The 2018 National Hospital Radio Awards winners have been announced as part of the HBA’s annual conference held at the De Vere Beaumont Estate in Windsor.
Radio Brockley was crowned Station of the Year and Paul Munro from Radio Grapevine won the first award for innovation in Hospital Radio.
Here’s all the winners:
Station of the Year
Gold: Radio Brockley
Silver: Radio Tyneside
Bronze: Hospital Radio Plymouth
Male Presenter of the Year
Gold: Glynn Thomas, Arrowe Sound
Silver: Rajiv Hasan, Nottingham Hospitals Radio
Bronze: Ross Coutts, Radio Grapevine
Female Presenter of the Year
Gold: Mandy Morrow, Radio Wey
Silver: Julie Caston, Nottingham Hospitals Radio
Bronze: Sam Jenkins, Hospital Radio Chelmsford
Special Event
Gold: The Flying Scotsman, Radio Redhill
Silver: 2017 General Election, Hospital Radio Chelmsford
Bronze: Durham Regatta, Durham Hospitals Radio
Best Speech Package
Gold: Fundraising Rugby Match, Hospital Radio Plymouth
Silver: Eileen’s Cheviot Challenge, Durham Hospitals Radio
Bronze: Rebuild of Royal National Orthopedic Hospital Buildings, Radio Brockley
Best Newcomer
Gold: Tony Knight, Hospital Radio Chelmsford
Silver: Anna Pangbourne, Radio Chelsea and Westminster
Bronze: Richard Holmes, Arrowe Sound
Best Specialist Music
Gold: The Geordie Hour, Radio Tyneside
Silver: Fresh Sounds, Radio Grapevine
Bronze: Sunday Ceilidh, Inverness Hospital Radio
Best Programme with Multiple Presenters
Gold: The Teenage Cancer Trust Takeover, Radio Glamorgan
Silver: Steve Allen and Debbie Brown, Rookwood Sound
Bronze: The Evening Request Show with Steve and Anne, Harrogate Hospital Radio
Station Promotion
Gold: Beamish Visit, Radio Tyneside
Silver: John Graham’s 70s Show, Radio Glamorgan
Bronze: Kath Layte’s 60s and 70s Show, CHBN
Recognising Innovation Across Hospital Radio
Winner: Paul Munro, Radio Grapevine
The John Whitney Award
Winner: David Horton, BHBN
