The following awards are determined by special procedures and committees are enlisted to review recommendations, consider nominations related to the criteria and determine recipients. Finalists were recognized and winners announced at the Special Awards Luncheon, earlier today at The Renaissance Hotel here in Nashville.
The Bluegrass Broadcaster Of The Year for 2005 is:
| Cindy Baucom | Knee Deep In Bluegrass syndicated program, Elkin, NC | web site |
The Bluegrass Print Media Person Of The Year for 2005 is:
| Stephanie P. Ledgin | author of Home Grown Music: Discovering Bluegrass (Greenwood Publishing Group) | web site |
The Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project for 2005 is:
| Wayne Brezinka (designer) | Various Artists, The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family, Dualtone Records | web site |
The Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project for 2005 is awarded to:
| Jon Hartley Fox (liner notes) | Red Allen, Lonesome & Blue The Complete Country Recordings, Rebel Records | web site |
