photo via Tim and Chelsea Facebook page
Congratulations to Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor from the WIRK morning show “Tim and Chelsea in the Morning” on their big win last night in Nashville! The duo was named the Personality/Show of the Year for Medium Markets in the 2022 CRS (Country Radio Seminar)/Country Aircheck Awards, which were announced during last night’s New Faces of Country Music dinner, an annual industry event for radio stations.
You’ll get the chance to congratulate them in person when WIRK will be hosting the 2022 WIRK Rib Roundup next weekend at the iThink Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach!
Here is a complete list of winners via Country Aircheck:
Station
- WUSN/Chicago (Large Market)
- WSM-FM/Nashville (Medium Market)
- KUZZ/Bakersfield (Small Market)
Gold Label: Triple Tigers
- Marci Braun, WUSN/Chicago (Large Market)
- Gator Harrison, WSIX/Nashville (Medium Market)
- Justin Cole, WUSY/Chattanooga (Small Market)
- Angie Ward, WUBL/Atlanta (Large Market)
- Ryan McKiddy, WSIX/Nashville (Medium Market)
- Brook Stephens, KZPK/St. Cloud, MN (Small Market)
Label Streaming Specialist: Dave Kelly, BMLG
Dir./Nat’l. Promotion: Raffaella Braun, Triple Tigers
Market Manager/GM: Nate Deaton, KRTY/San Jose
Personality/Show
- Lois Lewis, Double L, KNIX/Phoenix (Large Market)
- Tim Leary & Chelsea Taylor, Tim & Chelsea In The Morning, WIRK/West Palm (Medium Market)
- Kelly Jordan & Matt Wood, Kelly & Wood, KZPK/St. Cloud, MN (Small Market)
National Weekly Personality/Show: Bryan “B Dub” Washington, B-Dub Radio, Skyview
National Programmer/Curator: Rod Phillips, iHeartCountry
Regional Promotion: Brooke Diaz, Big Machine
Independent Promotion: Jody Van-Alin, JVA Promotion
New Face of Country Music: Alek Halverson, KAJA/San Antonio