The United States Polka Association has announced its winners for the 2008 Polka Music Awards. The awards will be presented on May 23, 2009 at the annual Convention & Festival, to be held in Cleveland, OH on Memorial Day Weekend. The awards winners are as follows:
FAVORITE BAND: Polka Family
FAVORITE MALE VOCALIST: Hank Guzevich – Polka Family
FAVORITE FEMALE VOCALIST: Mollie Busta – Squeezebox
FAVORITE RECORDING: Hungry For More – Polka Family
FAVORITE SONG: Graj Chlopcy Graj – Polka Family
FAVORITE POLKA REPORTER: Helenrae Budzilek – Polka Times
FAVORITE COVER DESIGNER: Ted Borzymowski – Polkas For Charity
FAVORITE IJ/DJ: Mike Matousek & Mike Ziemski – “The Mikes Are On” – 247PolkaHeaven.com
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Living category – Lenny Gomulka
Deceased category – Jean Wagner
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