The Academy of Country Music Awards were first held in 1966, honoring
the industry's accomplishments during the previous year. It was the
first country music awards program held by a major organization. The
Academy's signature "hat" trophy was created in 1968. The awards were
first televised in 1972 on ABC. In 1979, the Academy joined with Dick
Clark Productions to produce the show. Dick Clark and Al Schwartz served
as producers while Gene Weed served as director. Under their guidance,
the show moved to NBC and finally to CBS, where it remains today.[1]
In 2003, the awards show left Los Angeles and moved to Las Vegas at the
Mandalay Bay Events Center. The show is now held at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena. The Academy also adopted a sleeker, modern version of the "hat"
trophy that year, and in 2004 the organization implemented online awards
voting for its professional members, becoming the first televised
awards show to do so.
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