Yesterday CMJ announced the nominees for its annual College Radio Awards.
Based on nominations submitted by folks who report their playlists/charts to the music publication, the list of nominees includes college and community radio stations, as well as individuals who work in college radio or at college radio-connected organizations.
I was excited to see that my very own college radio home, KFJC, is nominated for most adventurous station and that KUSF in Exile is in the running for best student-run, Internet-only station.
People attending the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City next month will be eligible to vote in the College Radio Awards and winners will be announced at the conference during CMJ’s College Day on October 20, 2011. The list is a mix of stations who have won numerous CMJ awards before (CJLO and KSSU in particular), as well as some newcomers.
And the 2011 CMJ College Radio Awards station nominees (go to CMJ to see the industry nominees) are:
Station Of The Year:
CJLO (Montreal)
KUOM (Minneapolis)
WKDU (Philadelphia)
WLUW (Chicago)
Music Director Of The Year:
Paul Brown, WKDU
Omar Husain, CJLO
Bill Schneiderhan, WSYC
Thor Slaughter, KWVA
Caleigh Souhan, KUOM
Specialty Music Director Of The Year:
Kelly Belfro, CJLO
Kate Estwing, KDHX
Brian Joseph, CJLO
Claire Sullentrop, WSOU
Andrew Wieler, CJLO
Biggest Champion Of The Local Scene:
CFUV (Victoria)
CJSW (Calgary)
KUOM (Minneapolis)
RLC (Piscataway)
WKDU (Philadelphia)
Will Never Sell Out:
Paul Brown, WKDU
Omar Husain, CJLO
Susie Kuo, KSSU
Joni Sadler, CHUO
Thor Slaughter, KWVA
Biggest Community Resource:
CFUV (Victoria)
KCMP (St. Paul)
KDHX (St. Louis)
KUOM (Minneapolis)
KVRX (Austin)
Biggest Improvement:
KRNU (Lincoln)
KRUA (Anchorage)
WHUS (Storrs)
WLJS (Jacksonville)
WUTK (Knoxville)
Best Use Of Limited Resources:
CKXU (Lethbridge)
KSSU (Sacramento)
KXSC (Los Angeles)
RLC (Piscataway)
Radio UTD (Richardson)
Best Newcomer:
Frank Higuera, KXLU
Joe Iannuzzo, KUMD
Thor Slaughter, KWVA
Andrew Wieler, CJLO
Jess Wiza, WDBM
Most Adventurous:
CFUV (Victoria)
KBUT (Crested Butte)
KFJC (Los Altos Hills)
WFMU (Jersey City)
WVUM (Coral Gables)
Best Student-Run, Internet-Only Station:
CSCR (Fusion Radio) (Toronto)
KUSF In Exile (San Francisco)
Osprey Radio (Jacksonville)
Rainy Dawg Radio (Seattle)
Radio UTD (Richardson)
Outstanding Leadership In College Radio:
Marissa Greenberg, WPUB
Omar Husain, CJLO
Susie Kuo, KSSU
Jon Schober, KUOM
Caleigh Souhan, KUOM