SEVERAL Scots entries have made it to the shortlist of an annual competition celebrating the best of UK commercial radio.
Scots entries make it into the likes of Journalist of the Year and the Station of the Year (<500,000 TSA) categories of the 2015 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards.
Read more, here. The winners will be announced on July 8.
The shortlist reads:
Presenter of the Year (under two million TSA)
Brian Moore, Metro Radio
Jordan North, Rock FM
Mark & Twiggy, 107 Oak FM
Steve & Karen, Metro Radio
Trevor & Caroline, 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire
Presenter of the Year (over two million TSA)
Christian O’Connell, Absolute Radio
Clint Boon, XFM Manchester
Frank Skinner, Absolute Radio
Jon Holmes, XFM London
Nick Ferrari, LBC
Programmer of the Year
Paul Gerrard, Heart & Smooth West Midlands, Capital Birmingham
Tony Moorey, Absolute Radio
James Rea, LBC
Andy Roberts, Kiss
Gary Stein, Heart London
Unsung Hero of the Year
Lisa Bayley, Absolute Radio
Pat Broome, Smooth North West
James Craddock 106 JACKfm and JACK 2
Sally Elkington, Lincs FM Group
Rhiana Povey, Capital NW & Wales
Journalist of the Year (Ali Booker Memorial Award)
Lauren Jones, Global’s Newsroom Wales
Laura Pennington, Hallam FM
Tom Swarbrick, LBC
Micky Welch, Metro Radio
Gillian Wheelan Global’s Newsroom Scotland
Station of the Year (<500,000 TSA)
Isle of Wight Radio
Northsound 1
MFR
Radio Borders
Radio Plymouth
Station of the Year (500,000 to 2m TSA)
Clyde 1
Forth one
Hallam FM
KMFM
Metro Radio
Station of the Year (two million + TSA)
Absolute Radio
Classic FM
LBC
Planet Rock
Smooth Radio UK
Breakfast Show of the Year (under two mllion TSA)
Capital Breakfast with Matt, Polly & Geraint Capital South Wales
Big John @ Breakfast Hallam FM
Jack’s Morning Glory 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire & JACK 2
Keith Clarkson at Breakfast Radio Borders
Mark O’Sullivan at Breakfast Touch FM
Breakfast Show of the Year (over two million TSA)
The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show Absolute Radio
Tim Lihoreau – More Music Breakfast Classic FM
Sam & Amy Gem 106
Heart breakfast with Jamie & Emma Heart London
XFM Breakfast with Tim Cocker XFM Manchester
Feature(s) of the Year
Auschwitz – A Survivor Returns LBC
Kid in the Car Forth 1
Lady Week Heart Sussex
Live Music Thursday Absolute Radio
Save Someone’s Christmas KMFM
Single Programme or Broadcast of the Year
Back to 94 XFM Manchester
Behind the Curtain: A Royal Opera House Special Classic FM
The Clarke Carlisle Story Absolute Radio
The LBC EU Leaders Debate LBC
Referendum Live Clyde 1
Specialist Programme of the Year
Andi Durrant – the Electrick Playground Kiss Fresh
Breaking Bands Team Rock
Nightowls Metro Radio
Rock n Roll Football Absolute Radio
Saturday Night at the Movies Classic FM
Social Action Initiative
Brighter Rider LBC
Cycle4Life Challenge Viking FM
Make Some Noise Heart London
Street Angels Key 103
Thirsty Kirsty – Dogs for the Disabled Banbury Sound
Station Imaging Award
Capital Xtra Capital Xtra
Saturday Night at the Movies Classic FM
Global’s Make Some Noise LBC, Capital, Heart, Smooth, Classic FM, XFM, Gold
Kiss FM UK Kiss FM UK
Smooth Radio Network Smooth Radio Network
News Coverage of the Year
BOB fm Hertfordshire News Team
Free Radio News
Global’s Newsroom Scotland
Global’s Newsroom Wales
Hallam FM News Coverage
Innovation of the Year
Composed Classic FM
Bin Weevils Partnership Fun Kids
Jack to Control the Music JACK 2
Project Banana Absolute Radio
Share Radio Share Radio
Marketing Award
Classic FM Interactive Classic FM
The Free Radio Phantom Free Radio
The Picadillys Key 103
Punching Above Your Weight Metro Radio
Stand Ups at Breakfast Absolute Radio
Local Sales Team of the Year
Capital Scotland
Radio Borders
Radio Clyde
Smooth North East
XFM Manchester
National Sales Award
Masters of Man Time with Just for Men Absolute Radio
Go Think Big Bauer Media
Stubhub – #GigEnvy Bauer Media
Jingle Bell Ball with Morrisons Capital FM
X Men FM XFM
Advertiser of the Year
British Gas
IKEA
McDonald’s
Media Agency of the Year
Carat
MEC
MediaCom
OMD
RadioWorks
PPL Breakthrough UK Artist of the Year
Clean Bandit
Ella Henderson
George Ezra
Rixton
Sam Smith
PPL Most Played UK Artist on Commercial Radio
Calvin Harris
Clean Bandit
Ed Sheeran
Queen
Sam Smith
