Texas singer-songwriter Radney Foster received the Living Legend Award at the 16th annual T3R Texas Music & Radio Awards Monday at Texas Live! in Arlington. The show featured the biggest Texas country stars and radio personalities from all over the nation.
Foster first gained attention as half of the duo Foster & Lloyd along with Bill Lloyd, the first duo in history to top the country charts with their debut single. Foster then established himself as a solo artist in the early ’90s with his critically acclaimed release “Del Rio, Texas 1959.”
Foster has written eight No.1 hit singles, including his own “Nobody Wins,” and “Crazy Over You” with Foster & Lloyd.
Also recognized were three new national partnerships that Texas Regional Radio Music Association has gained this year: Chip Ganassi Racing, the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington and American Hat Co.
Foster’s discography includes many cuts by artists ranging anywhere from country (Keith Urban, The Chicks, Brooks & Dunn, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) to contemporary (Marc Broussard, Hootie & The Blowfish, Kenny Loggins, Los Lonely Boys, George Benson). His songs have sold 50 million copies worldwide and he recently was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Other artists who performed included Female Vocalist of the Decade, Bri Bagwell, along with Josh Weathers, Kylie Frey, Billie Jo and Sundance Head. The show was hosted by radio veteran Eric Raines of Austin’s 95.9 Texas Country and co-hosted by Raines’ former partner Rita Ballou of KOKE-FM in Austin.
The T3R Texas Regional Radio Awards show weekend kicked off Sunday with the Future Faces Show in the PBR Cowboy Bar inside Texas Live!, with a performance by Love & Chaos at the end. The Future Faces artists of 2026 included Adysen Malek, America Allen, Austin Dixon, Bubba Westly, Caleb Sutton, Delaney Ann, Roland Whitt and Sheila Marshall. These winning artists performed at the awards show.
LKCM Media Group “95.9 The Ranch” KFWR Fort Worth swept the Super Market categories, taking home Station of the Year and On-Air Personality of the Year for Shayne Hollinger. Kansas Broadcast Company “96.3 The Marshal” KERP in Ingalls, Kansas, swept the Out of Region categories.
Here are the winners:
Super Market On-Air Personality of the Year: Shayne Hollinger – LKCM Media Group “95.9 The Ranch” KFWR Fort Worth
Super Market Station of the Year: LKCM Media Group “95.9 The Ranch” KFWR Fort Worth
Large Market On-Air Personality of the Year: Rudy Fernandez – Townsquare Media “92.5 The Ranch” KMWX Abilene
Large Market Station of the Year: Townsquare Media “92.5 The Ranch” KMWX Abilene
Medium Market On-Air Personality of the Year: Justin McClure – Jam Broadcasting KZAH “99.1 The Buck” Harper
Medium Market Station of the Year: Jam Broadcasting KZAH “99.1 The Buck” Harper
Small Market On-Air Personality of the Year: Buzz Russell – J&J Communications “Texas 99.1” KNES Fairfield
Small Market Station of the Year: Whitehead “K-Tex 106” KTTX Brenham
Out of Region On-Air Personality of the Year: Joshua Roesener – Kansas Broadcast Company “96.3 The Marshal” KERP Ingalls, KS
Out of Region Station of the Year: Kansas Broadcast Company “96.3 The Marshal” KERP Ingalls, Kansas
Internet On-Air Personality of the Year: Robert Miguel – UvaldeRadio.net
Internet Station of the Year: RedDirtTexasCountry.com
Syndicated/Specialty Show of the Year: Red Dirt Proud
Final nominees and winners were chosen via three rounds of fan voting, and more than 65,000 votes were cast in the third round alone this year.
Lance Murray is a freelance contributor covering business for the Arlington Report. At the Arlington Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.
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