<div dir="ltr">Just realised I never sent this to the list!<div><br></div><div>Congratulations to all those that ended and have been nominated, I am certainly looking forward to a great event following the CMA conference next saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>Martin<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Gotham Black"">Shortlist revealed for the Community Radio Awards 2016</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">The shortlist for the first Community Radio Awards
has been revealed.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">The independent, not for profit awards will be held
on Saturday September 10, at Birmingham City University.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">The inaugural awards
were open to those involved with any Ofcom licensed Community Radio station,
with 235 entries received from stations up and down the country.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">On the night the Gold, Silver and Bronze award
winners for each for the 16 ca</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">Tickets are still available at </span><a href="http://communityradioawards.eventbrite.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">http://communityradioawards.<wbr>eventbrite.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">,
for £15 for those also attending the Community Media Association</span><span style="font-size:11pt">’</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">s conference (charged separately) and £20 for the
awards alone.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">Awards chair Martin Steers said: </span><span style="font-size:11pt">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">The judges who were involved in the process were
absolutely fantastic. They have told me they were completely overwhelmed by the
quality and variety of awards submitted.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">I am genuinely impressed
by the effort and dedication that has gone into these submissions and can</span><span style="font-size:11pt">’</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gotham Book"">t wait to bring so many people together to celebrate
and recognise the fantastic work of the community radio sector.</span><span style="font-size:11pt">”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Community Development Project of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Academy FM 105.9 - The Motiv8
Project</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Calon FM - Homelessness and
recovery in Wrexham</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">CRS - The Youth Academy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Pure 107.8 FM - One Voice
Community Development Project</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Ujima Radio - Green and Black
Project</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Station of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Angel Radio</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Oldham Community Radio</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Raidió Fáilte</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Resonance FM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Tameside Radio</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Ujima Radio</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Female Presenter of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Academy FM 105.9 - Kay
McLoughlin</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Tameside Radio - Louise
Croombs</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Tulip Radio - Elizabeth
Padgett</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Ujima Radio - Primrose</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Vibe 107.6 - Nia Visser</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Male Presenter of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Point FM - Craig K</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Pure 107.8 FM - Paul Holloway</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Redroad FM - Aaron Outram</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Spark FM - Michael Oakes</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Switch Radio 107.5 - Ben
Ellis</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Community Show of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">East Coast FM - The School
Bell</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">HCR FM - 21st Century Women</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Meridian FM - Small Business
Saturday</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Salford City Radio - Jewish
Hour</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Tameside Radio - Lunchtime
with Louise</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Calon FM - Focus Wales Take
Over 2016</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">East Coast FM - Truckfest,
Rail Journey, Airshow</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Insanity Radio - Royal
Holloway Science Festival 2016</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Meridian FM - General
Election Special</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">WCR - General Election Debate</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Entertainment Show of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Flame CCR - The Hashtag
Forward Slash Show</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Point FM - The BIGGEST
Afternoon Radio Show on the North Wales Coast</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">SFM - Saturday Breakfast with
Jason McCrossan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Spark FM - The Early
Afternoon Show with Richie Lee<br>
Spark FM - Tom & Alex</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Speech & Journalism of the Yea</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt">r</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Oldham Community Radio - A
chance to meet Bryn Hughes (Father of PC Nicola Hughes)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Radio Reverb - Jaibli Salaam</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Salford City Radio - The
Sufiya Rehman Show</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Spark FM - Both sides of
dying</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Spark FM - Young and secure</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Arts & Creative Radio of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Academy FM 105.9 - Between
the Storms</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Meridian FM - The Proms ‘A
community celebration’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Radio Cardiff - Sophia Square</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Spark FM - ArtyParti</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">WCR - A Christmas Carol</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Specialist Music Show of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Shortlist to follow due to
large number of entries</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Sports Show of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">HCR FM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Pure 107.8 FM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Somer Valley FM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Soundart Radio</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Spark FM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Marketing & Station Sound of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Angel Radio</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">BRFM 95.6</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Cambridge 105 FM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">CSR</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Drystone Radio</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Volunteer of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">CSR - Aaron Cross</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">East Coast FM - Ian Robertson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Switch Radio - Ben Ellis</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Tameside Radio - Louise
Croombs</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">WCR - Barry Mole</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Young Person of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Academy FM 105.9 - Lee
Churchyard</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Drystone Radio - P.J.
Hitchcock</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Spark FM - Tyler Selby</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Switch Radio - Terri-Anne
Coope</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Takeover Radio - Connor
O’Grady</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Technical Achievement of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">East Coast FM - Dale Brown’s
Dynovox</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Flame CCR - Medium Wave
Antenna</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Switch Radio - BrumDAB Small
Scale DAB<br>
Tameside Radio - Outside Broadcast Kit</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Innovation Award of the Year</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Academy FM 105.9 - The
Folkestone Status</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">CSR - The Youth Academy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">East Coast FM - Dale Brown’s
Dynovox</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Meridian FM - 10 Hour
Election Results Show</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Spark FM - White Market
Podcast</span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></p><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">---<div><div style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div style="font-size:12.8px">Martin Steers</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Chair</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;margin:2px 0px 0px"><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(136,136,136)">Community Radio Awards</span></div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px"><font color="#888888"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.communityradioawards.co.uk/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.communityradioawards.co.uk</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://twitter.com/commradioawards" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/<wbr>commradioawards<br></a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/communityradioawards/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>communityradioawards/</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Sign up to our newsletter mailing list here: <a href="http://communityradioawards.co.uk/newsletter/" target="_blank">http://<wbr>communityradioawards.co.uk/<wbr>newsletter/</a></div></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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