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Frank
Gillard Awards - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's smaller stations prove small is beautiful
This
year's Frank Gillard Awards ceremony demonstrates that size doesn't
always matter in the radio industry, with many of the major awards
being taken home by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's smaller stations.
The
awards, which celebrate the very best of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio, were presented
by the Director-General of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, Greg Dyke, at a special ceremony
hosted by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network star presenter, Sonia Deol, and
held at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
in Bradford last night (6 October 2003).
It
was Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Derby's night at the awards ceremony.
The station, which did not achieve a single nomination at last year's
awards, took three gold awards this year in the Coverage of a News
Story, Breakfast Programme and Sports Coverage categories (see below
for a full list of winners).
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Suffolk took the prestigious Station of the Year
award and scored gold with its Interactive category entry: Rachel
Sloane in the Afternoon.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Shropshire, another small station, beat 31 other
entries to win gold in the Voices category. New for this year, the
category featured the best of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio wide Voices project
which encouraged groups and communities seldom heard on the local
media to voice their interests and concerns.
Speaking
at the dinner after the awards ceremony, Greg Dyke congratulated
the winners and said: "Throughout its 35 year history, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Local Radio has been an innovator but at last the penny is dropping
about Local Radio being a central pillar of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ."
He
went on to pinpoint areas in which Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio has excelled:
"In the last few years, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio has really cemented
its reputation as a catalyst for social action broadcasting - both
your locally generated projects and your big central campaigns."
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Leeds, which dominated the Awards last year, added
to its haul of Gillards by taking gold in the Outside Broadcast
category for its live broadcast of the Queen's visit to Harewood
House.
The
Outstanding Contribution to Local Radio Award was won by the Radioman
Training Team which was responsible for training all staff during
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio's transition from analogue to digital radio equipment.
Supporting 40 stations they trained 2,500 staff in 6,500 training
sessions.
There
was a special commendation for Peter Grant, one
of the small team from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's General News Service (GNS) which
reported the war in Iraq for all the local stations.
There
were 14 different categories in this year's competition, and the
judges included past and present local radio broadcasters along
with leading journalists, managers and regulators from both public
service and commercial radio.
The
2003 Awards attracted a record number of entries from a record number
of entrants - 313 entries from 44 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio stations and services.
The
annual Frank Gillard Awards were launched in 2000 in memory of the
war correspondent and founder of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio.
Their
aim is to recognise achievements and encourage excellence in the
programming at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio stations across England.
The
following are the Frank Gillard Awards 2003 winners in gold, silver
and bronze order:
The
Breakfast Programme
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Derby - Andy Whittaker's Breakfast Show
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Kent - Good Morning Kent
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Gloucestershire - The Breakfast Show – Storms
Programme
Presenters
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Newcastle - Ian Robinson and Paul Wappat
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Sheffield - Toby Foster
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
London 94.9 - Danny Baker
Coverage
of a News Story
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Derby - Royal Pageant Story
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Newcastle - Capital of Culture Bid
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Three Counties Radio - The Luton Town Takeover
Interactive
Programme
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Suffolk - Rachel Sloane in the Afternoon
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Gloucestershire - The Dozy Parker
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Leeds - It's Your Call
Reporter
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Nottingham - Jeremy Ball
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Leeds - Spencer Stokes
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Merseyside - Shari Vahl
Sports
Coverage
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Derby - Derby's First World Boxing Champion
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Solent - When the Saints Marched to Cardiff
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Oxford - 2003 British Speedway Grand Prix
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Sheffield - Sunday Sport (Ice Hockey)
(Derby
won gold, Solent and Oxford joint silver, and Sheffield, bronze)
Social
Action Campaign
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Sheffield - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Sheffield Hospice Appeal
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Suffolk - The Hollies
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Bristol with Special Features Unit - Hitting Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio
Feature
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Cleveland - The Daisy Chain Dream
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Cornwall - Launceston Car Park
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Three Counties Radio - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔless in Bedford
Outside
Broadcast
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Leeds - The Queen's Visit to Harewood House
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Derby - Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Lincolnshire - Dambusters Day
Voices
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Shropshire - Woodside
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Lancashire - Voices in Burnley
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Kent - Romany Voices
Diversity
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
GMR
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Derby
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Southern Counties Radio
Radio
Promotion
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Devon - The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Devon Chestnut Appeal
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Cleveland - Middlesbrough FC Commentary Campaign
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Kent - Radio Kent Charity Appeal
Station
of the Year
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Radio Suffolk
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Leeds
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Radio Newcastle
Outstanding
Contribution to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio
The
Radioman Training Team
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