Jo Walker Meador International Award
Award Criteria
This Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual in advocating and supporting Country Music’s marketing development in territories outside the United States. Media Executives and Live Music Industry Professionals would be eligible if their involvement reached outside of their primary role, otherwise their eligibility for the Wesley Rose International Media Achievement Award or Rob Potts International Live Music Advancement Award would exclude them.
2025 Lynette Garbonola, BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville (USA)
2024 Sina Hall, Semmel Concerts (Germany)
2023 Natalie Waller, ABC Music (Australia)
2022 Bobbi Boyce, CMA (UK)
2021 Chris York, SJM Concerts, Country to Country Festival UK (UK)
2020 John Esposito, Warner Music Nashville (USA)
2019 Susan Heymann, Chugg Entertainment (Australia)
2018 John Marks, Spotify, USA and Milly Olykan, C2C/AEG Presents (UK)
2017 Rob Potts, Rob Potts Entertainment Edge (Australia)
2016 Jeff Walker, AristoMedia (USA)
2014 Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Label Group (USA)
2013 Jeff Walker, AristoMedia (USA)
2012 Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Records (USA)
2011 Ralph Murphy, ASCAP (USA)
2010 John Lomax III (USA)
2009 Michael Chugg, Michael Chugg Entertainment (Australia)
2008 Mark Moffatt (USA)
2007 Heather Ostertag, FACTOR (Canada)
2006 Alan McBlane, Mcb3 (UK)
2005 Greg Swain, Telstra (Australia)
2004 Jeff Green, R&R (USA)
2003 Meryl Gross (Australia)
2002 Sheila Hamilton, Canadian Country Music Association (Canada)
2001 Iain Snodgrass, Universal Music International (UK)
2000 Jeffrey Stothers, Gone Country Promotions
1999 Sarah Brosmer & Kate Farmer, MCA Nashville & Universal International
1998 Judy Seale, Refugee International
1997 Barry Coburn, Ten Ten Management
1996 Bob Saporiti, Warner/Reprise Records Nashville
1995 CMT: Country Music Television
1994 Trisha Walker-Cunningham, TWI
