It will be a battle among radio greats in the “Best Broadcaster” Radio Wayne category this year. The lineup of superstars in this category are: Neuhoff Media CEO Beth Neuhoff, Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw, Curtis Media CEO Don Curtis, NRG Media CEO Mary Quass, and Cromwell Group CEO Bud Walters.
There are some very recognizable names in our six other categories, of course. These are the superstar managers and sellers of our industry. The Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards will be handed out at the Radio Show in Austin at the Advertiser Breakfast, Thursday, September 7. Here are all the finalists.
Market or General Manager
Debbie Kenyon – CBS Radio – Detroit, MI
Mary Menna – Beasley Media – Boston, MA
James Allgeier – Federated Media – Ft. Wayne, IN
Caren Berry – Townsquare Media – Rochester, MN
Marsha Landess – Radio One – Richmond, VA
Tim Davies – Radio One – Atlanta, GA
Sherry Dollar – Cumulus Media – Charleston, SC
Doug Williams – Omni Media Group – Woodward, OK
Stu Olds National Sales Manager
Matthew Cowper – Beasley Media Group – Philadelphia, PA
Lisa Blum – CBS Radio – Orlando, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Julie Judge – Hubbard Radio – Seattle-Tacoma, WA
Caroline Murtagh – CBS Radio – Boston, MA & Hartford-New Britain, CT
Mike Rockwell – Entercom – Miami, FL; Buffalo & Rochester, NY; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA
Jeanne Griswold – Cox Media Group – Miami-Ft. Lauderdale & Orlando, FL
Shari Lynch – Townsquare Media – Northeast, U.S.
Director of Sales/General Sales Manager
Lindsay Cerajewski – CBS Radio – Chicago, IL
Alec Drake – Cumulus Media – Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Robin Colfax Herschaft – Beasley Media – Charlotte, NC
Robert Jung – Midwest Communications – Wausau-Stevens Point, WI
James Donovan – iHeart Media – Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Jeff Gonsales – Hubbard Radio – Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Aaron Miller – Cox Media Group – Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Amy Leimbach – Alpha Media – Portland, OR
Matt Giansante – Entercom – Buffalo, NY
Local Sales Manager
Bill Montgomery – River Radio Ministries – Columbus, OH
Bernie Laur – Hubbard Interactive – Minneapolis-St Paul, MN
Wayne Jones – Radio One – Washington, DC
Georgia Beasley – Beasley Broadcasting – Southwest Florida
Street Fighter
Heidi MacEachern – Midwest Communications – Wausau-Stevens Point, WI
Elisa Madnick Hyman – Albany Broadcasting – Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Jenna Abate – Steel City Media – Pittsburgh, PA
Vedra Grant – Beasley Media Group – Charlotte, NC
Paula Mullen – Cumulus Media – Charleston, SC
Kristi Holte – Hubbard Broadcasting – Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Laura Garcia – Cox Media Group – Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater, FL
Interactive Seller
Claire Brimmer – Cox Media Group – Atlanta, GA
Laura Lombardi – Beasley Media Group – Philadelphia, PA
Nathan Kocher – Cox Media Group – Jacksonville, FL
Melissa Budensiek – Hubbard Interactive – Minneapolis-St Paul, MN
Louisiana Ricome – Cox Media Group – Houston, TX
America’s Best Broadcaster
Neuhoff Media CEO Beth Neuhoff
Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw
Curtis Media CEO Don Curtis
NRG Media CEO Mary Quass
Cromwell Group CEO Bud Walters
