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Jones snags CMA award

When Brailey Jones, grandson of Jean and Charlie Jones of Sundance, became an on-air personality for Denver's KYGO country radio station, winning awards wasn't the first thing on his mind. But when he clutched the Country Music Awards (CMA) statue that recognized KYGO as the Major Market Radio Station of the Year, it was a lifelong dream come true.

"Personally, it was a huge milestone in my career. I grew up watching the CMAs on TV, hearing stations like KYGO win, and always wanted to be at a station like that one day to hear our name called by the CMA big-voice guy," Jones says.

"When I start...