UK broadcaster and country radio station CMR Nashville founder Lee Williams has been honoured by the Country Music Association.

Williams, who is also CMR Nashville and Django Promotions CEO and owner, received the CMA International Country Broadcaster Award, which recognises outstanding achievement by radio broadcasters outside the US in developing country music in their own market. The award was given at a recent CMA international summit at Disneyland Paris.

The recipient has a long history of promoting country music in the UK, having become ...