Scott Campbell & Rob Gregory Awards

2009 Campbell and Gregory Award Winners Announced

Rob Gregory Award:

The Rob Gregory Award is given for major contributions made to the community through the medium of radio. This year the award is presented to Melissa Montana and WLAB/Fort Wayne, IN. Star 88.3 has been a part of the Fort Wayne community for 21 years and continues to make a difference by giving listeners a chance to 'get involved.' General Manager and mid-day host, Melissa Montana, is celebrating 20 years with the station and has been a voice for adoption in the community. An adoptive parent herself, Montana holds an Adoption Celebration each year, and for the second year in a row, Star 88.3 listeners completed a house for one local family with Habitat for Humanity's "Women Build" in Fort Wayne.

Scott Campbell Award:

The Scott Campbell Radio Award honors outstanding efforts and contributions in broadcasting. Grant Hubbard, VP of National Promotions at EMI CMG, is honored with this award for 2009. This industry veteran has always had a passion to grow and shape the format, knowing its true value. Hubbard challenges his staff and understands the importance of moving the format forward. With his 12 years at EMI CMG, Hubbard has been instrumental in maintaining the success of the label's core artists while breaking new talent. His desire to serve radio stations with music shows his desire to grow Christian music radio.

Nominations are now being accepted for the Scott Campbell and Rob Gregory Awards, to be presented during GMA this April. For a definition of the awards, and to see rule changes for this year's nominations, read below.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, March 9, 2009. Submissions should be sent to Kyle at: kylefentonpromotions@gmail.com.

Scott Campbell Award

Presented to a Christian Broadcaster or associated professional for outstanding and long-term contributions to the growth of Christian Music Radio.

Past winners

1998 Rob Gregory (posthumously)

1999 Brad Burkhart

2000 Joe Battaglia

2001 Keith Whipple

2002 Wayne Pederson

2003 Jon Rivers

2004 John Frost

2005 Jon Hull

2006 Lloyd Parker

2007 Alan Mason

2008 Bob Augsburg

Rob Gregory Award

Presented to a Christian Broadcaster, Radio Station or associated professional who, during the past year, has shown outstanding effort in community service.

Past winners

1999 Randy Rich and KLYT/Albuquerque, NM

2000 Jim Campbell

2001 Brian Lowring

2002 Bob Augsburg and WAY-FM Network

2003 Tim McDermott and KSBJ/Houston, TX

2004 David Stephens and KXOJ/Tulsa, OK

2005 Jim Hoge and WPOZ/Orlando, FL

2006 Tim McDermott and KSBJ/Houston, TX

2007 Allen Henderson and His Radio/Greenville, SC

2008 Jeff MacFarlane and The Joy FM Network

Nominations for the Scott Campbell and Rob Gregory Awards may be submitted by Christian Broadcasters or associated professionals. Nominations must include supporting criteria (no more than 200 words) as to why that nominee should be considered.

All nominations will be screened by the CMB Awards Committee, and the top 5 nominations for each award will be submitted to the CMB Educational Track Steering Committee and the CMB Board of Directors for voting. Winners will be honored at the 2009 Echo Awards as well as during GMA 2009.