday Night

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
The Lo Show – Lo Sessions – KKBQ-FM Houston
The Morning Wolfpack with Matt McAllister – Matt McAllister, Gabe Mercer, “Captain Ron” Koons – KKWF-FM
Seattle
John and Tammy: San Diego’s Morning Show –John Flint, Tammy Lee – KSON-FM.  San Diego
The Scotty Kay Show – Scotty Kay – WUSN-FM – Chicago
Josh, Rachael and Grunwald In The Morning – Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, Steve Grunwald – WYCD-FM. Detroit

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
Heather Froglear – Heather Froglear – KFRG-FM – Riverside, CA
Deb & Matt in the Morning – Deborah Honeycutt, Matt Malone – WFMS-FM – Indianapolis, IN
Wayne D and Tay – Wayne D, Tay Hamilton – WSIX-FM – Nashville
The Big Dave Show – Big Dave, Stattman – WUBE-FM – Cincinnati, OH
The Q Morning Crew with Mike and Amanda – Amanda Daughtry, Mike Wheless – WQDR-FM – Raleigh, NC

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
The Bee Morning Coffee Club – TJ Sharp, Bo Jaxon, Hope Breen – WBEE-FM – Rochester, NY
New Country Mornings with Nancy and Woody – Nancy Wilson, Aaron Woods – WHKO-FM – Dayton, OH
Joey & Nancy – Joey Tack, Nancy Barger – WIVK-FM – Knoxville, TN
Julie and DJ in the Morning – Julie Kansy, Dale Sellers – WPCV-FM – Lakeland, FL
Mo & StyckMan – Mo, StyckMan – WUSY-FM – Chattanooga, TN

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
Hilley & Hart – Kevin Hilley, Erin Hart – KATI-FM – Jefferson City, MO
Liz & Scotty in the Morning – Liz DelGrosso, Scotty Cox – KCLR-FM – Columbia, MO
Ben & Arnie – Ben Butler, Arnie Andrews – WCOW-FM – Sparta, WI
The Dr. Shane and Tess Show – Dr. Shane, Tess – WPAP-FM – Panama City, FL
The Cat Pak Morning Show – Brent Lane, Mel McCrae – WYCT-FM -Pensacola, FL

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET
KSCS-FM – Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
KYGO-FM – Denver
WMZQ-FM – Washington, D.C.
WPOC-FM – Baltimore
WUSN-FM – Chicago

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – LARGE MARKET
KNCI-FM – Sacramento
WDSY-FM – Pittsburgh
WGH-FM – Virginia Beach
WQDR-FM – Raleigh
WSIX-FM – Nashville
WWKA-FM – Orlando

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM MARKET
KUZZ-FM – Bakersfield
KXKT-FM – Omaha
WHKO-FM – Dayton
WIRK-FM – West Palm Beach
WIVK-FM – Knoxville
WLFP-FM – Memphis
WUSY-FM – Chattanooga

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SMALL MARKET
KCLR-FM – Columbia, MO
KFGE-FM – Lincoln, NE
WKML-FM – Fayetteville, NC
WXBQ-FM -Bristol, VA
WYCT-FM -Pensacola, FL

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Lorie Hollabaugh
Lorie Hollabaugh
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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