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Commercial Radio Award noms announced
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 14 May 2012
Ahead of tonight’s Sony Awards for radio brilliance, the nominations were announced last week for the British radio sector’s other big awards bash, the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, where the BBC is excluded allowing those from the commercial side of the business to have some winning glory.
Commenting on the shortlists, the boss of organisers RadioCentre, Andrew Harrison, told reporters: “The Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards are a great opportunity for our radio stations to showcase their work. We are delighted to have received our highest number of entries ever this year, with soe really fantastic entrants into our new Radio Station Event Of The Year category”.
While Head Of Client Relationships at sponsors Arqiva, Ben Hart, added: “Arqiva is an ardent supporter of the best of British broadcasting and, for us, commercial radio is no exception. Celebrating the best in radio is as important to us as ensuring it reaches listeners in the quality our broadcasters intended. I’d like to wish all the nominees the best of luck in this year’s awards”.
The awards will be presented in London on 4 Jul. Meanwhile, here’s some noms…
Presenter Of The Year (smaller stations): Greig Easton & Yasmin Zemmoura, Northsound 1; Matt Foister, Trax FM; Trevor Marshall, 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire
Presenter Of The Year (bigger stations): Christian O’Connell, Absolute Radio; John Suchet, Classic FM Danny Wallace, XFM
Programmer Of The Year: James Brownlow, 95.8 Capital FM; Ricky Durkin, Real Radio Yorkshire; Chris Pegg, Metro Radio
Newcomer Of The Year: Alun Cochrane, Absolute Radio; Emma Barnett, LBC 97.3; Eoghan McDermott, XFM
Journalist or News Team Of The Year: 106 JACKfm Hertfordshire, GMG Radio North West News Team, Radio Aire News
Breakfast Show Of The Year (smaller stations): Radio Aire Breakfast, Radio Aire; The Bay Breakfast with Danny Matthews, The Bay; JACK’s Morning Glory, 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire
Breakfast Show Of The Year (larger stations): The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show – Absolute Radio; Des & Jennie at Breakfast – Capital Scotland; Real Radio Breakfast with Ewen & Cat – Real Radio Scotland
Feature Of The Year: Oldham Riots – The Legacy, Smooth Radio; Raoul Moat – One Year On presented by PC David Rathband and Kath Rathband, Metro Radio; Ronnie Wood – The Guests, Absolute Radio
Specialist Programme Of The Year: The Ronnie Wood Show, Absolute Radio, Music: Response with Mary Anne Hobbs, XFM; Matt Stocks, Kerrang!
Social Action Initiative: Walkathon 2011, brmb; Positive Mental Health Week, Cool FM; Cocaine Unwrapped, Real Radio North West
Station Imaging Award: 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire, The Capital Network, Kiss Network Imaging
Marketing Award: Absolute Radio, Faces for Radio & #NowPlaying; Capital FM Marketing; Touch FM, Pride of Stratford Awards 2012
Radio Station Event Of The Year: Absolute Radio Live – Absolute Radio; Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball – The Capital Network; Jagger & Woody ‘Beside the Seaside’ Tour – Real Radio Wales
Local Sales Team Of The Year: The Bay; Gem 106; Real Radio North West
National Sales Team of the Year: Absolute Radio; Bauer Media; Global Radio
Best Branded Content: Absolute Radio Live with Swiftcover.com, Spark; Arla Starbuck’s Frappuccino and Capital FM Summertime Ball, Carat; ‘Dangerous’ Dave Vs The Log Flume, Gem 106.
Best Creative Campaign: comparethemarket.com,VCCP; Honda – Do You Believe In The Power of Dreams? Wieden + Kennedy; Peppa Pig World at Paultons Park, Global Radio Creative
Most Effective Campaign: Autoglass Radio Effective Frequency Test – Starcom Mediavest; Heart & More Th>n 2011; Ikea ‘Happy to Bed’ with Absolute Radio
Advertiser Of The Year: Lloyds TSB, Unilever, Vodafone
Media Agency Of The Year: Mediacom, PHD, Mindshare
Station Of The Year (smaller stations): The Bay, Isle Of Wight Radio, MFR
Station Of The Year (smaller stations): 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire, Northsound 1, Radio Tay
Station Of The Year (larger stations): 95.8 Capital FM, Radio City 96.7, Absolute Radio
PPL Most Played UK Artist On Commercial Radio: Adele, Take That, The Wanted
PPL Breakthrough UK Artist On Commercial Radio: Ed Sheeran, Example, Jessie J
