Radio Academy Awards

The Radio Academy Awards, started in 1983, were the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. For most of their existence, they were run by ZAFER Associates, but in latter years were brought under the control of The Radio Academy.
The awards were generally referred to by the name of their first sponsor, Sony, as The Sony Awards, The Sony Radio Awards or variations. In August 2013, Sony announced the end of its sponsorship agreement with The Radio Academy after 32 years. Consequently, the awards were named simply The Radio Academy Awards. In November 2014, it was announced that The Radio Academy would not be holding the awards in 2015, and would be looking for other ways to recognise achievement in the future.
The awards were relaunched in 2016 as the Audio & Radio Industry Awards.

Awards format

The awards were organised into various categories, with nominees being announced a few weeks before the main awards ceremony. The categories varied slightly each year, and were decided by an annual committee, with the aim to include all the main areas from music, news and speech through to radio drama, comedy and sport, and not discriminating against station size, or niche categories.
In most categories, five entries were shortlisted with the top three awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold. Some categories only three entries were shortlisted, with only a Gold winner awarded. In a number of special categories there was no shortlist, merely a winner.

2014 Gold Award winners

2013 Gold Award winners

2012 Gold Award winners

2011 Gold Award winners

2010 Gold Award winners

Category	Programme Title	Station
Breakfast Show of the Year	Today	BBC Radio 4
Breakfast Show of the Year	Dixie & Gayle, The Real Breakfast Show	Real Radio Yorkshire
Best Music Programme	Dermot O'Leary Show	BBC Radio 2
Best Specialist Music Programme	Zane Lowe	BBC Radio 1
Best Entertainment Programme	The Capital Breakfast Show	95.8 Capital FM
Best Speech Programme	Nihal on BBC Asian Network	BBC Asian Network
Best Sports Programme	Sportsound	BBC Radio Scotland
Best News & Current Affairs Programme	Newshour	BBC World Service
Best Breaking News Coverage	Alzheimer's Tragedy	BBC Radio Ulster
Best Live Event Coverage	Absolute Blur	Absolute Radio
Best Community Programming	The New Ballads of Reading Gaol	BBC Radio Berkshire
Best Internet Programme	Hackney Podcast
Music Radio Personality of the Year	Scott Mills	BBC Radio 1
Music Broadcaster of the Year	Zane Lowe	BBC Radio 1
Speech Radio Personality of the Year	Frances Finn	BBC Radio Nottingham
Speech Broadcaster of the Year	Sir David Attenborough	BBC Radio 4
News Journalist of the Year	Lyse Doucet	BBC World Service
Best Specialist Contributor	Mark Kermode	BBC Radio 5 live
Best Interview	Jenni Murray interviews Sharon Shoesmith	BBC Radio 4
Station Programmer of the Year	Euan McMorrow	Radio City 96.7
Best Use of Branded Content	NME Radio for Skins Radio	NME Radio
Best Single Promo/Commercial	Dear Stan	talkSPORT
Best Promotional/Advertising Campaign	Vote Joe	Real Radio North East
Best Competition	Who's Calling Christian'	Absolute Radio
Best Station Imaging	Oxfordshire's 106 JACK fm	Oxfordshire's 106 JACK fm
Best Music Special	Elvis By Bono	BBC Radio 4
Best News Special	Crossing Continents: Chechnya	BBC Radio 4
Best Feature	Archive on 4: Working for Margaret	BBC Radio 4
Best Comedy	Adam and Joe	BBC 6 Music
Best Drama	People Snogging in Public Places	BBC Radio 3
Station of the Year	Moray Firth Radio	Moray Firth Radio
Station of the Year	BBC Radio Derby	BBC Radio Derby
Station of the Year	Kiss 100	Kiss 100
Digital Station of the Year	Planet Rock	Planet Rock
UK Station of the Year	BBC Radio 5 live	BBC Radio 5 live
The Gold Award	Trevor Nelson
The Special Award	BFBS Radio

2009 Gold Award winners

2008 Gold Award winners

The 26th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 12 May 2008. The BBC World Service won four awards, including Journalist of the Year for Owen Bennett-Jones. Guests included Edwyn Collins, Joan Collins, Boris Johnson, Al Murray, and Will Young who all presented awards.

Category	Winners	Station/Organisation	Refs
special Gold award	Brian Matthew	BBC Radio 2
Special award	Jenny Abramsky	BBC Audio and Music
Local and regional lifetime achievement	Eamonn Mallie, for reporting The Troubles in Northern Ireland	Downtown Radio
Music radio personality of the year	Jonathan Ross	BBC Radio 2
Music broadcaster of the year	Andi Durrant	Galaxy Network
News journalist of the year	Owen Bennett-Jones	BBC World Service
Speech broadcaster of the year	Simon Mayo	BBC Radio 5 Live
Station programmer of the year	Mary Kalemkerian	BBC7
Rising star	George Lamb	BBC 6 Music
Station of the year: UK	BBC Radio 4	BBC Radio 4
Station of the year: 1 million plus	Key 103	Key 103
Station of the year: 300,0001 million	GWR Bristol	GWR Bristol
Station of the year: digital	Planet Rock	Planet Rock
Station of the year: under 300,000	Silk FM	Silk FM
Breakfast show	The Chris Moyles Show	BBC Radio 1
Breaking news	coverage of the Omagh fire tragedy	BBC Radio Ulster
Comedy	Down The Line	BBC Radio 4
Community	Lights Out London	Capital 95.8
Competition	Sell Me The Answer	Key 103
Drama	Q&A	BBC Radio 4
Entertainment	The Russell Brand Show	BBC Radio 2
Feature	Malcolm McLaren's Life and Times in LA: A Radio Movie	BBC Radio 2
Internet programme	The Book Slam Podcast	The Book Slam Website
Listener participation	World Have Your Say	BBC World Service
Live event coverage	Gosnold 400	BBC Radio Suffolk
Multiplatform radio	The Bangladesh Boat Project	BBC World Service
Music programme	The Dermot O'Leary Show	BBC Radio 2
Music special	The Feelgood Factor	BBC Radio 2
News and current affairs programme	Newshour	BBC World Service
News feature	Britain's Missing Girls	BBC Asian Network
Promo	96.3 Radio Aire's Green Project	Radio Aire
Specialist music programme	Friday Night Floorfillers with Krystle, presented by Krystle Weaver	97.3 Forth One
Speech programme	Saturday Live	BBC Radio 4
Sports programme	All The Tickets Are in the Wrong Hands	Radio City
Station imaging	Magic 105.4	Magic 105.4

2007 Gold award winners

The 25th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini and Terry Wogan, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 30 April 2007. The Sony Broadcasters' Broadcaster Award, a special prize to mark the 25th year of the awards, was given to John Peel, who died in 2004. The award was received by Sheila Ravenscroft, Peel's widow. Guests included a selection of actors, singers and broadcasters, Sir David Frost,
Amanda Holden, Jamelia, Carol Vorderman, Konnie Huq who all presented awards.

Category	Winners	Station/Organisation	Refs
Gold award	Paul Gambaccini
Broadcasters' broadcaster award	John Peel
Lifetime achievement award	Tony Butler	BBC West Midlands
Music broadcaster of the year	Colin Murray	BBC Radio 1
Music radio personality of the year	Chris Evans	BBC Radio 2
News journalist of the year	John Humphrys	BBC Radio 4
Speech broadcaster of the year	Eddie Nestor	BBC London 94.9
Station programmer of the year	Francis Currie	Heart Network
Station of the year: UK	Classic FM	Classic FM
Station of the year: 1 million plus	Radio City 96.7	Radio City 96.7
Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million	BBC Radio Derby	BBC Radio Derby
Station of the year: up to 300,000	Isle of Wight Radio	Isle of Wight Radio
Station of the year: digital terrestrial	GaydarRadio	GaydarRadio
Breakfast show	The Today Programme	BBC Radio 4
Breaking news	coverage of the 2006 London tornado	BBC London 94.9
Comedy	1966 And All That	BBC Radio 4
Community	The Plot, community garden project based in Slough	BBC Radio Berkshire
Competition	Who's Calling Christian?	Virgin Radio
Drama	Lorilei	BBC Radio 4
Entertainment	The Chris Evans Show	BBC Radio 2
Feature	Radio Ballads 2006: The Song of Steel	BBC Radio 2
Interactive programme	PM	BBC Radio 4
Internet programme	Firin' Squad Unsigned Podcast	firinsquad.co.uk
Live event coverage	The Alan Shearer Testimonial	Magic 1152
Music programme	The Mark Radcliffe Show	BBC Radio 2
Music special	Malcolm McLaren's Musical Map of London	BBC Radio 2
News and current affairs programme	Five Live Breakfast, presented by Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty	BBC Radio 5 Live
News feature	Letters from Guantanamo Bay, presented by Gavin Esler	BBC Radio 4
Promo	The Ashes	BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Specialist music programme	Friction	BBC Asian Network
Speech programme	The Reunion, series presented by Sue MacGregor which re-unites people involved in historical events	BBC Radio 4
Sports programme	Sportsweek, presented by Garry Richardson	BBC Radio 5 Live
Station imaging	Planet Rock	Planet Rock

2006 Gold Award winners

The 24th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 8 May 2006. Stephen Nolan became the first person to win seven gold Sony awards. Guests included Andrea Corr, Dame Edna Everage, Lenny Henry and Jeff Wayne who all presented awards.

Category	Winners	Station/Organisation	Refs
special Gold award	Sir Terry Wogan	BBC Radio 2
Special award	The Beethoven Experience, the complete works of Beethoven with documentaries played over six days	BBC Radio 3
Music radio personality of the year	Chris Evans	BBC Radio 2
Music broadcaster of the year	Zane Lowe	BBC Radio 1
News journalist of the year	Angus Stickler	BBC Radio 4
Speech broadcaster of the year	Eddie Mair	BBC Radio 4
Station programmer of the year	Richard Park	Magic 105.4
Station of the year: UK	BBC Radio 1	BBC Radio 1
Station of the year with: 1 million plus	Kerrang! 105.2	Kerrang! 105.2
Station of the year: 300,0001 million	Pirate FM	Pirate FM
Station of the year: under 300,000	Coast 96.3	Coast 96.3
Digital terrestrial station of the year	Planet Rock	Planet Rock
Breakfast show award	Nick Ferrari at Breakfast	LBC 97.3 FM
Breaking news award	coverage of The London Bombings	GCap Media News for Capital Radio, XFM and Choice FM
Comedy award	The Ape That Got Lucky	BBC Radio Entertainment for BBC Radio 4
Community award	Hearing Voices, series exploring attitudes to mental health	BBC Hereford & Worcester
Competition award	Xfm's Rock School	Xfm
Drama award	No Background Music	BBC Radio Drama for BBC Radio 4
Entertainment award	Chris Moyles	BBC Radio 1
Feature award	A Requiem for St Kilda	BBC Radio & Music Factual for BBC Radio 4
Interactive programme award	Scott Mills	BBC Radio 1
Live event coverage award	coverage of The Boat Race	LBC Newsroom & Programming for LBC 97.3 FM and LBC News 1152 AM
Music programme award	Mornings with Rick Shaw	Kerrang! 105.2
Music special award	Lennon: The Wenner Tapes	Brook Lapping Productions for BBC Radio 4
News and current affairs programme award	1800 News Bulletin, presented by Harriet Cass and Charlotte Green	BBC Radio News for BBC Radio 4
News feature award	Return to Sarajevo	BBC World Service News & Current Affairs for BBC World Service
Promo award	Kerrang! Christmas	Kerrang! 105.2
Specialist music programme award	Zane Lowe	BBC Radio 1
Speech programme award	The Stephen Nolan Show	BBC Radio Ulster
Sports programme award	Fighting Talk, presented by Christian O'Connell	Worlds End Television for BBC Radio 5 Live
Station Imaging award	Kerrang! 105.2	Kerrang! 105.2

2005 Gold Award winners

The 23rd Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 9 May 2005. The BBC won 22 awards including 5 awards for BBC Radio 1. Guests included Alice Cooper, the tennis player Annabel Croft, TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, BBC Radio 4's Sue MacGregor, Ulrika Jonsson, Heather McCartney and Shakin Stevens who all presented awards.

Category	Winner	Station/Organisation	Refs
Gold award	Steve Wright
2004 award	UK Radio Aid
Speech broadcaster of the year	Jeremy Vine	BBC Radio 2
Music broadcaster of the year	Zane Lowe	BBC Radio 1
News journalist of the year	Eddie Mair	BBC Radio 4
DJ of the year	Danny Baker	BBC London 94.9
Station programmer of the year	Richard Maddock	Radio City 96.7
UK station of the year	BBC Radio 2	BBC Radio 2
Station of the year: 1 million plus	Radio City 96.7	Radio City 96.7
Station of the year: 300,0001 million	BBC Three Counties Radio	BBC Three Counties Radio
Station of the year: under 300,000	BBC Radio Foyle	BBC Radio Foyle
Digital terrestrial station of the year	Capital Disney	Capital Disney
Breakfast show of the year	Christian O'Connell's Breakfast Show	Xfm
Daily music show of the year	Drivetime with Lucio	Kerrang! 105.2
News programme of the year	Vote Friction, an investigation into the BNP	Unique the Production Co. for BBC Radio 1
Weekly music show of the year	The Selector	FCUK FM
Comedy award	Complete and Utter History of the Mona Lisa, performed by the National Theatre of Brent	Above the Title for BBC Radio 4
Community award	The Stephen Nolan Show	BBC Radio Ulster
Competition award	Christian O'Connell's Rock School	Xfm
Drama award	Laughter in the Dark, an adaptation of Nabokov's novel dramatised by Craig Higginson	BBC Radio 3
Entertainment award	Christian O'Connell's Breakfast Show	Xfm
Event award	The Drive Show: D-Day Anniversary	BBC Radio Kent
Feature award	Missing The Message, documentary about AIDS and young people	Unique the Production Co. for BBC Radio 1
Information award	Unhappy Hour	Viking FM and Magic 1161
Interactive radio award	Three Counties Breakfast	BBC Three Counties Radio
'Music Special' award	Teenage Dreams So Hard To Beat, documentary about John Peel presented by Jarvis Cocker	BBC Radio 1
News output award	coverage of the Beslan Siege	BBC World Service
News story award	coverage of the Asian Tsunami, presented by Christian Fraser, Ross Hawkins, Shelagh Fogarty and Lesley Ashmall	BBC Radio 5 Live
Promo award	A77 Guardian Angel Campaign	West Sound, West FM and SouthWest Sound FM
Short form feature award	Blind Man's Beauty	BBC Radio 4
Specialist music award	Zane Lowe	BBC Radio 1
Speech award	Beyond Belief: Islam and Women	BBC Radio 4
Sports award	City Till I Die, documentary on York City F.C. by journalist Colin Hazelden	BBC Radio York
Station sound award	Kiss 100	Kiss 100

2004 Gold Award winners

The 22nd Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 12 May 2004. Commercial radio won a number of the top awards but BBC Radio 4 retained the UK Station of the Year award. Guests included Sir Elton John, Penny Lancaster, and Amy Winehouse who all presented awards.

Category	Winners	Station/Organisation	Refs
Gold award	Johnnie Walker
2003 award	Ian Robertson
Speech broadcaster of the year	Ian Robertson	BBC Radio Sport for BBC Radio 5 Live
Music broadcaster of the year	David Rodigan	Kiss 100
News journalist of the year	Hugh Sykes	BBC Radio News: The World at One and PM for BBC Radio 4
DJ of the year	Christian O'Connell	Xfm
Station programmer of the year	John Simons, group programme director	GMG Radio
Station of the year: UK	BBC Radio 4	BBC Radio 4
Station of the year: 1 million plus	Heart 106.2	Heart 106.2
Station of the year: 300,0001 million	BBC Radio Suffolk	BBC Radio Suffolk
Station of the year: under 300,000	BBC Radio Foyle	BBC Radio Foyle
Station of the year: digital terrestrial	PrimeTime Radio	PrimeTime Radio
Breakfast show of the year	JK & Joel @ Breakfast	Key 103
Daily music show of the year	Lunchtime with Ace and Invisible	1Xtra for the BBC
Weekly music show of the year	Jonathan Ross	Off The Kerb Productions/BBC Radio 2
News programme of the year	Crossing Continents: India	BBC Radio Current Affairs for BBC Radio 4
Promotional campaign of the year	8 Mile	BBC Broadcast for BBC Radio 5 Live
Comedy award	I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol	BBC Radio Entertainment for BBC Radio 4
Community award	No Buts, a quit smoking campaign, hosted by Chris Ashley	BBC Radio Shropshire
Competition award	Live With Matt and H	GWR FM Wiltshire
Drama award	The Loneliest Road, written and directed by Gregory Whitehead	BBC Radio Drama for BBC Radio 3
Entertainment award	Jono and Harriet at Breakfast	Heart 106.2
Event award	The State Visit of President Bush	BBC Radio Cleveland
Feature award	The Archive Hour: Lance Corporal Baronowski's Vietnam	Loftus Productions for BBC Radio 4
Information award	Life Matters	Forth One
Interaction award	The Stephen Nolan Show	City Beat
'Music Special' award	For One Night Only: Bob Marley Live at the Lyceum, presented by Paul Gambaccini	BBC Radio & Music/Factual for Radio 4
News output award	Drive, presented by Peter Allen and Jane Garvey	BBC Radio News for BBC Radio 5 Live
News story award	Jeremy Bowen: The Capture of Saddam Hussein	Ten Alps/BBC Radio 5 Live
Short form feature award	Stuck in the Middle	BBC Radio & Music Factual for BBC Radio 4
Specialist music award	Andy Kershaw, Festival in the Desert	BBC Radio 3
Speech award	The Stephen Nolan Show	City Beat
Sports award	The Real Alex Ferguson, presented by Clive Anderson	Unique the Production Co. for BBC Radio 5 Live
Station sound award	BBC Radio 5 Live	BBC Radio 5 Live

2003 Gold Award winners

The 21st Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 8 May 2003. BBC Radio 4 won six awards including UK Station of the Year. Guests included Grace Jones, Sam Fox, Tony Blackburn, and Meatloaf who all presented awards.

Category	Winners	Station/Organisation	Refs
Gold award	John Humphrys
2002 award	Jonathan Ross
Speech broadcaster award	Stephen Nolan	Belfast City Beat
Music broadcaster award	Paul Gambaccini	Howlett Media/Unique The Production Co. for BBC Radio 2
News broadcaster award	Mark Murphy	BBC Radio Suffolk
Station of the year: UK	BBC Radio 4	BBC Radio 4
Station of the year: 1 million plus	BBC Radio Ulster	BBC Radio Ulster
Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million	Pirate FM	Pirate FM
Station of the year: under 300,000	FM103 Horizon	FM103 Horizon
Station of the year: digital terrestrial	Saga Radio	Saga Radio
Breakfast music award	Christian O'Connell's Breakfast Show	XFM
Comedy award	Just a Minute	BBC Radio 4
Community award	Altogether Now	BBC Radio Leeds
Competition award	Caravan of Doom	102.7 Hereward FM
Drama award	Runt	BBC World Service
Entertainment award	The Jonathan Ross Show	Off the Kerb Productions/BBC Radio 2
Event award	coverage of the 2002 Cheltenham Festival, anchored by John Inverdale	BBC Radio 5 Live
Feature award	The Troubles With Drugs	All Out Productions for BBC Radio 1
Interaction award	The Stephen Nolan Show	Belfast City Beat
Music programming award: daily sequences	Late Junction	BBC Radio 3
Music programming award: single programmes	Dominic Mohan: The Who Special	Virgin Radio
'Music Special' award	Axles, Engines, Music and Motown	BBC Wales Music for BBC Radio 4
News coverage award	Today Programme: Ethiopian Famine	BBC Radio 4
News output award	Andy Whittaker's Breakfast Show	BBC Radio Derby
News programme award	File on 4: Cot Deaths	BBC Radio 4
Short form award	On Saying Goodbye	BBC Radio 4
Specialist music award	Bobby Friction & Nihal Presents	BBC Radio 1
Speech award	Stark Talk: Joe Simpson	Stark Productions for BBC Radio Scotland
Sports award	Football Finance: The Bankrupt Game	BBC Radio 5 Live
Station sound award	BBC 7	BBC 7

2002 Gold Award winners

The 20th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 2 May 2002. BBC Radio 4 won the most awards. Guests included the singers Jarvis Cocker and Feargal Sharkey, actress Janet Suzman, and the girl group Sugababes who all presented awards.

Category	Winner	Station	Refs
Gold award	John Peel
2001 award	BBC World Service	BBC World Service
Speech broadcaster award	Alan Green	BBC Radio 5 Live
News broadcaster award	Peter Allen and Jane Garvey	BBC Radio 5 Live
Music broadcaster award	Big George	BBC Three Counties Radio
Station of the year: UK	BBC Radio 2	BBC Radio 2
Station of the year: 1 million plus	Radio City 96.7	Radio City 96.7
Station of the year: 300,0001 million	BBC Radio Cumbria	BBC Radio Cumbria
Station of the year: under 300,000	FM103 Horizon	FM103 Horizon
Station of the year: digital terrestrial	Oneword Radio	Oneword Radio
Breakfast music award	Wake Up To Wogan	BBC Radio 2
Breakfast news and talk award	Five Live Breakfast – New York	BBC Radio 5 Live
Comedy award	I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue	BBC Radio 4
Community award	Pillars of Faith	BBC Radio 1
Competition award	Quit From Your Quilt	96.3 Radio Aire
Drama award	A Woman in Waiting	BBC Radio 4
Entertainment award	Terry Garoghan's Last Bus To Whitehawk	Southern FM
Event award	Remembrance Sunday 2001	BBC Radio 4
Feature award	Roots of Homophobia	BBC Radio 4
Interactive award	The Stephen Nolan Show	Belfast City Beat
Music programming award: daily sequences	The Pete & Geoff Show, presented by Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd	Virgin Radio
Music programming award: single programmes	Andy Kershaw	BBC Radio 3
'Music Special' award	Badly Drawn America	BBC Radio 1
News coverage award	coverage of the Holy Cross Girls School dispute	BBC Radio Ulster
News programme	Document – The Day They Made It Rain	BBC Radio 4
Short form award	Fresh Air Kids	BBC Radio 4
Specialist music award	Charlie Gillett	BBC London 94.9
Speech award	A Caribbean Night, hosted by Andy Kershaw and Linton Kwesi Johnson	BBC Radio 3
Sports award	Chiles on Saturday	BBC Radio 5 Live
Station sound award	Kiss 100	Kiss 100

2001 Gold Award winners

The 19th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 30 April 2001. The BBC won gold awards in 23 out of 30 categories. A new category, Digital Terrestrial Station, was introduced. The winner of the lifetime achievement award, Chris Tarrant, criticised the commercial sector for suppressing spontaneity in radio.

Category	Winner	Station/Organisation	Refs
Gold award	Chris Tarrant
2000 award	Terry Wogan	BBC Radio 2
Special award	Derek Cooper OBE	BBC Radio 4
Speech broadcaster award	Peter White	BBC Radio 4
Music broadcaster award	Stuart Maconie	BBC Radio 2
News broadcaster award	Jon Gaunt	BBC Three Counties Radio
UK Station of the year	BBC Radio 2	BBC Radio 2
Station of the year: 500,00012 million	Clyde 1	Clyde 1
Station of the year: up to 500,000	BBC Radio Foyle	BBC Radio Foyle
Digital terrestrial station of the year	OneWord Radio	OneWord Radio
Breakfast music award	Daryl Denham in the Morning	100.7 Heart FM
Breakfast news and talk award	The Jon Gaunt Breakfast Show	BBC Three Counties Radio
Comedy award	Dead Ringers	BBC Radio 4
Community award	Floodwatch 2000	BBC Radio York
Competition award	Hey Sexy	Kiss 100
Drama award	Alpha, written by Mike Walker	BBC World Service
Entertainment award	Bitz and Pieces CD	Murf Media for local UK stations
Event award	coverage of The Olympics	BBC Radio 5 Live
Feature award	Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird	BBC Radio 3
Interactive award	The Stephen Rhodes Consumer Programme	BBC Three Counties Radio
Music programming award – daily sequences	The Mark Radcliffe Show	BBC Radio 1
Music programming award – single programmes	Smash Hits, presented by Darren Proctor	Emap Big City Network
'Music Special' award	Hymnus Paradisi, written by Eric Pringle	BBC Radio 4
News coverage award	The Jon Gaunt Breakfast Show	BBC Three Counties Radio
News programme award	On Your Farm, presented by Anna Hill	BBC Radio 4
Short form award	Colloquies – Thomas Lynch	BBC Radio 4
Specialist music award	A Beginner's Guide To Reggae, presented by Mark Lamarr	BBC Radio 2
Speech award	Girl Talk, presented by Heidi Williams	BBC Radio Wales
Sports award	Wembley Live Obituary Show, presented by Jim White	BBC Radio 5 Live
Station sound award	BBC Radio 2	BBC Radio 2

2000 Gold Award winners

The 18th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 2 May 2000. BBC Radio 4 was the most nominated station, with 24 entries, and received four awards. Guests included the actors Jenny Agutter and Christopher Lee, Chris Smith, and Dale Winton, who all presented awards.

Category	Winner	Station/Organisation	Refs
Gold award	Ralph Bernard	Classic FM/GWR
Lifetime achievement award	Alan "Fluff" Freeman
Music broadcaster award	Pete Tong	Wise Buddah for BBC Radio 1
News and talk broadcaster award	Roger Phillips	BBC Radio Merseyside
Station of the year	Classic FM	Classic FM
Station of the year	Kiss 100	Kiss 100
Station of the year	BBC Radio Foyle	BBC Radio Foyle
Breakfast music award	Bam Bam Breakfast	Kiss 100
Breakfast news and talk award	The Morning Programme	BBC Radio Foyle
Comedy award	Blue Jam	Talkback Productions for BBC Radio 1
Competition award	Jono's Australian Experience	Heart 106.2
Drama award	Plum's War, written by Michael Butt	The Fiction Factory for BBC Radio 4
Entertainment award	Jon & Andy	103.2 Power FM
Event award	coverage of The Open golf tournament	BBC Sport for BBC Radio 5 Live
Feature award	Out of the Darkness: The Triumph of Nelson Mandela	Radio 4 Home Current Affairs for BBC Radio 4
Interactive award	On The Ball	BBC Scotland
Music presentation award: UK	Jonathan Ross Show	BBC Music Entertainment and Off The Kerb Productions for BBC Radio 2
Music presentation award: regional	Bam Bam Breakfast	Kiss 100
'Music Special' award	For Your Ears Only, presented by Honor Blackman	BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 2
News award	Late Night Live: Soho Bomb, presented by Brian Hayes	BBC News and Current Affairs for BBC Radio 5 Live
Public service award	Sunday Surgery, presented by Sara Cox and Dr. Mark Hamilton	BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 1
Public service award	Out of the Red, presented by Sara Cox	BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 1
Public service award	Chemical Beats, presented by Danny Dyer	BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 1
Short form award	Woman's Hour inserts	BBC Features & Events for BBC Radio 4
Specialist music award	Worldwide with Gilles Peterson	Somethin' Else for BBC Radio 1
Speech award	The Evacuation: The True Story, presented by Charles Wheeler	Martin Weitz Assoc. for BBC Radio 4
Sports award	Super Sunday, presented by Gideon Coe and Pete Stevens	BBC GLR
Station sound award	Classic FM	Classic FM

1999 Gold Award winners

The 17th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 28 April 1999 and was hosted by Kirsty Young and Paul Gambaccini.

Category	Winner	Station/Organisation	Refs
Gold Award	Zoe Ball	BBC Radio 1
Music broadcaster award	Mark Lamarr	BBC Radio 2
Talk/news broadcaster award	Tim Hubbard	BBC Radio Cornwall
Sports broadcaster award	Ian Payne	BBC Radio 5 Live
Station of the year	BBC Radio 2	BBC Radio 2
Regional station of the year	Clyde 2	Clyde 2
Local station of the year	Moray Firth Radio	Moray Firth Radio
Arts award	Landscape of Fear	BBC Radio 4
Breakfast music award	The Adam Cole Breakfast Show	Galaxy 102
Breakfast talk/news award	5 Live Breakfast	BBC Radio 5 Live
Comedy award	Old Harry's Game	BBC Radio 4
Community award	coverage of the Omagh bombing	BBC Radio Ulster
Competition award	Live in the Car	Radio City 96.7
Daytime music award	The Mark Radcliffe Show	BBC Radio 1
Daytime talk/news award	Between Ourselves	BBC Radio 4
Drama award	Bleak House	BBC Radio 4
Drivetime music award	Simon James	96.3 Aire FM
Drivetime talk/news award	Evening Extra: Agreement Day	BBC Radio Ulster
Evening/late night music award	Pete Tong's Essential Selection	Wise Buddah for BBC Radio 1
Evening/late night talk/news award	Up All Night	BBC Radio 5 Live
Event award	coverage of the enthronement of the seventh Bishop of Liverpool	BBC Radio Merseyside
Feature award – music	We Got The Funk	BBC Radio 1
Feature award – speech	Between The Ears: Out of the Blue	BBC Radio 3
Magazine award	Home Truths, hosted by John Peel	BBC Radio 4
News award	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4
Short form award	Home Truths Inserts	BBC Radio 4
Special interest music award	Shake, Rattle and Roll	BBC Radio 2
Sports award	Metro Sport: Two Wembley Finals	Metro FM
Station branding award	Classic FM	Classic FM
Weekend music award	Alan Mann's Afters	Classic FM
Weekend talk/news award	Home Truths''	BBC Radio 4

1998 Gold Award winners

1997 Gold Award winners

1996 Gold Award winners

1995 Gold Award winners

1994 Gold Award winners

1993 Gold Award winners

1992 Gold Award winners

1991 Gold Award winners

1990 Gold Award winners

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1988 Gold Award winners

1987 Gold Award winners

1986 Gold Award winners

1985 Gold Award winners

1984 Gold Award winners

1983 Gold Award winners

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