Australian Commercial Radio Awards

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Main Foyer of the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, where the ACRAs were held in 2017. MCEC Main Foyer, June 2015.jpg
Main Foyer of the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, where the ACRAs were held in 2017.

The Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs), previously known as the rAWARDS, are an Australian award ceremony held to recognise outstanding achievements in the radio industry. They were first held in 1989, and recognise excellence in all areas of Australian radio broadcasting including news, talk, sport, music and entertainment. They are run annually by Commercial Radio Australia and hosted in either Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or the Gold Coast. [1]

Contents

There are typically 33 award categories that are peer judged across three divisions: metropolitan, provincial and country commercial radio stations. All judging panels are composed of industry members. [1] [2]

Awards Format

The awards are organised into various categories, with nominees being announced a few weeks before the main awards ceremony. Usually four (on rare occasions five) entries are shortlisted in each of the three divisions and an overall division winner is selected from these finalists, meaning three separate awards are given out per category (one each for metropolitan, provincial and country). A hall of fame member is also generally inducted each year. [2]

The night is hosted by an industry member (or members), who is (are) generally employed in an on-air capacity, with revolving hosts throughout the night presenting specific awards.

Previous Winners

A full list of winners can be found on the Australian Commercial Radio Awards website. [3] All winners listed below are in the Metropolitan division.

YearBest On-Air TeamBest Networked ProgramBest Music PresenterBest Talk PresenterHall of Fame InducteeHostCity
FMAM
2017 [4] Kate, Tim and Marty, Nova Network Continuous Call Team (Ray Hadley, Erin Molan, Darryl Brohman, Bob Fulton, David Morrow, Mark Riddell, Chris Warren & Mark Levy), 2GB The Kyle and Jackie O Show (Kyle Sandilands & Jackie Henderson), Australian Radio Network Kent 'Smallzy' Small, Nova Network Ray Hadley, 2GB Amanda Keller TBC Melbourne
2016 [5] Kate, Tim and Marty, Nova Network Nights with Steve Price, Steve Price & Andrew Bolt, 2GB The Hamish & Andy Show, Hamish Blake & Andy Lee, Southern Cross Austereo Kent 'Smallzy' Small, Nova Network Ben Fordham, 2GB Cathy O'Connor TBC Melbourne
2015 [6] The Kyle & Jackie O Show, KIIS 106.5 3AW Breakfast (Ross Stevenson & John Burns), 3AW Kate, Tim & Marty, Nova NetworkTim Blackwell, Nova Network Ben Fordham, 2GB Jeremy Cordeaux Stephen Curry [7] Gold Coast
2014 [8] Jonesy & Amanda, WSFM 3AW Breakfast (Ross Stevenson & John Burns), 3AWThe Ray Hadley Morning Show, Macquarie Radio Network Chris 'Becko' Beckhouse, Triple M Sydney Ben Fordham, 2GBPeter Harvey Shane Jacobson [9] Melbourne
2013 [10] The Kyle & Jackie O Show, 2Day FM 3AW Breakfast (Ross Stevenson & John Burns), 3AWThe Best of Fitzy and Wippa, DMG Radio Australia Kent Small, Nova NetworkRay Hadley, 2GBKevin Blyton Charlie Pickering [11] Brisbane [11]
2012 [12] Jonesy & Amanda, WSFMThe Continuous Call Team (Ray Hadley, Steve Roach, Darryl Brohman & Bob Fulton), 2GBThe Kyle & Jackie O Show, Southern Cross Austereo Dylan Lewis, Nova 100 Ray Hadley, 2GBGraham Mott Merrick Watts & Sharon Osborne [13] Sydney [13]
2011 [14] The Kyle & Jackie O Show, 2Day FM3AW Breakfast (Ross Stevenson & John Burns), 3AWThe Ray Hadley Morning Show, Macquarie Radio NetworkTim Lee, Fox FM Neil Mitchell, 3AW Tony Pilkington Amanda Keller & Kelsey Grammer [15] Gold Coast [14]
2010 [16] The Hamish & Andy Show, Fox FMThe Ray Hadley Morning Show, Macquarie Radio Network Ugly Phil, Triple M Sydney Derryn Hinch, 3AWDerryn Hinch Roy & HG Melbourne
2009 [17] The Hamish & Andy Show, Fox FMThe Hamish & Andy Show, Today Network Dylan Lewis, Nova 100Derryn Hinch, 3AWDes DeCean Osher Günsberg Sydney
2008 [18] The Hamish & Andy Show, Fox FM [19] The Hamish & Andy Show, Today NetworkMike Fitzpatrick, Triple M Melbourne Neil Mitchell, 3AWNot awardedOsher GünsbergGold Coast
2007 [20] The Kyle & Jackie O Show, 2Day FMThe Hamish & Andy Show, Today NetworkJabba, Nova 96.9 Neil Mitchell, 3AW
  • Neil Mitchell
  • Greg Smith
 Jono Coleman Melbourne
2006 [21] The Kyle & Jackie O Show, 2Day FMThe Kyle & Jackie O Show, Southern Cross Austereo Bianca Dye, Nova 96.9Neil Mitchell, 3AW Frank Hyde John Cleese Luna Park Sydney

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