Sony nominations announced

The nominations for the 25th Sony Radio Adacemy Awards have been announced at the CC Club in Piccadilly, London. This year will feature two new awards – The Internet Programme Award and The Lifetime Achievement Award. The full list of nominations follow.

The Breakfast Show Award

Five Live Breakfast – BBC Radio News for Five Live
The Bush & Troy Show – GWR FM Bristol
The Jo & Twiggy Breakfast Show – 96 Trent FM
The Today Programme – BBC Radio News for Radio 4
Toolan in the Morning – Key 103 Manchester

The Music Programme Award

Discovering Music – BBC Radio 3 Manchester for Radio 3
Heart Drivetime with Emma B – London’s Heart 106.2
Popworld Radio – UBC Media for 4Radio
The Mark Radcliffe Show – Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 2
Zane Lowe – BBC Radio 1

The Specialist Music Programme Award

Friction – BBC Asian Network
Jazz House – BBC Radio Scotland
Music:Response with Clint Boon – XFM Manchester
The Freak Zone – BBC 6 Music
Westwood – Justice Entertainment for BBC Radio 1

The News & Current Affairs Programme Award

BBC Radio Suffolk Breakfast – BBC Radio Suffolk
Five Live Breakfast – BBC Radio News for Five Live
Real News at Five – Real Radio Yorkshire News Team – for Real Radio Yorkshire
The Today Programme – BBC Radio News for Radio 4
Weekend Business – BBC Business & Economics for Five Live

The Sports Programme Award

Five Live Sport – BBC Radio Sport for Five Live
Planet Speedway – BBC Radio Oxford
Sportsweek – Front Page Media for BBC Radio Five Live
SuperScoreboard (Live & Xtra) – Radio Clyde News for Clyde 1
The Pain of the Game – Inverness Conversation &
Communities Strand for BBC Radio Scotland

The Speech Programme Award

Front Row – BBC Radio Arts for Radio 4
PM – BBC Radio News for Radio 4
The Jeremy Vine Show – BBC Radio 2
The Reunion – Whistledown Productions for BBC Radio 4
Woman’s Hour – BBC General Factual for Radio 4

The Interactive Programme Award

PM – BBC Radio News for Radio 4
Scott Mills – BBC Radio 1
The Big Brum Breakfast with Elliott & Caroline – BRMB
The Pete Price Show – Radio City 96.7
Victoria Derbyshire – BBC Radio News for Five Live

The Entertainment Award

Bowie @ Breakfast – Radio Clyde for Clyde 1
Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston & Harriet Scott –
London’s Heart 106.2
The Chris Evans Show – BBC Radio 2
The Chris Moyles Show – BBC Radio 1
The Jo & Twiggy Breakfast Show – 96 Trent FM

The Music Broadcaster of the Year

Andi Durrant – Galaxy Network Programming & Distorted Productions for the Galaxy Network
Clint Boon – XFM Manchester
Colin Murray – BBC Radio 1
Jo Whiley – BBC Radio 1
Steve Lamacq – BBC 6 Music

The Music Radio Personality of the Year

Andy Kershaw – BBC Radio 3
Chris Evans – BBC Radio 2
Dominik Diamond – XFM Scotland
Jonathan Ross – BBC Radio 2 & Off The Kerb Productions for Radio 2
Mark Radcliffe – Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 2

The News Journalist of the Year

John Humphrys – The Today Programme, BBC Radio News for Radio 4
Key 103 & Magic 1152 News Team – Key 103 & Magic 1152 Manchester
Mike Thomson – The Today Programme, BBC Radio News for Radio 4
Peter Allen – BBC Radio News for Five Live
Shari Vahl – BBC Manchester for Radio 4

The Speech Broadcaster of the Year

Anna Raeburn – LBC 97.3fm
Eddie Nestor – BBC London 94.9
George Arney – World Service News & Current Affairs for the World Service
John Humphrys – The Today Programme, BBC Radio News for Radio 4
Vanessa Feltz – BBC London 94.9

The Station Programmer of the Year

Francis Currie – Heart Brand Programme Director for the Heart Network
Ric Blaxill – Head of Programmes for BBC 6 Music
Richard Maddock – Programme Director for Radio City 96.7

The Drama Award

Breakfast with Mugabe – A Royal Shakespeare Company Production by Catherine Bailey Ltd for BBC Radio 3
In Search of Oldton – BBC Radio Drama for Radio 4
Lorilei – BBC Radio Drama for Radio 4
The Cairo Trilogy – Goldhawk Essential Productions for Radio 4
True West – BBC Radio Drama for Radio 3

The Comedy Award

1966 And All That – BBC Radio Entertainment for Radio 4
Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive – Pozzitive Television for BBC Radio 4
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum FussballWeltmeisterschaft Weg! – Pozzitive Television for BBC Radio 4
North By North North – BBC Radio Scotland
Pleased To Meet You – BBC7 & BBC Radio Leeds for BBC7

The Feature Award

Chasing A Cure – Somethin’ Else for BBC Radio 4
Don’t Hang Up:Night Lines – BBC Radio Documentaries for Radio 4
Fighting To Be Normal – BBC Radio Documentaries for Radio 4
On The Road – BBC Northern Ireland for Radio Ulster
Radio Ballads 2006: The Song Of Steel – Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 2

The Music Special Award

Malcolm McLaren’s Musical Map of London – Just Radio for BBC Radio 2
Shostakovich: A Journey into Light – BBC Radio 3
The Beatles "Love" – Capital Gold for the Capital Gold UK Radio Network
The Invisible Man: The Rod Temperton Story (Part One) – Wise Buddah Creative for BBC Radio 2
The Poet, The Rocker: The Phil Lynott Story – Wise Buddah Creative for BBC Radio 2

The News Feature Award

Aberfan: Forty Years On – Real Radio Wales News Team for Real Radio Wales
Assignment: Cheaper Than The Ground – BBC News & Current Affairs for the World Service
Coming Home – Unique the production company for BBC Radio 1
Letters from Guantanamo Bay – Whistledown Productions for BBC Radio 4
Love, ‘Honour’ and Obey – BBC Birmingham for the Asian Network

The Breaking News Award

Terror Alert – The Today Programme, BBC Radio News for Radio 4
Test Match Collapse – BBC Radio News for Five Live Sports Extra
The London Tornado – BBC London 94.9
The London Tornado – LBC Newsroom for LBC News 1152am
War In Lebanon – World Service News & Current Affairs for the World Service

The Live Event Coverage Award

Notting Hill Carnival – Kiss 100
The Alan Shearer Testimonial – Magic 1152 Sport for Magic 1152
The Day That Changed The World – General News Service Special Report BBC Radio News for the Nations & Regions
The Manchester Bomb: Ten Years On – BBC Radio Manchester
The Queen’s 80th Birthday – Andrew Peach Special
for BBC Radio Berkshire

The Community Award

Bare All 06: Safer Sex Campaign – Radio 1 & 1Xtra for the BBC
Phones for Paul’s Place – BBC Radio Bristol
Radio Ballads 2006: 30 Years Of Conflict – Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 2
Sea Sense – BBC Radio Cornwall
The Plot – BBC Radio Berkshire

The Promo Award

Brunel 200 – BBC Radio Bristol
Kerrang! Radio Valentines – Kerrang! Radio
Real Radio Renegade – Real Radio Group Imaging
for Real Radio Yorkshire, Wales & Scotland
The Ashes – Five Live Promotions for Five Live Sports Extra
The World Cup 2006 – 2 -Ten FM

The Competition Award

Hairy Fairy – Pirate fm
Live In It To Win It – Metro Radio
Manhunt – Galaxy Programming for the Galaxy Network
The BH Jam Spoon from the Broadcasting House Programme – BBC Radio News for Radio 4
Who’s Calling Christian? – Virgin Radio

The Station Imaging Award

96.3 Radio Aire
Choice FM
Classic FM
Planet Rock
talkSPORT

The Internet Programme Award

Baddiel & Skinner’s World Cup Podcast – Avalon Television & Times Online for Times Online & baddielandskinner.com
Firin’ Squad Unsigned Podcast – Wise Buddah Talent for firinsquad.co.uko
My Streets: A Rudeboy’s Guide to Peckham – All Out Productions for 4Radio
The Game with Danny Kelly Podcast – Times Online
The Insight Show – VIPonAIR & RNIB for VIPonAIR.com

Station Of the Year: with a potential audience of under 300,000

Isle Of Wight Radio
Moray Firth Radio
Silk FM

Station Of the Year: with a potential audience of 300,000 -1 million

BBC Hereford & Worcester
BBC Radio Derby
Lincs FM 102.2

Station Of The Year: with a potential audience of 1 million plus

BBC Radio Ulster
Kerrang! Radio
Radio City 96.7

Digital Terrestrial Station Of The Year

BBC Asian Network
FUN Radio
Gaydar Radio

UK Station of the Year

BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 2
Classic FM

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