ACM Radio Noms: Radio nominees for the 53rd ACM Awards are: 

National Personality :

• Cody Alan, CMT After MidNite with Cody Alan
• Bobby Bones, Amy, Lunchbox, Eddie, The Bobby Bones Show
• Terri Clark, Country Gold with Terri Clark
• Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, Crook and Chase Countdown
• Ty Bentli, Kelly Ford and Chuck Wicks, Ty, Kelly & Chuck

Major Market Personality:

• Bud and Broadway, WIL/St. Louis
• Cadillac Jack, WQYK/Tampa
• Chris Carr, Kia, Maverick and McKaila, KEEY/Minneapolis
• Paul Schadt, Meg Butterly, Geof Knight, WKKT/Charlotte
• Roxanne Steele , WYCD/Detroit

Large Market Personality:

• Dale Carter, KFKF/Kansas City
• Double-L, KWNR/Las Vegas
• Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt & Kevin Freeman, WFMS/Indianapolis
• Johnson and Johnson/KUBL/Salt Lake City
• The Randy, Jamie and JoJo Show,KAJA-FM/San Antonio

Medium Market Personality

• Roger Todd, Julie Kay and DJ Thee Trucker, WPCV/Lakeland, FL
• Carina With A Twist Of Lime, WCYQ/Knoxville
• Buzz Jackson, KIIM/Tucson
• Steve & Geoff, KUZZ/Bakersfield
• The Odd Squad, CKRY-FM/Calgary, AB

Small Market Personality:

• Ben Butler and Arnie Andrews, WCOW/Sparta, WI
• Bobby and Steve (and Mandi!), WKYQ/Paducah, KY
• Dave Daniels, KHAY/Ventura, CA      
• Pat James, KHUT/Hutchinson, KS
• The Q Crew with Jason and Ashley, KRWQ/Medford, OR

Major Market Station:

• KILT/Houston
• KMLE/Phoenix
• KSCS/Dallas
• WIL/St. Louis
• WPOC/Baltimore

Large Market Station:

• KAJA/San Antonio
• KUBL/Salt Lake City
• WFMS/Indianapolis
• WKDF/Nashville
• WSIX/Nashville
• WSM-FM/Nashville

Medium Market Station:

• KUZZ/Bakersfield
• KXKT/Omaha
• WGKX/Memphis
• WQMX/Akron
• WUSY/Chattanooga

Small Market Station:

• KCLR/Columbia, MO
• KHAY/Ventura, CA
• KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID
• KTTS/Springfield, MO
• KYKZ/Lake Charles, LA

» Wright Rises: UMG/Nashville SVP/A&R Brian Wright has been upped to EVP/A&R. Wright joined UMGN more than 17 years ago. "We are nothing if we are not a company based on solid A&R principles," says UMGN Chairman/CEO Mike Dungan. "From the minute I arrived at UMG it was apparent that Brian was a top-notch A&R executive ...." Adds Wright, "The ability to develop talent and make records that last forever has always been a passion that drives me. Mike, thank you for being an extraordinary mentor. You have built a legacy on great artists, songs and most importantly people." Congratulate Wright here.