Aviva Press

By Maria Esteves - December 30, 2008 

The 28th Annual CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2008 (CMJ08), College Radio Awards ceremony was held at New York University Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, Thursday, October 23, 3:45 P.M. The ceremony honored America's best DJs, producers, promoters, remixers, radio shows, and podcasts in college radio.

This year's ceremony included 23 awards. A combination of award prizes from Zune, Gibson, Insound, Ghost-Town Studios, piphone, and Western Australia Music were presented to the following winners:

* Most Groundbreaking, KEXP, 90.3 FM, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

* Best Mentor, CANADA M. FOX, Pirate! Promotion and Management.

* Best Use Of The Web, WOXY.COM, Cincinnati, OH.

* Best Online Resources, TERRORBIRD Media.

* Best Podcast, KEXP, 90.3 FM, University of Washington, Seattle.

* Best Genre Specialty Promoter, TYLER MCCAULEY, Terrorbird Media.

* Best Student-Run Non-FM Station, CJLO, 1690 AM, Montreal, Canada.

* Best Use Of Limited Resources, KSSU, 1580 AM, Sacramento State University, CA.

* Best Team Effort, CJLO, 1690 AM, Montreal, Canada.

* Biggest Asset To The Community, KEXP, 90.3 FM, University of Washington, Seattle.

* Biggest Innovator, TENNI GHARAKANIAN, CFRE, 91.9 FM, University of Toronto, Canada.

* Music Director Of The Year, OMAR HUSAIN, CJLO, 1690 AM, Montreal, Canada.

* Music Director With The Best Band That Doesn't Suck, OMAR HUSAIN, CJLO, 1690 AM, Montreal, Canada.

* Label Promoter Of The Year, MONA DEHGHAN, Sub Pop.

* Station Of The Year, KEXP, 90.3 FM, University of Washington, Seattle.

* Promoter Of The Year, DOUG BLAKE, Pirate! Promotion and Management.

* Promotional Company Of The Year, PIRATE!

* Specialty Music Director Of The Year, JESSE NOVAK, WWVU, FM U92, West Virginia University, VA.

* In It For The Music, CYTHIA LUNA, WBWC, 88.3 FM, Baldwin-Wallace College, OH.

* Most Fun, OMAR HUSAIN, CJLO, 1690 AM, Montreal, Canada.

* Most Likely To Reinvent Radio, KEXP, 90.3 FM, University of Washington, Seattle.

* Most Ahead Of The Game, TERRORBIRD Media.

* Most Legit, LISA HRESKO, CMJ.