The Academy of Country Music revealed the winners of its 2026 Radio Awards during the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Parker McCollum announced winners in on-air personality and radio station categories on March 18, while Lauren Alaina revealed the national on-air personality winners on March 20. B-Dub secured double wins in the national categories.
The ACM Radio Awards 2026 were unveiled progressively during the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. On March 18, Parker McCollum, a past ACM new male artist of the year winner in 2022 and visual media recipient in 2024 for “Burn It Down,” announced eight winners across on-air personality and radio station categories by market size. Lauren Alaina, who won new female vocalist of the year in 2018, revealed the final two national on-air personality winners on March 20 at the New Faces of Country Music Show. The shows are syndicated by Skyview Networks where applicable. B-Dub (Bryan Washington) won National Daily On-Air Personality of the Year for “B-Dub Radio,” his first in that category, and National Weekly On-Air Personality of the Year for “B-Dub Radio Saturday Night,” his third overall in that category. In on-air personality categories: Major Market went to “Chris Carr & Company” (Chris Carr, Sam Sansevere, Dubs) on KEEY-FM in Minneapolis, Carr's second in the category and fourth overall; Large Market to Heather Froglear on KFRG-FM in Riverside, California, a first-time win; Medium Market to Mo & StyckMan on WUSY-FM in Chattanooga, Tennessee, their third collective win and StyckMan’s sixth; Small Market to “The Eddie Foxx Show” (Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx) on WKSF-FM in Asheville, North Carolina, their first. Radio station winners included: Major Market, KSCS-FM in Dallas (second win); Large Market, WUBE-FM in Cincinnati (fifth win); Medium Market, WLFP-FM in Memphis, Tennessee (first win); Small Market, WYCT-FM in Pensacola, Florida (fifth win). These precede the 61st ACM Awards on May 17 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, streaming on Prime Video.
