Awards

Leeds college radio take top prize at Student Radio Awards

By | Published on Wednesday 25 November 2009

So it was the Student Radio Awards in London last night, the annual bash to celebrate the good stuff in the world of UK college radio, staged by the Student Radio Association. In a Sony Awards style, gold, silver and bronze awards were presented in each category. The big winner of the night was probably Leeds-based LSRfm who were named Best Student Radio Station and won the prize for Best Student Radio Chart Show. LSR types also picked up bronze and/or silver awards for Best Male Presenter, Best Scripted Programme and Best Journalistic Programming.

For fans of lists, here is the full list of winners…

Best Newcomer
Gold – Martyn Littlewood – Fly FM
Silver – Julie Ann Lough – RaW
Bronze – Matthew Hemmaty – Shock Radio

Best Marketing and Branding
Gold – Smoke Radio
Silver – URN
Bronze – 1449AM URB

The Student Radio Chart Show Award
Gold – LSRfm.com
Silver – Click Teesside
Bronze – Jam Radio

Best Journalistic Programming
Gold – York Report – URY
Silver – campus crunch – LSRfm.com
Bronze – Newslink Weekly – LSRfm.com

Best Technical Achievement
Gold – Project Sunshine – URF
Silver – Onair Loop System – Xtreme Radio
Bronze – SurgeCart and Surge Podcast Generator – Surge Radio

Best Interview
Gold – Hilary Benn on Binyam Mohamed – Joshua Chambers, URY
Silver – Interview with the most hated woman in America – Tom Goble, RaW
Bronze – Zodiac Cartel with Radio ClubFoot – Radio ClubFoot, URN

Best Live Event or Outside Broadcast
Gold – Smoke’s Summer Send Off – Smoke Radio
Silver – Lounge On The Farm 2009 – CSR FM
Bronze – Varsity 2009 – URN

Best Scripted Programming
Gold – Slow Hands – RaW
Silver – Leeds Tealights – LSRfm.com
Bronze – The Super Hero’s Girlfriend – BiRST

Best Entertainment Programme
Gold – The Big Chewsie – RaW
Silver – The Stephen and David Sunday Lunchtime Show – Xpression FM
Bronze – The Technical Difficulties – URY

Best Specialist Music Programming
Gold – Radio ClubFoot – URN
Silver – The Evening Show – URN
Bronze – Jamie’s Show About Music – LCR

Best Female Presenter
Gold – Julie Ann Lough – RaW
Silver – Josie Standbrook – GU2
Bronze – Kate Lamble – Roundhouse Radio

Best Male Presenter
Gold – Fergus Dufton – URN
Silver – Sam Jarrett – Fly FM
Bronze – Max Dickins – LSRfm.com

Kevin Greening Award
The Big Chewsie – RaW

Best Student Radio Station
Gold – LSRfm.com
Silver – Fly FM
Bronze – URN

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