he's had multiple top hits on billboards country luke bryan's "lose my mind" and keith cougar,john deere, now roanoke county native ross copperman is nominated for the american country music's songwriter of the year. his mother leslie korsh lives in the roanoke valley. she says ross texted her last night to let her know he'd been nominated. korsh says ross started playing the piano when he was just a toddler and music has always been his passion. leslie korsh/ross copperman's mom: he saids one time that he he eats, sleeps music adn that somethins always going on in his head korsh says she hears ross's songs at least five or six times a day on the radio but she's still not used to it. his songwriting also include billy currington's "don't it" and " brett eldridge's lose my mind. coming up next, robin has your weekend forecast. but first, it's time to meet our kidcasters, abby and maisy. take it away girls. oh yeah, oh yeah. the space station is coming up tonight at 6:53 from the north. it's going 40s. i want to say high to troutville creek childcare. (singing) oh yeah, fora pretty chilly start to the day with temperatur