Zimmer Communications has received a sweeping collection of nominations for the 2026 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards, with talent and stations across the company’s portfolio recognized in categories spanning air talent, news, sports, commercial production, and community service.
The awards banquet is scheduled for June 6 at Lake of the Ozarks.
On the air talent front, 94.3 KAT Country’s Hilley & Hart and 96.7 KCMQ’s Morning Shag with Shags and Trevor are both nominated for Best Air Talent Morning Show, while 98.7 The Dove’s Natalie Nunn earned a nod for Best Air Talent Excluding Morning Show. Nunn also picked up a nomination for Best Video Content by a Radio Station for her segment attending a BrewCo Holiday Pop-Up.
The company’s news operations generated a strong showing, with 93.9 The Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth nominated multiple times — including Best Hard News Reporting for both a hammer murder story and a deadly downtown shooting, Best Breaking News Coverage, and Best News Series.
KWTO’s Don Louzader is nominated for Best News Anchor, Best Newscast, and Best Breaking Weather Coverage, while 93.9 The Eagle and Y107 jointly earned a Best Breaking Weather Coverage nomination.
Additional nominations include KTGR’s Andy Humphrey for Best Play by Play and Best Sports Report, Clear 99 for Best Podcast, Y107 for Social Media Star and Station of the Year, and 94.3 KAT Country for Station of the Year.
Zimmer Communications as a company is nominated for the Corporate Award for Community Service for its record-setting Miracles for Kids Radiothon.
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