Wisconsin Polka Music

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Winner: Arl Brooks (21%)

2nd Place: Neal Zunker (17%)
3rd Place: Kathy Dunbar (17%)
4th Place: Jeff Heinz (11%)
5th Place: Richie Yurkovich (7%)

BAND OF THE YEAR
Winner: The Music Connection (33%)

2nd Place: Richie Yurkovich & Polkarioty (23%)
3rd Place: Ed Hause (6%)
4th Place: Jerry Schneider (5%)
5th Place: Mike Schneider (4%)

RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Winner: Brian Seehafer: "You've Never Heard Brian Seehafer Like This Before!" (52%)
2nd Place: Verne and Steve Meisner: "Live! The Way It Was Meant To Be (13%)
3rd Place: Jerry Schneider "Wunderbar" (11%)
4th Place: Ed Hause "Down At the Friendly Tavern" (7%)
4th Place: Mike Schneider "A Stretch of the Imagination" (7%)
5th Place: Gary Brueggen "I Feel a Headache Coming On" (4%)

EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Winner: Jeff Heinz (18%)
Winner:: Wisconsin Polka Boosters, Inc. (15%)

2nd Place: Arl Brooks (13%)
3rd Place: Neal Zunker (5%)
4th Place: Richie Yurkovich (5%)
5th Place: The Music Connection (3%)

* Votes for Tom Brusky or this website, though appreciated, were not counted.
** The total number of votes/entries in this category has a slight margin of error due to the high number of entries that had to be referenced and invalidated. The outcome of the award was not affected.