The Community Radio awards are here to celebrate and promote what Community Radio stations are doing up and down across the country in their local communities.
It's #WorldRadioDay and we want to say a massive thank you and congratulations for all that the UK Community Radio Stations are doing to support their listeners and communities they serve.
Congratulations to the recipients and nominations of all the awards of the #CRAs18! What a fantastic night celebrating the amazing arena which is community radio!
Judges’ comments on 🥇@ALLFM entry for Station of the Year- “Possibly the most inclusive, diverse station I have ever heard and is a wonderful example of what Community Radio should be. The wide range of programming available and the clear passion of the presenters.” #CRAs19
Comments from judges on Julie Donaldson from @zetlandfm included “LOVED THIS ENTRY! Immediately I felt the spark from Julie and felt that she was talking to me and me alone, like a mate in the car or while making some toast for breakfast, she was in my kitchen!” #CRAs18
We are handing over to our 2020 winners of female and male🥇 presenters of the year, who will be our hosts for the year @LuisWyattRadio @FionaHRMcNeill!
We also like to take a moment to remember Julie Donaldson @zetlandfm who was one of our amazing presenters last year in Barry, one of the many we have lost due to COVID-19 💙💕! #CRAs2020
Huge congratulations to @prideradio, the gold recipients of the #CRAs21 Station of the Year! Here is what the judges had to say about how amazing @prideradio is 💙💕!
Listen to a clip from @SparkSunderland who are Gold recipients of #CRAs18 Specialist Music Show of the Year! This is from their Dance Revolution Chart of the Year 2017 show!
A massive thank you to all the judges who have supported the #CRAs19 this year! There have been over 75 judges this year who have volunteered judging for this year’s awards from all areas of the sector!
The stage is set for this years #CRAs2020 !
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Gold #CRAs18 Station of the Year @raidiofailte was described as “Showing what is possible with steely determination and focus on objectives. A great mix of clips and high-quality audio. Well deserved after all the hard work. A strong entry!”
The awards for #CRAs21 Specialist Music Show of the Year go to:
🥇 Dance Revolution Chart of the Year 2020- @SparkSunderland
🥈 The Rock Shop with Michelle Livings- @MarlowFM
🥉 Around the World- @Lisburns98
The awards for #CRAs22 Live Event or Outside Broadcast go to:
🏆 Iron To Iron - @erewashsound
🥈 The Barry Island Festival of Food - @BRORADIO
🥉 Hustings 2022 - @radio_skye
The judging process has started! A massive thank you to all the judges for the hours they spend listening and giving feedback to our submitters. #CRAs2018
Happy #WorldRadioDay
We celebrate the diversity of radio; With community radio with it's different formats and styles, as well as the diversity of the audiences it serves and the diversity of the volunteers within the stations and on air.
The shortlist for this years nominations have been released here: bit.ly/CRAShortlist
Remember to get your tickets to the award ceremony here: bit.ly/CRATickets
Massive well done to @WeAreBCR 👏👏 for being the 🏆 #CRAs22 Station of the Year! This is what the judges had to say “The work the station has done off air to support the community is to be highly commended, showcasing the remarkable outcome community radio can deliver.”
The awards for #CRAs21 Arts and Creative Radio of the Year go to:
🥇Beginning Of The End- @RadioLaB971fm
🥈 The Spooky Hour, by The Saturday Writers and Jonathan Pagden- @WycombeSound
🥉 Camelot- @ChelmsfordCR
The awards for #CRAs23 📻 Arts and Creative Radio of the Year go to:
🏆 Frankenstein the pantomime - @ChelmsfordCR
🥈 The art of listening on Resonance FM - @ResonanceFM
🥉 The Space Folk Horror Lounge Mummer's Play - @fromefm
Thank you, Maxxwave for sponsoring the Innovation of the Year award. The awards for #CRAs21 Innovation of the Year go to:
🥇12 Communities One Bristol- @BCfmRadio
🥈Short Breaks in Lockdown - The 4Ps Radio Training School- @VectisRadio
🥉A Space to Speak your Mind- @thesourcefm
The awards for #CRAs21 Digital and RSL Station of the Year go to:
🥇Radio Wanno - HMP Wandsworth
🥈Petersfield's Shine Radio- @shineradio
🥉 Ocean Youth- @_oceanyouth
"Mark has it all going on, a terrific broadcasting style he is a real credit to his station. I think Mark is destined for big things!” Just a small snippet of what the judges had to say about Mark Jarvis @erewashsound - Gold recipient of the #CRAs18 Male Presenter of the Year!
Huge congratulations to the following recipients of our Community Radio Award Honours 2021 #CRAs21:
🥇 Graham Laycock
🥇 Audrey Hall
🥇Danny Lawrence
🥇 Nathan Spackman
🥇Soo Williams
🥇Tony Smith
Judges’ comments on 🥇@ALLFM’s entry for Community Development Project of the Year- “Great to see Community Radio’s resources being used in this way. Good to see stations working with Primary-age children - often projects like this focus on teenagers.” #CRAs19
The awards for #CRAs23 📻 News, Journalism & Factual Storytelling of the Year go to:
🏆 The Host - Ukraine 1 Year On – Hope FM
🥈 Trinity Theatre Seniors - @WestKentRadio
🥉 FORCED OUT - @BFBSAldershot
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the great volunteers who keep going on community radio over the holiday period to keep their audiences informed and entertained.
The awards for #CRAs21 Female Presenter of the Year go to:
🥇 Suzie "Sparkles" Stevens- @LCRLincoln
🥈 Katherine Liley- @heartlandfm
🥉 Amelia Slaughter- @MarlowFM
The awards for #CRAs21 Entertainment Show of the Year go to:
🥇 Switch Radio's Christmas Crackers- @switch_radio
🥈 Natasha Reneaux Entertainment Show- @BFBSAldershot
🥉 Lewis Bowden's Afternoon Show- @BFBSCatterick
The award for #CRAs18 Digital and RSL Station of the Year is @WandsworthRadio! Judges commented, “A seriously impressive broadcaster that understands the area it serves and offers an inclusive place, with a good training ethos, to give this diverse part of London a voice!”