The Academy of Country Music announced the recipients of the ACM Radio Awards early on Thursday (April 17). Ella Langley, who garnered the most nominations at this year’s upcoming 60th ACM Awards with eight nods, reached out to the radio personalities and stations to share the exciting news of their ACM Awards.
The announced winners include several first-time awardees. In the On-Air categories, first-time honorees are: Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase from Crook & Chase Countdown for National Weekly On-Air Personality of the Year; Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, and Steve Grunwald of Josh, Rachael and Grunwald in the Morning for Major Market On-Air Personality of the Year; Joey Tack and Nancy Barger from Joey & Nancy for Medium Market On-Air Personality of the Year; and Mel McCrae from The Cat Pak Morning Show for Small Market On-Air Personality of the Year.
WIVK in Knoxville, Tenn. took home Radio Station of the Year, Medium Market for the ninth time, extending its record with more consecutive wins than any other this year.
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The 60th ACM Awards will occur on Thursday, May 8 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, with an exclusive streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video. Reba McEntire will host the event, which will include performances by Blake Shelton, Eric Church, and Lainey Wilson, with more artists to be announced. A limited supply of tickets for the 60th ACM Awards is currently available at SeatGeek.
The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards is brought to you by Dick Clark Productions (DCP). Raj Kapoor works as executive producer and showrunner, alongside co-executive producer Patrick Menton. Damon Whiteside is the executive producer for the Academy of Country Music, while Jay Penske and Barry Adelman are executive producers for DCP. John Saade will continue his role as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios.
Below is the complete list of the 2025 ACM Radio Award winners, along with indications of how many times each has received this honor.
On-Air Personality of the Year Awardees
National Daily: Big D, Bubba | Big D & Bubba (fourth wins)
National Weekly: Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase | Crook & Chase Countdown (first wins)
Major Market: Josh Holleman, Rachael Hunter, Steve Grunwald | Josh, Rachael and Grunwald in the Morning – WYCD – Detroit, Mich. (first wins)
Large Market: Big Dave, Stattman | The Big Dave Show – WUBE – Cincinnati, Ohio (fourth win, third win, respectively)
Medium Market: Joey Tack, Nancy Barger | Joey & Nancy – WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn. (first wins)
Small Market: Brent Lane, Mel McCrae | The Cat Pak Morning Show – WYCT – Pensacola, Fla. (third win, first win, respectively).
Radio Station of the Year Awardees
Major Market: KYGO – Denver, Colo. (second win)
Large Market: WQDR – Raleigh, N.C. (fourth win)
Medium Market: WIVK – Knoxville, Tenn. (ninth win)
Small Market: WXBQ – Bristol, Va. (second win)
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