Inaugural CRB-Country Aircheck Award Winners Announced at CRS 2010

Mar 1, 2010 Inaugural CRB-Country Aircheck Award Winners Announced at CRS 2010

Presentations Held During New Faces of Country Music Show®   The inaugural CRB-Country Aircheck Awards were held Friday, Feb. 26, inside the Nashville Convention Center at CRS 2010. CRB President Becky Brenner co-presented the 28 awards with Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton in between performances at the New Faces of Country Music Show. The 2010 CRB-Country Aircheck Award winners are: WUSN/Chicago - Major Market Country Radio Station WSIX/Nashville - Large Market Country Radio Station WIVK/Knoxville - Medium Market Country Radio Station WUSY/Chattanooga - Small Market Country Radio Station ----------------------------------- Lisa Decker - Market Manager/GM, Major Market Tom English - Market Manager/GM, Large Market Mel Owens - Market Manager/GM, Medium Market Ken Salyer - Market Manager/GM, Small Market ----------------------------------- Meg Stevens - Major Market OM/Program Director Mac Daniels - Large Market OM/Program Director Mike Hammond - Medium Market OM/Program Director Gator Harrison - Small Market OM/Program Director ---------------------------------- Marci Braun - Major Market Music Director Bob Pickett - Large Market Music Director Kix Layton - Medium Market Music Director Brian Hatfield - Small Market Music Director ---------------------------------- Bob Kingsley - National Air Personality Lisa Dent & Ramblin' Ray - Major Market Personality Gerry House & The House Foundation - Large Market Personality Andy & Allison - Medium Market Personality Bearman & Ken - Small Market Personality --------------------------------------------- Capitol/Nashville - Platinum Record Label Big Machine - Gold Record Label Jack Purcell - VP/Promotion Renee Leymon - Director/National Promotion Mandy McCormack - Regional Promoter Larry Paregis - Independent Promoter Mark Medina - New Face Of Country There were 28 total awards given out Friday night: 21 Radio Awards, five Record Label Awards, one Independent Promotion Team/Promoter Award and a New Face of Country Professional Award. Radio awards were broken into four markets: Major (1-25), Large (26-50), Medium (51-100) and Small (101+).  Awards for each market recognized outstanding achievement in the Station, General Manager, Program Director, Music Director and Air Personality categories. There was also one National Personality award presented. Record Label awards included a Platinum award (given to a label with an affiliated distribution company), a Gold award (given to a label with external distribution), and one award each in the VP/Promotion, Director/National Promotion, Independent Promoter and Regional Promoter categories.  Additionally, a discretionary New Face of Country award was given to an emerging professional who has made a specific impact in the Country radio or Country music industry in the previous 12 months. About CRB:  The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.® is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization founded in 1969 to bring radio broadcasters from around the world together with the Country Music Industry to ensure vitality and promote growth in the Country Radio format. About CRS:  The Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas in the country music industry.  CRS takes place at the Nashville Convention Center in downtown Nashville, Tenn.  Country Radio Seminar is a registered trademark of Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. About Country Aircheck:  Country Aircheck is the leading force in the Country radio trade publication industry as a multi-faceted news and information source. The Nashville-based company publishes several branded products including Country Aircheck Today, Country Aircheck Weekly, Country Aircheck's "The Adds," and Country Aircheck quarterly Print Publications. For more information, call 615-320-1450 or visit www.countryaircheck.com.