Radio Academy Awards

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Radio Academy Awards
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Sony Radio Award, presented to Virgin Radio in 1996
Awarded forExcellence in the radio industry
Sponsored bySony (until 2013)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byZAFER Associates
The Radio Academy
Formerly calledThe Sony Radio Awards
First awarded1983;41 years ago (1983)
Last awarded2014;10 years ago (2014)
Website www.radioacademy.org
Related The ARIAS

The Radio Academy Awards, started in 1983, were the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. [1] For most of their existence, they were run by ZAFER Associates, but in latter years were brought under the control of The Radio Academy.

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The awards were generally referred to by the name of their first sponsor, Sony, as The Sony Awards, The Sony Radio Awards or variations. In August 2013, Sony announced the end of its sponsorship agreement with The Radio Academy after 32 years. Consequently, the awards were named simply The Radio Academy Awards. [2] In November 2014, it was announced that The Radio Academy would not be holding the awards in 2015, and would be looking for other ways to recognise achievement in the future. [3]

The awards were relaunched in 2016 as the Audio & Radio Industry Awards (ARIAS). [4] [5]

Awards format

The awards were organised into various categories, with nominees being announced a few weeks before the main awards ceremony. The categories varied slightly each year, and were decided by an annual committee, with the aim to include all the main areas from music, news and speech through to radio drama, comedy and sport, and not discriminating against station size, or niche categories. [6]

In most categories, five entries were shortlisted with the top three awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold. Some categories (such as the Station of the Year categories) only three entries were shortlisted, with only a Gold winner awarded. In a number of special categories (such as The Gold Award or Special Award) there was no shortlist, merely a winner.

1983 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years Frank Muir and Denis Norden [7]
Best actress Mary Riggans for Till All the Seas Run Dry Radio Clyde [8]
Best actor John Nettles for Mirror Image BBC Radio 3 [7]
Female personality of the year Sue MacGregor [7]
Male personality of the year Brian Johnston [7]
Local radio personality of the year Richard Park Radio Clyde [8]
National DJ of the year Mike Read BBC Radio 1 [7]
Local DJ of the yearTim Lloyd Essex Radio [8]
Reporter of the year Michael Elkins BBC News [7]
Sports broadcaster of the year Clive Tyldesley Radio City [8]
Society of Authors award for best drama scriptThe Journal of Vassilije Bogdanovic, written by Alan Plater BBC World Service [7]
Technical excellence and achievementDark Heritage, [lower-alpha 1] produced by Jane Morgan BBC Radio 4 [7]
Best children's programme Listening Corner BBC Radio 4 [7]
Best classical music programmeDecade - The 1800sBBC Radio 3 [7]
Best community service programmeBreak The Silence Piccadilly Radio [8]
Best current affairs programme The World This Weekend BBC Radio 4 [7]
Best documentary featureThe Rent BoysPiccadilly Radio [8]
Best drama productionOver The Hills and Far Away, [lower-alpha 2] produced by Cherry CooksonBBC Radio 4 [8]
Best light entertainment programme Radio Active BBC Radio 4 [8]
Best local radio programmenot awarded [8]
Best magazine programme Woman's Hour BBC Radio 4 [8]
Best popular music programme Terry Wogan BBC Radio 2 [8]
  1. ↑ A play by Catherine Hughes, telling the story of a young girl whose life is changed by the tragedies of the Gresford Colliery disaster in 1934 and, many years later, the Aberfan disaster in 1966. First broadcast on 29 March 1982. [9] The play combines two of Hughes' poems about the disasters. [10]
  2. ↑ A play by Martyn Wade, celebrating the life of the composer Percy Grainger, portrayed by David Healy. First broadcast on 27 December 1982. [11]

1984 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years David Jacobs [12]
Best actress Maureen O'Brien for The Duchess's Diary and A Month in the Country BBC Radio 3 [12]
Best actor Clive Merrison for LutherBBC Radio 3 [12]
UK female radio personality of the yearMargaret Howard BBC Radio 4 [12]
UK male radio personality of the year Brian Matthew BBC Radio 2 [12]
Local radio personality of the ear Susie Mathis Piccadilly Radio [8]
Special award for services to radio Lord (Jimmy) Gordon of Strathblane CBE Radio Clyde [13]
National DJ of the year Mike Read BBC Radio 1 [12]
Local DJ of the year Timmy Mallett Piccadilly Radio [8]
Reporter of the yearGerald Butt BBC Radio News [12]
Sports broadcaster of the yearCharles Lambert BBC Radio Merseyside [12]
Society of Authors award for best drama scriptNever in My Lifetime, written by Shirley Gee BBC Radio 3 [12]
Technical excellence and achievementA Concert from Seoul – live by satellite - Duncan MacEwanBBC Radio 3 [12]
Best children's programmeIn The NewsBBC Radio 4 [12]
Best classical music programmeMr Hallé's BandPiccadilly Radio [8]
Best community service programmeTay Action Radio Tay [8]
Best current affairs programme Today BBC Radio 4 [12]
Best documentary/features programmeFat Man at WorkBBC Radio 4 [12]
Best drama productionRoad to Rocio [lower-alpha 1] BBC Radio 4 [12]
Best light entertainment programme Son of Cliché BBC Radio 4 [12]
Best local radio programmeLove The Bones Radio City [8]
Best magazine programme The Food Programme BBC Radio 4 [12]
Best outside broadcast programmeWater Skiing Lessons Wiltshire Radio [8]
Best popular music programme Benny Green BBC Radio 2 [12]

1985 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years British Forces Broadcasting Service BFBS [15]
Best actress Glenda Jackson in Scenes From An Execution BBC Radio 3 [16]
Best actor David March for Mr Norris Changes Trains BBC Radio 4 [16]
Radio personality of the year Jimmy Young BBC Radio 2 [16]
Local radio personality of the year Allan Beswick Red Rose Radio [15]
Special award for service to radio Derek Chinnery BBC Radio 2 [16]
National DJ of the year Steve Wright BBC Radio 1 [16]
Local DJ of the yearTim (Timbo) Bell Radio Mercury [15]
Radio reporter of the year David Loyn IRN [15]
Sports broadcaster of the year Peter Jones BBC Radio [16]
Technical excellence and achievement Hubert Gregg says "Maybe It's Because"BBC Radio 2 [16]
Best drama scriptScenes from an Execution, written by Howard Barker [17] BBC Radio 3 [16]
Best children's programmeGold and Silver BBC Radio Kent [16]
Best classical music programmeDeep RiverBBC Radio 4 [16]
Best community service programming In Touch BBC Radio 4 [16]
Best current affairs programmeAnalysis – Post Recession BritainBBC Radio 4 [16]
Best documentary/features programmeStrathinvar BBC Radio Scotland [16]
Best drama production Titus Groan and Gormenghast BBC Radio 4 [16]
Best dramatisationTitus Groan and GormenghastBBC Radio 4 [16]
Best light entertainment programme In One Ear BBC Radio 4 [16]
Best local radio programmeKinnock & Scargill in Stoke BBC Radio Stoke [16]
Best magazine programmeFestival City Radio Radio Forth [15]
Best outside broadcastThe Terry Wogan Olympic ShowBBC Radio 2 [16]
Best popular music programme Steve Wright in the Afternoon BBC Radio 1 [16]
Best specialist music programmeBarbed Wireless BBC Radio Derby [16]

1986 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years John Timpson BBC Radio 4 [18]
Outstanding service to the community by a local radio station Bradford City Fire [19] Pennine Radio [15]
Best actress Jane Asher in Winter Journey BBC Radio Scotland [18]
Best actorRay Smith in A Kind of Hallowe'en BBC Radio 3 [18]
Radio personality of the yearDouglas Cameron LBC/IRN [15]
Local radio personality of the yearMike Hurley for Bill Bore BBC Radio Humberside [18]
Special award for services to radioParliamentary BroadcastingLBC/IRN [15]
National DJ of the year John Peel BBC Radio 1 [18]
Radio reporter of the yearMark Jordan Capital Radio [15]
Sports broadcaster of the yearGeorge Gavin BRMB [15]
Technical excellence and achievement Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols [18] BBC Radio 4 [18]
Most creative use of radioPeace on EarthBBC Radio 1 [18]
Best children's programmingSay No To Strangers? Radio Aire [15]
Best classical music programmeSymphonies and SilenceBBC Radio 4 [18]
Best community service programmingClyde Action: Road Safety Week Radio Clyde [15]
Best current affairs programming File on 4 (South Africa reform or revolution?)BBC Radio 4 [18]
Best documentary/features programmeSetting SailBBC Radio 4 [18]
Best drama productionHiroshima, The MovieBBC Radio 4 [18]
Best dramatisationMunchausenBBC Radio 4 [18]
Best local radio programmeGoodbye Village School BBC Radio Wales [18]
Best magazine programmeNorfolk Air Line BBC Radio Norfolk [18]
Best original scriptA Kind of Hallowe'enBBC Radio 3 [18]
Best outside broadcastLive Aid ConcertBBC Radio 1 [18]
Best popular music programmeHoward Jones at the Manchester Apollo Piccadilly Radio [15]
Best specialist music programmeBarbed Wireless: The A & R Man BBC Radio Derby [18]
Best use of comedy Delve Special BBC Radio 4 [18]

1987 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Best actress Billie Whitelaw for Vassa Zhelyeznova BBC Radio 3 [15]
Best actor Ronald Pickup for The Awful Insulation of RageBBC Radio 3 [15]
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years The Archers [15]
Outstanding service to the community by a local radio stationBuild a Bungalow Appeal Radio Aire [15]
Radio personality of the year Derek Jameson [15]
Local radio personality of the yearAndy Radford Severn Sound [15]
Special award for services to radio Brian Hayes [15]
Local DJ of the year David Jensen Capital Radio [15]
National DJ of the year Mike Smith BBC Radio 1 [15]
Radio reporter of the yearGraham LeachBBC Radio
Radio sport broadcaster of the year Derek Rae BBC Radio Scotland
Technical excellence and achievementBreakdownCapital Radio [15]
Most creative use of radioBreakdownCapital Radio [15]
Best children's programmingThe Speaking Clock BBC Radio Merseyside [15]
Best classical music programmeThe Immortal BohemiamBBC Radio 4 [15]
Best community service programmingCommunity Service Volunteers Compilation Suffolk Group Radio [15]
Best current affairs programmeThe Aids Plague in East AfricaBBC Radio 4 [15]
Best documentary/feature programmeHopping Down in KentBBC Radio 4 [15]
Best drama productionMischiefBBC Radio 4 [15]
Best dramatisationJude The ObscureBBC Radio 4 [15]
Best local radio programmeAberfan – An Unknown Spring Swansea Sound [15]
Best magazine programme Loose Ends BBC Radio 4 [15]
Best original scriptThe Awful Insulation of RageBBC Radio 3 [15]
Best outside broadcastThe Mammouth Mail Couch DriveBBC Radio 1 [15]
Best pop music programme The Network Chart Show Capital Radio [15]
Best popular music programmeWorld Popular Song FestivalBBC Radio 1 [15]
Best specialist music programmeAndy KershawBBC Radio 1 [15]
Best use of comedyHuddwinks BBC Radio 2 [15]

1988 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years Gerard Mansell [20]
Outstanding service to the community by a local radio stationCampus Radio on Radio Tay Radio Tay [20]
Best actress Harriet Walter for Rhyme and Reason BBC Radio 4 [21]
Best actor Edward Petherbridge for The Wide Brimmed HatBBC Radio 4 [21]
Radio personality of the year Alan Freeman Capital Radio [20]
Local radio personality of the year Barbara Sturgeon BBC Radio Kent [21]
Special award for services to radioThena Heshel In Touch Radio 4 [21]
National DJ of the year Mike Smith BBC Radio 1 [21]
Local DJ of the year James Whale Radio Aire [20]
Radio reporter of the yearLindsay Taylor LBC [20]
Sports broadcaster of the yearTerence O'Donohue BBC Radio Wales [21]
Technical excellence and achievementViva Verdi! Act 1BBC Radio 4 [21]
Most creative use of radioMauthausen Concentration Camp Moray Firth Radio [20]
Best children's programmeIt's Russell Harris BBC Radio Humberside [21]
Best classical music programmeTomticketatom: BoleroBBC Radio 4 [21]
Best community service programmeRoghe Sate (Good Health) BBC Pashto Service [21]
Best current affairs programmeMorning Merseyside BBC Radio Merseyside [21]
Best documentary/feature programmeWaiting for Mrs Forbes [lower-alpha 2] BBC Radio 4 [21]
Best drama productionNews of the World BBC World Service [21]
Best dramatisationCheap in AugustBBC Radio 4 [21]
Best local radio programmeOliver's Story BBC Radio Leicester [21]
Best magazine programmeMedicine NowBBC Radio 4 [21]
Best original scriptVillage FêteBBC Radio 4 [21]
Best outside broadcastMainline - The Operation BBC Radio Cleveland [21]
Best pop music programmeElvis 10 years After Radio Trent [21]
Best popular music programmeThe Eric Clapton StoryBBC Radio 1 [21]
Best specialist music programmeBefore the Blues BBC Radio 3 [21]
Best use of comedyCrisp and Even BrightlyBBC Radio 4 [21]
  1. ↑ A comedy by Douglas Livingstone about the Romería de El Rocío, with James Bolam, Sara Kestelman, and Michael Kitchen. First broadcast on 16 May 1983. [14] , produced by Jane Morgan
  2. ↑ Radio feature written and presented by Ray Gosling, describing the work of Rev Kenneth Forrester who tends an ageing and declining Anglican community in Pau in south-west France. [22] Described by Piers Plowright as "an absolute masterpiece". [23]

1989 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years Tony Blackburn [20]
Outstanding service to the communityYou and Your Benefit Presented by John Howard BBC Radio 4 [20]
Best actressKate Murphy for Elephant Dances Radio Clyde [20]
Best actor Andrews Sachs for The Heart of a Dog BBC World Service [20]
Radio personality of the year Sue Lawley [20]
Local radio personality of the year Susie Mathis BBC GMR [20]
Special award for services to radio John Whitney [20]
National DJ of the year Bruno Brookes BBC Radio 1 [20]
Local DJ of the year David Jensen Capital Radio [20]
Radio reporter of the yearJohn Alcock LBC [20]
Local station of the yearBRMB (now called Free Radio Birmingham)BRMB [20]
Most creative use of radioThe DreamBBC Radio 1 [20]
Society of Authors award for best dramatisation/adaptationThe DippersBBC Radio 4 [20]
Society of Authors award for best original scriptExcess BaggageBBC Radio 4 [20]
Best breakfast showThe Les Ross Breakfast ShowBRMB [20]
Best children's programme/programming/seriesDown Our Way BBC Radio Bristol [20]
Best classical music programmeMeridian: Bartok QuartetsBBC World Service [20]
Best current affairs programme Today BBC Radio 4 [20]
Best daily news programme210 Reports Radio 210 [20]
Best documentary feature: generalCheltenham, The Irish FavouriteBBC Radio 4 [20]
Best documentary feature: music/artsInsect Musicians BBC Radio 3 [20]
Best documentary feature: news and current affairsI Want to be Normal AgainBBC Radio 4 [20]
Best drama productionCigarettes and ChocolateBBC Radio 4 [20]
Best education programme/programming/seriesCommunity Matters: The Case ConferenceBBC Radio 4 [20]
Best magazine programmeThird EarBBC Radio 3 [20]
Best outside broadcastGive A Child A Chance – Live from Disney World Radio Aire [20]
Best response to a news eventThe Lockerbie Air Disaster Radio Forth [20]
Best response to a news eventToday of 22.12.88BBC Radio 4 [20]
Best rock/pop programmeThe Beeb's Lost Beatles TapesBBC Radio 1 [20]
Best sequence programmingMorning Call Moray Firth Radio [20]
Best specialist music programmeKershaw in ZimbabweBBC Radio 1 [20]
Best sports programmeMid Week Sportsound BBC Radio Ulster [20]
Best technical achievementBBC Radio Show BBC Network and Local Radio [20]
Best use of comedy Whose Line Is it Anyway? BBC Radio 4 [20]

1990 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years Roy Hudd [24]
Outstanding service to the communityFace The Facts – the Series BBC Radio 4 [25]
Outstanding service to the communityVarying Degrees BBC Radio Ulster [25]
Best actress Marsha Mason for Visitor from Hollywood Plaza SuiteBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best actor Timothy West for The PriceBBC Radio 4 [25]
Radio personality of the year Chris Tarrant Capital Radio [24]
Local radio personality of the year Gerry Anderson BBC Radio Ulster [25]
Smash Hits [lower-roman 1] best national DJ Bruno Brookes BBC Radio 1 [25]
Smash Hits best local DJAlly Bally Radio Tay [24]
Radio reporter of the yearJames Miles BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 4 [25]
Local station of the yearBBC Radio Foyle BBC Radio Foyle [25]
Special award for services to radio BBC Radio Drama Company BBC [24]
Radio Academy creative awardMy Dog Has FleasBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best technical achievementSwansong BBC Radio 3 [25]
Society of Authors award: best original scriptThe Rime of the BountyBBC Radio 4 [25]
Society of Authors award: best dramatisation/adaptationA Tale of Two CitiesBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best breakfast showBreakfast Live BBC Hereford & Worcester [25]
Best children's programmeIn The NewsBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best classical music programmeTasting NotesBBC Radio 3 [25]
Best current affairs programme The World Tonight BBC Radio 4 [25]
Best daily news programme Today BBC Radio 4 [25]
Best documentary feature: generalNever The Same AgainBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best documentary feature: music and artsDear Miss Pym, Dear Mr LarkinBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best documentary feature: news and current affairsThe Indissoluable Union – Cotton, Chemicals & Corruption –
The Russians Special		BBC Radio 4 [25]
Best drama productionThe Bass SaxophoneBBC Radio 3 [25]
Best education programmeThe Health ShowBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best magazine programmeCountry Matters BBC Radio Gloucestershire [25]
Best outside broadcastThe Radio 1 Around the World Challenge [lower-alpha 1] BBC Radio 1 [25]
Best response to a news eventHillsborough Radio City [24]
Today – The Romanian RevolutionBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best rock and pop programmeNot Fade Away – A Tribute to Buddy HollyBBC Radio 1 [25]
Best sequence programmingMorning Call Moray Firth Radio [lower-alpha 2] [24]
Best specialist music programmeElectric Youth BRMB/Essex Radio [24]
Best sports programmeCapital Gold Sports Show Capital Gold [24]
Best use of comedyDick TarrantCapital Radio [24]
  1. ↑ DJ Simon Bates travelled the world with producer Jonathan Ruffe, and transmitted 57 live broadcasts over 77 days, using a portable satellite dish and generator. [26]
  2. ↑ Moray Firth Radio was the UK's smallest commercial radio station at the time. [26]

1991 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years [lower-alpha 1] Charlie Gillett BBC and Capital Radio [28]
Outstanding service to the communityOn The Street BBC Radio Stoke [25]
Best actress Mary Wimbush for The Mystery of Edwin Drood and The Horse's Mouth BBC World Service [25]
Best actor Ian Holm for The Mystery of Edwin DroodBBC World Service [25]
Radio personality of the year James Naughtie BBC [25]
Local radio personality of the year George Jones BBC Radio Ulster [25]
Smash Hits national DJ [lower-roman 1] Simon Mayo BBC Radio 1 [25]
Smash Hits local DJ of the year Neil Fox Capital Radio [28]
Radio reporter of the yearno award made [28]
Local station of the yearRadio Borders Radio Borders [28]
Radio Academy awardBBC Light Entertainment DepartmentBBC [25]
Society of Authors award: best dramatisation/adaptationAll The World's A Globe BBC Radio 3 [25]
Society of Authors award: best original scriptDifferent States BBC Radio 4 [25]
Best breakfast showNetwork Africa BBC World Service for Africa [25]
Best children's programmeA Hallowe'en Tale with Music BBC Radio Scotland [25]
Best classical music programno award made [28]
Best current affairs programmeSunday NewsbreakBBC Radio Ulster [25]
Best daily news programmeThe Fox Report – Margaret Thatcher Resigns Fox FM [28]
Best documentary feature: generalThe TeachersBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best documentary feature: music/artsGerontiusBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best documentary feature: news and current affairsStormclouds Over The HimalayasBBC World Service [25]
Best documentary feature: rock and popLast Night a DJ Saved My LifeBBC Radio 1 [25]
Best drama productionDifferent StatesBBC Radio 4 [25]
Best education programmeWomen and Aids BBC Radio Sussex [25]
Best magazine programme Woman's Hour BBC Radio 4 [25]
Best response to a news eventNelson Mandela ReleaseBBC World Service for Africa [25]
Best rock and pop programmeCousin Matty City FM [28]
Best sequence programmingJeff Owen BBC Radio Nottingham [25]
Best specialist music programmeThe Capital Rap ShowCapital Radio [28]
Best sports programmeSport on Five BBC Radio 5 [25]
Best use of comedyMary Whitehouse's Best Experiences So FarBBC Radio 1 [25]
  1. ↑ The award was presented by Prince Edward and Mark Knopfler, who thanked Gillett for helping Dire Straits by playing the music early in their career. [27]

1992 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Radio Academy Award Sir Richard Attenborough [29]
Gold Award Sir James Savile [29]
Best actress Harriet Walter for Medea BBC Radio 3 [30]
Felicity Kendal for In the Native State BBC Radio 4 [30]
Best actor Tom Courtenay for Flowers for Algernon BBC Radio 4 [30]
Personality of the year Danny Baker BBC [30] [29]
Local personality of the yearPeter Adamson BBC Radio Humberside [30] [29]
Smash Hits national DJ of the year [lower-roman 1] Simon Mayo BBC Radio 1 [30] [29]
Smash Hits local DJ of the year Pat Sharp Capital FM [29]
Reporter of the year Allan Little BBC Radio 4 [30]
Commentator of the year Archie MacPherson Clyde 1 and Clyde 2 [31]
New broadcaster of the year Richard Coles BBC Radio 5 [30] [29]
Station of the year Wear FM Wear FM [32] [29]
Society of Authors drama awardLavender SongBBC Radio 4 [30]
Society of Authors writer's award Tom Stoppard for In the Native StateBBC Radio 3 [30]
Special AwardGod Save the Queen (comedy) Invicta FM [29]
Special Sony Award BBC World Service BBC World Service [30] [29]
Social action award In Touch BBC Radio 4 [30]
Best breakfast show: music based Mark Page Breakfast Show Aire FM [29]
Best breakfast show: speech based Today: The Gulf War Day OneBBC Radio 4 [30] [29]
Best comedy/light entertainment programmePerforated Ulster BBC Radio Ulster [30]
Best feature documentaryActing UpBBC Radio 3 [30]
Best magazine programmeLandmark BBC Radio Wales [30] [29]
Best music based showIn PreparationBBC Radio 3 [30]
Best news and current affairsJohn Tanner and Rachel Maclean BBC Radio Oxford [30]
Best phone-inThe Jeremy Dry Mid-Morning Show BBC Hereford & Worcester [30]
Best short form featureFriday Lives: Dr. Frank RydingBBC Radio 4 [30]
Best specialist music showOut on Blue SixBBC Radio 1 [30] [29]
Best outside broadcast eventTwin Cities WeekendBBC Radio 3 [30] [29]
Other daily sequence: music basedJohn Kelly ShowBBC Radio Ulster [30]
Other daily sequence: speech based Outlook – Hostage SpecialBBC World Service [30]
Specialist speech programmeOn The EdgeBBC Radio Ulster [30]
Sports awardThe Golden Game Capital Gold 1548 AM

1993 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Sony Gold Award Humphrey Lyttelton [33]
Sony Special Award Misha Glenny [lower-alpha 1] BBC [33] [35]
Best actress Miriam Margolyes for The Queen and I [lower-alpha 2] BBC Radio 4 [35]
Best actor Keith Clifford for Randle's Scandals [lower-alpha 3] BBC Radio 4 [35]
National broadcaster of the year John Peel [33] [35]
Local broadcaster of the year David Dunseith BBC Radio Ulster [35]
News reporter of the year Malcolm Brabant BBC Radio 4 [35]
Sports reporter of the year Jonathan Agnew BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 5 [35]
Newcomer awardTom Bright Radio Wave [35] [38]
National station of the yearClassic FM Classic FM [33] [35] [38]
Metropolitan station of the yearClyde 2 Clyde 2 [33] [35] [38]
Local station of the yearFox FM Fox FM [33] [35] [38]
Outstanding service to the communityYear of Action BBC Radio Nottingham [35]
Outstanding special eventCoca Cola National Music Day [lower-alpha 4] MCM networking for Independent Radio [35] [38]
Outstanding sports broadcastBarcelona OlympicsBBC Radio 5 [33] [35]
Radio Academy creative award David Hatch [35]
Society of Authors award: best dramatisation/adaptationWeir of Hermiston BBC Radio Scotland and Radio 4 [35]
Best arts programme or featureLarks AscendingBBC Radio 4 [35]
Best breakfast show: contemporary music Tony Blackburn Breakfast Show Capital Gold [35] [38]
Best breakfast show: non-contemporary musicNick BaileyClassic FM [35] [38]
Best breakfast show: speech based Mike Carlton's Morning Report LBC Newstalk [35]
Best documentary featureSoundtrack: Jason and the ThunderbirdsBBC Radio 4 [33] [35]
Best drama productionThe Master and Margarita BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4 [35]
Best magazine/special interest programmePuntersBBC Radio 4 [35]
Best music programmingFriel's Fancy (folk, blues and jazz) BBC Radio Ulster [35] [38]
Best news and current affairs programme File on Four: Feltham Remand CentreBBC Radio 4 [33] [35]
Best news and current affairs sequenceGood Morning UlsterBBC Radio Ulster [33] [35]
Best original scriptA Matter of Sex, written by Nick Stafford BBC Radio 4 [35] [39]
Best phone-in Hayes Over BritainBBC Radio 2 [33] [35]
Best popular music programmeUnsung Heroes [lower-alpha 5] Unique Broadcasting/BBC Radio 1 [33] [35] [38]
Best response to a news eventAyodhya/Asian Newshour BBC Radio Leicester [35]
Best specialist music programmeScotland's MusicBBC Radio Scotland [35]
Best use of comedy/comedy show Knowing Me, Knowing You BBC Radio 4 [35]
  1. ↑ The award was for Glenny's coverage of the collapse of communism and the following wars in the former country of Yugoslavia. [34]
  2. ↑ Sue Townsend's novel The Queen and I was abridged by Elizabeth Proud and read by Margolyes on Book at Bedtime . [36]
  3. ↑ A play by Trevor Hoyle about Lancashire comedian Frank Randle. [37]
  4. ↑ MCM linked 41 independent local radio stations with several venues for the event. [38]
  5. ↑ Six part series celebrating songwriters who write for others. [38]

1994 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Outstanding contribution to radio over the years Kenny Everett Capital Gold [40] [41] [42]
Best actressWendy Seager for The Life Class BBC Radio 4 [40]
Best actor Richard Griffiths for The Love Song of Alfred J Hitchcock BBC Radio 3 [40]
National broadcaster of the year Henry Kelly Classic FM [40] [41] [43]
Local broadcaster of the yearStephen Le Fevre and Liz Green BBC Radio Leeds [40]
News reporter of the Year Fergal Keane BBC Radio 4 [40]
Sports reporter of the year John Inverdale BBC Radio 5 [40]
John Rawling BBC Radio 5 [40]
Newcomer of the year Simon Munnery BBC Radio 1 [40]
National station of the yearBBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Scotland [40]
Metropolitan station of the yearClyde 2 Clyde 2 [44] [41] [43]
Local station of the yearSpire FM Spire FM [41] [43]
Sony special awardBBC Radio Ulster and Downtown Radio [lower-alpha 1] BBC Radio Ulster and Downtown Radio [40] [41] [43]
Outstanding service to the radio industry Johnny Beerling
John Tydeman BBC [40]
Outstanding service to the communityShout it Out BBC Radio Devon [40]
Outstanding special eventU2 and 1FMBBC Radio 1 [40]
Outstanding sports broadcastSport on FiveBBC Radio 5 [40]
Society of Authors award: best dramatisationThe Night of the HunterBBC Radio 4 [40]
Society of Authors award: best original scriptHomeward Bound BBC World Service [40]
Radio Academy AwardThe BBC RDS Development TeamBBC [40]
Arts programme or music featureHot in the City Forth FM [45] [41] [43]
Music programming awardIronic Maidens BBC Radio 2 [40]
Best breakfast show: contemporary music Les Ross in the Morning BRMB [46] [43]
Best breakfast show: non-contemporary music Wake Up To Wogan BBC Radio 2 [40]
Best breakfast show: speech based Eddie Mair LiveBBC Radio Scotland [40]
Best documentary featureJack's Last TapeBBC Radio 4 [40]
Best drama production Blue BBC Radio 3 [40]
Best magazine/special interest programmeThe Big Holy OneBBC Radio 1 [40]
Best news and current affairs programmeEast, Going West – 1. Fundamentally WrongBBC Radio 4 [40]
Best news and current affairs sequenceThe Way It Is Capital Radio [41] [43]
Best phone-in Kelly on the Radio [lower-alpha 2] Downtown Radio [41] [43]
Best popular music programmeBy HartBBC Radio 2 [40]
Best response to a news event Today – The Moscow White House SiegeBBC Radio 4 [40]
Best specialist music programmeEuroMixBBC Radio 5 [40]
Best use of comedy/comedy show A Look Back at the Nineties BBC Radio 4 [40]
  1. ↑ The award was for the two stations' coverage of life in Northern Ireland over the past 18 years. [43]
  2. ↑ The station broadcast a special edition of the show in the wake of the Shankill Road bombing and Greysteel massacre. [43]

1995 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Gold award Alistair Cooke for Letter from America BBC [47] [48]
Sony special awardPeter Baldwin CBERadio Authority [48] [49]
UK broadcaster of the year Neil Fox Capital FM [48]
Local/regional broadcaster of the year Liz Green BBC Radio Leeds [47]
Reporter of the year John Waite for Face the Facts BBC Radio 4 [47]
UK station of the year BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 [47]
Regional station of the yearCapital FMCapital FM [49]
Local station of the year BBC Radio Gloucestershire BBC Radio Gloucestershire [47]
Radio Academy award Jenny Abramsky for the launch of BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live [47]
Dramatic performance Christine Lahti for Three Hotels BBC World Service [47]
Dramatic performance Bernard Hepton for Elgar's Third BBC Radio 3 [47]
Creative writing Ronan Bennett for Fire and RainBBC Radio 4 [47]
Society of Authors award for original dramaElgar's Third by David Pownall BBC Radio 3 [47]
Arts or music featureLeonard Cohen: Tower of Song BBC Radio 1 [47]
Breakfast show: music based Sarah Kennedy's Early ShowBBC Radio 2 [47] [49]
Chris Tarrant Breakfast ShowCapital FM [49]
Breakfast show: speech based Today BBC Radio 4 [47]
Documentary feature or seriesCSA Making Daddy Pay City FM/Radio City Gold
Drama productionMr McNamaraBBC World Service [47]
Magazine programmeOut This WeekBBC Radio 5 Live [47]
News and current affairs programmeEye on Wales BBC Radio Wales [47]
Popular music programmeIt Was Thirty Years Ago Today BBC Radio Humberside [47]
Popular music programming Collins and Maconie's Hit Parade BBC Radio 1 [47]
Response to a news eventThe Magazine: IRA CeasefireBBC Radio 5 Live [47]
Service to the communityMan MattersBBC Radio 2 [47]
Short form feature or documentary or seriesThe FlyBBC Radio Wales [47]
Specialist musicMusic of MadagascarBBC Radio 3 [47]
Sports awardCoverage of Tour de France Southern FM
Topical debates (including phone–in)TalkBack: Bullying BBC GMR [47]
Use of comedy/comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue BBC Radio 4 [47]

1996 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Gold Award Richard Baker Classic FM [50] [51] [52]
Broadcaster of the year: UK Chris Evans Ginger Air Productions [51] [52]
Broadcaster of the year: local/regional Steve Penk Key 103 [53]
Radio journalist of the yearJon Silvermen BBC Radio 4 [51]
Sports broadcaster of the year Jonathan Pearce Capital Gold [54] [52]
Music presenter of the year Brian Kay BBC Radio 3 [55] [51]
Best dramatic performance Janet McTeer for A Dolls HouseBBC Radio 4 [51]
Interview of the yearIn the Psychiatrists Chair: Ffyona Campbell Michael Ember Assoc./BBC Radio 4 [51]
Station of the year: UK BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live [50] [51]
Station of the year: regional/metropolitan Clyde 1 Clyde 1 [52]
Station of the year: local Moray Firth Radio Moray Firth Radio [52]
Radio Academy AwardThe Henry Wood Promenade Concerts BBC [51]
Society of Authors award: best radio writer Lee Hall for I Luv U Jimmy Spud BBC Radio 4 [51]
Creativity/innovation in radio programmingPoetic Theorems BBC Radio Scotland [51]
Arts programme speech or musicGreen and Pleasant Land BBC Radio 2 [50]
Breakfast show: music basedRuss n Jono Virgin Radio [56]
Breakfast show: speech based Europe Today BBC World Service [51]
Daytime music sequence programme Sounds of the Sixties BBC Radio 2 [51]
Documentary programme/featuresWar and PeaceBBC Radio 2 [50] [51]
Drama productionAlbion TowerBBC Radio 3 [50]
Educational programmeThe Square on the PythagorasBBC Radio 4 [51]
Event coverage Ryder Cup coverageBBC Radio 5 Live [51]
Magazine programmeOffspringBBC Radio 4 [51]
News and current affairs programme Inverdale NationwideBBC Radio 5 Live [51]
News presentation/outputThe Breakfast ProgrammeBBC Radio 5 Live [51]
On-air contest/competitionApollo 13Virgin Radio [56]
Phone-in/debateAny Questions? Hong Kong, presented by Jonathan Dimbleby BBC Radio 4 [50] [51]
Response to a news eventDallyn on SaturdayBBC Radio 5 Live [51]
Service to the communityAffairs of the HeartBBC Radio 2 [51]
Specialist music programme Kershaw in South AfricaBBC Radio 1 [50] [51]
Sports programmeRyder Cup coverageBBC Radio 5 Live [51]
Themed music programmeFairest IsleBBC Radio 3 [51]
Use of comedy/comedy programme People Like Us BBC Radio 4 [51]

1997 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Gold Award Jimmy Young OBE BBC [57] [58]
Outstanding contribution to radio Les Ross BRMB [58]
Michael Green BBC Radio [57] [58]
Radio Academy AwardQuentin Howard
Broadcaster of the year: UK John Inverdale BBC Radio 5 Live [57] [58]
Broadcaster of the year: local/regional Owen Money BBC Radio Wales [57]
Radio reporter of the year: UKJane Standley BBC World Service [57]
Radio reporter of the year: local/regionalKate Fawcett BBC Radio Scotland [57]
Sports broadcaster of the year Alan Green BBC Radio 5 Live [57]
Programme controller of the yearSteve Martin The Pulse FM [58]
Interview of the yearSeven Days BBC Radio Ulster [57] [58]
Best dramatic performance Kelly Hunter for Transit of Venus BBC Radio 3 [57]
Society of Authors award: best original drama Five Kinds of Silence , written by Shelagh Stephenson BBC Radio 4 [57]
Station of the year: UK Classic FM Classic FM [58]
Station of the year: regional/metropolitanBBC Radio WalesBBC Radio Wales [57]
Station of the year: local Moray Firth Radio Moray Firth Radio [58]
Arts programme/programmingPrivate ViewPier Productions/BBC Radio 3 [57]
Best personality based programme Malcolm Boyden's Morning Show BBC Radio WM [57]
Breakfast show: music basedThe Heart 106.2 Morning Crew Heart 106.2 [58]
Breakfast show: speech based Stuart Linnell Breakfast ShowBBC Radio WM [57]
Comedy Goodness Gracious Me BBC Radio 4 [57]
Coverage of an eventLive from TanglewoodBBC Radio 3 [57]
Daytime music sequence programmeOwen MoneyBBC Radio Wales [57] [58]
Documentary featureAlexandriasBBC Radio 3 [57]
Drama awardThe Voluptuous TangoBBC Radio 3 [57]
Local involvementMoray Firth RadioMoray Firth Radio
Magazine programmePapertalkBBC Radio 5 Live [57]
News and current affairs programmeAsia Gold: Lights the Way for Vietnam and Eclipses the West?BBC Radio 4 [57]
News presentationWorld Service NewsBBC World Service [57]
On air branding of station imageThe Virgin Radio ID Package Virgin Radio [58]
On air contest/competitionWho Do You Do?Virgin Radio [58]
Phone-in/topical debate Talkback BBC Radio Ulster [57] [58]
Response to a news event Drumcree BBC Radio Ulster [57] [58]
Service to the community Dunblane BBC Radio Scotland [57]
Short information/entertainment feature The Afternoon Shift (with Laurie Taylor)BBC Radio 4 [57]
Specialist music programme Between the Ears: Beethoven's FifthBBC Radio 3 [57] [58]
Sports programme/programmingKickin' BBC Radio 1 [57]
Themed music programmeThe Friday Night Rock Show with Alan 'Fluff' Freeman Virgin Radio [58]
Themed music programmeYou've Got to Hide your Love Away BBC GLR [57]

1998 Gold Award winners

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Gold award Chris Evans Virgin Radio [59]
Special award Piers Plowright BBC [60]
Roger BennettBBC [60]
Alex Dickson Radio Clyde
Cliff Morgan BBC [60]
Broadcaster of the year (talk/news) Anna Raeburn Talk Radio [59]
DJ award Jo Whiley, for Lunchtime Social BBC Radio 1 [60] [59]
Station of the year (primarily to UK) BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live [60] [59]
Station of the year (1 –12 million listeners) BBC Radio WM BBC Radio WM [60] [59]
Station of the year (up to 1 million listeners) Moray Firth Radio Moray Firth Radio [59]
Arts awardDesigns for Living: Fallingwater Just Radio for BBC Radio 3 [60]
Breakfast award (music)Morning Glory, presented by Steve Jackson Kiss 100 London [59]
Breakfast award (talk)Breakfast ProgrammeBBC Radio 5 Live [60]
Comedy award Blue Jam (programme 4)BBC Radio 1 [60]
Community awardBreast Cancer Awareness Compilation BBC Radio Ulster [60]
Competition awardMobile Phone Olympics Heart 106.2
Daytime award (music) Mark Radcliffe ShowBBC Radio 1 [60]
Daytime award (talk/news)The Nicky Campbell ShowBBC Radio 5 Live [60]
Drama awardThe Trick Is To Keep Breathing BBC Radio Scotland [60]
Drivetime award (music) John Dunn Show BBC Radio 2 [60] [59]
Drivetime award (talk)Drivetime with Tim Hubbard BBC Radio Cornwall [60]
Evening/late night award (music) Richard Allinson ShowBBC Radio 2 [60]
Evening/late night award (talk) Up All Night BBC Radio 5 Live [60]
Event awardcoverage of the Funeral of Diana, The Princess of Wales BBC (Network, Regional and Local) Radio, and BBC World Service [60]
Feature award (music)The Club that Scott BuiltBBC Radio 2 [60]
Feature award (talk/news)The Coroner BBC Radio 4 [60]
Magazine awardTop of the Pops Radio ShowBBC Radio 1 [60]
News awardcoverage of the Death of the Princess of Wales BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live [60]
Short form awardGRF Christmas Story Clyde 1
Special interest music awardSongs of the Sufi MysticsBBC World Service [60]
Sports awardWimbledon and The British Lions TestBBC Radio 5 Live [60]
Station branding award5 Live station brandingBBC Radio 5 Live [60]
Weekend award (music) Parkinson's Sunday Supplement BBC Radio 2 [60]
Weekend award (talk/news) Ed Doolan ShowBBC Radio WM [60]

1999 Gold Award winners

The 17th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 28 April 1999 and was hosted by Kirsty Young and Paul Gambaccini. [61] [62]

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Gold Award [lower-alpha 1] Zoe Ball BBC Radio 1 [63] [62]
Music broadcaster award Mark Lamarr BBC Radio 2 [63]
Talk/news broadcaster awardTim Hubbard BBC Radio Cornwall [63]
Sports broadcaster award Ian Payne BBC Radio 5 Live [63]
Station of the yearBBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2 [63] [62]
Regional station of the year Clyde 2 Clyde 2 (Glasgow) [63] [62]
Local station of the year Moray Firth Radio [lower-alpha 2] Moray Firth Radio (Inverness) [63] [62]
Arts awardLandscape of Fear BBC Radio 4 [63]
Breakfast music awardThe Adam Cole Breakfast Show Galaxy 102 (Manchester) [63] [62]
Breakfast talk/news award5 Live BreakfastBBC Radio 5 Live [63]
Comedy award Old Harry's Game BBC Radio 4 [63]
Community awardcoverage of the Omagh bombing BBC Radio Ulster [61] [63]
Competition awardLive in the Car Radio City 96.7 (Liverpool) [63]
Daytime music awardThe Mark Radcliffe ShowBBC Radio 1 [63] [62]
Daytime talk/news awardBetween OurselvesBBC Radio 4 [63]
Drama awardBleak HouseBBC Radio 4 [63]
Drivetime music award Simon James 96.3 Aire FM (Leeds) [63] [62]
Drivetime talk/news award Evening Extra: Agreement DayBBC Radio Ulster [63]
Evening/late night music award Pete Tong's Essential Selection Wise Buddah for BBC Radio 1 [63] [62]
Evening/late night talk/news award Up All Night BBC Radio 5 Live [63]
Event awardcoverage of the enthronement of the seventh Bishop of Liverpool [lower-alpha 3] BBC Radio Merseyside [63]
Feature award – musicWe Got The Funk [lower-alpha 4] BBC Radio 1 [63]
Feature award – speechBetween The Ears: Out of the Blue [lower-alpha 5] BBC Radio 3 [63]
Magazine award Home Truths , hosted by John Peel [lower-alpha 6] BBC Radio 4 [63] [62]
News award Farming Today BBC Radio 4 [63]
Short form awardHome Truths InsertsBBC Radio 4 [63] [62]
Special interest music awardShake, Rattle and RollBBC Radio 2 [63]
Sports awardMetro Sport: Two Wembley Finals [lower-alpha 7] Metro FM (Newcastle) [63]
Station branding award Classic FM Classic FM [62]
Weekend music awardAlan Mann's Afters [lower-alpha 8] Classic FM [63] [62]
Weekend talk/news awardHome TruthsBBC Radio 4 [63] [62]
  1. ↑ The Gold Award was presented by Marianne Faithfull. [61]
  2. ↑ This was the fourth year in a row that Moray Firth had won the local station award. [62]
  3. ↑ The Rt Rev James Jones was enthroned on 7 November 1998. [64]
  4. ↑ A two part exploration of funk, presented by Ice-T. [65]
  5. ↑ An experimental radiophonic feature exploring the impact of redundancy. [66]
  6. ↑ As well as the three gold awards for Home Truths Peel also received a silver award in the talk/news broadcaster category. [62]
  7. ↑ In 1998 Middlesbrough played Chelsea in the Football League Cup Final and Newcastle United played Arsenal in the FA Cup Final.
  8. ↑ A day after winning the award Mann's slots on Classic FM (weekday nights and Sundays) were reduced to one Wednesday night slot of one hour. [67]

2000 Gold Award winners

The 18th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 2 May 2000. [68] [69] BBC Radio 4 was the most nominated station, with 24 entries, and received four awards. [68] [70] Guests included the actors Jenny Agutter and Christopher Lee, Chris Smith (Secretary of State for Culture), and Dale Winton, who all presented awards. [70] [71]

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Gold award Ralph Bernard Classic FM/GWR [69]
Lifetime achievement award Alan "Fluff" Freeman [lower-alpha 1] [69]
Music broadcaster award Pete Tong Wise Buddah for BBC Radio 1 [69]
News and talk broadcaster awardRoger PhillipsBBC Radio Merseyside [69]
Station of the year (UK)Classic FMClassic FM [69]
Station of the year (500,000 –12 million) Kiss 100 Kiss 100 [69]
Station of the year (up to 500,000) BBC Radio Foyle BBC Radio Foyle [69]
Breakfast music award Bam Bam BreakfastKiss 100 [69]
Breakfast news and talk awardThe Morning ProgrammeBBC Radio Foyle [69]
Comedy award Blue Jam Talkback Productions for BBC Radio 1 [69]
Competition awardJono's Australian ExperienceHeart 106.2 [69]
Drama awardPlum's War, [lower-alpha 2] written by Michael ButtThe Fiction Factory for BBC Radio 4 [69] [71]
Entertainment award Jon & Andy103.2 Power FM [69]
Event awardcoverage of The Open golf tournamentBBC Sport for BBC Radio 5 Live [69]
Feature awardOut of the Darkness: The Triumph of Nelson Mandela [lower-alpha 3] Radio 4 Home Current Affairs for BBC Radio 4 [69]
Interactive awardOn The BallBBC Scotland [69]
Music presentation award: UK Jonathan Ross ShowBBC Music Entertainment and
Off The Kerb Productions for BBC Radio 2		 [69]
Music presentation award: regional [lower-alpha 4] Bam Bam BreakfastKiss 100 [69]
'Music Special' awardFor Your Ears Only, presented by Honor Blackman BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 2 [69] [70]
News award Late Night Live: Soho Bomb, [lower-alpha 5] presented by Brian Hayes BBC News and Current Affairs for BBC Radio 5 Live [69]
Public service award Sunday Surgery , presented by Sara Cox and Dr. Mark Hamilton BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 1 [69] [71]
Out of the Red, presented by Sara Cox
Chemical Beats, presented by Danny Dyer
Short form award Woman's Hour insertsBBC Features & Events for BBC Radio 4 [69]
Specialist music awardWorldwide with Gilles Peterson Somethin' Else for BBC Radio 1 [69]
Speech awardThe Evacuation: The True Story, [lower-alpha 6] presented by Charles Wheeler Martin Weitz Assoc. for BBC Radio 4 [69] [71]
Sports awardSuper Sunday, presented by Gideon Coe and Pete Stevens BBC GLR [69] [71]
Station sound awardClassic FMClassic FM [69]
  1. ↑ Freeman, who was struggling with severe arthritis, received a standing ovation and was recognised by the Radio Academy for "his tireless dedication to UK radio". [70] [72] [73]
  2. ↑ Drama examining P. G. Wodehouse's wartime broadcasts and their effect on George Orwell. [74]
  3. ↑ A tribute to Nelson Mandela as he neared the end of his presidency, presented by Allan Little. [75]
  4. ↑ For stations with a potential audience of 500,000 to 12 million listeners.
  5. ↑ On 30 April 1999 a nail bomb exploded at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho. [76]
  6. ↑ A five part series on the evacuation of civilians from British cities during World War II. [77]

2001 Gold Award winners

The 19th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 30 April 2001. [78] [79] [80] [81] The BBC won gold awards in 23 out of 30 categories. [82] A new category, Digital Terrestrial Station, (won by OneWord Radio) was introduced. [81] The winner of the lifetime achievement award, Chris Tarrant, criticised the commercial sector for suppressing spontaneity in radio. [80]

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Gold awardChris Tarrant [78]
2000 award Terry Wogan BBC Radio 2 [78]
Special award Derek Cooper OBE BBC Radio 4 [78]
Speech broadcaster award Peter White BBC Radio 4 [78]
Music broadcaster award Stuart Maconie BBC Radio 2 [78]
News broadcaster award Jon Gaunt BBC Three Counties Radio [78]
UK Station of the yearBBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2 [78]
Station of the year: 500,000 –12 million Clyde 1 Clyde 1 (Glasgow) [78] [80]
Station of the year: up to 500,000 BBC Radio Foyle BBC Radio Foyle (Londonderry) [78] [80]
Digital terrestrial station of the yearOneWord RadioOneWord Radio [78]
Breakfast music award Daryl Denham in the Morning 100.7 Heart FM (Birmingham) [78]
Breakfast news and talk awardThe Jon Gaunt Breakfast ShowBBC Three Counties Radio [78] [80]
Comedy award Dead Ringers BBC Radio 4 [78]
Community awardFloodwatch 2000 BBC Radio York [78]
Competition awardHey Sexy Kiss 100 [78]
Drama award Alpha , written by Mike Walker BBC World Service [78] [81]
Entertainment awardBitz and Pieces CDMurf Media for local UK stations [78]
Event awardcoverage of The Olympics BBC Radio 5 Live [78]
Feature awardThirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird BBC Radio 3 [78]
Interactive awardThe Stephen Rhodes Consumer ProgrammeBBC Three Counties Radio [78]
Music programming award – daily sequencesThe Mark Radcliffe ShowBBC Radio 1 [78]
Music programming award – single programmesSmash Hits, presented by Darren Proctor Emap Big City Network [78] [81]
'Music Special' awardHymnus Paradisi, written by Eric Pringle BBC Radio 4 [78] [81]
News coverage awardThe Jon Gaunt Breakfast ShowBBC Three Counties Radio [78]
News programme awardOn Your Farm, presented by Anna HillBBC Radio 4 [78] [81]
Short form awardColloquies – Thomas Lynch BBC Radio 4 [78]
Specialist music awardA Beginner's Guide To Reggae, presented by Mark Lamarr BBC Radio 2 [78] [82]
Speech awardGirl Talk, presented by Heidi Williams BBC Radio Wales [78] [81]
Sports awardWembley Live Obituary Show, presented by Jim White BBC Radio 5 Live [78] [81]
Station sound awardBBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2 [78]

2002 Gold Award winners

The 20th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 2 May 2002. [83] [79] [84] BBC Radio 4 won the most awards (six).[ citation needed ] Guests included the singers Jarvis Cocker and Feargal Sharkey, actress Janet Suzman, and the girl group Sugababes who all presented awards. [78] [84]

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Gold award John Peel [79]
2001 award BBC World Service BBC World Service [79]
Speech broadcaster award Alan Green BBC Radio 5 Live [79]
News broadcaster award Peter Allen and Jane Garvey BBC Radio 5 Live [79]
Music broadcaster award Big George BBC Three Counties Radio [79]
Station of the year: UK BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 [79]
Station of the year: 1 million plus Radio City 96.7 Radio City 96.7 (Liverpool) [79] [85]
Station of the year: 300,000 –1 million BBC Radio Cumbria BBC Radio Cumbria [79]
Station of the year: under 300,000 FM103 Horizon FM103 Horizon (Milton Keynes) [79] [85]
Station of the year: digital terrestrial Oneword Radio Oneword Radio [79]
Breakfast music award Wake Up To Wogan BBC Radio 2 [79]
Breakfast news and talk awardFive Live Breakfast – New YorkBBC Radio 5 Live [79]
Comedy award I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue BBC Radio 4 [79]
Community awardPillars of Faith BBC Radio 1 [79]
Competition awardQuit From Your Quilt 96.3 Radio Aire (Leeds) [79] [85]
Drama awardA Woman in WaitingBBC Radio 4 [79]
Entertainment awardTerry Garoghan's Last Bus To Whitehawk Southern FM [79]
Event awardRemembrance Sunday 2001BBC Radio 4 [79]
Feature awardRoots of HomophobiaBBC Radio 4 [79]
Interactive awardThe Stephen Nolan Show Belfast City Beat [79]
Music programming award: daily sequencesThe Pete & Geoff Show, presented by Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd Virgin Radio [79]
Music programming award: single programmes Andy Kershaw BBC Radio 3 [79]
'Music Special' awardBadly Drawn AmericaBBC Radio 1 [79]
News coverage awardcoverage of the Holy Cross Girls School dispute BBC Radio Ulster [79]
News programmeDocument – The Day They Made It RainBBC Radio 4 [79]
Short form awardFresh Air KidsBBC Radio 4 [79]
Specialist music award Charlie Gillett BBC London 94.9 [79]
Speech awardA Caribbean Night, hosted by Andy Kershaw and Linton Kwesi Johnson BBC Radio 3 [79] [78]
Sports award Chiles on SaturdayBBC Radio 5 Live [79]
Station sound award Kiss 100 Kiss 100 (London) [79] [85]

2003 Gold Award winners

The 21st Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 8 May 2003. [86] [87] BBC Radio 4 won six awards including UK Station of the Year. [88] Guests included Grace Jones, Sam Fox, Tony Blackburn, and Meatloaf who all presented awards. [86] [87]

CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
Gold award John Humphrys [89] [90]
2002 award Jonathan Ross [89] [90]
Speech broadcaster award Stephen Nolan Belfast City Beat [89] [90]
Music broadcaster award Paul Gambaccini Howlett Media/Unique The Production Co.
for BBC Radio 2 		[89] [90]
News broadcaster awardMark Murphy BBC Radio Suffolk [89] [90]
Station of the year: UK BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 [89] [90]
Station of the year: 1 million plus BBC Radio Ulster BBC Radio Ulster [89] [90]
Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million Pirate FM Pirate FM (Cornwall) [89] [90] [91]
Station of the year: under 300,000 FM103 Horizon FM103 Horizon (Milton Keynes) [89] [90] [91]
Station of the year: digital terrestrial Saga Radio Saga Radio (London) [89] [90] [86]
Breakfast music award Christian O'Connell's Breakfast Show XFM (London) [89] [90] [91]
Comedy award Just a Minute BBC Radio 4 [89] [90]
Community awardAltogether Now BBC Radio Leeds [89] [90]
Competition awardCaravan of Doom 102.7 Hereward FM [89] [90]
Drama awardRunt BBC World Service [89] [90]
Entertainment awardThe Jonathan Ross Show Off the Kerb Productions/BBC Radio 2 [89] [90]
Event awardcoverage of the 2002 Cheltenham Festival, anchored by John Inverdale BBC Radio 5 Live [89] [90] [92]
Feature awardThe Troubles With DrugsAll Out Productions for BBC Radio 1 [89] [90]
Interaction awardThe Stephen Nolan ShowBelfast City Beat [89] [90]
Music programming award: daily sequences Late Junction BBC Radio 3 [89] [90]
Music programming award: single programmes Dominic Mohan: The Who Special Virgin Radio [89] [90]
'Music Special' awardAxles, Engines, Music and MotownBBC Wales Music for BBC Radio 4 [89] [90]
News coverage award Today Programme: Ethiopian FamineBBC Radio 4 [89] [90]
News output awardAndy Whittaker's Breakfast Show BBC Radio Derby [89] [90]
News programme award File on 4: Cot DeathsBBC Radio 4 [89] [90]
Short form awardOn Saying GoodbyeBBC Radio 4 [89] [90]
Specialist music award Bobby Friction & Nihal PresentsBBC Radio 1 [89] [90]
Speech awardStark Talk: Joe SimpsonStark Productions for BBC Radio Scotland [89] [90]
Sports awardFootball Finance: The Bankrupt GameBBC Radio 5 Live [89] [90]
Station sound award BBC 7 BBC 7 [89] [90]

    2004 Gold Award winners

    The 22nd Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 12 May 2004. [93] [94] Commercial radio won a number of the top awards but BBC Radio 4 retained the UK Station of the Year award. [95] Guests included Sir Elton John, Penny Lancaster, and Amy Winehouse who all presented awards. [94]

    CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
    Gold award Johnnie Walker [96]
    2003 award Ian Robertson [96]
    Speech broadcaster of the yearIan RobertsonBBC Radio Sport for BBC Radio 5 Live [96]
    Music broadcaster of the year David Rodigan Kiss 100 [96]
    News journalist of the year Hugh Sykes BBC Radio News: The World at One
    and PM for BBC Radio 4    		 [96]
    DJ of the year Christian O'Connell Xfm [96]
    Station programmer of the year John Simons, group programme director GMG Radio [96]
    Station of the year: UKBBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 [96]
    Station of the year: 1 million plus Heart 106.2 Heart 106.2 [96]
    Station of the year: 300,000 –1 million BBC Radio Suffolk BBC Radio Suffolk [96]
    Station of the year: under 300,000 BBC Radio Foyle BBC Radio Foyle [96]
    Station of the year: digital terrestrial PrimeTime Radio PrimeTime Radio [96]
    Breakfast show of the year JK & Joel @ Breakfast Key 103 [96]
    Daily music show of the yearLunchtime with Ace and Invisible 1Xtra for the BBC [96]
    Weekly music show of the year Jonathan Ross Off The Kerb Productions/BBC Radio 2 [96]
    News programme of the year Crossing Continents: IndiaBBC Radio Current Affairs for BBC Radio 4 [96]
    Promotional campaign of the year8 MileBBC Broadcast for BBC Radio 5 Live [96]
    Comedy award I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol BBC Radio Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 [96]
    Community awardNo Buts, a quit smoking campaign, hosted by Chris Ashley BBC Radio Shropshire [96] [97]
    Competition awardLive With Matt and H GWR FM Wiltshire [96]
    Drama awardThe Loneliest Road, written and directed by Gregory Whitehead BBC Radio Drama for BBC Radio 3 [96] [98]
    Entertainment award Jono and Harriet at Breakfast Heart 106.2 [96]
    Event awardThe State Visit of President Bush BBC Radio Cleveland [96]
    Feature awardThe Archive Hour: Lance Corporal Baronowski's VietnamLoftus Productions for BBC Radio 4 [96]
    Information awardLife Matters Forth One [96]
    Interaction awardThe Stephen Nolan Show City Beat [96]
    'Music Special' awardFor One Night Only: Bob Marley Live at the Lyceum,
    presented by Paul Gambaccini    		BBC Radio & Music/Factual for Radio 4 [96] [99]
    News output awardDrive, presented by Peter Allen and Jane Garvey BBC Radio News for BBC Radio 5 Live [96] [100]
    News story award Jeremy Bowen: The Capture of Saddam Hussein Ten Alps/BBC Radio 5 Live [96]
    Short form feature awardStuck in the MiddleBBC Radio & Music Factual for BBC Radio 4 [96]
    Specialist music award Andy Kershaw, Festival in the DesertBBC Radio 3 [96]
    Speech awardThe Stephen Nolan ShowCity Beat [96]
    Sports awardThe Real Alex Ferguson , presented by Clive Anderson Unique the Production Co. for BBC Radio 5 Live [96] [101]
    Station sound awardBBC Radio 5 LiveBBC Radio 5 Live [96]

    2005 Gold Award winners

    The 23rd Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 9 May 2005. [102] [103] [104] The BBC won 22 awards including 5 awards for BBC Radio 1. [105] Guests included Alice Cooper, the tennis player Annabel Croft, TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, BBC Radio 4's Sue MacGregor, Ulrika Jonsson, Heather McCartney and Shakin Stevens who all presented awards. [102] [104]

    CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
    Gold award Steve Wright [106] [107]
    2004 award UK Radio Aid [108]
    Speech broadcaster of the year Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2 [106] [107]
    Music broadcaster of the year Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1 [106] [107]
    News journalist of the year Eddie Mair BBC Radio 4 [106] [107]
    DJ of the year Danny Baker BBC London 94.9 [106] [107]
    Station programmer of the yearRichard Maddock Radio City 96.7 [106] [107]
    UK station of the yearBBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2 [106] [107]
    Station of the year: 1 million plusRadio City 96.7Radio City 96.7 [106] [107]
    Station of the year: 300,000 –1 million BBC Three Counties Radio BBC Three Counties Radio [106] [107]
    Station of the year: under 300,000 BBC Radio Foyle BBC Radio Foyle [106] [107]
    Digital terrestrial station of the year Capital Disney Capital Disney [106] [107]
    Breakfast show of the year Christian O'Connell's Breakfast Show Xfm [106] [107]
    Daily music show of the yearDrivetime with Lucio Kerrang! 105.2 [106] [107]
    News programme of the yearVote Friction , an investigation into the BNP Unique the Production Co. for BBC Radio 1 [106] [107] [108] [109]
    Weekly music show of the yearThe SelectorFCUK FM [106] [107]
    Comedy awardComplete and Utter History of the Mona Lisa, performed by the National Theatre of Brent Above the Title for BBC Radio 4 [106] [107] [108]
    Community awardThe Stephen Nolan Show BBC Radio Ulster [106] [107]
    Competition awardChristian O'Connell's Rock SchoolXfm [106] [107]
    Drama awardLaughter in the Dark, an adaptation of Nabokov's novel dramatised by Craig Higginson BBC Radio 3 [106] [107] [110]
    Entertainment awardChristian O'Connell's Breakfast ShowXfm [106] [107]
    Event awardThe Drive Show: D-Day Anniversary BBC Radio Kent [106] [107]
    Feature awardMissing The Message, documentary about AIDS and young peopleUnique the Production Co. for BBC Radio 1 [106] [107] [108] [109]
    Information awardUnhappy Hour Viking FM and Magic 1161 [106] [107]
    Interactive radio awardThree Counties Breakfast BBC Three Counties Radio [106] [107]
    'Music Special' awardTeenage Dreams So Hard To Beat, documentary about John Peel presented by Jarvis Cocker BBC Radio 1 [106] [107] [111]
    News output awardcoverage of the Beslan Siege BBC World Service [106] [107]
    News story awardcoverage of the Asian Tsunami, presented by Christian Fraser, Ross Hawkins, Shelagh Fogarty and Lesley Ashmall BBC Radio 5 Live [106] [107] [109]
    Promo awardA77 Guardian Angel Campaign West Sound, West FM and
    SouthWest Sound FM     		[106] [107]
    Short form feature awardBlind Man's BeautyBBC Radio 4 [106] [107]
    Specialist music awardZane LoweBBC Radio 1 [106] [107]
    Speech award Beyond Belief: Islam and WomenBBC Radio 4 [106] [107]
    Sports awardCity Till I Die, documentary on York City F.C. by journalist Colin Hazelden BBC Radio York [106] [107] [105]
    Station sound award Kiss 100 Kiss 100 [106] [107]

    2006 Gold Award winners

    The 24th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 8 May 2006. [112] [113] Stephen Nolan became the first person to win seven gold Sony awards. [114] Guests included Andrea Corr, Dame Edna Everage, Lenny Henry and Jeff Wayne who all presented awards. [112] [113] [114]

    CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
    special Gold awardSir Terry Wogan BBC Radio 2 [115] [112]
    Special awardThe Beethoven Experience, the complete works of Beethoven with documentaries played over six days BBC Radio 3 [115] [112] [116]
    Music radio personality of the year Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 [115] [112]
    Music broadcaster of the year Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1 [115] [112]
    News journalist of the year Angus Stickler BBC Radio 4 [115] [112]
    Speech broadcaster of the year Eddie Mair BBC Radio 4 [115] [112]
    Station programmer of the year Richard Park Magic 105.4 [115] [112]
    Station of the year: UKBBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1 [115] [112]
    Station of the year with: 1 million plus Kerrang! 105.2 Kerrang! 105.2 (West Midlands) [115] [112]
    Station of the year: 300,000 –1 million Pirate FM Pirate FM (Cornwall, Plymouth & West Devon) [115] [112]
    Station of the year: under 300,000 Coast 96.3 Coast 96.3 (North Wales Coast) [115] [112]
    Digital terrestrial station of the year Planet Rock Planet Rock [115] [112]
    Breakfast show award Nick Ferrari at Breakfast LBC 97.3 FM [115] [112]
    Breaking news awardcoverage of The London Bombings (7/7) GCap Media News for Capital Radio, XFM and Choice FM [115] [112]
    Comedy award The Ape That Got Lucky BBC Radio Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 [115] [112]
    Community awardHearing Voices, series exploring attitudes to mental health BBC Hereford & Worcester [115] [112] [117]
    Competition awardXfm's Rock SchoolXfm [115] [112]
    Drama awardNo Background Music [lower-alpha 1] BBC Radio Drama for BBC Radio 4 [115] [112]
    Entertainment award Chris Moyles BBC Radio 1 [115] [112]
    Feature awardA Requiem for St Kilda [lower-alpha 2] BBC Radio & Music Factual for BBC Radio 4 [115] [112]
    Interactive programme award Scott Mills BBC Radio 1 [115] [112]
    Live event coverage awardcoverage of The Boat Race (2005) LBC Newsroom & Programming for LBC 97.3 FM and LBC News 1152 AM [115] [112]
    Music programme awardMornings with Rick ShawKerrang! 105.2 [115] [112]
    Music special awardLennon: The Wenner Tapes [lower-alpha 3] Brook Lapping Productions for BBC Radio 4 [115] [112]
    News and current affairs programme award1800 News Bulletin, presented by Harriet Cass and Charlotte Green BBC Radio News for BBC Radio 4 [115] [112] [122]
    News feature awardReturn to Sarajevo [lower-alpha 4] BBC World Service News & Current Affairs for BBC World Service [115] [112]
    Promo awardKerrang! ChristmasKerrang! 105.2 [115] [112]
    Specialist music programme awardZane LoweBBC Radio 1 [115] [112]
    Speech programme awardThe Stephen Nolan Show BBC Radio Ulster [115] [112]
    Sports programme award Fighting Talk , presented by Christian O'Connell Worlds End Television for BBC Radio 5 Live [115] [112] [126]
    Station Imaging awardKerrang! 105.2Kerrang! 105.2 [115] [112]
    1. ↑ Portrayal of a Vietnam triage nurse, played by Sigourney Weaver, haunted by flashbacks. Written by Normi Noel and produced and directed by Gregory Whitehead. [118]
    2. ↑ Commemoration of the final evacuation of St Kilda in 1930, written and presented by the poet Kenneth Steven. [119] [120]
    3. ↑ Portrait of John Lennon based on the tapes of Jann Wenner's interview with Lennon for Rolling Stone magazine in New York in 1970. [121]
    4. ↑ The first part of series of three examining the effects of the Bosnian war. Ten years after the war ended with the Dayton Agreement, war correspondent Allan Little returned with producer Peter Burdin to interview again those who had shared their experiences during the Siege of Sarajevo. [123] [124] [125]

    2007 Gold award winners

    The 25th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini and Terry Wogan, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 30 April 2007. [127] The Sony Broadcasters' Broadcaster Award, a special prize to mark the 25th year of the awards, was given to John Peel, who died in 2004. [127] The award was received by Sheila Ravenscroft, Peel's widow. [127] Guests included a selection of actors, singers and broadcasters (Natasha Bedingfield, Katie Derham, Fred and Richard Fairbrass (Right Said Fred), Sir David Frost, Amanda Holden, Jamelia, Carol Vorderman, Konnie Huq (Blue Peter), Melinda Messenger, Dolores O'Riordan, and Richard Park) who all presented awards. [127] [128] [129] [130]

    CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
    Gold awardPaul Gambaccini [131] [132]
    Broadcasters' broadcaster awardJohn Peel [131] [132]
    Lifetime achievement award Tony Butler BBC West Midlands [131] [132]
    Music broadcaster of the year Colin Murray BBC Radio 1 [131] [132]
    Music radio personality of the year Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 [131] [132]
    News journalist of the year John Humphrys (The Today Programme) BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio News) [131] [132] [133]
    Speech broadcaster of the year Eddie Nestor BBC London 94.9 [131] [132]
    Station programmer of the yearFrancis CurrieHeart Network [131] [132]
    Station of the year: UK Classic FM Classic FM [131] [132]
    Station of the year: 1 million plus Radio City 96.7 Radio City 96.7 [131] [132]
    Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million BBC Radio Derby BBC Radio Derby [131] [132]
    Station of the year: up to 300,000 Isle of Wight Radio Isle of Wight Radio [131] [132]
    Station of the year: digital terrestrial GaydarRadio GaydarRadio [131] [132]
    Breakfast show The Today Programme BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio News) [131] [132] [133]
    Breaking newscoverage of the 2006 London tornado BBC London 94.9 [131] [132]
    Comedy 1966 And All That BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio Entertainment) [131] [132] [133]
    CommunityThe Plot, community garden project based in Slough BBC Radio Berkshire [131] [132] [134]
    CompetitionWho's Calling Christian? Virgin Radio [131] [132]
    Drama Lorilei [lower-alpha 1] BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio Drama) [131] [132]
    EntertainmentThe Chris Evans ShowBBC Radio 2 [131] [132]
    Feature Radio Ballads 2006: The Song of Steel [lower-alpha 2] BBC Radio 2 (Smooth Operations) [131] [132] [133]
    Interactive programme PM BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio News) [131] [132] [133]
    Internet programme Firin' Squad Unsigned Podcastfirinsquad.co.uk (Wise Buddah) [131] [132]
    Live event coverageThe Alan Shearer Testimonial Magic 1152 (Magic 1152 Sport) [131] [132] [133]
    Music programmeThe Mark Radcliffe ShowBBC Radio 2 (Smooth Operations) [131] [132] [133]
    Music special Malcolm McLaren's Musical Map of LondonBBC Radio 2 (Just Radio) [131] [132] [133]
    News and current affairs programmeFive Live Breakfast, presented by Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty BBC Radio 5 Live [131] [132] [137]
    News featureLetters from Guantanamo Bay, presented by Gavin Esler BBC Radio 4 (Whistledown Productions) [131] [132] [133] [137]
    PromoThe Ashes BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
    (Five Live Promotions)    		 [131] [132] [133]
    Specialist music programme Friction BBC Asian Network [131] [132]
    Speech programmeThe Reunion, series presented by Sue MacGregor which re-unites people involved in historical eventsBBC Radio 4 (Whistledown Productions) [131] [132] [133] [138]
    Sports programme Sportsweek , presented by Garry Richardson BBC Radio 5 Live (Front Page Media) [131] [132] [133] [139]
    Station imaging Planet Rock Planet Rock [131] [132]
    1. ↑ Drama portraying the story of Lorilei Guillory who testified against the death penalty for her son's killer. Adapted from a stage play of the same name by Thomas Wright, which also used Guillory's words. [135]
    2. ↑ Programme looking at the decline of the steel industry in Sheffield with social commentary, sound effects, and newly commissioned music. The series was inspired by the documentaries made by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger and Charles Parker in 1956. Music by John Tams, Kate Rusby, Julie Matthews and Ray Hearne. [136]

    2008 Gold Award winners

    The 26th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 12 May 2008. [140] The BBC World Service won four awards, including Journalist of the Year for Owen Bennett-Jones. [141] Guests included Edwyn Collins, Joan Collins, Boris Johnson, Al Murray, and Will Young who all presented awards. [142] [140]

    CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
    special Gold award Brian Matthew BBC Radio 2 [143] [144]
    Special award Jenny Abramsky BBC Audio and Music [143] [144]
    Local and regional lifetime achievementEamonn Mallie, for reporting The Troubles in Northern Ireland Downtown Radio [143] [144] [141]
    Music radio personality of the year Jonathan Ross BBC Radio 2 (BBC Radio 2 and Off the Kerb) [143] [144]
    Music broadcaster of the year Andi Durrant Galaxy Network (Distorted Productions and
    Galaxy Network Programming)    		 [143] [144]
    News journalist of the year Owen Bennett-Jones BBC World Service
    (BBC World Service News Programmes)    		 [143] [144]
    Speech broadcaster of the year Simon Mayo BBC Radio 5 Live (BBC News Programmes) [143] [144]
    Station programmer of the yearMary Kalemkerian [lower-alpha 1] BBC7 [143] [144]
    Rising star George Lamb BBC 6 Music [143] [144]
    Station of the year: UK BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 [143] [144]
    Station of the year: 1 million plus Key 103 Key 103 (Manchester) [143] [144]
    Station of the year: 300,000 –1 million GWR Bristol GWR Bristol [143] [144]
    Station of the year: digital Planet Rock Planet Rock [143] [144]
    Station of the year: under 300,000 Silk FM Silk FM [143] [144]
    Breakfast showThe Chris Moyles ShowBBC Radio 1 [143] [144]
    Breaking newscoverage of the Omagh fire tragedy [lower-alpha 2] BBC Radio Ulster (BBC Radio Current Affairs) [143] [144]
    Comedy Down The Line (series 2, episode 2)BBC Radio 4 (Down The Line Productions) [143] [144]
    CommunityLights Out London [lower-alpha 3] Capital 95.8 [143] [144]
    CompetitionSell Me The AnswerKey 103 [143] [144]
    DramaQ&A [lower-alpha 4] BBC Radio 4 (Goldhawk Essential) [143] [144]
    EntertainmentThe Russell Brand ShowBBC Radio 2 [143] [144]
    Feature Malcolm McLaren's Life and Times in LA: A Radio Movie [lower-alpha 5] BBC Radio 2 (Just Radio) [143] [144]
    Internet programmeThe Book Slam PodcastThe Book Slam Website
    (Karen P Productions/Patrick Neate)    		 [143] [144]
    Listener participation World Have Your Say BBC World Service
    (BBC World Service News & Current Affairs)    		 [143] [144]
    Live event coverageGosnold 400 [lower-alpha 6] BBC Radio Suffolk [143] [144]
    Multiplatform radioThe Bangladesh Boat Project [lower-alpha 7] BBC World Service [143] [144]
    Music programmeThe Dermot O'Leary ShowBBC Radio 2 (Murfia Productions) [143] [144]
    Music specialThe Feelgood Factor [lower-alpha 8] BBC Radio 2 (Smooth Operations) [143] [144]
    News and current affairs programme Newshour BBC World Service
    (BBC World Service News & Current Affairs)    		 [143] [144]
    News featureBritain's Missing Girls [lower-alpha 9] BBC Asian Network (BBC News,
    BBC Investigations Unit and BBC Birmingham)    		 [143] [144]
    Promo96.3 Radio Aire's Green Project Radio Aire (Aire Creative) [143] [144]
    Specialist music programmeFriday Night Floorfillers with Krystle, presented by Krystle Weaver 97.3 Forth One [143] [144] [142]
    Speech programme Saturday Live BBC Radio 4 (BBC General Factual) [143] [144]
    Sports programmeAll The Tickets Are in the Wrong Hands [lower-alpha 10] Radio City (Radio City News & Sport) [143] [144]
    Station imaging Magic 105.4 Magic 105.4 (Magic 105.4 Production) [143] [144]
    1. ↑ Mary Kalemkerian was a teacher before joining the BBC in 1979. She became head of programming at BBC7 in March 2002 before its launch in December. She later oversaw the station's rebranding as Radio 4 Extra in 2011 before announcing her retirement from the BBC in 2012. [145] [146]
    2. ↑ A house fire in Omagh where a family of seven died in what at first seemed to be an accident. Later, investigations pointed to arson, most likely by the father of the family, a convicted sex offender. A later inquiry also highlighted failings in the region's social services. [141] [147]
    3. ↑ A campaign to raise awareness of environmental issues by encouraging Londoners to turn of unused lights for an hour on the longest day of the year. [148]
    4. ↑ 10 part dramatisation of Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A (also adapted for the film Slumdog Millionaire). The radio adaptation remained more faithful to the original book than the film. It was recorded on location in India and was adapted by Ayeesha Menon and produced by John Dryden. [149]
    5. ↑ A vivid, music driven, sound picture of Los Angeles. Mclaren visited the city for a promotional tour and stayed for four years. Produced by Kate Bland. [150] [151]
    6. ↑ Coverage of the celebration of 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia. Suffolk explorer Bartholomew Gosnold was involved in setting up the colony. [152]
    7. ↑ A month long journey through the Bangladesh wetlands looking at the effects of climate change. [141]
    8. ↑ Mark Radcliffe and Phil Walmsley on a radio road trip to visit locations associated with Dr. Feelgood's LP Down by the Jetty from 1975. Produced by John Leonard. [153]
    9. ↑ Investigation of pregnant British asian women who travel to India for gender testing and abortions for female foetuses. [141]
    10. ↑ Investigation into how touts obtained hundreds of football tickets for the 2007 Champions league final between Liverpool FC and AC Milan. The programme also won the IRN News Award (Best Sports Coverage) in April 2008. [154] [141]

    2009 Gold Award winners

    CategoryWinnerStation/OrganisationRefs
    Gold award Neil Fox [155] [156]
    Special awardPaul Brown [lower-alpha 1] [155] [156]
    Local and regional lifetime achievement Colin Slater BBC Radio Nottingham [155] [156]
    Music broadcaster of the year Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2 (Smooth Operations) [155] [156]
    News journalist of the yearGavin LeeBBC Radio 5 Live (BBC News) [155] [156]
    Speech broadcaster of the year Nick Ferrari LBC 97.3 [155] [156]
    Music radio personality of the year Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 [155] [156]
    Speech radio personality of the year Vanessa Feltz BBC London 94.9 [155] [156]
    Sony DAB rising starSinging Henry (aka Henry Evans)Kerrang! Radio [155] [158]
    Station of the year: UKBBC Radio 3BBC Radio 3 [155] [156]
    Station of the year: 1 million plusKerrang 105.2Kerrang 105.2 [155] [156]
    Station of the year: 300,000 –1 millionBBC Hereford & WorcesterBBC Hereford & Worcester [155] [156]
    Station of the year: under 300,000Beacon Radio (Shropshire)Beacon Radio (Shropshire) [155] [156]
    Station of the year: digital Fun Kids Fun Kids [155] [156]
    Breakfast show5 Live Breakfast, presented by Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty BBC Radio 5 Live [155] [156]
    Breaking newscoverage of The Rangers riots in ManchesterBBC Radio Manchester [155] [156]
    Comedy Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show BBC Radio 4 (Komedia Entertainment and Smooth Operations) [155] [156]
    CommunityA Sound Fix (Spots)Electric Radio Brixton (Prison Radio Association) [155] [156]
    CompetitionFacebuck$Galaxy (Manchester, Birmingham, Yorkshire & North East) [155] [156]
    Drama Mr Larkin's Awkward Day BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio Drama) [155] [156]
    Entertainment Chris Evans Drivetime BBC Radio 2 [155] [156]
    FeatureBetween The Ears: Staring At The Wall, presented by Alan DeinBBC Radio 3 (BBC Radio Documentaries) [155] [156]
    Internet programmeThe Budgerigar and the Prisoner Clifton Diocese [155] [156]
    InterviewTaking A Stand, Fergal Keane interviews Lana Vandenberghe [lower-alpha 2] BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio Current Affairs) [155] [156]
    Listener participationElectric Radio Brixton: Daily ShowElectric Radio Brixton (Prison Radio Association and Electric Radio Brixton) [155] [156]
    Live event coverageAbsolute Coldplay [lower-alpha 3] Absolute Radio (Absolute Radio and TBI Media) [155] [156]
    Multiplatform radiocoverage of Wimbledon BBC Radio 5 Live (BBC Radio 5 Live interactive) [155] [156]
    Music programmeWords and Music, a themed sequence of music, poetry and proseBBC Radio 3 (BBC Radio Arts/BBC Radio 3) [155] [156]
    Music programmingClassic FMClassic FM [155] [156]
    Music special Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, portrait of the composer, presented by Stephen JohnsonBBC Radio 3 [155] [156]
    News and current affairs The World Today BBC World Service (BBC World Service News and Current Affairs) [155] [156]
    News specialThe Investigation: Never Too Old To CareBBC Radio Scotland (Stark Production) [155] [156]
    PromoKiss The Planet – What Will You Do?Kiss Network (Kiss Imaging Team) [155] [156]
    Specialist music programme David Rodigan Kiss Network (Kiss Specialist Production Team) [155] [156]
    Speech Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode BBC Radio 5 Live (BBC News) [155] [156]
    Sports5 Live Olympic BreakfastBBC Radio 5 Live (BBC News Programmes and BBC Sport) [155] [156]
    Station imaging1XtraBBC 1 Xtra [155] [156]
    Themed programmingFamily LifeBBC Hereford & Worcester [155] [156]
    1. ↑ Brown had worked in forces and commercial radio from 1970 to 1984. He then worked for the Independent Broadcasting Authority, and also various commercial radio organisations, including the RadioCentre as chairman, which he left at the end of 2008. [157]
    2. ↑ Vandenberghe, while working at the Independent Police Complaints Commission, leaked documents to the press concerning the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.[ citation needed ]
    3. ↑ Radio diary by Christian O'Connell as he travelled with Coldplay, ending with the complete concert from Munich from their Viva la Vida Tour.[ citation needed ]

    2010 Gold Award winners

    CategoryWinnerStation/Organisation
    Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus)TodayBBC Radio 4
    Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million)Dixie & Gayle, The Real Breakfast ShowReal Radio Yorkshire
    Best Music ProgrammeDermot O'LearyBBC Radio 2
    Best Specialist Music Programme Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1
    Best Entertainment Programme Capital Breakfast Capital London
    Best Speech ProgrammeNihal on BBC Asian NetworkBBC Asian Network
    Best Sports ProgrammeSportsoundBBC Radio Scotland
    Best News & Current Affairs ProgrammeNewshourBBC World Service
    Best Breaking News CoverageAlzheimer's TragedyBBC Radio Ulster
    Best Live Event CoverageAbsolute BlurAbsolute Radio
    Best Community ProgrammingThe New Ballads of Reading GaolBBC Radio Berkshire
    Best Internet ProgrammeHackney PodcastHackney Podcast
    Music Radio Personality of the Year Scott Mills BBC Radio 1
    Music Broadcaster of the Year Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1
    Speech Radio Personality of the YearFrances FinnBBC Radio Nottingham
    Speech Broadcaster of the YearSir David AttenboroughBBC Radio 4
    News Journalist of the YearLyse DoucetBBC World Service
    Best Specialist ContributorMark KermodeBBC Radio 5 live
    Best InterviewJenni Murray interviews Sharon ShoesmithBBC Radio 4
    Station Programmer of the YearEuan McMorrowRadio City 96.7
    Best Use of Branded ContentNME Radio for Skins RadioNME Radio
    Best Single Promo/CommercialDear StantalkSPORT
    Best Promotional/Advertising CampaignVote JoeReal Radio North East
    Best CompetitionWho's Calling Christian'Absolute Radio
    Best Station ImagingOxfordshire's 106 JACK fmOxfordshire's 106 JACK fm
    Best Music SpecialElvis By BonoBBC Radio 4
    Best News SpecialCrossing Continents: ChechnyaBBC Radio 4
    Best FeatureArchive on 4: Working for MargaretBBC Radio 4
    Best Comedy Adam and Joe BBC 6 Music
    Best DramaPeople Snogging in Public PlacesBBC Radio 3
    Station of the Year (up to 300,000)Moray Firth Radio (MFR)Moray Firth Radio (MFR)
    Station of the Year (300,000 – 1 million)BBC Radio DerbyBBC Radio Derby
    Station of the Year (1 Million plus)Kiss 100Kiss 100
    Digital Station of the YearPlanet RockPlanet Rock
    UK Station of the YearBBC Radio 5 liveBBC Radio 5 live
    The Special Gold Award Trevor Nelson
    The Special AwardBFBS Radio

    2011 Gold Award winners

    CategoryWinnerStation/Organisation
    Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus)5 live BreakfastBBC Radio 5 live
    Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million)The Graham Mack Breakfast showBBC Wiltshire
    Best Music Programme Simon Mayo Drivetime BBC Radio 2
    Best Specialist Music ProgrammeJazz on 3BBC Radio 3
    Best Entertainment ProgrammeThe Frank Skinner ShowAbsolute Radio
    Best Speech ProgrammeThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4
    Best Sports ProgrammeFighting TalkBBC Radio 5 live
    Best News & Current Affairs ProgrammeVictoria DerbyshireBBC Radio 5 live
    Best Breaking News Coverage5 live Drive: Birth Of The CoalitionBBC Radio 5 live
    Best Live Event CoverageThe Ryder Cup on 5 liveBBC Radio 5 live
    Best Community ProgrammingWarning: May Contain NutsBBC Radio Berkshire
    Best Internet ProgrammeAnswer Me This!Answer Me This!
    Music Radio Personality of the YearRonnie WoodAbsolute Radio, Absolute Classic Rock
    Music Broadcaster of the Year Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1
    Speech Radio Personality of the YearDanny BakerBBC Radio 5 live, BBC London 94.9
    Speech Broadcaster of the Year Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2
    News Journalist of the YearMatthew PriceBBC Radio 4
    Best On-Air ContributorAnnabel PortAbsolute Radio
    Best InterviewJeremy Vine interviews Gordon BrownBBC Radio 2
    Best Use of Branded ContentAlex Masterley on Classic FM with TowryClassic FM
    Best Single Promo/CommercialCapital's Summertime Ball Mash-up95.8 Capital FM
    Best Promotional/Advertising CampaignThe FIFA World Cup 2010, South Africa on talkSPORTtalkSPORT
    Best CompetitionBeat The StarHeart West Midlands
    Best Station ImagingKiss 100Kiss 100
    Best Music SpecialThe John Bonham StoryBBC 6 Music
    Best News SpecialRaoul Moat – The Final HoursReal Radio
    Best FeatureHeel, Toe, Step TogetherBBC Radio 4
    Best Comedy The Jason Byrne Show BBC Radio 2
    Best DramaEvery Child MattersBBC Radio 4
    Best Use of MultiplatformBBC IntroducingBBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 3, BBC Local Radio, BBC Radio 2
    Station of the Year (Under 300,000)Central FM (103.1 FM)Central FM (103.1 FM)
    Station of the Year (300,000 – 1 million)BBC Radio DerbyBBC Radio Derby
    Station of the Year (1 Million plus)105.4 Real Radio North West105.4 Real Radio North West
    Digital Station of the Year Fun Kids Fun Kids
    UK Station of the YeartalkSPORTtalkSPORT
    Station Programmer of the YearMoz DeetalkSPORT
    The Special Gold Award Annie Nightingale BBC Radio 1
    The Gold AwardJenni Murray

    2012 Gold Award winners

    CategoryWinnerStation/Organisation
    Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus)KISS Breakfast with Rickie, Melvin and CharlieKiss 100
    Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million) Real Radio Breakfast with Gary and Lisa Real Radio North East
    Best Music Programme Fearne Cotton BBC Radio 1
    Best Specialist Music ProgrammeDavid RodiganBBC Radio 2
    Best Entertainment ProgrammeBeryl and BettyBBC Radio Humberside
    Best Speech ProgrammeStephen NolanBBC Radio 5 Live
    Best Sports ProgrammeKeys & GraytalkSPORT
    Best News & Current Affairs Programme5 live DriveBBC Radio 5 Live
    Best Breaking News CoveragePMBBC Radio 4
    Best Live Event CoverageThe Royal WeddingBBC World Service
    Best Community ProgrammingFace to Face National Prison Radio
    Best Internet ProgrammeScience Weekly: Sounds of the Space Shuttle – An Acoustic TributeThe Guardian
    Music Radio Personality of the YearChris EvansBBC Radio 2
    Music Broadcaster of the YearJools HollandBBC Radio 2
    Speech Radio Personality of the YearDanny BakerBBC Radio 5 Live
    Speech Broadcaster of the YearVictoria DerbyshireBBC Radio 5 Live
    News Journalist of the YearMike ThomsonBBC Radio 4
    Best InterviewEddie Mair interviews Julie NicholsonBBC Radio 4
    Station Programmer of the YearAndy RobertsKISS
    Best Use of Branded ContentDanny Wallace's Naked BreakfastXfm
    Best Single Promo/CommercialGeoff Lloyd's Hometime Show – The ComplaintsAbsolute Radio
    Best Promotional/Advertising CampaignWimbledon 2011BBC Radio 2
    Best Competition2 Strangers and a Wedding106 JACKfm Oxfordshire and glide FM 107.9 Oxfordshire
    Best Station ImagingBBC Radio 1XtraBBC Radio 1Xtra
    Best Music Feature/Special/DocumentaryFeeling Good – The Nina Simone Story Part 1BBC Radio 2
    Best News Feature/Special/DocumentaryChild of ArdoyneBBC Radio 3
    Best Feature/Special/DocumentaryWalking with the WoundedSmooth Radio
    Best Comedy Mark Steel's in Town BBC Radio 4
    Best DramaOn ItBBC Radio 4
    Best Use of Multiplatform/Social MediaNow Playing@6MusicBBC Radio 6 Music
    Station of the Year (Under 300,000)KL.FM 96.7KL.FM 96.7
    Station of the Year (300,000 – 1 million)107.6 Juice FM107.6 Juice FM
    Station of the Year (1 Million plus)Radio City 96.7Radio City 96.7
    UK Station of the YearBBC Radio 6 MusicBBC Radio 6 Music
    The Gold AwardNicholas Parsons

    2013 Gold Award winners

    CategoryWinnerStation/Organisation
    Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus)Today ProgrammeBBC Radio 4
    Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million)Sam & AmyGem 106
    Best Music ProgrammeThe Dermot O'Leary ShowBBC Radio 2
    Best Entertainment ProgrammeThe Danny Baker ShowBBC Radio 5 Live
    Best Speech ProgrammeWitnessBBC World Service
    Best Sports Programme5 live Olympics with Peter Allen and Colin MurrayBBC Radio 5 live
    Best News & Current Affairs ProgrammeBBC Radio 1 NewsbeatBBC Radio 1
    Best Coverage of a Live EventLondon 2012: The Olympic & Paralympic GamesBBC Radio 5 live
    Best Community ProgrammingCiaran's CauseReal Radio North West
    Music Radio Personality of the YearChristian O'ConnellAbsolute Radio
    Music Radio Broadcaster of the Year Cerys Matthews BBC Radio 6 Music
    Speech Radio Broadcaster of the YearEddie MairBBC Radio 4
    Radio Journalism of the YearJohn HumphrysBBC Radio 4
    Best Use of Branded ContentThe Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show with WickesAbsolute Radio
    Best Promotional/Advertising CampaignThe Gothic ImaginationBBC Radio 4 & 4 Extra Presentation for BBC Radio 4
    Best CompetitionCoca-Cola Fan ReportertalkSPORT
    Best Station ImagingBBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2
    Best Music Feature or DocumentaryThe Story of Ed SheeranBBC Radio 1
    Best News Feature or DocumentaryThe Bombardment of HomsBBC World Service
    Best Feature or DocumentaryBruising SilenceBBC Radio 1
    Best Comedy Isy Suttie: Pearl and DaveBBC Radio 4
    Best DramaThe Resistance of Mrs BrownBBC Radio 4
    Best Use of MultiplatformRadio 1's Review ShowBBC Radio 1
    Station of the Year (Under 300,000)KL.FM 96.7KL.FM 96.7
    Station of the Year (300,000 – 1 million)BBC Radio HumbersideBBC Radio Humberside
    Station of the Year (1 Million plus)Metro RadioMetro Radio
    UK Station of the YearBBC Radio 5 liveBBC Radio 5 live
    UK Radio Brand of the YearClassic FMClassic FM
    The Gold AwardRichard Park
    The Special Gold Award Steve Lamacq BBC Radio 6 Music

    2014 Gold Award winners

    CategoryWinnerStation/Organisation
    Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus)The Capital Breakfast Show with Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon 95.8 Capital FM
    Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million) Iain Lee BBC Three Counties Radio
    Best Music ProgrammeThe Jazz Show with Jamie CullumBBC Radio 2
    Best Specialist Music ProgrammeThe Beatdown on XFM with Scroobius PipXFM London & XFM Manchester
    Best Entertainment ProgrammeGreg JamesBBC Radio 1
    Best Speech ProgrammeThe Frank Skinner ShowAbsolute Radio
    Best Sports ProgrammeThe Day We Won WimbledonBBC Radio 5 live
    Best News & Current Affairs ProgrammePMBBC Radio 4
    Best Coverage of a Live EventThe Death of Nelson MandelaBBC World Service
    Best Community ProgrammingSlavery on our StreetsLBC 97.3
    Music Radio Personality of the YearSam & AmyGem 106
    Music Radio Broadcaster of the Year Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1
    Speech Radio Personality of the Year Danny Baker BBC Radio 5 live
    Speech Radio Broadcaster of the Year Victoria Derbyshire BBC Radio 5 live
    National Radio Journalist of the Year Tom Swarbrick LBC 97.3
    Local Radio Journalist of the YearBBC Radio Norfolk News TeamBBC Radio Norfolk
    Best Interview of the YearWinfred Robinson interviews Ralph BulgerBBC Radio 4
    Best Use of Branded ContentThe Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show with WickesAbsolute Radio
    Best Promotional CampaignWimbledon 2013BBC World Service
    Best CompetitionThe Heart HouseHeart West Midlands
    Best Station ImagingKISS FM (UK)KISS FM (UK)
    Radio Brand of the YearThe Absolute Radio NetworkThe Absolute Radio Network
    Best Music Feature or DocumentarySoul Music: Strange FruitBBC Radio 4
    Best News Feature or DocumentaryTempted by TeacherBBC Radio 1
    Best Feature or DocumentaryBetween the Ears: Mighty BeastBBC Radio 3
    Best Comedy The Secret World BBC Radio 4
    Best DramaThe Morpeth CarolBBC Radio 4
    Best Creative Innovation#LipdublincolnBBC Radio Lincolnshire
    Best Technical InnovationInStream for Absolute RadioAbsolute Radio
    Station of the Year (under 1 million)BBC TeesBBC Tees
    Station of the Year (1 million plus)BBC Radio UlsterBBC Radio Ulster
    UK Station of the YearBBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2
    The Special Gold Award Tony Blackburn BBC Radio 2
    The Special AwardThe Production and Presentation Team for Call Clegg & Ask BorisLBC


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      1. 1 2 3 The awards for best national and local DJs were voted for by the readers of Smash Hits magazine. [26]

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