Community Radio Awards
The Community Radio Awards are an accolade bestowed upon creatives in the community sector of broadcast radio in the United Kingdom. The awards showcase the work of community radio volunteers.
They were founded in 2016 by Martin Steers. The 2019 ceremony will be held in Barry, Wales in October, receiving more than 425 entries for consideration. The 2018 ceremony was held on 15 September in Sheffield, with 360 entries considered from 77 stations in 18 categories. The 2017 awards ceremony was held on 23 September in Bristol following a process involving over 350 entries in 16 categories from 70 community stations.
Nominations and Winners
2019
- Podcast of the Year
- *Gold: Rich Seams – New Writing North
- *Silver: ArtsWatch – Riverside Radio
- *Bronze: Speak Up Sunderland – Solo Arts CIC
- Innovation of the Year
- *Gold: Pride Community Network – Pride Radio
- *Silver: Not so much a website, more a community hub – Radio Verulam
- *Bronze The Local Radio Marketing Group – Wycombe Sound
- Newcomer of the Year
- *Gold: Jenna Myles – FromeFM
- *Silver: Sam Sethi – Marlow FM
- *Bronze Lewis Allsopp – Erewash Sound
- Sage Person
- *Gold: Geoff Selby – Bro Radio
- *Silver: Kelvin Currie – Vectis Radio
- *Bronze Sue Rodwell Smith – HCR FM
- Young Person of the Year
- *Gold: Emma Snow – Erewash Sound
- *Silver: Kane McMahon – Bro Radio
- *Bronze Haashim Siddique – Asian Star Radio, Slough
- Volunteer of the Year
- *Gold: Kate Gregory – Speysound Radio
- *Silver: Chas Large – Red Kite Radio
- *Bronze Luke Davis – Wycombe Sound 106.6fm
- Sports Show of the Year
- *Gold: MônFM Sport – MônFM
- *Silver: Verulam Sports – Radio Verulam
- *Bronze The Terrace Radio Show – Radio Cardiff
- Specialist Music Show of the Year
- *Gold: The Roots Collective – Wycombe Sound
- *Silver: It’s Showtime with Ryan & Jodana – Bro Radio
- *Bronze Alex Krupa's Country Show – Andover Radio
- Arts & Creative Radio of the Year
- *Gold: Maritime Radio Launch: A Love Song to Greenwich & Woolwich – Maritime Radio
- *Silver: Where I Was Born, Where I Was Raised – Spark Sunderland
- *Bronze "The UK's most creative independent radio station" – Resonance FM
- Speech & Journalism of the Year
- *Gold: Autism & It's Possibilities – Radio LaB 97.1FM
- *Silver: Talking Men – The Alex Skeel Interview – Cambridge 105 Radio
- *Bronze Second Chance: Disclosing Your Past – Swindon 105.5
- Entertainment Show of the Year
- *Gold: Desi Beats Show with Desi Diva Deepa – Asian Star Radio
- *Silver: Robbie James – Express FM
- *Bronze The Dylan Taylor Breakfast Show – 107 Endeavour FM
- Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year
- *Gold: Source FM Christmas Party 2018 – Source FM
- *Silver: Source FM's Parklive – Source FM
- *Bronze Start of the Great North Run 2018 – Radio Tyneside
- Female Presenter of the Year
- *Gold: Jo Thoenes – BFBS Brize Norton
- *Silver: Gemma-Leigh James – Marlow FM
- *Bronze Fiona McNeill – Dunoon Community Radio
- Male Presenter of the Year
- *Gold: Sam Day – Future Radio
- *Silver: Rob L'Esperance – Wycombe Sound 106.6fm
- *Bronze Chris Kaye – BFBS Catterick
- Community Show of the Year
- *Gold: Julie Donaldson's Morning Mix – Zetland FM
- *Silver: The Health and Wellbeing Hour – Heartland FM
- *Bronze The Vale This Week – Bro Radio
- Community Development Project of the Year
- *Gold: Chapel St Primary School takes over – ALL FM
- *Silver: Cash 4 Calendars Campaign – Spark Sunderland
- *Bronze The 4Ps Project – Vectis Radio
- Digital or RSL Station Of The Year
- *Gold: Radio Wanno
- *Silver: Ocean Youth Radio
- *Bronze Thre3-6ix Radio & Scout Radio
- Station of the Year
- *Gold: ALL FM
- *Silver: Wycombe Sound
- *Bronze Spark Sunderland
2018
- Station of the Year
- *Gold: Raidió Fáilte
- *Silver: Spark Sunderland
- *Bronze: ALL FM
- Community Development Project of the Year
- *Gold: The METS Training programme - Somer Valley FM
- *Silver: Mental Health Community Project - Sheppey FM
- *Bronze: The 4Ps Project - Vectis Radio
- Female Presenter of the Year
- *Gold: Julie Donaldson - Zetland FM
- *Silver: Philippa Sawyer - Wycombe Sound
- *Bronze: Emma Snow - Erewash Sound
- Male Presenter of the Year
- *Gold: Mark Jarvis - Erewash Sound
- *Silver: Rob L’Esperance - Wycombe Sound
- *Bronze: Simon Wilson - Voice FM
- Community Show of the Year
- *Gold: Pol.ON – The Polish Show - East Coast FM
- *Silver: Tameside Today - Tameside Radio
- *Bronze: The One Love Breakfast Show - BCfm
- Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year
- *Gold: Local Radio Day 2018 - Wycombe Sound
- *Silver: General Election 2017 - Chelmsford Community Radio
- *Bronze: ‘Spirit of Wildfire’ – A Festival for Radio - 107 Meridian FM
- Entertainment Show of the Year
- *Gold: The Rob L’Esperance Jukebox - Wycombe Sound
- *Silver: Emma Snow - Erewash Sound
- *Gold: Drivetime with Ryan and Beth - Spark Sunderland
- Speech and Journalism of the Year
- *Gold: The Parents’ Show - Radio Verulam
- *Silver: Opening of the Herne Centre - Radio Cabin
- *Bronze: Dear Reader with Jessica Stone - CSR
- Sports Show of the Year
- *Gold: Tuesday Night Sport - Wycombe Sound
- *Silver: OB's Saturday Sport Show - Radio Cardiff
- *Bronze: Live Commentary – FA Cup – Birmingham Senior Cup - Black Country Radio
- Volunteer of the Year
- *Gold: Oliver Downing - KCC Live
- *Silver: Oliver Wilkinson - Drystone Radio
- *Bronze: Alex Farrell - Radio Tamworth
- Young Person of the Year
- *Gold: Jeannie Nicolas - Erewash Sound
- *Silver: Liam Gates - Wycombe Sound
- *Bronze: James O’Malley - Tameside Radio
- Sage Person of the Year
- *Gold: Chris Moore - Endeavour FM
- *Silver: Roz Johnson - Wythenshawe Community Radio
- *Bronze: Bill Prentice - Black Diamond FM
- Newcomer of the Year
- *Gold: Jane Steele - Drystone Radio
- *Silver: Abbie Clive - Sheppey FM
- *Bronze: Mimi Harker OBE - Wycombe Sound
- Innovation of the Year
- *Gold: ‘Get On’ - Science Education & Community Radio - Academy FM Folkestone
- *Silver: Halifax The Halifax Jigsaw Project - Phoenix FM
- *Bronze: The Chorley FM ‘100 Club’ - Chorley FM
- Podcast of the Year
- *Gold: National Prison Radio Double Bubble
- Digital/RSL Station of the Year
- *Gold: Wandsworth Radio
2017
- Station of the Year
- *ALL FM
- *Raidió Fáilte
- *Ribble FM
- *Somer Valley FM
- *Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
- Community Development Project of the Year
- *Radio Sheung Lok – ALL FM
- *Mackem Craic – Spark FM
- *A Present from the Past – Phoenix FM Halifax
- *Alright Mate I’m Listening – Ribble FM
- *Global Sunderland – Spark FM
- Female Presenter of the Year
- *Laura Perry – CSRfm
- *Fiona Jessica Wilson – Ipswich Community Radio
- *Louise Croombs – Tameside Radio
- *Philippa Sawyer – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
- *Julie Donaldson – Zetland FM
- Male Presenter of the Year
- *Mark Jarvis – Erewash Sound
- *Rory Auskerry – Pure 107.8FM
- *Lee Roe – Ribble FM
- *Mark Blackman – Wirral Radio
- *Rob L’Esperance – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
- Community Show of the Year
- *The Midweek Sportsbar – BCFM Radio
- *Summer Saturday – Cambridge 105
- *Kinlochlovin Drivetime – Nevis Radio
- *Farming Friday – Ribble FM
- *Mid-Morning – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
- Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year
- *Les James Challenge Cup Final 2017 – 107.5 Switch Radio
- *BCfm Election night 2017 – 1BCfm Radio
- *Tour de Yorkshire – Drystone Radio
- *Failsworth Carnival – Oldham Community Radio 99.7fm
- *Radio Verulam brings LIVE FA Cup coverage to St Albans – Radio Verulam
- Entertainment Show of the Year
- *Old Gits and Hits – BCFM Bristol
- *The Kieran Poole Sessions – Miskin Radio
- *The Week in Geek – The biggest Geek radio show in the UK – Spark FM
- *Drivetime with Ryan and Beth – Spark FM
- *Breakfast with Louise – Tameside Radio
- Speech and Journalism Radio of the Year
- *Sapana Budha ‘Nepal: after the Earthquake’ – Radio LaB 97.1FM
- *Newsburst – Sheppey 92.2 FM
- *Spark Reports – Spark FM
- *Rough Sleep – Tameside Radio
- *The Late Show with Joe Shennan – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
- Arts and Creative Radio of the Year
- *Folkestone Life, A Sound Art Project – Academy FM
- *Dear Reader – CSRfm
- *Huntsford – Huntingdon Community Radio
- *Lincoln Voices – Lincoln City Radio
- *The Second Coming – Warminster Community Radio
- Specialist Music Show of the Year
- *The Urban LP – CSRfm
- *The Vintage Show – Ribble FM
- *The Richard Harris Folk and Blues Show – Somer Valley FM
- *Dance Revolution – Spark FM
- *Showstoppers – Zetland FM
- Sports Show of the Year
- *The Wycombe Sound Saturday Sports Show – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
- *The Saturday Scoreboard – Switch Radio
- *Sportsbyte – Spark FM
- *Radio Verulam FA Cup coverage St Albans v Carlisle United – Radio Verulam
- *OB’s Saturday Sport Show – Radio Cardiff
- Volunteer of the Year
- *Ian Robertson – East Coast fm
- *John Weller – Nevis Radio
- *Arthur Chorley – Oldham Community Radio 99.7fm
- *Gary Tottingham – Radio LaB
- *Jack Bee – Sheppey 92.2 FM
- Young Person of the Year
- *Lila Bellamy – 107 Meridian FM
- *Jake Peach – CSRfm
- *Mark Jarvis – Erewash Sound
- *Rachel Price – Forces Radio BFBS Northern Ireland
- *Lewis Baxter – Ribble FM
- Sage Person of the Year
- *Hugh Taylor – Alive Radio
- *Manjulika Singh – Awaz FM
- *Trish Napier – Canalside Radio
- *Harry Haward – Resonance FM
- *Keith Green – Warminster Community Radio
- Newcomer of the Year
- *Katy Ashman – Abbey 104
- *Samantha Howard – Academy FM Folkestone
- *Mark Jarvis – Erewash Sound
- *Emma Snow – Erewash Sound
- *Lee Roe – Ribble FM
- Innovation Award
- *The One Pound SoundHound Round – East Coast 107.6FM
- *300 Club Lottery – Oldham Community Radio 99.7fm
- *Building an Audience using Facebook Live – Spark FM
- *Mackem Craic – Spark FM
- *Raspberry Pi Uplink Solution – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
- Podcast
- *Apex – Cam FM
- *Talking Men – Cambridge 105
- *Fair Frome Food Bank training podcast – Frome FM
- *Shadow – Insanity Radio
- *Radio Wanno – Radio Wanno
2016
- Station of the Year: Ujima Radio
- Female Presenter of the Year: Primrose Granville - Ujima Radio