ACM Radio Winners Revealed Ahead Of 58th ACM Awards

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | 11:20am CT

Academy of Country Music

The Academy of Country Music has revealed the winners of the ACM Radio Awards for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards, taking place Thursday, May 11 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX. The announcement was posted on the Academy's official social media pages with the help of numerous artists, including ACM Award nominees Lainey Wilson and Priscilla Block. The two-hour show will stream live without commercial interruption on Prime Video in 240 countries and territories worldwide for the second year in a row.

Winners announced include two first-time On-Air Personality honorees, Elaina Smith of With Elaina for National Weekly On-Air Personality of the Year, and Julie and DJ of Julie and DJ in the Morning for Medium Market On-Air Personality of the Year. Meanwhile, WIVK-FM in Knoxville, TN and WYCT-FM in Pensacola, FL both take home their 5th total ACM Awards for Medium Market Radio Station of the Year and Small Market Radio Station of the Year, respectively. Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay of WFLS take home the Small Market On-Air Personality of the Year title, making this Kay's first ACM Award win and Waters' second.

Additional winners include George, Mo, and Erik of The Morning Bullpen with George, Mo, and Erik on KILT-FM in Houston and Big Dave, Stattman and Ashley of The Big Dave Show on WUBE-FM in Cincinnati for Major Market and Large Market On-Air Personality of the Year, respectively. KKBQ-FM in Houston, TX received an award for Major Market Radio Station of the Year, and WSIX-FM in Nashville, TN received an award for Large Market Radio Station of the Year.

This is the third overall win for The Big D and Bubba Show. Individually, this is Carsen's first win, Patrick Thomas's second, and Big D and Bubba's third win for National Daily On-Air Personality of the Year.

"The Academy congratulates all of our ACM Awards radio winners for championing the artists that make up the soundtrack of Country fans' lives," said Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside. "Country radio has always been and continues to be one of the most important ways for today's favorite artists to connect with fans, and for fans to find up-and-coming acts to fall in love with. We can't wait to celebrate these stellar Country radio personalities and stations in Frisco leading up to the ACM Awards on Prime Video on May 11."

Here's a complete list of the Radio Award winners:

On-Air Personality of The Year Winners:

• National Daily - Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas, Carsen | The Big D and Bubba Show
• National Weekly - Elaina Smith | With Elaina
• Major Market - George, Mo and Erik | The Morning Bullpen with George, Mo, and Erik - KILT - Houston, TX
• Large Market - Big Dave, Stattman & Ashley | The Big Dave Show - WUBE - Cincinnati, OH
• Medium Market - Julie Kansy and Dale Sellers | Julie and DJ in the Morning - WPCV - Lakeland, FL
• Small Market - Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay | Steve & Tiffany in the Morning - WFLS - Fredericksburg, VA

• Major Market - KKBQ/Houston
• Large Market - WSIX/Nashville
• Medium Market - WIVK/Knoxville, TN
• Small Market - WYCT/Pensacola, FL