--- title: "Station Awards" id: "468" type: "page" slug: "station-awards" published_at: "2012-12-01T01:20:58+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-03T11:09:53+00:00" url: "https://catcountry987.com/advertise/station-awards/" markdown_url: "https://catcountry987.com/advertise/station-awards.md" excerpt: "Honors and Achievements 2026 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Station of the Year Nominee Addy Award – Gold Addy for the Carly Pearce Christmas Wish Addy Award – Silver Addy for the Guy Brothers Roofing Christmas Wish 2025 In Weekly..." --- # Station Awards **Honors and Achievements** **2026** **Academy of Country Music (ACM)**Station of the Year Nominee**Addy Award – Gold Addy for the Carly Pearce Christmas Wish****Addy Award – Silver Addy for the Guy Brothers Roofing Christmas Wish** **2025** **In Weekly Best of the Coast for 2025** **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Station Winner **Inweekly Best of the Coast** Best Morning Show Winner – Cat Pak Morning Show **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Show Runner Up – The Glass Half Full **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Personality Winner – Brent Lane **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Personality Runner Up – Jordan Glass **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Website/Blog Runner Up **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Personality Runner Up – Melissa ‘Mel’ McCrae Marconi Award Nomination – Country Radio Station of the Year Marconi Award Nomination – Radio Station of the Year United Way Small Business Partner Award **National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Service to America Award Winner – Cat Country Cares Event**Academy of Country Music (ACM) Station of the Year Nominee **Academy of Country Music (ACM)****Personality of the Year****– Brent Lane & Mel McCrae**Addy Awards for Advertising Industry Self-Promotion Film, Video & Sound Silver Award Addy Awards for Advertising Industry Self-Promotion Online/Interactive Silver Award **National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Crystal Award Winner** **2024** **Country Music Association (CMA) Station Of the Year Winner** **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Station Winner **Inweekly Best of the Coast** Best Morning Show Winner – Cat Pak Morning Show **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Personality Winner – Brent Lane **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Website/Blog Runner Up **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Personality Runner Up – Melissa ‘Mel’ McCrae National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)**Crystal Award Finalist** **2024** **Country Music Association (CMA) Station Of the Year Nominee****Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Station Winner **Inweekly Best of the Coast Best Morning Show Winner** – Cat Pak Morning Show **Inweekly Best of the Coast Best Radio Personality Winner** – Brent Lane **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Personality Runner Up – Melissa ‘Mel’ McCrae National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)**Crystal Award Finalist** **2023** **Academy of Country Music (ACM) Radio Station of the Year Winner** **Academy of Country Music (ACM)****Station of the Year Nominee** **Country Music Association (CMA) Station Of the Year Nominee** **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Station Winner **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Morning Radio Show Winner – The Cat Pack Morning Show **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Personality Winner – Brent Lane **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Website/Blog Runner Up **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Personality Runner Up – Big Moose **Inweekly Best of the Coast**Best Radio Personality Runner Up – Melissa ‘Mel’ McCrae National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)**Crystal Award Finalist** **Service to America Award Finalist** **2022** 2022 [CMA Personalities of the Year](https://catcountry987.com/news/brent-and-mel-got-some-great-cma-news-october-10-2022/) – Brent and Mel 2022 Best of the Coast – Station of the Year 2022 Best of the Coast – Morning Show of the Year – Cat Pak Morning Show with Brent and Mel 2022 Best of the Coast – Personality of the Year – Brent Lane 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards – Station of the Year Nominee 2022 Distinguished Alumni Honoree for “Road Less Traveled” – Mary Hoxeng 2022 CRS (Country Radio Seminar) Morning Show of the Year – Nominee – Brent Lane 2022 CRS (Country Radio Seminar) Program Director of the Year – Nominee – Brent Lane 2022 NAB Service to America Award for Covid Charts – WNRP 2021 Country Music Awards – Station of the Year – Nominee 2021 Marconi Awards – Country Music Station of the Year – Finalist 2021 Marconi Awards – Small Market News Station of the Year – Finalist (WNRP) 2021 Santa Rosa County Star – Radio Station – Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce 2021 Santa Rosa County Star – Radio Personality – Big Moose – Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce 2021 NAB Service to America Award for Operation Restore Hope 2021 [“Spirit of Pensacola” Award – Dave and Mary Hoxeng – PACE Awards](https://catcountry987.com/news/dave-and-mary-hoxeng-named-spirit-of-pensacola-at-2021-pace-awards/) 2021 [CRS (Country Radio Seminar) Station of the Year](https://catcountry987.com/news/cat-country-98-7-wins-crs-2021-station-of-the-year/) 2021 CRS (Country Radio Seminar) Morning Show of the Year – Nominee – Brent and Candy 2021 CRS (Country Radio Seminar) Program Director of the Year – Nominee – Brent Lane 2020 CMA Radio Personalities of the Year – Nominees – Brent and Candy 2020 Community Leader of the Year – Brent Lane – PACE Awards 2020 Best of the Coast – Station of the Year 2020 Best of the Coast – Morning Show of the Year 2020 Santa Rosa County Star – Radio Station – Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce 2020 Country Radio Seminar – General Manager of the Year -Mary Hoxeng**2020 [ACM Station of Year](https://catcountry987.com/news/catcountry-98-7-wins-acm-station-of-the-year-2020/)** **2019[CMA Radio Station of the Year](https://catcountry987.com/news/carrie-underwood-calls-brent-and-candy-for-an-announcement/)**2019 Marconi Personalities of the Year – Brent and Candy – Nominee 2019 Torch Award for Ethics – Better Business Bureau 2019 [NAB Service to America Award for Spring Jam 2018](https://catcountry987.com/news/cat-country-98-7-wins-the-service-to-america-award-2019/) 2019 NAB Crystal Award Station of the Year for Community Service 2019 ACM Personalities of the Year – Brent Lane and Candy Cullerton 2019 ACM Station of Year – Nominee 2019 Best of the Coast – Station of the Year 2019 Best of the Coast – Morning Show of the Year 2019 Best of the Coast – Best Business to LIKE on Facebook 2019 Pace Chamber of Commerce – Public Service Organization of the Year 2019 Pace Chamber of Commerce – Woman of the Year – Candy Cullerton 2019 Pace Chamber of Commerce – Man of the Year – Brent Lane 2018 Studer Community Institute – Business of the Year 2018 CMA Radio Personalities of the Year – Brent and Candy – Nominee 2018 Marconi Country Station of the Year – Nominee 2018 Best of the Coast – Station of the Year 2018 Best of the Coast – Personality of the Year – Brent Lane 2017 CMA Radio Station of the Year 2017 CMA Radio Personalities of the Year – Brent and Candy – Nominee 2017 ACM Radio Personalities of the Year – Brent and Candy – Nominee 2017 NAB Crystal Award Station of the Year for Community Service 2017 Best of the Coast – Station of the Year 2017 Best of the Coast – Personality of the Year – Brent Lane 2017 AdFed Silver Medal Award Recipient – Brent 2017 AdFed Addy Awards – 3 Gold and 4 Silver 2016 Best of the Coast Station of the Year 2016 Best of the Coast Personality of the Year – Brent Lane 2015 Best of the Coast Station of the Year 2015 Best of the Coast Personality of the Year – Brent Lane 2015 Best Person to follow on Facebook – Brent Lane 2014 Best of the Coast Station of the Year 2014 Best of the Coast Morning Show of the Year 2014 Best of the Coast Website 2013 NAB Crystal Award Station of the Year for Community Service 2013 Best of the Coast Station of the Year 2013 Best of the Coast Morning Show of the Year 2013 Best of the Coast Personality of the Year – Brent Lane 2013 Academy of Country Music Radio Station of the Year of the Year Finalist 2012 Academy of Country Music Radio Personality of the Year Finalist 2013 Silver ADDY for Massey Services 2013 Silver ADDY for Pensacola Honda 2013 Bronze ADDY for Radio Self Promotion 2013 Country Radio Broadcasters Humanitarian Finalist 2013 Country Radio Broadcasters Promotion Finalist 2012 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award Finalist-Station of the Year 2012 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award Finalist-Personality of the Year 2012 Academy of Country Music Radio Personality of the Year Finalist 2012 InWeekly Best of the Coast, Best Radio Station Winner 2012 InWeekly Best of the Coast, Best Morning Show Winner 2012 InWeekly Best of the Coast, Best Personality Winner 2012 InWeekly Best of the Coast, Best Personality to Friend on Facebook Winner 2012 Santa Rosa County Business of the Month for April 2012 2012 Gold ADDY for Pensacola Symphony Orchestra 2012 Gold ADDY For Pensacola Bay Brewery 2012 Bronze ADDY for Radio Self-Promotion – Fall Back Promo 2012 National ADDY for Radio Self-Promotion – Christmas Wishes 2012 National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award Finalist for Community Service-WYCT 2012 Edward R. Murrow Award for 24 Hours as a Sherriff’s Deputy – NewsRadio1620 2012 Associated Press Award for Newscast– NewsRadio1620 2012 Associated Press Award for Public Affairs – NewsRadio1620 2012 Junior League of Pensacola President’s Award 2011 Academy of Country Music Radio Station of the Year Winner 2011 Best of the Coast Station of the Year 2011 Best of the Coast DJ of the Year (Brent Lane) 2011 Best of the Coast Morning Show of the Year (The Cat Pak Morning Show) 2011 Regional Silver Addy for Pensacola Opera 2011 Gold Addy For Pensacola Chamber of Commerce Commercial 2011 Gold Addy for All Pro Sound Commercial 2011 Gold Addy for Radio Self Promotion 2011 Silver Addy for Gulf Breeze Chamber Commercial 2011 Bronze Addy for Out–of-Home Self Promotion (Billboard Campaign) 2011 Bronze Addy for Station Promotion 2011 West Florida Advertising Federation Best of Show Award 2011 West Florida Advertising Federation Judges Award 2011 Country Radio Broadcasters Humanitarian Award Finalist 2010 Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce PACE Award for Business Leader of the Year 2010 Country Radio Broadcasters Humanitarian Award Finalist 2010 Edward R. Murrow Award – NewsRadio 1620 2010 In Weekly Best of the Coast, Best Radio Station Winner 2010 Silver Addy for Station Promotion 2009 Academy of Country Music Radio Station of the Year Winner 2009 Academy of Country Music Radio Personalities of the Year Winner 2009 Santa Rosa Chamber Entrepreneur Award Winner 2009 The Communicator Award for “Quest for Kenny” 2009 National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award Finalist for Community Service-WYCT 2009 National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award Finalist for Community Service-WNRP 2009 In Weekly Best of the Coast, Best Radio Station Winner 2009 Silver Addy for Station Promotion 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner, Preston High School, New York 2008 National Association of Broadcasters Service to America Award Winner 2008 Country Music Association Radio Personalities of the Year Finalist 2008 National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award Finalist for Community Service 2008 Country Radio Broadcasters Humanitarian Award Winner 2008 In Weekly Best of the Coast, Best Radio Station Winner 2007 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient 2007 National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award Finalist for Community Service 2007 Country Radio Broadcasters Best Radio Promotion of the Year, The Fugitive 2007 United States Chamber of Commerce “Best Small Business in America” Nominee 2007 In Weekly Best of the Coast, Best Radio Station Winner 2007 Silver Addy for Station Promotion 2006 Academy of Country Music Radio Station of the Year Winner 2006 National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award Finalist for Community Service 2006 Country Music Association Radio Station of the Year Finalist 2006 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award Finalist 2006 In Weekly Best of the Coast, Best Radio Station Winner 2006 Silver Addy for Station Promotion 2005 In Weekly Best of the Coast, Best Radio Station Winner 2005 Silver Addy for Station Promotion 2004 Pensacola Chamber of Commerce Newcomer Award Finalist for Best New Business