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ACM Radio Nominees
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Radio nominees for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards are:

National Daily Personality

  • Bryan "B-Dub" Washington, B-Dub Radio
  • Cody Alan, Highway Mornings With Cody Alan
  • Katie Neal, Katie & Company
  • Rob Stone & Holly Hutton, The Rob + Holly Show
  • Steve Harmon, Steve Harmon Show

National Weekly Personality

  • Bryan "B-Dub" Washington, B-Dub Saturday Night
  • Derek "Big D" Haskins, Sean "Bubba" Powell, Jonathan Shaffer, Honky Tonkin' With Big D & Bubba
  • Heather Froglear, 90s Country With Heather
  • Kelleigh Bannen, Today's Country Radio
  • Ryan Fox, American Country Countdown With Ryan Fox

Major Market Personality (tie)

  • Angie Ward, WUBL/Atlanta
  • Chris Carr & Company, Chris Carr, Sam Sansevere, "Dubs" Michael Wilczynski, KEEY/Minneapolis
  • The Coop Show, Sean "Coop" Tabler, WKIS/Miami
  • Erik & Jenny, Erik Scott Smith & Jenny Lee, KCYY/San Antonio
  • Frito & Katy, Tucker "Frito" Young and Katy Dempsey, KILT/Houston
  • Niko + Cheyenne, Niko Petrou and Cheyenne Davis, KMLE/Phoenix
  • Rachel Ryan, KSCS Dallas

Large Market Personality

  • Heather Froglear, KFRG/Riverside
  • Jesse & Anna, Jesse Tack, Anna Marie, Jake Thomson, WUBE/Cincinnati
  • Kelli and Anthony, Kelli Green and Anthony Donatelli, KFRG/Riverside
  • Mad Dawg in the Afternoon, Mike "Mad Dawg" Biddle, WQDR/Raleigh
  • Maria D'Antonio, WDSY/Pittsburgh

Medium Market Personality (tie)

  • The Bee Morning Coffee Club, Billy Kidd, TJ Sharp, Hope Breen, WBEE/Rochester
  • The Doc Show with Chewy, Doc Medek, Chewy Medek, WGGY/Wilkes-Barre
  • Julie and DJ in the MorningJulie Kansy and Dale "DJ Thee Trucker" Sellers, WPCV/Lakeland
  • Mo & StyckMan, Greg "StyckMan" Owens and Melissa "Mo" Wagner, WUSY/Chattanooga
  • Steve & Gina in the Morning, Steve Lundy and Gina Melton, KXKT/Omaha
  • Tug Cowart Show, Tug Cowart, WCKN/Charleston, SC

Small Market Personality

  • Ben & Arnie, Ben Butler, Arnie Andrews​, WCOW/La Crosse, WI
  • B-Mo in the Mo'rning, Brian "B-Mo" Montgomery​, WCKK/Choctaw, MS
  • Dan Austin, WQHK/Fort Wayne, IN
  • The Dr. Shane and Tess Show, "Dr Shane" Collins and Tess Connell, WPAP/Panama City, FL
  • The Eddie Foxx Show, Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx, WKSF/Asheville, NC

Major Market Station

  • KILT/Houston
  • KSCS/Dallas
  • KSON/San Diego
  • WPOC/Baltimore
  • WXTU/Philadelphia

Large Market Station

  • KFRG/Riverside, CA
  • WLHK/Indianapolis
  • WMIL/Milwaukee
  • WSIX/Nashville
  • WUBE/Cincinnati

Medium Market Station

  • KUZZ/Bakersfield
  • WBEE/Rochester
  • WHKO/Dayton
  • WLFP/Memphis
  • WQMX/Akron

Small Market Station (tie)

  • KCLR/Columbia, MO
  • KFGE/Lincoln, NE
  • WCKK/Choctaw, MS
  • WXFL/Florence, AL
  • WYCT/Pensacola, FL
  • WYOT/Rochelle, IL

Winners will be announced at CRS 2026 (March 18-20) and honored around the May 17 awards show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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