[cma-l] The Radio Academy Nations and Regions Awards 2009

[Tom Buckham]

Hi

I think it's very easy to get put off by the additional admin created by award entries - the literal cost + additional time to produce write ups, edit archived audio etc. However, where possible, we should try and make a push for this, as Phil says as it would be great for the CR sector to get the acknowledgement it deserves for some fine stations and programming.

I am in favour of getting behind anything that can push and celebrate the fantastic output of many CR stations, and recognises some of the brilliant features, programmes etc that many of us put together.

As such I'm very much behind a CR awards as Phil suggests, and hope others would be too - there would obviously need to be a fair bit of planning to make it happen, but between us we could easily generate ideas and guidelines to make it fun, and a success!

All the best


Tom Buckham
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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Phil Korbel
Sent: 21 September 2009 11:55
To: Richard Hilton; CMA-L
Subject: Re: [cma-l] The Radio Academy Nations and Regions Awards 2009

Dear all,

just to back up Richard's point, as someone who's also involved in the Sony mechanism, the best of our output stands head and shoulders above most mainstream radio and many judges see that.  The wins for prison radio last year just proves that the Davids can clobber the Goliaths in this arena so I can only urge you to get the pennies put together to get those bids in.

Dont be too put off by the 'live hour' recording vs the compilation - the latter can outweigh the former.

One idea though folks - Student radio has its own awards, as do our comrades in hospital radio, the prison radio folk have also just started a prize - do we want a community radio awards scheme?

bests,

Phil
2009/9/21 Richard Hilton <Richard.Hilton at bitc.org.uk<mailto:Richard.Hilton at bitc.org.uk>>

I'd regard paying £23 as a bit of an irritant but nothing more.  The Radio Academy may be a 'not for profit organization' but they still have to make a surplus or else they will go under.



I find it much more annoying that want an hour of recording from 8am.  This is a time that commercial radio concentrates on but is of far less importance to community radio.  Indeed some community radio stations run a sustaining service at this time.



However, you also have to submit another CD of a recording of your 'best of' material and a summary of the station and it is in these 2 areas that community radio can really shine.  Last year I did some judging and I personally found the written entries from the commercial radio stations to be very unexciting and any half decent community should be able run circles round them.



If you enter then it will take a bit of work (and £23.00!) but if you get shortlisted or even win an award imagine how good it will look and how your staff and volunteers will feel.



I'd strongly encourage all community radio stations to seriously consider entering.



Regards







Richard







From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk<mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk> [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk<mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk>] On Behalf Of Ian Hickling
Sent: 18 September 2009 13:04
To: cma-l
Subject: [cma-l] The Radio Academy Nations and Regions Awards 2009




Justy a minute.
That's a bit of a cheek isn't it - charging £23 to enter?
Administration Cost?
What Administration Cost?
These are not-for-profit organisations, for Heavens's sake!
Come on Radio Academy - you're made up of commercial businesses.
Get real!

Ian Hickling
Partner
transplan UK

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