Shortlist announced for the National Hospital Radio Awards 2023

Broadcaster and HBA Patron Alan Dedicoat has revealed the shortlist for this year’s Hospital Radio Awards in a special video.

You can watch the presentation here, as revealed to stations on Monday evening, and see the full list of nominees below.

Best Station Promotion

• CHBN
• Grampian Hospital Radio
• Hospital Radio Basingstoke
• Hospital Radio Chelmsford
• Hospital Radio Medway
• Inverness Hospital Radio
• Milton Keynes Hospital Radio
• Radio BGM
• Radio Glamorgan
• Southend Hospital Radio

Best Speech Package

• Arrowe Sound,
• BHBN
• Durham Hospitals Radio
• Hospital Radio Basingstoke
• Inverness Hospital Radio
• Radio Brockley
• Radio Frimley Park
• Radio Tyneside
• Southend Hospital Radio
• Winchester Radio

Best Special Event

• BHBN
• Coventry Hospital Radio
• Harrogate Hospital Radio
• Hospital Radio Chelmsford
• Hospital Radio Plymouth
• Radio Hillingdon
• Radio Marsden
• Radio Redhill
• Southend Hospital Radio
• Winchester Radio

Best Specialist Music Programme

• Durham Hospitals Radio
• Grampian Hospital Radio
• Harrogate Hospital Radio
• Hospital Radio Plymouth
• Radio BGM
• Radio Hillingdon
• Radio Broadgreen
• Radio West Middlesex
• Rookwood Sound
• The Hospital Broadcasting Service

Best Newcomer

• Barb Nixon, Harrogate Hospital Radio
• Stewart Calvey, Hospital Radio Chelmsford
• Malcolm Boulter, Hospital Radio Medway
• Shannon Marvell, Inverness Hospital Radio
• Aurora Silva, Radio Harrow
• Charlotte James, Radio Frimley Park
• Sam Rees, Radio Glamorgan
• Chiara Marchetti, The Hospital Broadcasting Service
• Emily Page, The Hospital Broadcasting Service
• Davinia Allbrook, Torbay Hospital Radio

Best Programme with Multiple Presenters

• Arrowe Sound, Steve and Jen Unplanned
• Coventry Hospital Radio, Simon and Laura’s Saturday Brunch
• Harrogate Hospital Radio, The Happy Hour
• Hospital Radio Bedside, Julian and Tom
• Hospital Radio Medway, Dolphin Beats
• Inverness Hospital Radio, The All New Golden Oldies Show
• Red Dot Radio, Request Time
• Rookwood Sound, Steve Allen and Debbie Brown
• The Hospital Broadcasting Service, Tuesday Open Line
• The Hospital Broadcasting Service, Wednesday Open Line

Female Presenter of the Year

• Jennifer Tomlinson, Arrowesound
• Joy Bourne, BHBN
• Marta Amado, Coventry Hospital Radio
• Eileen Thompson, Durham Hospitals Radio
• Virginia Irvine-Fortescue, Grampian Hospital Radio
• Sam Jenkins, Hospital Radio Chelmsford
• Vicky Pinder, HWD Hospital Radio
• Shannon Marvell, Inverness Hospital Radio
• Yvonne Gallienne, Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd
• Shelley Szender, Torbay Hospital Radio

Male Presenter of the Year

• Glynn Thomas, Arrowe Sound
• Paul Stanley, BHBN
• Charlie Allen, Grampian Hospital Radio
• Neil Ogden, Hospital Radio Basingstoke
• Andy Holmes, Hospital Radio Chelmsford
• Adrian Last, Hospital Radio Medway
• Malcolm Boulter, Hospital Radio Medway
• Thomas Nelson, Inverness Hospital Radio
• Paul Hughes, Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd
• James MT, Torbay Hospital Radio

Station of the Year

• BHBN
• CHBN
• Coventry Hospital Radio
• Hospital Radio Basingstoke
• Hospital Radio Chelmsford
• Hospital Radio Plymouth
• Inverness Hospital Radio
• Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd
• Radio Redhill
• Radio Glamorgan

The John Whitney Outstanding Contribution Award

There is no shortlist for this category, the winner will be announced at the ceremony in Bolton on the 25th March 2023.

Recognising Innovation across Hospital Radio

There is no shortlist for this category, the winner will be announced at the ceremony in Bolton on the 25th March 2023.