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Awards
Ferrari wins double at Commercial Radio Awards
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 18 June 2010
LBC presenter Nick Ferrari, who missed out on all the top prizes at this year’s Sonys, despite having five nominations, won two of the big gongs at the UK’s other radio awards bash yesterday, the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards. As the name suggests, these are the awards that cut out the BBC (and those stations, like TalkSport, currently boycotting organisers RadioCentre) and go solely to radio types working in the commercial sector.
Ferrari took the Best Breakfast Show prize as well as the flagship Arqiva Gold gong at a slick bash in the basement of the new Westminster Bridge Park Plaza Hotel in London last night. Referencing his disappointments at this year’s Sony Awards, he thanked the commercial radio sector for recognising his achievements.
In terms of companies, Bauer Radio took the most awards, getting five in total. Absolute Radio boss man Clive Dickins took Programmer Of The Year, while the Lifetime Achievement Award went to long-time leader of Independent Radio News, John Perkins, who retired last year. The Chairman’s Award for outstanding contribution went to Lisa Kerr for her lobbying efforts on behalf of the radio industry, initially as an employee of RadioCentre, and more recently with Digital Radio UK.
The most heart-warming award of the night was undoubtedly the one handed to former BBC presenter Ali Booker, who returned to radio at Oxfordshire’s Jack FM in 2008 despite suffering from inoperable cancer. She was presented with the Special Programme Of The Year prize for a series of programmes about her illness. Although not well enough to attend the London bash, she sent in a video message to thank the award judges and her colleagues at Jack.
Commenting on this year’s awards, RadioCentre boss Andrew Harrison told reporters: “The Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards are a testament to the incredible hard work that our stations commit to producing the very best content for listeners across the country. With the standard of entrants higher than ever, and the introduction of new awards, they are a true reflection of the terrific service the commercial radio sector delivers”.
Here’s your full list of winners.
Programmer Of The Year: Clive Dickens, Absolute Radio
Newcomer Of The Year: Lucy Jones, 107.6 Banbury Sound
Presenter Of The Year (small stations): Knoxy, Moray Firth Radio
Presenter Of The Year (medium stations): Rich Williams, 96.3 Radio Aire
Presenter Of The Year (big stations): Geoff Lloyd, Absolute Radio
Breakfast Show Of The Year: Nick Ferrari At Breakfast, LBC 97.3
Special Programme Of The Year: Ali Booker’s Cancer Diaries, Oxfordshire’s 106 JACKfm
Specialist Programme Of The Year: Friday Night Sport Show with Bill & Ben, 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire
Journalist/News Team Of The Year: Real Radio North West News Team
Feature Of The Year: The Afghan Diaries: On the Front Line, Radio City 96.7
Local Sales Team Of The Year: The Bay Sales Team
National Sales Team Of The Year: GTN
Station Imaging Award: Oxfordshire’s 106 JACKfm
Marketing Award: Get Me To The Church On Time 2, Hallam FM
Technical Innovation Award: Global Radio RadioVIS System
Schools Radio Award: Pudsey Grangefield School
Social Action Initiative Award: Real Radio Websafe, Real Radio North West
PPL Most Played UK Artist On Commercial Radio: Take That
Lifetime Achievement Award: John Perkins
RadioCentre Chairman’s Award: Lisa Kerr
Arqiva Gold Award: Nick Ferrari, LBC 97.3
Digital Station Of The Year: FunKids
Small Station Of The Year: 106.4 Andover Sound
Medium Station Of The Year: The Bay
Big Station Of The Year: Hallam FM
