And The Nominees Are...
The following entries, within each of the twelve categories, have been shortlisted for consideration in the final round of judging for this year's Student Radio Awards.
Best Student Radio Station
- CUR1350
- Smoke Radio
- Blast
- 1449AM URB
- Demon FM
- RaW
Best Female Presenter
- Katherine Godfrey, CUR1350
- Jaine Sykes, CUR1350
- Jo Venross, BurnFM.com
- Camille Ainsworth, Fresh Air
- Faye Lyons-White, LSRfm.com
- Becca Day-Preston, Fuse FM
Best Male Presenter
- Dave Dodd, BIRSt
- Greg Hughes, LSRfm.com
- Ben McGrail, LSRfm.com
- Hugh Trimble, Oxide
- Ali Moore, Demon FM
- Kenny Donohue, Bailrigg FM
Newcomer of the Year
- Neil Kingston, LSRfm.com
- Steve Fanner, Livewire 1350 AM
- Jaine Sykes, CUR1350
- Dan Gough, URN
- Guillaume Wright, Oxide
Best Specialist Music Programming
- Hour of Darkness
Leo Garcia, Rare FM - Gettin Funk'd
Eddy Elton, LCR 1350 - Departures
Lee Matthews, CSR FM Canterbury - Sirens & the seductive lure of the female voice
Hannah Rosenfelder, EC1 FM - Different Drum
Jacob Niedzwiecki, Purple Radio - Volume 11
Tobias Brown, CUR1350
Best Journalistic Programming
- Newslink Weekly
LSRfm.com - Newslink Big 25
LSRfm.com - Xpress News
The Xpress News Team, Xpress Radio - Surge Newsweek
Surge - Travellers on campus
The Bailrigg FM News Team, Bailrigg FM - Warwick Debates
Alex Shapland-Howes, RaW
Best Entertainment Programming
- Weekend Breakfast
Charles Lyons et al, CUR1350 - Rock Paper Scissors
Jaine Sykes, CUR1350 - Morning Glory
Alex-James Painter & Ella Belsham, CUR1350 - The Big Chewsie
Ben Anderson et al, RaW - Will & Russ on Primetime
Will Foster & Russell Gowers, RaW - The JC Show
James Collins et al, Fuse FM
Best Scripted Programming
- November Day
Rebecca Bellini, UCA Radio - Meanwhile
Steve Ash, 1449AM URB - Tim from Narnia
Tim Johns, Fresh Air - Kwik Lit Classix presents… Wuthering Heights!
Jacqueline Curthoys, BIRSt - It’s your problem
Ben Worsfield, RaW - Konkers
Richard Dadd, CSR FM Canterbury
Best Interview
- Layik Hama
Jimmy Smallwood, LSRfm.com - Kate Jackson
Neil Kingston, LSRfm.com - Jack Penate
Gareth Ragg/Sarah Holmes, URN - Ewan McGregor
Tim Johns, Fresh Air - Kate Nash
Hilary Aked, Oxide
Best Live Event/Outside Broadcast
- Elections night
URN - Football Varsity Live
URN - Elections night
Bailrigg FM - Battle of the Band Final
RaW - Welsh Assembly Elections
Storm
Best Technical Innovation
- CUR1350
- URY
- Demon FM
- Surge
- CSR FM Canterbury
- RaW
Best Marketing/Branding
- Smoke Radio
- RaW
- 1449AM URB
- Storm FM
- Fresh Air
- Surge
The winner, and first and second runners-up in each category, will be decided by a second round of judging, undertaken by a new set of judges, and the result will be announced at the Student Radio Awards on the 15th November.
Congratulations all!