The finalists have been announced for the Gillards – the BBC’s very own awards ceremony for local radio stations.
25 of the 40 local stations have received a nomination, with BBC Radio Sheffield, Coventry and Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcester and BBC Radio Shropshire all receiving three each.
Six stations – Bristol, Lincolnshire, Jersey, WM (last year’s Station of the Year), Lancashire and Berkshire have received two nominations, whilst the rest have one each.
There’s a new category this year too, for Digital (Innovation). The awards evening takes place on November 4th in Birmingham.
The full list of nominations is below, exclusive to RadioToday:
Best Breakfast Show
BBC Newcastle – Alfie and Charlie at Breakfast
BBC Radio Nottingham – Andy Whittaker
BBC Radio Sheffield – Toby Foster at Breakfast
Best Mid-Morning
BBC Radio Lincolnshire – Melvyn in the morning
BBC London 94.9 – Vanessa Feltz
BBC Radio Stoke – Perry Spiller
Best Programme Presenter(s)
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire – Trish Adudu
BBC Radio Lincolnshire – William Wright
BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey – Alison Ferns
Original Journalism
BBC Hereford and Worcester – St Gilberts
BBC Radio Shropshire – Baby Ashes
BBC Three Counties Radio- Scandal of untrained health workers
Coverage of a News Story
BBC Radio Jersey – Bad Wurzach Nazi Internment Camp
BBC Radio Shropshire – Baby Ashes
BBC WM 95.6 – Sir Jack Hayward Funeral
Journalist of the Year
BBC Hereford and Worcester – Pam Caulfield
BBC Radio Shropshire – Nick Southall
BBC Radio Solent – Jess Parker
Diversity
BBC Radio Bristol – BBC Music Day in Bristol: Music for Everyone
BBC Radio Humberside – Life on the Fair
BBC Radio Lancashire – An Alternative Christmas Carol
Digital (Innovation) NEW
BBC Radio Bristol – Music Day – Paraorchestra
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire – The Ring Road at 40
BBC Radio Sheffield – Winnie at 100
Sport
BBC Radio Cornwall – BBC Cornwall Sport
BBC Radio Jersey – Coverage of the 2015 Island Games in Jersey
BBC Radio Leeds – Le Grand Depart
Best Programme
BBC Radio Berkshire – Saved by Sir Nicholas
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire – After Dark
BBC WM 95.6 ‘The Birmingham Pub Bombings – 40 years on
Faith
BBC Radio Berkshire – Compilation entry
BBC Radio Lancashire – Compilation entry
BBC Radio Northamptonshire Bernard Vann, Christian soldier
Station Promotion and Station Sound
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire The Build up to the Big Day
BBC Radio Gloucestershire- Sport
BBC Radio Sheffield – Love where you live
Station Of The Year
BBC Radio Cumbria
BBC Hereford and Worcester
BBC Newcastle
