The full list of winners at the 2013 Sony Radio Academy Awards is below, including the new Golden Headphones Award.
The Sony Golden Headphones Award
Winner: Dan and Phil – BBC Radio 1
Station of the Year (under 300,000)
Gold: KL.FM 96.7
Nominee: National Prison Radio
Nominee: Touch FM
Best Feature or Documentary
Gold: Bruising Silence – Just Radio for BBC Radio 1
Silver: Dying Inside – Unique The Production Company for BBC Radio 4
Bronze: Titanic: Minute by Minute – TBI Media (with BBC Drama) for BBC Radio 2
Nominee: Belongings – TBI Media for BBC Radio 3
Nominee: Bon Voyage – Julia Scott Productions for BBC World Service
Best Speech Programme
Gold: Witness – BBC News for BBC World Service
Silver: The JVS Show – BBC Three Counties Radio
Bronze: The Listening Project – BBC Radio Documentaries with BBC English Regions & BBC Nations for BBC Radio 4
Nominee: Alan Robson’s Nightowls – Metro Radio
Nominee: Iain Dale – LBC 97.3
Best Competition
Gold: Coca-Cola Fan Reporter – talkSPORT
Silver: Two Strangers Risk It For A Biscuit – Real Radio Scotland
Bronze: 500 Words – BBC Radio 2
Nominee: Round Our Way on Xfm Manchester – Xfm Manchester
Nominee: Talk To The Animals – Geoff Lloyd – Absolute Radio
Best Music Feature or Documentary
Gold: The Story of Ed Sheeran – BBC Radio 1
Silver: Black is a Country – Brook Lapping Productions for BBC Radio 4
Bronze: 6 Music Celebrates: 50 Years of the Cassette – BBC 6 Music
Nominee: Titanic: Minute by Minute – TBI Media (with BBC Drama) for BBC Radio 2
Nominee: The Art of Garfunkel – BBC Radio 2
Best Entertainment Programme
Gold: The Danny Baker Show – Campbell Davison Media for BBC Radio 5 live
Silver: Greg James – BBC Radio 1
Bronze: Charlie Sloth – BBC Radio 1Xtra
Nominee: Geoff Lloyd’s Hometime Show – Absolute Radio
Nominee: Kate Lawler – Kerrang! Radio
Best News & Current Affairs Programme
Gold: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat – BBC News for BBC Radio 1
Silver: Newshour – BBC World Service News for BBC World Service
Bronze: Nick Ferrari at Breakfast – LBC 97.3
Nominee: File on 4 – BBC Radio Current Affairs for BBC Radio 4
Nominee: The Nolan Show – BBC Radio Ulster
Best Promotional/Advertising Campaign
Gold: The Gothic Imagination – BBC Radio 4 & 4 Extra Presentation for BBC Radio 4
Silver: Classic FM’s More Music Breakfast Campaign – Classic FM
Bronze: BBC Radio 6 Music Celebrates Kraftwerk – BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 2 & BBC Radio 4
Nominee: BBC Radio 6 Music Celebrates Punk Britannia – BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 2 & BBC Radio 4
Nominee: The Olympics – BBC Radio Xtrails, 5 live Station Sound, Fresh Air Production, BBC A&M, BBC Nations and Regions for BBC Radio
Radio Journalism of the Year
Gold: John Humphrys – BBC News for BBC Radio 4
Silver: Jon Donnison – BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service
Bronze: Michelle Livesey – Key 103
Nominee: Becky Milligan – BBC Radio 4
Nominee: Capital FM East Midlands News Team – Capital FM East Midlands
Best Community Programming
Gold: Ciaran’s Cause – Real Radio North West
Silver: Crossroads – PRA Productions for BBC Radio 1Xtra
Bronze: Word Up – Prison Radio Association for National Prison Radio
Nominee: Make a Clean Break – Prison Radio Association for National Prison Radio
Nominee: Walk for Harry – Free Radio (Birmingham)
Best News Feature or Documentary
Gold: The Bombardment of Homs – BBC Radio Current Affairs for BBC World Service
Silver: Assignment/Crossing Continents: Uzbekistan – BBC Radio Current Affairs for BBC Radio 4 & BBC World Service
Bronze: Adventures of a Blue Badger – Alfi Media Ltd for BBC Radio 5 live
Nominee: Lawrence of Arabia – Man and Myth – Just Radio for BBC Radio 4
Nominee: The Left to Die Boat – BBC World Service
Best Use of Multiplatform
Gold: Radio 1’s Review Show – Somethin’ Else for BBC Radio 1
Silver: The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw – BBC Radio 1
Bronze: InStream from Absolute Radio – Absolute Radio
Nominee: Letter From America – BBC Radio 4/Audio and Music Interactive for BBC Radio 4 & BBC World Service
Nominee: The Listening Project – BBC English Regions, BBC Nations & BBC Radio Documentaries for BBC Radio 4
Best Use of Branded Content
Gold: The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show with Wickes – Absolute Radio
Silver: The World’s Largest Pub Quiz with Bells – LBC 1152
Bronze: Sky Bond – Absolute Radio – Absolute Radio
Nominee: Classic FM’s Tasting Notes paired with Laithwaite’s Wine – Classic FM
Nominee: Kerrang! Radio The Darkest Hour – Kerrang! Radio
Best Coverage of a Live Event
Gold: London 2012 : The Olympic & Paralympic Games – BBC Radio 5 live
Silver: Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend – BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra
Bronze: Hillsborough: Truth and Justice – BBC Radio Merseyside
Nominee: Judgement Sunday – Final Day of Premier League (Matchday Live) – talkSPORT
Nominee: Paralympic Sportsworld – BBC Sport for BBC World Service
The Special Award
Steve Lamacq – BBC 6 Music
Best Music Programme
Gold: The Dermot O’Leary Show – Ora Et Labora for BBC Radio 2
Silver: Lauren Laverne – BBC 6 Music
Bronze: Jarvis Cocker’s Sunday Service – BBC 6 Music
Nominee: The Ronnie Wood Show – Somethin’ Else for Absolute Radio & Absolute Classic Rock
Nominee: Zane Lowe – BBC Radio 1
Best Comedy
Gold: Isy Suttie: Pearl and Dave – BBC Radio Comedy for BBC Radio 4
Silver: My Teenage Diary – Talkback (part of Fremantle Media UK) for BBC Radio 4
Bronze: Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast – Fuzz Productions Ltd & Sky Potato Productions for British Comedy Guide
Nominee: John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme – BBC Radio Comedy for BBC Radio 4
Nominee: Meera Syal’s Asian Comedy Night – BBC Asian Network & Tonic Productions for BBC Asian Network
Best Drama
Gold: The Resistance of Mrs Brown – BBC Radio Drama London for BBC Radio 4
Silver: The Grapes of Wrath – BBC Radio Scotland for BBC Radio 4
Bronze: My Boy – Somethin’ Else for BBC Radio 4
Nominee: Beryl: A Love Story on Two Wheels – Savvy for BBC Radio 4
Nominee: Easter & Christmas Diaries – BBC Radio 4 & 4 Extra Presentation for BBC Radio 4 Extra
Music Radio Personality of the Year
Gold: Christian O’Connell – Absolute Radio
Silver: Lauren Laverne – BBC 6 Music
Bronze: Ken Bruce – BBC Radio 2
Nominee: Charlie Sloth – BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra
Nominee: John Suchet – Classic FM
Music Radio Broadcaster of the Year
Gold: Cerys on 6 – BBC 6 Music
Silver: Suzy Klein – BBC Radio 3 & BBC Radio 4
Bronze: Johnnie Walker – Wise Buddah Creative for BBC Radio 2
Nominee: Jamie Cullum – Folded Wing for BBC Radio 2
Nominee: Mark Radcliffe & Stuart Maconie – Smooth Operations for BBC 6 Music
Speech Radio Broadcaster of the Year
Gold: Eddie Mair – BBC Radio 4
Silver: Victoria Derbyshire – BBC Radio 5 live
Bronze: Danny Baker – Campbell Davison Media for BBC Radio 5 live
Nominee: Nicky Campbell – BBC Radio 5 live
Nominee: Stephen Sackur – BBC News for BBC World Service
Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million)
Gold: Sam & Amy – Gem 106
Silver: Steve & Karen’s Breakfast Show – Metro Radio
Bronze: The Andrew Peach Show – BBC Radio Berkshire
Nominee: BBC Tees Breakfast with Ali Brownlee – BBC Tees
Nominee: Xfm Manchester Breakfast Show with Tim Cocker – Xfm Manchester
Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus)
Gold: Today Programme – BBC News for BBC Radio 4
Silver: The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show – Absolute Radio
Bronze: Chris Evans – BBC Radio 2
Nominee: Breakfast – BBC Radio 3
Nominee: KISS Breakfast with Rickie, Melvin & Charlie – KISS
Best Station Imaging
Gold: BBC Radio 2
Silver: 106 JACK fm (South Coast)
Bronze: Capital FM Network
Nominee: BBC Radio 6 Music
Nominee: Classic FM
Best Sports Programme
Gold: 5 live Olympics with Peter Allen and Colin Murray – BBC Radio 5 live
Silver: Not Just Cricket – TBI Media with Bite Yer Legs for BBC Radio 5 live
Bronze: Rugby Nation – Town and Country Broadcasting for Nation Radio, Radio Pembrokeshire, Radio Carmarthenshire, Bridge FM and Nation Hits!
Nominee: Keys & Gray – talkSPORT
Nominee: Mary and the Minstermen – BBC Radio York
Station of the Year (300,000 to 1 million)
Gold: BBC Radio Humberside
Nominee: BBC Tees
Nominee: JACKfm Oxfordshire
Station of the Year (1 million plus)
Gold: Metro Radio
Nominee: BBC Newcastle
Nominee: Fun Kids
UK Station of the Year
Gold: BBC Radio 5 live
Nominee: BBC Asian Network
Nominee: Classic FM
UK Radio Brand of the Year
Gold: Classic FM
Nominee: KISS
Nominee: Smooth Radio UK
The Gold Award
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Posted on Monday, May 13th, 2013 at 10:57 pm by RadioToday Staff