Win There, Done That: As reported earlier via Breaking News, Big Machine’s Carly Pearce congratulated 2021 CMA Broadcast Award winners via phone today (10/15). Among the winners are Daily National Personality of the Year CMT After Midnite’s Cody Alan; Major Market Personality of the Year KNIX/Phoenix’s Lois “Double-L” Lewis; and Small Market Personality of the Year WXBQ/Johnson City, TN’s Steve, Ben And Nikki; each of whom are celebrating their first win in their respective categories. Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton marks his 11th win for National Personality of the Year and earns back-to-back wins as this is the first year the category has been split into Daily National and Weekly National. Broadcast Award winners will be honored at the 55th Annual CMA Awards Nov. 10 in Nashville. They are:
CMA Broadcast Personality of the Year
- Weekly National: Lon Helton, Country Countdown USA, Westwood One
- Daily National: Cody Alan, CMT After Midnite, Premiere
- Major Market: Lois Lewis, Double-L, KNIX/Phoenix
- Large Market: “Ridder” Shaun Ridderbush, Scott Dolphin and Shannen Oesterreich; Ridder, Scott and Shannen; WMIL/Milwaukee
- Medium Market: “Mo” Melissa Wagner and “StyckMan” Greg Owens; Mo & StyckMan; WUSY/Chattanooga
- Small Market: Steve Stroud, Ben Walker and Nikki Thomas; Steve, Ben And Nikki; WXBQ/Johnson City, TN
CMA Radio Station of the Year
- Major Market: KYGO/Denver
- Large Market: WUBE/Cincinnati
- Medium Market: KUZZ/Bakersfield
- Small Market: KCLR/Columbia, MO