• Source: Community Radio Awards

The Community Radio Awards are an accolade bestowed upon creatives in the community sector of broadcast radio in the United Kingdom. The awards showcase the work of community radio volunteers.





History


The Community Radio Awards were founded in 2016 by Martin Steers.
The 2016 awards ceremony was held in Birmingham
The 2017 awards ceremony was held on 23 September in Bristol following a process involving over 350 entries in 16 categories from 70 community stations.
The 2018 ceremony was held on 15 September in Sheffield, with 360 entries considered from 77 stations in 18 categories.
The 2019 ceremony was held in Barry, Wales in October, receiving more than 425 entries.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 ceremony was held online on December 7, receiving 460 entries for consideration from 90 stations.
The 2021 ceremony was held on 23 October in Coventry following the inaugural national Community Radio Conference by the UK Community Radio Network




Nominations and Winners






= 2022

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Community Radio Awards 2022 winners:




= 2021

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Community Radio Awards 2021:

Community Development Project of the Year
Bronze Business Watch – Academy FM Thanet
Silver A Space to Speak your Mind – SourceFM
Gold The 4PS Radio Training School – Vectis Radio
Station of the Year – Sponsored by PlayoutONE
Bronze Sheppey FM
Silver Heartland FM
Gold Pride Radio
Female Presenter of the Year
Bronze Amelia Slaughter – Marlow FM
Silver Katherine Liley – Heartland FM
Gold Suzie "Sparkles" Stevens – LCR FM
Male Presenter of the Year
Bronze Ste Greenall – Black Cat Radio
Silver Kev Lawrence – PCR103.2FM
Gold Lewis Bowden – BFBS Catterick
Community Show of the Year
Bronze A Space to Speak your Mind – SourceFM
Silver The Kev Lawrence Breakfast Show – PCR103.2FM
Gold Christmas Day Radio Festival of Carols and Readings – Black Country Radio
Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year – Sponsored by In:Quality
Bronze Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021 – Heartland FM
Silver The Marlow Christmas Drive-In – Marlow FM
Gold The Falmouth Remembrance Service – SourceFM
Entertainment Show of the Year
Bronze Lewis Bowden's Afternoon Show – BFBS Catterick
Silver Natasha Reneaux Entertainment Show – BFBS Aldershot
Gold Switch Radio's Christmas Crackers – Switch Radio
Speech & Journalism of the Year – Sponsored by RadioToday
Bronze One Voice Radio Series: Chinese life in Britain – allfm
Silver Dad raises funds for MIND, in memory of his son – Black Cat Radio
Gold Down on the Farm – Spark Sunderland
Arts & Creative Radio of the Year – Sponsored by the Audio Content Fund
Bronze Camelot – Chelmsford Community Radio
Silver The Spooky Hour, by The Saturday Writers and Jonathan Pagden – Wycombe Sound
Gold Beginning Of The End – Radio LaB 97.1FM
Specialist Music Show of the Year
Bronze Around the World – Lisburn’s 98FM
Silver The Rock Shop with Michelle Livings – Marlow FM
Gold Dance Revolution Chart of the Year 2020 – Spark Sunderland
Sports Show of the Year
Bronze K107 Saturday Sports Show – K107FM
Silver Sports+ – Purbeck Coast FM
Gold Daily Life with Rajani – Awaz FM
Volunteer of the Year
Bronze Kevin Ridgeon – Andover Radio
Silver Andy Rankine – Drystone Radio
Gold Nigel Dallard – Winchester Radio
Young Person of the Year (under 25)
Bronze Aimee Cordwell – Sheppey FM
Silver Yanis Kerampran – Ipswich Community Radio
Gold Lewis Allsopp – Erewash Sound
Sage Person of the Year (over 60)
Bronze Susie Mathis – Wythenshawe FM
Silver Moz Walsh – allfm
Gold Kelvin Currie – Vectis Radio
Newcomer (new to radio in last 12 months) – Sponsored by The Radio Hub
Bronze Flight Sergeant James Bruce – BFBS Brize Norton
Silver Amelia Salmons – Erewash Sound
Gold Ashleigh Kennan-Bryce – Heartland FM
Innovation of the Year – Sponsored by Maxxwave
Bronze A Space to Speak your Mind – SourceFM
Silver Short Breaks in Lockdown – The 4Ps Radio Training School – Vectis Radio
Gold 12 Communities One Bristol – BCfm Radio – Bristol Community FM
Podcast of the Year
Bronze 12 Communities One Bristol – BCfm Radio – Bristol Community FM
Silver Rough Diamonds: True Colours – DWS AUDIO
Gold The Alfred Daily Podcast – This is Alfred
Digital or RSL Station of The Year
Bronze Ocean Youth Radio
Silver Petersfield's Shine Radio – Petersfield's Shine Radio
Gold Radio Wanno – HMP Wandsworth – Radio Wanno – HMP Wandsworth
Covid and Community Response
Bronze Coronavirus Update – Gateway 97.8
Silver Covid Response – BFBS Aldershot
Gold Hidden Heroes, Marlow's Quiet Night In, and more – Marlow FM




= 2020

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Community Radio Awards 2020:

Community Development Project of the Year
The #Lovebus – Andover Radio
Occupy The Airwaves: 2020 – Phonic FM
The Radio Plus Community Advent Calendar 2019 – Radio Plus
A Space to Speak Your Mind – Source FM
The Vectis Radio 4Ps Radio Training School – Vectis Radio
Station of the Year
Bro Radio
Express FM
Môn FM
Pride Radio
Raidió Fáilte
Female Presenter of the Year
Fiona McNeill – Dunoon Community Radio
Gemma-Leigh James (Gemza) – Marlow FM
Priya Matharu – Switch Radio
Pippa Sawyer – Wycombe Sound
Julie Donaldson – Zetland FM
Male Presenter of the Year
Luis Wyatt – Andover Radio
Chris Kaye – BFBS Catterick
Tom Lamb – Erewash Sound
Lee Roe – Ribble FM
Rob L'Esperance – Wycombe Sound
Community Show of the Year
Radio: Impact! – Cambridge 105 Radio
VE Day Party – Gateway 97.8
Trevor Blackman Now – Maritime Radio
The For Women By Women Show – Vectis Radio
The Vectis Radio 4Ps Training School Documentary – Vectis Radio
Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year
Virtual Strawberry Fair – Cambridge 105 Radio
Memories Bus – Gateway 97.8
Northern Pride Festival 2019 – Pride Radio
Day trip for elderly people – Radio Verulam
Surrey Fire And Rescue Service Open Day – Susy Radio
Entertainment Show of the Year
Coffee and Tea – Gateway 97.8
Drive with Emma Millen – Spark
Vibe Breakfast – Vibe 107.6 FM
Morning Plus with Ollie Darvill – Erewash Sound
Amelia Slaughter – Marlow FM
Speech & Journalism of the Year
When a community rallies round – after the radio station broke the story – Black Cat Radio
Community rallies round as cemetery memorial is vandalised – Black Cat Radio
Basildon Question Time – Gateway 97.8
Meet The Smugglers – Radio LaB 97.1FM
He's Just A Cleaner – Spark
Arts & Creative Radio of the Year
Virtual Strawberry Fair – Cambridge 105 Radio
The Luncarty Lockdown – Heartland FM
A Fete Worse Than Death – Somer Valley FM
David Jay's Remembrance Sunday programme – Susy Radio
Mulch – A Tale of Allotment Folk (Soap Opera) – Warminster Community Radio
Specialist Music Show of the Year
Country In My Veins – Ali Donowho – Alive Radio
It's Showtime with Ryan & Jodana – Bro Radio
Community Keyboards with Ian Wolstenholme – Oldham Community Radio
The Vintage Show with Liz Catlow – Ribble FM
Priya Matharu – Switch Radio
Sports Show of the Year
Richard Wyeth – Sports Show – BFBS Aldershot
Bro Radio's Saturday Sport – Bro Radio
NLive Sports Show – NLive Radio
Verulam Sport – Radio Verulam
Switch Radio Sport – Switch Radio
Volunteer of the Year
Kevin Rennie – Alive Radio
Stephen Spencer – Ipswich Community Radio
Alex Airnes – K107fm
Steve Fox – Red Kite Radio
Kelvin Currie – Vectis Radio
Young Person of the Year (under 25)
Luis Wyatt – Andover Radio
Johnny Jenkins – Gateway 97.8
Yanis Kerampran – Ipswich Community Radio
Lucy Ashburner – Marlow FM
Jake Hunter – Radio Ninesprings
Sage Person (Over 60)
Moz Walsh – ALLFM
Liz Mullen – BFBS Colchester
Tony Barnfield – Cambridge 105 Radio
Rob Bayly – Somer Valley FM
Paul Blitz – Winchester Radio
Newcomer (new to radio in last 12 months)
Claire Hamilton – Drystone Radio
Angie B – Marlow FM
Kate Walker – Red Kite Radio
Isabel Ellis – Ribble FM
Benjy Potter – Vibe 107.6 FM
Innovation Award
Live under lockdown! – Cambridge 105 Radio
We created the board game, called 'Our Time and Place…Halifax' – Phoenix Fm
COBS – A Complete Outside Broadcast System – Radio Verulam
Switch Radio's News Hub – Switch Radio
The Vectis Radio 4ps Vectis Radio Training School – Vectis Radio
Podcast
RAINBOW DADS – Stories of Gay and Bi Dads – Chelmsford Community Radio
Primrose and Terry: in the shed – Radio LaB 97.1FM
FEM2020 – Spark
LockDown Reflections – Ujima Radio
Kids in Quarantine Podcast – Chelmsford Community Radio
Digital or RSL Station Of The Year
Maidstone Radio
Ocean Youth
Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd
Riverside Radio
Swansbrook Radio
Special Coverage: 2019 General Elections Coverage
Election Coverage 2019 #BrumVotes – Switch Radio
All Out Election – Gateway 97.8
The South West Wiltshire Interviews – Warminster Community Radio
General Election Coverage – Wycombe Sound
General Election Hustings – Bro Radio




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Podcast of the Year
Gold: Rich Seams – New Writing North
Silver: ArtsWatch – Riverside Radio
Bronze: Speak Up Sunderland – Solo Arts CIC
Innovation of the Year
Gold: Pride Community Network – Pride Radio
Silver: Not so much a website, more a community hub – Radio Verulam
Bronze The Local Radio Marketing Group – Wycombe Sound
Newcomer of the Year (new to radio in last 12 months)
Gold: Jenna Myles – FromeFM
Silver: Sam Sethi – Marlow FM
Bronze Lewis Allsopp – Erewash Sound
Sage Person (Over 60)
Gold: Geoff Selby – Bro Radio
Silver: Kelvin Currie – Vectis Radio
Bronze Sue Rodwell Smith – HCR FM
Young Person of the Year (under 25)
Gold: Emma Snow – Erewash Sound
Silver: Kane McMahon – Bro Radio
Bronze Haashim Siddique – Asian Star Radio, Slough
Volunteer of the Year
Gold: Kate Gregory – Speysound Radio
Silver: Chas Large – Red Kite Radio
Bronze Luke Davis – Wycombe Sound 106.6fm
Sports Show of the Year
Gold: MônFM Sport – MônFM
Silver: Verulam Sports – Radio Verulam
Bronze The Terrace Radio Show – Radio Cardiff
Specialist Music Show of the Year
Gold: The Roots Collective – Wycombe Sound
Silver: It’s Showtime with Ryan & Jodana – Bro Radio
Bronze Alex Krupa's Country Show – Andover Radio
Arts & Creative Radio of the Year
Gold: Maritime Radio Launch: A Love Song to Greenwich & Woolwich – Maritime Radio
Silver: Where I Was Born, Where I Was Raised – Spark Sunderland
Bronze "The UK's most creative independent radio station" – Resonance FM
Speech & Journalism of the Year
Gold: Autism & It's Possibilities – Radio LaB 97.1FM
Silver: Talking Men – The Alex Skeel Interview – Cambridge 105 Radio
Bronze Second Chance: Disclosing Your Past – Swindon 105.5
Entertainment Show of the Year
Gold: Desi Beats Show with Desi Diva Deepa – Asian Star Radio
Silver: Robbie James – Express FM
Bronze The Dylan Taylor Breakfast Show – 107 Endeavour FM
Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year
Gold: Source FM Christmas Party 2018 – Source FM
Silver: Source FM's Parklive – Source FM
Bronze Start of the Great North Run 2018 – Radio Tyneside
Female Presenter of the Year
Gold: Jo Thoenes – BFBS Brize Norton
Silver: Gemma-Leigh James – Marlow FM
Bronze Fiona McNeill – Dunoon Community Radio
Male Presenter of the Year
Gold: Sam Day – Future Radio
Silver: Rob L'Esperance – Wycombe Sound 106.6fm
Bronze Chris Kaye – BFBS Catterick
Community Show of the Year
Gold: Julie Donaldson's Morning Mix – Zetland FM
Silver: The Health and Wellbeing Hour – Heartland FM
Bronze The Vale This Week – Bro Radio
Community Development Project of the Year
Gold: Chapel St Primary School takes over – ALL FM
Silver: Cash 4 Calendars Campaign – Spark Sunderland
Bronze The 4Ps Project – Vectis Radio
Digital or RSL Station Of The Year
Gold: Radio Wanno
Silver: Ocean Youth Radio
Bronze Thre3-6ix Radio & Scout Radio
Station of the Year
Gold: ALL FM
Silver: Wycombe Sound
Bronze Spark Sunderland




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Station of the Year
Gold: Raidió Fáilte
Silver: Spark Sunderland
Bronze: ALL FM
Community Development Project of the Year
Gold: The METS Training programme - Somer Valley FM
Silver: Mental Health Community Project - Sheppey FM
Bronze: The 4Ps Project - Vectis Radio
Female Presenter of the Year
Gold: Julie Donaldson - Zetland FM
Silver: Philippa Sawyer - Wycombe Sound
Bronze: Emma Snow - Erewash Sound
Male Presenter of the Year
Gold: Mark Jarvis - Erewash Sound
Silver: Rob L’Esperance - Wycombe Sound
Bronze: Simon Wilson - Voice FM
Community Show of the Year
Gold: Pol.ON – The Polish Show - East Coast FM
Silver: Tameside Today - Tameside Radio
Bronze: The One Love Breakfast Show - BCfm
Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year
Gold: Local Radio Day 2018 - Wycombe Sound
Silver: General Election 2017 - Chelmsford Community Radio
Bronze: ‘Spirit of Wildfire’ – A Festival for Radio - 107 Meridian FM
Entertainment Show of the Year
Gold: The Rob L’Esperance Jukebox - Wycombe Sound
Silver: Emma Snow - Erewash Sound
Gold: Drivetime with Ryan and Beth - Spark Sunderland
Speech and Journalism of the Year
Gold: The Parents’ Show - Radio Verulam
Silver: Opening of the Herne Centre - Radio Cabin
Bronze: Dear Reader with Jessica Stone - CSR
Sports Show of the Year
Gold: Tuesday Night Sport - Wycombe Sound
Silver: OB's Saturday Sport Show - Radio Cardiff
Bronze: Live Commentary – FA Cup – Birmingham Senior Cup - Black Country Radio
Volunteer of the Year
Gold: Oliver Downing - KCC Live
Silver: Oliver Wilkinson - Drystone Radio
Bronze: Alex Farrell - Radio Tamworth
Young Person of the Year
Gold: Jeannie Nicolas - Erewash Sound
Silver: Liam Gates - Wycombe Sound
Bronze: James O’Malley - Tameside Radio
Sage Person of the Year
Gold: Chris Moore - Endeavour FM
Silver: Roz Johnson - Wythenshawe Community Radio
Bronze: Bill Prentice - Black Diamond FM
Newcomer of the Year
Gold: Jane Steele - Drystone Radio
Silver: Abbie Clive - Sheppey FM
Bronze: Mimi Harker OBE - Wycombe Sound
Innovation of the Year
Gold: ‘Get On’ - Science Education & Community Radio - Academy FM Folkestone
Silver: Halifax The Halifax Jigsaw Project - Phoenix FM
Bronze: The Chorley FM ‘100 Club’ - Chorley FM
Podcast of the Year
Gold: National Prison Radio Double Bubble
Digital/RSL Station of the Year
Gold: Wandsworth Radio




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Station of the Year
ALL FM
Raidió Fáilte
Ribble FM
Somer Valley FM
Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
Community Development Project of the Year
Radio Sheung Lok – ALL FM
Mackem Craic – Spark FM
A Present from the Past – Phoenix FM Halifax
Alright Mate I’m Listening (Male Mental Health Project) – Ribble FM
Global Sunderland – Spark FM
Female Presenter of the Year
Laura Perry – CSRfm
Fiona Jessica Wilson (aka FJ) – Ipswich Community Radio
Louise Croombs – Tameside Radio
Philippa Sawyer – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
Julie Donaldson – Zetland FM
Male Presenter of the Year
Mark Jarvis – Erewash Sound
Rory Auskerry – Pure 107.8FM
Lee Roe – Ribble FM
Mark Blackman – Wirral Radio
Rob L’Esperance – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
Community Show of the Year
The Midweek Sportsbar – BCFM Radio
Summer Saturday – Cambridge 105
Kinlochlovin Drivetime – Nevis Radio
Farming Friday – Ribble FM
Mid-Morning – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year
Les James Challenge Cup Final 2017 – 107.5 Switch Radio
BCfm Election night 2017 – 1BCfm Radio
Tour de Yorkshire – Drystone Radio
Failsworth Carnival – Oldham Community Radio 99.7fm
Radio Verulam brings LIVE FA Cup coverage to St Albans – Radio Verulam
Entertainment Show of the Year
Old Gits and Hits – BCFM Bristol
The Kieran Poole Sessions – Miskin Radio
The Week in Geek – The biggest Geek radio show in the UK – Spark FM
Drivetime with Ryan and Beth – Spark FM
Breakfast with Louise – Tameside Radio
Speech and Journalism Radio of the Year
Sapana Budha ‘Nepal: after the Earthquake’ – Radio LaB 97.1FM
Newsburst – Sheppey FM 92.2
Spark Reports – Spark FM
Rough Sleep – Tameside Radio
The Late Show with Joe Shennan – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
Arts and Creative Radio of the Year
Folkestone Life, A Sound Art Project – Academy FM (Folkestone)
Dear Reader – CSRfm
Huntsford – Huntingdon Community Radio (HCR104fm)
Lincoln Voices – Lincoln City Radio
The Second Coming – Warminster Community Radio
Specialist Music Show of the Year
The Urban LP – CSRfm
The Vintage Show – Ribble FM
The Richard Harris Folk and Blues Show – Somer Valley FM
Dance Revolution – Spark FM
Showstoppers – Zetland FM
Sports Show of the Year
The Wycombe Sound Saturday Sports Show – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
The Saturday Scoreboard – Switch Radio
Sportsbyte – Spark FM
Radio Verulam FA Cup coverage St Albans v Carlisle United – Radio Verulam
OB’s Saturday Sport Show – Radio Cardiff
Volunteer of the Year
Ian Robertson – East Coast fm
John Weller – Nevis Radio
Arthur Chorley – Oldham Community Radio 99.7fm
Gary Tottingham – Radio LaB
Jack Bee – Sheppey 92.2 FM
Young Person of the Year
Lila Bellamy – 107 Meridian FM
Jake Peach – CSRfm
Mark Jarvis – Erewash Sound
Rachel Price – Forces Radio BFBS Northern Ireland
Lewis Baxter – Ribble FM
Sage Person of the Year
Hugh Taylor – Alive Radio
Manjulika Singh – Awaz FM
Trish Napier – Canalside Radio
Harry Haward – Resonance FM
Keith Green – Warminster Community Radio
Newcomer of the Year
Katy Ashman – Abbey 104
Samantha Howard – Academy FM Folkestone
Mark Jarvis – Erewash Sound
Emma Snow – Erewash Sound
Lee Roe – Ribble FM
Innovation Award
The One Pound SoundHound Round – East Coast 107.6FM
300 Club Lottery – Oldham Community Radio 99.7fm
Building an Audience using Facebook Live – Spark FM
Mackem Craic – Spark FM
Raspberry Pi Uplink Solution – Wycombe Sound 106.6FM
Podcast
Apex – Cam FM
Talking Men – Cambridge 105
Fair Frome Food Bank training podcast – Frome FM
Shadow – Insanity Radio
Radio Wanno – Radio Wanno (HMP Wandsworth)




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Station of the Year: Ujima Radio
Female Presenter of the Year: Primrose Granville - Ujima Radio
Male Presenter of the Year: Ben Ellis - Switch Radio




Honours


In 2021 the awards launched an Honours programme to honour those who have provided outstanding or exceptional service to Community Radio.
Those who have received honours are:
Audrey Hall for her decades of presenting and producing radio, and for community activity in support of and to increase representation of the black community in Greater Manchester, with most recently being part of the team at AllFM.
Danny Lawrence for his 20 plus years’ service to community radio, at various stations across the country, including the last 15 years at Gateway 97.8, for his services representing and supporting the sector with roles at the CMA, for founding the Radio Hub, and also in the last year supporting stations to give out thousands of free radios to those lonely and isolated.
Graham Laycock for over 50 years of exceptional commitment to Community radio and his outstanding dedication to Brooklands Radio and the volunteers within it.
Nathan Spackman for his significant impact in the development of Bro Radio in Wales, especially illustrated by the station winning station of the year at last year’s awards, but also his continued work at developing and representing the sector, locally in Wales as the founding co chair of the Welsh community radio network and co-founder of the UK Community Radio Network
Soo Williams for her work at Ofcom being instrumental in facilitating the creation of community radio in its current form, and for overseeing its implementation until her retirement last year.
Tony Smith for his hard work and dedication over the last 20 plus years launching and running Angel Radio, who support an underserved older audience.




References






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