Picks and Pans Review: The 17th Annual Country Music Association Awards

UPDATED 10/10/1983 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 10/10/1983 at 01:00 AM EDT

CBS (9:30-11 p.m. ET)

Willie Nelson and Anne Murray are the crossover co-hosts for this special, telecast live from Nashville. The red-headed stranger himself is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, along with Alabama, Merle Haggard and Ricky Skaggs.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11