The Country Music Association announced its 2025 CMA Awards nominations this week, and Texas radio listeners will recognize some names!
- SEE THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES
2025 CMA BROADCAST AWARDS
FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Major Market
“Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Sam Sansevere, and “Dubs” Michael Wilczynski) – KEEY, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
“Hawkeye and Michelle” (“Hawkeye” Mark Louis Rybczyk and Michelle Rodriguez) – KSCS, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
“The Lo Show” (Lauren “Lo” Barker) – 93Q KKBQ, Houston, Texas
“Rachel Ryan” (Rachel Ryan) – New Country 96.3 KSCS, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
“The Scotty Kay Show” (Scotty Kay) – WUSN, Chicago, Ill.
FINALISTS FOR RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
Major Market
93Q KKBQ – Houston, Texas
New Country 96.3 KSCS – Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
KYGO – Denver-Boulder, Colo.
WUSN – Chicago, Ill.
WXTU – Philadelphia, Pa.
"What a cool way to start the week. Two CMA nominations," Travis Moon, Director of Operations for Radio-One Houston, told mikemcguff.com. "I am so super proud of Lo! A huge recognition of what we all get to see each day. I am so fortunate to work with our entire talented 93Q team! They put their heart and passion into everything, and it’s such an honor to see their hard work recognized. Excited doesn’t even begin to cover it! LET'S GOOOO!!!"
FINALISTS FOR BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Weekly National
“Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton” (Lon Helton) – LH Productions
“The Country Top 40 with Fitz” (Cory “Fitz” Fitzner) – Hubbard Broadcasting
“The Original Country Gold” (Rowdy Yates) – Syndicated Media
“Today’s Country Radio” (Kelleigh Bannen) – Apple Music Radio
“Y’all Access with Kelly Sutton” (Kelly Sutton) – Compass Media Group
Daily National
“Big D & Bubba” (“Big D” Derek Haskins, “Bubba” Sean Powell, Carsen Humphreville, Jonathan Shaffer, and Garrett Freche) – Silverfish Media
“Highway Mornings with Cody Alan” (Cody Alan and Lauryn Snapp) – SiriusXM
“Ridin’ With Rowdy” (Rowdy Yates) – SuiteRadio / RFC Media
“The Rob and Holly Show” (Rob Stone and Holly Hutton) – Audacy
“Wilhite and Wall Show” (Darren Wilhite and Tim Wall) – Ebert Productions
