Sony Radio Awards 2012 winners

15 May 2012

The best of British radio broadcasting has been celebrated at the prestigious Sony Radio Academy Awards in London. The winners are:

<bold>Sony DAB rising star award</bold> - Luke Franks (Fun Kids)

<bold>Best breaking news coverage</bold> - PM (BBC Radio 4)

<bold>Best community programming</bold> - Face To Face (National Prison Radio)

<bold>Best news and current affairs programme</bold> - 5 live Drive (BBC Radio 5 live)

<bold>Best sports programme</bold> - Keys & Gray (talkSPORT)

<bold>Best music feature/special/documentary</bold> - Feeling Good - The Nina Simone Story Part 1 (BBC Radio 2)

<bold>Best news feature/special/documentary</bold> - Child of Ardoyne (BBC Radio 3)

<bold>Best feature/special/documentary</bold> - Walking With The Wounded (Smooth Radio)

<bold>Best comedy</bold> - Mark Steel's In Town (BBC Radio 4)

<bold>Best drama</bold> - On It (BBC Radio 4)

<bold>Best multiplatform/social media</bold> - Now Playing@6Music (BBC Radio 6 Music)

<bold>Best live event coverage</bold> - The Royal Wedding (BBC World Service)

<bold>Best single promo/commercial</bold> - Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show - The Complaints (Absolute Radio)

<bold>Best specialist music programme</bold> - David Rodigan (BBC Radio 2)

<bold>Best station imaging</bold> - BBC Radio 1Xtra

<bold>Best competition</bold> - 2 Strangers And A Wedding (106 JACKfm Oxfordshire/Glide FM 107.9 Oxfordshire)

<bold>Best entertainment programme</bold> - Beryl and Betty (BBC Radio Humberside)

<bold>Best music programme</bold> - Fearne Cotton (BBC Radio 1)

<bold>The special award</bold> - Classic FM

<bold>Best internet programme</bold> - Science Weekly: Sounds of the Space Shuttle - An Acoustic Tribute (The Guardian)

<bold>Best speech programme</bold> - Stephen Nolan (BBC Radio 5 live)

<bold>Music radio personality of the year</bold> - Chris Evans (BBC Radio 2)

<bold>Best use of branded content</bold> - Danny Wallace's Naked Breakfast (Xfm)

<bold>Music broadcaster of the year </bold>- Jools Holland (BBC Radio 2)

<bold>Speech radio personality of the year</bold> - Danny Baker (BBC Radio 5 live)

<bold>Best promotional/advertising campaign</bold> - Wimbledon 2011 (BBC Radio 2, 5 live & Local Radio)

<bold>Speech broadcaster of the year</bold> - Victoria Derbyshire (BBC Radio 5 live)

<bold>Breakfast show of the year (under 10 million)</bold> - Real Radio Breakfast with Gary and Lisa (Real Radio North East)

<bold>Breakfast show of the year (10 million plus)</bold> - Kiss Breakfast with Rickie, Melvin and Charlie (Kiss)

<bold>News journalist of the year</bold> - Mike Thomson (BBC Radio 4)

<bold>Station programmer of the year</bold> - Andy Roberts (Kiss)

<bold>Best interview </bold>- Eddie Mair interviews Julie Nicholson (BBC Radio 4)

<bold>Station of the year (under 300,000 listeners) </bold>- KL.FM

<bold>Station of the year (300,000 - one million) </bold>- 107.6 Juice FM

<bold>Station of the year (one million plus)</bold> - Radio City 96.7

<bold>UK station of the year</bold> - BBC Radio 6 Music

<bold>Gold award</bold> - Nicholas Parsons

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