International Country Broadcaster Award
Award Criteria
This Award recognizes outstanding achievement by a radio broadcaster or syndicated radio reporter outside the United States who has made important contributions for the development of Country Music in their country. Up to three recipients may be named in any year. Each recipient must represent a different territory.
2024 Justin Thomson, KIX Country Radio, Australia
2024 Wimpie van der Sandt, Bok Radio, South Africa
2024 Joakim Richardson, Go Country, Sweden
2023 Ricky Ross, BBC Radio Scotland, UK
2022 Chris Stevens, formerly with CountryLine (ChrisCountry), UK
2021 Baylen Leonard, Absolute Radio Country/Bauer Radio Limited, UK
2020 Ben Earle (UK)
2019 Baylen Leonard (UK)
2018 Chris Stevens (UK)
2017 Bob Harris (UK)
2016 Paul McGuire (Canada)
2015 No Award Presented
2014 Ricky Ross (UK)
2013 Bob Harris (UK)
2012 David Burton (Australia), Takehisa Matsuda (Japan) & Lee Williams (UK)
2011 Ken Macleod (Scotland), Felicity Urquhart (Australia) & Brian D’Arcy (Northern Ireland)
2010 Sandy Harsch (Ireland), Larry Cann (Australia) & Alan Watkiss (UK)
2009 Grant Goldman (Australia), Casey Clarke (Canada) & Brian Clough (UK)
2008 Pio McCann (Ireland), John Bond (Australia) & Joe Fish (UK)
2007 Nick Erby (Australia), Jackie-Rae Greening (Canada) & Georges Lang (France)
2006 Tim Rogers (UK), Ian Holland (Australia) & Helen MacPherson (Scotland)
2005 The Odd Squad (Canada), Ray Hadley (Australia) & Bryan Burnett (Scotland)
2004 Trevor Campbell (UK), Nikos Garavelas (Greece) & Bob Harris (UK)
2003 Pat Geary (Scotland), Johnnie Walker (UK) & John Laws (Australia)
2002 Stuart Cameron (UK) & David Allan (UK)
2001 Nick Barraclough (UK), Gary Beattie (Australia) & Bill Black (UK)
2000 Thomas Jeier (Germany), Korneliusz Pacuda (Poland), John Nutting (Australia) & Dick Barrie (Scotland)
1999 Trevor Smith, The Outback Club (Australia), Dieter Vulpus and Bernd Schroeder (Germany) & Country FM (the Netherlands)
1998 Ruud Hermans and Jan de Jong (the Netherlands), Lloyd Coles (Wales) & Kirsten Helm Petersen (Denmark)
1997 Walter Fuchs (Germany), Nick Erby (Australia) & John Laws (Australia)