One other set of award nominees were announced at today’s IBMA press conference, the ones officially designated as "Special Awards."
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 will be recognized and winners will be announced at the Special Awards Luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, September 28 at The Renaissance Hotel in Nashville.
The nominees for Bluegrass Broadcaster Of The Year for 2006 are:
| Kyle Cantrell | Bluegrass Junction XM Satellite Radio, Nashville, TN | web site |
| Terry Herd | Sirius Satellite Radio/Bluegrass Radio Network syndicated program, Nashville, TN | web site |
| Red Shipley | WAMU, Washington, DC | web site |
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The nominees for Bluegrass Event Of The Year for 2006 are:
| 26th Annual Bluegrass & Chili Festival | Claremore, OK – September 2005 | web site |
| 21st Annual Joe Val Festival | Framingham, MA – February 2006 | web site |
| Florida State Bluegrass Festival | Perry, FL – April 2005 | web site |
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The nominees for Print Media Person Of The Year for 2006 are:
| Dan Miller | editor, Flatpicking Guitar Magazine | web site |
| Chris Stuart | freelance writer, Bluegrass Unlimited and Bluegrass Now | web site |
| Bob Black | author of Come Hither To Go Yonder Playing Music With Bill Monroe | web site |
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The nominees for Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project for 2006 are:
| Elevation Creative Studios (designer) | The New Kentucky String Ticklers, Generations, Gennett Records | web site |
| Spencer Walts, Eyeworks Studios & Sarah Lainie Smith (designers) | Uncle Earl, She Waits For Night, Rounder Records | web site |
| Heather & G. Carr (designers) | The O’Brien Family, The Official O’Brien Family CD & Board Game | web site |
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The nominees for Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project for 2006 are:
| Jim Mills (liner notes) | Jim Mills, Hide Head Blues, Sugar Hill Records | web site |
| Gary B. Reid (liner notes) | The Stanley Brothers, The Stanley Brothers, Earliest Recordings – The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s (1947-1952), Rounder Records | web site |
| Tom Adams (liner notes) | Michael Cleveland, Ler ‘Er Go, Boys, Rounder Records | web site |
