Joy for BBC Radio Cornwall after silver award win

A delighted Emma Clements, Daniel Pascoe, Emma Gill and Tiffany Truscott from BBC Radio Cornwall

The team at BBC Radio Cornwall is celebrating after winning a silver award at the radio industry equivalent of the Oscars.

Radio Cornwall came second in the Local Radio Station Of the Year category at the 2025 Audio and Radio Industry Awards - known as the Arias.

A four-strong team from the radio station joined others from the radio and podcast world at a glittering awards ceremony in London on Wednesday evening.

Executive editor Emma Clements said: "The whole of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is celebrating today.

The BBC Radio Cornwall team with radio royalty Greg James, from BBC Radio 1

Ms Clements said: "Local radio is so important to the life of our county and our entry focused on the pride, passion and people of Cornwall who share their stories and lives with us each and every day."

Breakfast Presenter James Churchfield added on Thursday: "It's the most fabulous endorsement of what we do for our listeners day in, day out to inform them and celebrate what is great about Cornwall and Scilly."

Forth 1, Bauer Media's Edinburgh-based radio station, was crowned winners of the John Myers Local Radio Station of the Year.

BBC Radio 3 won the highly coveted UK Radio Station or Radio Network of the Year Award.

BBC Three Counties' Coldplay go Orange for Luton won the public-voted Radio Times Moment of the Year, presented by Chesney Hawkes.