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Announced tonight (3/1) at the CRS 2024 New Faces dinner, this year's CRS/Country Aircheck Awards honorees are:

Station

  • KKBQ/Houston (Large Market)
  • WSIX/Nashville (Medium Market)
  • KUZZ/Bakersfield (Small Market)

Platinum Label: Broken Bow

Gold Label: Big Machine

OM/PD

  • Marci Braun, WUSN/Chicago (Large Market)
  • Gator Harrison, WSIX/Nashville (Medium Market)
  • Nikki Thomas, WXBQ/Johnson City, TN (Small Market)

APD/MD

  • Angie Ward, WUBL/Atlanta (Large Market)
  • Ryan McKiddy, WSIX/Nashville (Medium Market)
  • Brook Stephens, KZPK/St. Cloud, MN (Small Market)

SVP-VP/National Promotion: Raffaella Braun, Triple Tigers

Label Streaming Specialist: Chris Loss, BMG/BBRMG

Director/National Promotion: Donna Hughes, UMGN

Market Manager/GM: Dan Endom, WSIX/Nashville

Personality/Show

  • Lauren "Lo" Sessions, KKBQ/Houston (Large Market)
  • Brooke Taylor, WSIX/Nashville (Medium Market)
  • Bill Black & Shelby Mitchell, Bill & Shelby, WKSJ/Mobile, AL (Small Market)

National Personality/Show

  • Storme Warren, The Storme Warren Show, The Big 615 (Daily)
  • Amy Brown, Women of iHeartCountry, iHeartMedia (Weekly)

National Programmer/Curator: Monta Vaden, The Big 615, TuneIn

Regional Promotion: Mary Forest Campbell, Stoney Creek

Independent Promotion Executive: Nancy Tunick, GrassRoots Promotion

New Face of Country (Professional): Mackenzie Cooper, Triple Tigers

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2026 ACM Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 ACM Nominees



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The CRS 2026 Print Special featuring: Hey-Hi, AI: Emerging Uses
Best CRS Takeaways Ever
Label Contacts
New Faces
Travis Daily: The Interview



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Inside This Issue

MC-Yay At Ryman Lunch
Disruption Junction
You Look Like You Love Me
The Day Ahead