CRS Kicks Off With HOF Gala

It was a night of celebration Tuesday at the Nashville Convention Center as the 2013 Country Radio Seminar kicked off with the annual Country Radio Hall of Fame ceremony. Billboard.com reports five broadcasters were inducted into the Hall, and one country music icon was celebrated for his legendary career.

Among the 2013 class was legendary Texas broadcaster Gaylon Christie. With a career spanning five decades, the Holland, TX native has enjoyed a varied radio career with stints on-air, in sales, and as a station owner at the legendary Texas station KOOV.

Perhaps, according to Billboard,  the most emotional inductee of the evening was Bill “Dex” Poindexter, a mainstay of Chattanooga ratings winner US 101. In his speech, he referred to his wife Sheila – who passed away early this year – and the last text she ever sent him, one congratulating him for his induction.

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Rounding out the list of winners was a man who has had more success – in terms of number one records on the Billboard charts – than anyone else. George Strait was presented with the Career Achievement Award. In a video that was shown to attendees, the MCA recording artist was celebrated by acts ranging from Taylor Swift to Alan Jackson.

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