Off-Camera Nominations Announced for the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

Off-Camera Nominations Announced for the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Country Music is announcing nominations for the following categories, which, due to time constraints, will not be televised during the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS:

   ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - NATIONAL    Blair Garner          After MidNite with Blair Garner   Crook & Chase         Crook and Chase Countdown   Danny Wright          Danny Wright All Night   Lon Helton            Country Countdown USA     ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - MAJOR MARKET    KEEY-FM      (Minneapolis, MN)          Donna Valentine, Muss and Fish   KSCS-FM      (Arlington, TX))           Dorsey Gang   KSON-FM      (San Diego, CA)            Cliff & Company: Cliff,                                            Morgan, Tanner and Tori   KYGO-FM      (Greenwood Village, CO)    Kelly Ford & Mudflap McGrew                                            with Ed Greene   WIL-FM       (St. Louis, MO)            The Cornbread Show featuring                                            Cornbread, Pat James, Producer                                            Annie, Captain Mac Douglas &                                            Father Harry Shroeder     ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - LARGE MARKET    WFMS-FM      (Indianapolis, IN)         JD Cannon   WFMS-FM      (Indianapolis, IN)         Jim Denny, Deborah Honeycutt &                                            Kevin Freeman   WMIL-FM      (Greenfield, WI)           Karen, Scott & Radar - The Moo                                            Crew   WTQR-FM      (Greensboro, NC)           Jeff Roper & Angie Ward   WUBE-FM      (Cincinnati, OH))          Chris Carr & Amanda Orlando     ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM MARKET    WBBS-FM      (Syracuse, NY)             Tom and Becky - B104.7 Morning                                            Show   WBCT-FM      (Grand Rapids, MI)         The Electric Barnyard with                                            Broadway (and Crawl)   KFDI-FM      (Wichita, KS)              Brian Pierce & Kellie Michaels   WIVK-FM      (Knoxville, TN)            Gunner   WIVK-FM      (Knoxville, TN)            Andy Ritchie, Alison West,                                            Jimmy Holt     ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - SMALL MARKET    KUAD-FM      (Windsor, CO)              Brian Gary and Todd Harding                                            (The Good Morning Guys)   WCTY-FM      (Norwich, CT)              Jimmy Lane and Shelly Martinez   WFYR-FM      (Peoria, IL)               Rick Stephenson & Lisa Franks   WOKQ-FM      (Dover, NH)                Mark & Danielle   WYCT-FM      (Pensacola, FL)            Brent Lane and Dana Cervantes     RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - MAJOR MARKET    KMPS-FM      (Seattle, WA)              Today's Country   KYGO-FM      (Greenwood Village, CO)    Denver's #1 For New Country   WKLB-FM      (Boston, MA)               Country 102.5   WQYK-FM      (St. Petersburg, FL)       Tampa Bay's Country Station   WSOC-FM      (Charlotte, NC)            Charlotte's # 1 Country     RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - LARGE MARKET    WFMS-FM      (Indianapolis, IN)         The Country Station   WMIL-FM      (Greenfield, WI)           Continuous Country Favorites of                                            Yesterday and Today   WQDR-FM      (Raleigh, NC)              Today's Best Country   WSIX-FM      (Nashville, TN)            The Big 98 WSIX   WUBE-FM      (Cincinnati, OH)           Cincinnati's Country!     RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM MARKET    KFDI-FM      (Wichita, KS)              Today's KFDI   KUZZ AM/FM   (Bakersfield, CA)          Bakersfield's Best Country   WGNA-FM      (Schenectady, NY)          Country 107.7   WIVK-FM      (Knoxville, TN)            Today's Best Music and the                                            All-Time Country Legends   WYRK-FM      (Buffalo, NY)              Today's Country & Your All Time                                            Favorites     RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR - SMALL MARKET    WFYR-FM      (Peoria, IL)               River Country   WKXC-FM      (Augusta, GA)              Number One for New Country and                                            More Variety   WXCL-FM      (Peoria, IL)               Number One For New Country   WXXQ-FM      (Rockford, IL)             Rockford's Country   WYCT-FM      (Pensacola, FL)            Cat Country    PRODUCER OF THE YEAR    Buddy Cannon   Dann Huff   Frank Rogers   Nathan Chapman   Tony Brown    AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR    Chuck Ainlay   Greg Droman   John Kelton   Mills Logan   Steve Marcantonio    TOP BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR    Dave Hungate   Glenn Worf   Jimmie Lee Sloas   Larry Paxton   Mike Brignardello    TOP PERCUSSIONIST/DRUMMER OF THE YEAR    Chad Cromwell   Eddie Bayers   Greg Morrow   Lonnie Wilson   Paul Leim    TOP FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR    Aubrey Haynie   Joe Spivey   Jonathan Yudkin   Larry Franklin   Rob Hajacos    TOP GUITARIST OF THE YEAR    Brett Mason   Bryan Sutton   J.T. Corenflos   Kenny Greenberg   Tom Bukovac    TOP PIANO/KEYBOARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR    Gordon Mote   John Hobbs   John Jarvis   Steve Nathan   Tony Harrell    TOP SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT(S) PLAYER OF THE YEAR    Eric Darken   Ilya Toshinsky   Jelly Roll Johnson   Randy Kohrs   Rob Ickes    TOP STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR    Bruce Bouton   Dan Dugmore   Mike Johnson   Russ Pahl   Steve Hinson    VENUE OF THE YEAR    DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI   Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion - Gilford, NH   The Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN   Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek - Raleigh, NC   Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre - Virginia Beach, VA    NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR    Buck Owens' Crystal Palace - Bakersfield, CA   Coyote Joe's - Charlotte, NC   Joe's Bar - Chicago, IL   The Grizzly Rose - Denver, CO   Wild Bill's - Duluth, GA    CASINO OF THE YEAR    Casino Rama - Orillia, Ontario   Chumash Casino - Santa Ynez, CA   Mystic Lake - Minneapolis, MN   The Peppermill Resorts at Wendover - West Wendover, NV   Turning Stone Casino - Verona, NY    DON ROMEO TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR    David Snowden - Triangle Talent   Fran Romeo - Romeo Entertainment   Gary Osier - Gary Osier Presents   Suzanne Wilson - Wilson Events   Todd Boltin - Variety Attractions    PROMOTER OF THE YEAR    Ben Farrell - Varnell Enterprises   Darin Lashinsky - Outback Concerts   Gary Weinberger - Red Mountain Entertainment   Louis Messina - The Messina Group   Steve Moore - AEGLive    About the Academy of Country Music Awards  

The 44th Academy of Country Music Awards is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Orly Adelson and R.A. Clark are executive producers, Barry Adelman is producer and Bob Bardo is executive in charge of production.

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Source: The Academy of Country Music

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