TWO Scottish nominations have just missed out on netting prizes at the inaugural Radio Production Awards – hosted by the Radio Academy and the Radio Independents Group, and established to reward achievement by individual producers and production companies.
While BBC Radio Scotland’s Muslim Alim and Niall Young were shortlisted in the ‘live music (studio) production’ category, Ross MacFadyen, of community radio station, Celtic Music Radio, was nominated for its concert equivalent.
Gillian Reynolds, the highly-respected radio critic of the Daily Telegraph was the judging panel chair.
The awards ceremony took place this evening in London.
The winners and nominees were:
BEST FACTUAL PRODUCER
Winner: Catherine Miller, BBC News
Nominees: Adam Fowler, freelance
Simon Jacobs, Unique
David Prest, Whistledown Productions
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER
Winner: Wayne Clark; Paul Deacon; Chris Parker, TXmediasuite
Nominees: James Hodder, Resonance 104.4FM
David Tyler, Pozzitive Television
Owen McFadden, BBC Radio Ulster
BEST MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER
Winner: Sue Clark, Sue Clark Productions
Nominees: Kate Bland and Chris O’Shaughnessy, Just Radio
Nick Barraclough, Smooth Operations
Ben Walker, Ora Et Labora
LIVE MUSIC PRODUCER – CONCERT
Winner: Joe Adams, TBI Media with Absolute Radio
Nominees: Charis Blyth, Somethin’ Else
Ross MacFadyen, Celtic Music Radio 1530am
Paul McClean, BBC Radio Ulster
LIVE MUSIC PRODUCER – STUDIO SESSION
Winner: Chris Denman, XFM (Global Radio)
Nominees: Muslim Alim and Niall Young, BBC Radio Scotland
Dean Woodcock, Absolute Radio
Peggy Sutton, Somethin’ Else
BEST ONLINE PRODUCER
Winner: Francesca Panetta, The Guardian
Nominees: Sam Gregory, Sun Talk
Vince Lynch, Absolute Radio
Sam Coley, Birmingham City University
BEST DRAMA PRODUCER
Winner: Gordon House, Goldhawk / Essential
Nominees: Judith Kampfner, Corporation for Independent Media
Eoin O’Callaghan, BBC Radio Drama Northern Ireland
Frank Stirling, Unique
BEST NEWCOMER
Winner: James Wilson, Galaxy Manchester (Global Radio)
Nominees: Katie Burningham, Falling Tree Productions
Eloise Carr, Absolute Radio
Susie Matthews, Unique
THE CREATIVE AWARD
Winner: Francesca Panetta, The Guardian
Nominees: Kate Bland and Peregrine Andrews, Just Radio
Tom Jackson and Susan Marling, Just Radio
Dinah Bird, Loftus Audio
