CMJ College Radio Awards

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CMJ College Radio Award Winners
Oct 07, 2005

2005 has been a big year for CMJ. Aside from marking the 25th anniversary of CMJ Music Marathon, the year has also ushered in a brand new CMJ tradition, the CMJ College Radio Awards. The awards ceremony took place September 16 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. Here are the winners of the exclusive Jermaine Rogers-designed award posters:

Radio Awards:
Station Of The Year: KEXP, Seattle
Music Director Of The Year: Farzad Moghaddam, WRAS, Atlanta
Specialty Music Director Of The Year: Ted Leibowitz, Bagel Radio, San Francisco
Best Specialty Programming: WMUC, College Park
Best Community Outreach: KEXP, Seattle
Biggest Improvement: KSLU, St. Louis
Biggest Flirt (Radio): Mitz Takahashi, CKXU, Lethbridge and Christine Earnest, WYBF, Randnor
Hardest To Get On The Phone: Daniela Montiel, KXLU, Los Angeles
Hardest To Get Off The Phone: Grace Woodard, KSLU, St. Louis
Most Love For The Game (Radio): Rohan Mahadeven, WMUC, College Park
Most Likely To Hit You Up For Swag: Rob Rioux, WTUL, New Orleans
Road Dog: Alejandro Piraquive, WVUM, Coral Gables
Music Director With The Best Band That Doesn’t Suck: Michael Shuman, KXLU, Los Angeles and Drew DeBoy, WCRD, Muncie
Best Team Effort: KEXP, Seattle
Most Likely To Never Sell Out (Radio): Brian Turner, WFMU, Jersey City

Industry Awards:
Independent Promoter Of The Year: Doug Blake, Pirate!
Indie Label Promoter Of The Year: Bekah Zeitz, Sub Pop
Major Label Promoter Of The Year: Jeff Ballard, Capitol
Biggest Help: Doug Blake, Pirate!
Most Likely To Never Sell Out (Industry): Jerry Steller, Vitriol
Most Love For The Game (Promoter): Doug Blake, Pirate!
Most Accommodating, Laura Jellum, Spectre
Hardest To Get Off The Phone: Doug Blake, Pirate!
Biggest Flirt: Doug Blake, Pirate! and Bethany Pickard, Pirate!