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Last Updated 20th March 2010

 

 

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Radio Production Awards - The Results!

Posted on 12th February 2010

Radio production Awards 2010The first winners of the new Radio Production Awards were announced at a ceremony in London on February 11th.

The aim of these new awards, organised by The Radio Academy and the Radio Independents Group (RIG), is to recognise and celebrate the work of UK-based radio and audio producers. The long-running Sony Radio Academy Awards recognise programmes, stations and broadcasters, whereas the RPAs honour the achievement of individual producers and production companies demonstrated by a body of Mike Hally, Chair of RIGwork created and delivered during the previous year.

The highly respected radio critic of the Daily Telegraph, Gillian Reynolds, chaired the judges who included Nigel Appleton, Emily Bell, Bidisha, Tim Blackmore, Nadine Clarke, Charles Collingwood, Trevor Dann, Tim Davie, Tim Dye, Mark Lawson, Matthew Linfoot, David Lloyd, Pat Loughrey, Steve Martin, Caroline Millington, John Perkins, Andrew Pettie, Colin Philpott, Ali Rezakhani, Miranda Sawyer, Guy Starkey, Mark Story, Margherita Taylor, Jane Thynne, Emma Tozer, Martin Wainwright and John Williams.

 

The results were as follows:


BEST FACTUAL PRODUCER

Winner: Catherine Miller, BBC News

Nominees: Adam Fowler, freelance

Simon Jacobs, Unique

David Prest, Whistledown Productions


BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER

Winner: Wayne Clark; Paul Deacon; Chris Parker, TXmediasuite

Nominees: James Hodder, Resonance 104.4FM

David Tyler, Pozzitive Television

Owen McFadden, BBC Radio Ulster


BEST MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER

Winner: Sue Clark, Sue Clark Productions

Nominees: Kate Bland & Chris O'Shaughnessy, Just Radio

Nick Barraclough, Smooth Operations

Ben Walker, Ora Et Labora


LIVE MUSIC PRODUCER - CONCERT

Winner: Joe Adams, TBI Media with Absolute Radio

Nominees: Charis Blyth, Somethin' Else

Ross MacFadyen, Celtic Music Radio 1530am

Paul McClean, BBC Radio Ulster


LIVE MUSIC PRODUCER - STUDIO SESSION

Winner: Chris Denman, XFM (Global Radio)

Nominees: Muslim Alim & Niall Young, BBC Radio Scotland

Dean Woodcock, Absolute Radio

Peggy Sutton, Somethin' Else


BEST ONLINE PRODUCER

Winner: Francesca Panetta, The Guardian

Nominees: Sam Gregory, Sun Talk

Vince Lynch, Absolute Radio

Sam Coley, Birmingham City University


Gordon HouseBEST DRAMA PRODUCER

Winner: Gordon House, Goldhawk / Essential

Nominees: Judith Kampfner, Corporation for Independent Media

Eoin O'Callaghan, BBC Radio Drama Northern Ireland

Frank Stirling, Unique

 


BEST NEWCOMER

Winner: James Wilson, Galaxy Manchester (Global Radio)

Nominees: Katie Burningham, Falling Tree Productions

Eloise Carr, Absolute Radio

Susie Matthews, Unique


Francesca PanettaTHE CREATIVE AWARD

Winner: Francesca Panetta, The Guardian

Nominees: Kate Bland & Peregrine Andrews, Just Radio

Tom Jackson & Susan Marling, Just Radio

Dinah Bird, Loftus Audio

 


THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Winner: John Tydeman


INDIE OF THE YEAR

UBC (Unique and Smooth Operations)

 

We would very much like to thank our sponsors, Hill Dickinson LLP, ACJ Media Insurance, SADiE and Spokenworld Audio.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. We look forward to seeing you all back again for next year's awards!

 

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