A number of radio people have been recognised in the latest King’s Birthday Honours list, including Dame Jenny Abramsky and Gordon Mac.
Dame Jenny Abramsky is a former BBC director of audio and music, and is now a Chancellor of the University of East Anglia. She becomes Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) for services to Arts, to Media and to Culture.
Gordon Mac founded KISS FM in the 1980s, the same KISS that is now owned by Bauer and broadcasting across the UK. He is awarded an MBE for services to music. He now runs Mi-Soul.
Roy Noble from BBC Radio Wales has been awarded the CBE for services to Welsh Culture and Language and to the community in Wales.
CBEs also go to…
Barbara Jane Slater OBE, Director, BBC Sport, for services to Sports Broadcasting.
Broadcaster and Television Executive Alan Yentob for services to the Arts and Media.
Armando Iannuci, whose TV and radio career stretches back 30 years, is co-creator of the character Alan Partridge with comedian Steve Coogan.
There’s also an OBE for talkSPORT’s Ally McCoist (former footballer).
MBEs go to:
Nick Owen for services to Broadcasting and to Charity, who started his career in local radio. (Stourbridge, Staffordshire)
Diana Mary Speirs, Audio Executive Editor for Books, BBC for services to Broadcasting and to Literature. (London, London)
And finally, Gateway 97.8 Director and Founder Ros Connors has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to Radio Broadcasting in Essex.
Ros (pictured above) established the Basildon radio station in 2006 alongside the late Yvonne Williams.
Llongyfarchiadau Roy Noble!
Roy has been awarded the CBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to Welsh Culture and Language and to the community in Wales. pic.twitter.com/ik8Pia0Kk2
— BBC Radio Wales (@BBCRadioWales) June 14, 2024