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November 14, 2018
The following is a press release from ABC:
Winners in the Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year categories for “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards” were revealed live on “Good Morning America” this morning. See the big reveal here. Kenny Chesney and David Lee Murphy won Musical Event of the Year for “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.” Music Video of the Year went to Thomas Rhett and director TK McKamy for “Marry Me.” “Good Morning America”‘s Lara Spencer has also been added as a presenter for Country Music’s Biggest Night, hosted for the 11th consecutive year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, and airing live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville tonight (8:00 – 11:00 p.m. EST) on the ABC Television Network.
Previously announced broadcast awards winners will be acknowledged during the live telecast.
CMA BROADCAST AWARDS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR WINNERS:
NATIONAL
“Country Countdown USA” (Lon Helton) – Westwood One
MAJOR MARKET
“Bud and Broadway” (Bud Ford, Jerry Broadway, Kelly Rebal, “Captain Mac Douglas” Gregory Paul Ford, “T.Wall” Tom Wall, and “Sweet Becca” Walls) – WIL, St. Louis, MO
LARGE MARKET
“Jim, Deb & Kevin” (Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt, and Kevin Freeman) – WFMS, Indianapolis, IN
MEDIUM MARKET
“Ken, Kelley, and Daniel” (Ken Hicks, Kelley Bradshaw, and Daniel Wyatt) – WUSY, Chattanooga, TN
SMALL MARKET
“Steve and Jessica Mornings” (Steve Waters and Jessica Cash) – WFLS, Fredericksburg, VA
CMA BROADCAST AWARDS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR WINNERS:
MAJOR MARKET
KKBQ – Houston-Galveston, TX
LARGE MARKET
WUBE – Cincinnati, OH
MEDIUM MARKET
WUSY – Chattanooga, TN
SMALL MARKET
KTTS – Springfield, MO