RADIO AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 50TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, BIG D, BUBBA AND PATRICK THOMAS WIN NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

RADIO AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
FOR THE 50^TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

BIG D, BUBBA AND PATRICK THOMAS WIN NATIONAL ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

TWEET: Radio Award Winners announced for the 50^th @ACMawards #ACMawards50

Encino, CA (February 25, 2015) – The Academy of Country Music announced today the full list of radio award winners for the 50^th Academy of Country Music Awards. Radio award winners will not be televised due to time constraints during the live telecast of the 50^th ACM Awards co-hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan from AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, TX on Sunday, April 19^th at 8:00PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

This is the second ACM National On-Air Personality of the Year win for Big D, Bubba and Patrick Thomas.  They previously won the award in 2007.

Winners in radio categories will be invited to receive their awards at a private reception in Arlington, TX on Saturday, April 18^th, the day prior to the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards.

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR WINNERS:

NATIONAL                          Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas – The Big D and Bubba Show

MAJOR MARKET               Lisa Dent & Ramblin’ Ray – WUSN-FM – Chicago, IL

LARGE MARKET                Big Dave, Chelsie, Stattman – WUBE-FM – Cincinnati, OH

MEDIUM MARKET           Steve & Gina and the Kat 103.7 Morning Show – KXKT-FM – Omaha, NE

SMALL MARKET                Gator, Styckman, Cowboy Kyle – WUSY-FM – Chattanooga, TN

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR WINNERS:

MAJOR MARKET               WUSN-FM – Chicago, IL

LARGE MARKET                WWKA-FM – Orlando, FL

MEDIUM MARKET           WQMX-FM – Akron, OH

SMALL MARKET                KCLR-FM – Columbia, MO

About the Academy of Country Music Awards:

The Academy of Country Music Awards is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The 50th ACM Awards celebrating the golden anniversary of Country Music’s Party of the Year^® is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at 8:00 P.M. live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.