FOUR Scottish stations have been shortlisted for awards celebrating the best of commercial radio.
Northsound 1, Central FM, Radio Forth’s Boogie and Jill, and Real Radio Scotland’s Gavin Bruce and Jay Crawford are each in the running for an Arquiva Commercial Radio Award.
Northsound 1 has been shortlisted in the Commercial Radio Station of the Year (with a total survey area of less than 300,000) category, while Boogie and Jill are contenders for the Commercial Radio Presenter(s) of the Year title.
Real Radio Scotland’s nomination is in the Commercial Radio Marketing category, while Central FM is in the running for Local Sales Team of the Year .
The winners will be announced on the seventh of next month.
The full shortlist reads:
Commercial radio marketing award
Stuart Robinson – Citybeat
Julie Halford, Melanie Wills and Riah Matthews – Heart 106
Gavin Bruce and Jay Crawford – Real Radio Scotland
National sales team of the year
Bauer Advertising
talkSPORT
Virgin Radio
Local sales team of the year
Central FM
GWR Wiltshire
Orchard FM
Commercial radio station of the year (with a total survey area of less than 300,000)
Northsound 1
Star Radio Cambridge
97.2 Stray FM
Commercial radio station of the year (total survey area between 300,000 and one million)
Beacon Radio (West Midlands)
GWR Bristol
Lincs FM
Commercial radio station of the year (total survey area more than one million)
Classic FM
Magic 105.4
Xfm Manchester
Commercial radio programmer of the year
Paul Andrew – GWR Bristol
Andy Roberts – Kiss 100
Matt Whyatt – Xfm Manchester
Commercial radio presentation newcomer(s) of the year
Chris Wise – 107.4 The Quay
Hywel Evans and Jamie Atherton – 97.4 Rock FM
Rhys and Eggsy – Xfm South Wales
Commercial radio presenter(s) of the year
Boogie and Jill – 97.3 Forth One
Emma B – Heart 106.2
Jo and Twiggy – Trent FM
Commercial radio station sound award
James Stodd, Arden Hanley and Dan Riedo – Capital 95.8
Matt Robinson and GMG Group Imaging Team
talkSPORT Creative
Commercial radio news award
Nomia Iqbal and Katie Collins – 107.6 Juice FM
97.4 Rock FM News Team
Virgin Radio News Team
Commercial radio programme or feature of the year
‘Gun Crime’- Century Radio 105.4
‘The Rehab’ – Kiss Network
‘V Festival 2007′ – Virgin Radio
Commercial radio station creative award
Andrew Fraser, Jessica Smith and Mark Aldred – Kiss 105-108
Tom Turner and Sharon Dennis – Metro Radio
Andy Griffiths and Mike Doyle – 102.1 Swansea Bay Radio
Commercial radio technical innovation award
myclassicfm – Classic FM
100.7 Heart fm Multimedia – 100.7 Heart fm
Juicetube – 107.6 Juice FM
Commercial radio digital station of the year
GaydarRadio
Heat Radio
The Hits
Commercial radio social action initiative award
Bauer Radio – For the Kids Day
CFM – Robbie’s Runners
Severn Sound – The Floods 2007
Schools radio award (in association with Vision Charity)
Maxine Bradley – King Edward VI School, Morpeth
Ringwood School in Hampshire
Becky Hardesty – Royal National College for the Blind
