The Nation Music Affiliation has handed Disney various chief Rob Mills the 2024 CMA Founding President’s Award.
Mills, who’s EVP, Unscripted & Different Leisure, Walt Disney Tv, was feted final evening throughout rehearsals for The 58th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville.
It comes forward of the occasion, which is hosted by Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning, and Lainey Wilson, tonight (November 20).
Disney, which just lately scooped up the rights to the Grammys, prolonged its deal for the CMA Awards in 2021 to take it by way of 2026.
Along with the awards, which air on ABC, Disney additionally has the CMA Fest and CMA Nation Christmas.
“The CMA Founding President’s Award, decided by our Board of Administrators, celebrates people who’ve proven distinctive dedication and repair to CMA,” mentioned Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Government Officer. “Over the previous decade, Rob’s excellent management has been instrumental to the expansion and success of CMA’s tv properties. As we look ahead to our subsequent decade of collaboration, we’re grateful to have a accomplice who not solely champions Nation Music but in addition constantly seeks revolutionary alternatives inside the community to raise our style.”