Nine Radio’s Ray Hadley has been honoured for his long standing support and promotion of Australian country music with a Country Music Capital Award at the 52nd Golden Guitar Awards. The award recognises individuals who are not singers, musicians, composers, who’ve made a long-term, outstanding contribution to the country music industry and has only been given out a few times since the Golden Guitars began.
Hadley convinced station management that the Country Music Countdown deserved to be heard on across capital cities. He has now presented 533 editions of the Country Music Countdown program across the country. He equally uses his 2GB Mornings program, The Ray Hadley Morning Show, on 2GB to promote Australian country music, and featuring country duo The Robertson Brothers who have created for him sporting and political song parodies for more than two decades.
On receiving the award Hadley said:
“It was a wonderful surprise and I was very humbled by the Toyota Golden Guitars decision to acknowledge my contribution to Australian country music.”