<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"gotham black"">Stations and volunteers recognised at first
ever Community Radio Awards</span></b><br></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="cid:ii_157188a026e0bd21" alt="Inline images 1" width="562" height="422"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"gotham book""><span> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"gotham book"">The first ever Community Radio Awards have been
held in Birmingham last night, with nearly 50 entries from across the country
being recognised.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"gotham book""><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"gotham book"">The inaugural awards took place at Birmingham
City University, to a sold out crowd of more than 100 guests.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"gotham book""><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"gotham book"">Awards chair Martin Steers said: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">“</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"gotham book"">Everyone seems to have had
a fantastic night.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"gotham book""><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">“</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"gotham book"">I
am pleased to be able to recognise and showcase the work of community radio,
and hope every recipient goes back to their station and area and shouts about
the exceptional output, commitment and service in the community radio sector,
from its volunteers and staff.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">”<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Community Development Project of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - <a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__186_1620840938"></a>Pure 107.8 FM - One Voice Community
Development Project</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Academy
FM 105.9 - The Motiv8 Project</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - Calon FM
- Homelessness and recovery in Wrexham</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__188_1620840938"></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Live Event or
Outside Broadcast of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__200_1620840938"></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - WCR - General Election Debate</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - East
Coast FM - Truckfest, Rail Journey, Airshow</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - Calon FM
- Focus Wales Take Over 2016</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__202_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Entertainment Show of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Point FM - The BIGGEST Afternoon
Radio Show on the North Wales Coast</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVE<span style="color:black">R - Spark FM - The Early Afternoon
Show with Richie Lee</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">BRONZE - </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">106.9 SFM</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"> - Saturday Breakfast
with Jason McCrossan</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__204_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Speech & Journalism of the Yea</span></b></a><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">r</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Oldham Community Radio - A chance to
meet Bryn Hughes (Father of PC Nicola Hughes)</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Radio
Reverb - Jaibli Salaam</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - Spark FM
- Young and secure</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Arts &
Creative Radio of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__206_1620840938"></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Spark FM - ArtyParti</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Academy
FM 105.9 - Between the Storms</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - WCR - A
Christmas Carol</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__208_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Specialist Music Show of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Pure 107.8 FM - </span></span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">The Route 66 Radio Show with Rory Auskerry</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER – Spark FM -
Dance Revolution</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE – Oldham
Community Radio - Sounds of Folk</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__210_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Sports Show of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Somer Valley FM</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Spark FM</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - HCR FM</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__212_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Marketing & Station Sound of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Drystone Radio</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER – CSR</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE Cambridge 105
FM</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__214_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Volunteer of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - WCR - Barry Mole</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Tameside
Radio - Louise Croombs</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - East
Coast FM - Ian Robertson</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__216_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Young Person of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Academy FM 105.9 - Lee Churchyard</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - Drystone
Radio - P.J. Hitchcock</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Switch
Radio - Terri-Anne Coope</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__218_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Technical Achievement of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Switch Radio - BrumDAB Small Scale
DAB</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - East
Coast FM - Dale Brown’s Dynovox</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__220_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Innovation Award of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Academy FM 105.9 - The Folkestone
Status</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Spark FM
- White Market Podcast</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - East
Coast FM - Dale Brown’s Dynovox</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__198_1620840938"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Community Show of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - East Coast FM - The School Bell</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - HCR FM -
21st Century Women</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - Meridian
FM - Small Business Saturday</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Female Presenter of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__194_1620840938"></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Ujima Radio - Primrose</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Tameside
Radio - Louise Croombs</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - Academy
FM 105.9 - Kay McLoughlin</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Male Presenter of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__196_1620840938"></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - Switch Radio 107.5 - Ben Ellis</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Point FM
- Craig K</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - Spark FM
- Michael Oakes</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Station of the Year</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__190_1620840938"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">GOLD - </span></a><a name="m_-4875752851788583626___DdeLink__192_1620840938"></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">Ujima Radio</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">SILVER - Raidió
Fáilte</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt">BRONZE - Angel
Radio</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"gotham book""><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt"><span><br></span></span></p>---<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/" target="_blank">www.communityradioawards.co.uk</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://twitter.com/commradioawards" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/commradioawards<br></a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/communityradioawards/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/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://communityradioawards.co.uk/newsletter/</a></div></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>