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Congratulations to all 2011 Award Winners!

2012 Nominations are now open!

Visit the Nominations page for more information.

• Disc Jockey- Bruce Pollock, Range Radio
• Radio Station-LKCM Radio Group, Ft. Worth, TX
• Cowboy Poet-Henry Real Bird
• Cowgirl Poet-Bette Wolf Duncan
• Cowboy Poetry Album/CD-Paul Kern "Rimrock, Where Memories Rhyme"
• Buck Ramsey Book Award-Francine Roark Robison "The Quilt and Other Pieces"
• Artist-Mikel Donahue
• Engraver-Dave Alderson
• Spurmaker-Larry Fuegen
• Garnet Brooks Chuckwagon-B.K. Nuzum
• Bootmaker-Carl Chappell
• Don King Memorial Saddlemaker-Bill Gardner
• Western Music Male-Syd Masters
• Western Music Female-Mary Kaye
• Western Music Duo/Group-Old West Trio
• Western Music Album/CD-Stardust Cowboys "Ridin' Back To You"
• Western Music Song-Tom Hiatt "Bronc to Breakfast"
• Young Artist-The Nugents
• Western Swing Male-Jimmy Burson
• Western Swing Female-Joni Harms
• Western Swing Duo/Group-Shoot Low Sheriff
• Western Swing Song-Leon Rausch/Asleep at the Wheel "It's A Good Day"
• Western Swing Album-Tony Harrison/Hot Texas Band "Swinging Big"
• Instrumentalist-Jody Nix
• Pure Country Male-Landon Dodd
• Pure Country Female-Jade Jack
• Pure Country Duo/Group-The Survivors
• Pure Country Album/CD-Curtis Potter "The Potter's Touch"
• Pure Country Song-Amber Digby "Sing a Sad Song"
• Will Rogers Special Event "Ride With Bob"