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2025 CRS/Country Aircheck Awards
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Announced tonight (2/21) at the CRS '25 New Faces dinner, this year's CRS/Country Aircheck Awards honorees are:

Station

  • WXTU/Philadelphia (Large Market)
  • WKDF/Nashville (Medium Market)
  • WKSF/Asheville, NC (Small Market)

Platinum Label: Big Loud

Gold Label: Capitol

OM/PD

  • Ashley Wilson, WKKT/Charlotte (Large Market)
  • Travis Daily, WKDF & WSM/Nashville (Medium Market)
  • Kix Layton, WKSF/Asheville, NC (Small Market)

APD/MD

  • Lois Lewis, KNIX/Phoenix (Large Market)
  • Billy Kidd, WBEE/Rochester (Medium Market)
  • Melissa “Mo” Wagner, WUSY/Chattanooga (Small Market)

SVP-VP/National Promotion: Stacy Blythe, Big Loud

Label Streaming Specialist: Jen Danielson, Big Loud

Director/National Promotion: Brooke Diaz, Big Machine

Market Manager/GM: Nichole Hartman, WUSY/Chattanooga; Allison Warren, WKDF & WSM-FM/Nashville (tie)

Personality/Show

  • Angie Ward, WUBL/Atlanta (Large Market)
  • Heather Froglear, KFRG/Riverside (Medium Market)
  • Eddie Foxx & Amanda Foxx, The Eddie Foxx Show, WKSF/Asheville, NC (Small Market)

National Personality/Show

  • Katie Neal, Katie & Company, Audacy (Daily)
  • “Wayne D” Danielson & Tay Hamilton, iHeartCountry House Party, iHeartMedia (Weekly)

National Programmer/Curator: Rod Phillips, iHeartCountry

Regional Promotion: Katie Bright, Capitol

Independent Promotion Executive: RJ Jordan, GrassRoots Promotion

New Face of Country (Professional): Rachel Elliot, iHeart/Kentucky

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