ONE of Scotland’s best-known radio broadcasters has been shortlisted twice in this year’s Sony Radio Academy Awards, arguably the UK’s most coveted radio honours.
Edi Stark is up for ‘Speech broadcaster of the year’ and also ‘News special award’, the latter for an investigation: ‘Never too old to care’.
Also up for an award is the news team at Tay FM and Tay AM, in the ‘Breaking news’ category for ‘Body on Arbroath beach’.
And just as he was last year, Radio Clyde’s George Bowie is in the running for the ‘Breakfast show’ prize, which was last year won by Chris Moyles – again nominated.
In the same category, Scot, Nicky Campbell, is a contender, along with his co-presenter on 5 live’s breakfast show, Shelagh Fogarty.
Campbell also appears in the ‘Speech radio personality’ shortlist, as does fellow Scot, Eddie Mair – one of his very impressive three nominations.
If she is to win the ‘Speech broadcaster’ title, Stark will have to fend off the challenge of Evan Davis, John Humphrys, Nick Ferrari and Simon Mayo.
The winners will be announced on the 11th of next month at a gala ceremony hosted by Chris Evans. This is the 27th annual Sony Radio Academy Awards
The shortlist reads:
The music programme award
In: Demand – Key 103 for the Big City Network
The Huey Show – Wise Buddah Creative for BBC 6 Music
The Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie Show – Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 2
Words and Music – BBC Radio Arts and Radio 3 for Radio 3
Zane Lowe – BBC Radio 1
The specialist music programme award
Andi Durrant: The Warm Up – Distorted Productions and the Galaxy Network for the Galaxy Network
David Rodigan – Kiss Specialist Production Team for the Kiss Network
Friction – BBC Asian Network
Mic Check – Somethin’ Else for the BBC Asian Network
Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone – BBC Audio and Music for 6 Music
The music radio personality of the year
Chris Evans – BBC Radio 2
Lauren Laverne – BBC Audio and Music for 6 Music
Scott Mills – BBC Radio 1
Simon James and Hill – Kerrang! Radio
Zane Lowe – BBC Radio 1
The music broadcaster of the year
Alex James – Classic FM
David Rodigan – Kiss Specialist Production Team for the Kiss Network
Mark Radcliffe – Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 2
Steve Lamacq – BBC Audio and Music for 6 Music, Radio 2 and Radio 1
Stuart Maconie – Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music
The music special award
Absolute Coldplay – Absolute Radio and TBI Media for Absolute Radio
Cut & Paste – Wise Buddah Creative for BBC Radio 1
Gerry’s Danny Boy – BBC Radio Ulster
Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth – BBC Radio 3
Who Knows Where The Time Goes, The Sandy Denny Story – Whispering Bob Broadcasting Company for BBC Radio 2
The entertainment award
Adam and Joe – BBC Audio and Music for 6 Music
Chris Evans Drivetime – BBC Radio 2
Christian O’Connell – Absolute Radio
Geoff Lloyd – Absolute Radio
Tim Shaw’s Absolution – Absolute Radio
The music programming award
BBC Radio 1
Classic FM
Magic 105.4
The drama award
Cavalry – BBC Radio Drama for Radio 4
Goldfish Girl – BBC Radio Drama for Radio 4
Mr Larkin’s Awkward Day – BBC Radio Drama for Radio 4
The Color Purple – BBC Radio Drama for Radio 4
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists – Above the Title and Woolyback Productions for BBC Radio 4
The sports award
5 live Olympic Breakfast- BBC News Programmes and BBC Sport for 5 live
Olympics Sportsworld – BBC Sport for the World Service
Sportsweek – Front Page Media for BBC Radio 5 live
The Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast – talkSPORT
The Football Forum – BRMB for Gold (Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton)
The speech award
America, Empire of Liberty – BBC Radio Current Affairs for Radio 4
Jon Ronson On…. – Unique the production company for BBC Radio 4
Outlook: Black in the USA – BBC Audio and Music Factual for the World Service
Prisoners’ Voices – Prison Radio Association and Electric Radio Brixton for Electric Radio Brixton
Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode – BBC News for 5 live
The news and current affairs award
5 live Breakfast – BBC News for 5 live
Newsbeat – BBC News for Radio 1
The World Today – BBC World Service News and Current Affairs for the World Service
The Wrap – BBC Asian Network
Today – BBC News for Radio 4
The news special award
Desperate Dreams: The Monday Documentary – BBC Manchester Current Affairs for the World Service
Driving Into Debt – Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4
Poetry From The Front Line – White Pebble Media for BBC Radio 4
Rhys Jones – Century Radio
The Investigation: Never Too Old To Care – A Stark Production for BBC Radio Scotland
The news journalist of the year
106 JACK fm and Oxford’s FM 107.9 News Team – 106 JACK fm and Oxford’s FM107.9
City Talk News Team – City Talk 105.9
Eddie Mair – BBC News for Radio 4
Gavin Lee – BBC News for 5 live
Mike Thomson – BBC News for Radio 4
The speech radio personality of the year
Eddie Mair – BBC News for Radio 4
Ian Wright – talkSPORT
Nicky Campbell – BBC Radio 5 live
Stephen Nolan – BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio Ulster
Vanessa Feltz – BBC London 94.9
The speech broadcaster of the year
Edi Stark – A Stark Production for BBC Radio Scotland
Evan Davis – BBC News for Radio 4
John Humphrys – BBC News for Radio 4
Nick Ferrari – LBC 97.3
Simon Mayo – BBC News for 5 live
The breakfast show award
5 live Breakfast – BBC News for 5 live
Bowie @ Breakfast – Radio Clyde for 102.5 Clyde 1
Kiss 100 Breakfast with Rickie, Melvin and Charlie – Kiss 100
Shaun Keaveny – BBC Audio and Music Factual for 6 Music
The Chris Moyles Show – BBC Radio 1
The listener participation award
Adam and Joe – BBC Audio and Music for 6 Music
Electric Radio Brixton: Daily Show – Prison Radio Association and Electric Radio Brixton for Electric Radio Brixton
Iain Lee – Absolute Radio
Sadie Nine’s Loud Women – BBC Essex
Stephen Nolan – BBC Radio 5 live
The comedy award
606 with Danny Baker – Campbell Davison Media for BBC Radio 5 live
Adam and Joe – BBC Audio and Music for 6 Music
Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show! – Komedia Entertainment and Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 4
Miranda Hart’s Joke Shop – BBC Radio Comedy for Radio 2
The Now Show – BBC Radio Comedy for Radio 4
The features award
Anatomy of a Car Crash – BBC Radio Documentaries for Radio 4
Between the Ears: Staring At The Wall – BBC Radio Documentaries for Radio 3
Giving Way to a New Era – Made in Manchester Limited for BBC Radio 4
Leonard and Marianne – Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4
Lives in a Landscape: Gone East – BBC Radio Documentaries for Radio 4
The interview award
Allison Ferns interviews Reunited Brothers – BBC Southern Counties Radio
Andrew Peach interviews Graeme Murty – BBC Radio Berkshire
Eddie Mair interviews Ken Livingstone – BBC News for Radio 4
Electric Radio interview with Jonathan Aitken – Prison Radio Association and Electric Radio Brixton for Electric Radio Brixton
Feargal Keane interviews Lana Vandenberghe – Taking a Stand, BBC Radio Current Affairs for Radio 4
The breaking news award
Attacks in Mumbai – BBC News Programmes for Radio 4
Body on Arbroath Beach – Tay News Team for Tay FM and Tay AM
Schools Closures – BBC Radio Shropshire
The Rangers Riot – BBC Radio Manchester
The Ray Lewis Investigation – BBC London 94.9
The live event coverage award
Absolute Coldplay – Absolute Radio and TBI Media for Absolute Radio
Carnival – 1Xtra
Summer Sundae Weekender – BBC Audio and Music for 6 Music
The Beijing Olympics – BBC Radio 5 live
The Coldstream Guards Come Home to Windsor – The Andrew Peach Show for BBC Radio Berkshire
The community award
A Sound Fix (Spots) – Prison Radio Association for Electric Radio Brixton
Coventry Market the Musical – BBC Coventry and Warwickshire
Don’t be a Tosser! – BBC Radio Suffolk
Legsy Gets a Break – BBC Radio Berkshire
Omagh Community Radio Group – Omagh Community Radio Group for Strule FM
The themed programming award
1968 – Myth or Reality ? – BBC Production Departments and Independent Companies for BBC Radio 4
Family Life – BBC Hereford and Worcester
The Chopin Experience – BBC Radio 3
The Forgotten Army – 106 JACK fm
US’08 BBC Bus: Talking America – BBC World Service News for the World Service
The promo award
Absolute Radio Discover Real Music – Absolute Radio
Bristol’s Big Give – GWR Bristol
Kiss the Planet – What Will You Do? – Kiss Imaging Team for the Kiss Network
The my Lai Tapes – BBC World Service Promotions for the World Service
TV Licensing – Students Campaign – Fresh Air Production and Proximity London for BBC Radio 1
The competition award
Adam and Joe – Video Wars – BBC Audio and Music for 6 Music
Facebuck$ – Galaxy Network Imaging for Galaxy (Manchester, Birmingham, Yorkshire and North East)
Heart’s Tankety Tank – Heart (West Midlands)
Radio City Makes Your Day – Radio City
Win Your Wedding – CFM
The station imaging award
1Xtra
BBC Radio 1
City Talk 105.9
JACK fm
XFM (London and Manchester)
The internet programme award
Answer me This! – Answer Me This Podcast.com
Media Talk – The Rout At Radio 2 – Guardian.co.uk
Nature’s Voice – Podcats for the RSPB Website
Rethinkdaily – Rethinkdaily.co.uk
The Budgerigar and the Prisoner – Clifton Diocese.com
The multiplatform radio award
95.8 Capital FM iPhone Application – Global Radio Creative Technology for 95.8 Capital FM – Classic FM
Radio 1’s Big Weekend – BBC Radio 1
Wimbledon – BBC Radio 5 live Interactive for 5 live
World on the Move – BBC Natural History Unit, Audio and Music Interactive and Airlock for Radio 4
Station of the year (under 300,000)
BBC Radio Foyle
Beacon Radio (Shropshire)
Radio Scilly
Station of the year (300,000 – one million)
BBC Hereford and Worcester
BBC Radio Nottingham
Lincs 102.2 FM
Station of the year (one million-plus)
BBC Radio Ulster
Kerrang 105.2
Magic 105.4
Digital station of the year
BBC Asian Network
Fun Kids
Planet Rock
UK station of the year
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 3
Classic FM
