Category: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ; Radio Berkshire; Radio Cumbria
Date: 28.09.2005
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Berkshire has scooped top honours in three categories at this year's Frank Gillard Awards - the first time the station has ever won one of the coveted busts!
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The awards, which celebrate the very best of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Local Radio, were presented by the Chairman of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, Michael Grade, at the historic naval dockyard in Portsmouth last night.
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Radio Berkshire claimed Gold in the Programme Presenter, Social Action and Diversity categories.
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It was a question of persistence paying off for Andrew Peach who took the Programme Presenter award. He has been entered for the Gillards every year and this is his first gold success after gaining a bronze in 2002.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Cumbria repeated its 2001 triumph by winning the prestigious Station of the Year Award whilst last year's winners Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Solent showed its strength in journalism by taking the honours in the Coverage of a News Story and Reporter categories.
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The keenly contested Breakfast Programme award went to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Newcastle's Mike Parr Breakfast Show while Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Devon won the Radio Promotion award for an unprecedented third successive year.
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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Chairman Michael Grade said: "In an increasingly global world people are cherishing that which is familiar, friendly and local.
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"On behalf of all licence fee payers, I'm delighted that a global Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ provides a much valued local presence throughout England via Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Local Radio.
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"Congratulations to all those who have been recognised with a Gillard Award."
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Outstanding Contribution to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Local Radio awards went to Kenny Burton, the popular long-serving Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Nottingham station engineer known for his gadgetry and problem solving, and to Nigel Kay, the Head of Journalism Development for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Nations and Regions.
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Nigel retires from the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ this year after a career embracing all aspects of regional broadcast journalism, from local radio reporting and television news reading to managing Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio and TV stations before becoming a senior member of the Nations and Regions Executive.
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41 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Local Radio stations and services put forward 261 entries for the awards which are named in honour of Frank Gillard, the founder of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Local Radio.
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Full list of winners in Gold, Silver and Bronze order
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The Breakfast Programme
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Newcastle - Mike Parr Breakfast Show
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ WM - The Adrian Goldberg Breakfast Show
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Three Counties Radio - The Robert Perrone Breakfast Show
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Programme Presenter
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Berkshire - Andrew Peach
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Merseyside - Tony Snell
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Leeds - Graham Liver and Nicola Rees
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Coverage of a News Story
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Solent - Silent Calls
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Nottingham - The Death of Brian Clough
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Southern Counties Radio - General Election
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Interactive Programme
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Northampton - The Weekender
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Three Counties Radio - The Robert Perrone Breakfast Show
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Oxford - Bill Heine Show
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Reporter
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Solent - Jo Palmer
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Cleveland - Jonathan Swingler
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Cumbria - Gordon Swindlehurst
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Sports Coverage
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Derby - Sportscene Special: Brian Clough
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio York - City Till I Die
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Oxford - Didcot Town FA Vase Special
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Social Action Campaign
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Berkshire - Oxford Road - The Story
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Bristol - Babe's Big Appeal
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ GMR - Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ GMR's 4 Life Campaign
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Radio Feature
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Stoke - Making Waves
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Southern Counties Radio - Diary of a Sex Change
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Lincolnshire - Carla's Story
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Outside Broadcast
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Merseyside - Halfway to Paradise
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Cleveland - Tees Valley Day
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Solent - Trafalgar 200: The Son et Lumiere
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Religious Programming
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Nottingham - Sunday Breakfast and Lunchtime programmes
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Derby - Compilation Sunday Breakfast Show
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Shropshire - Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Shropshire Religion
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Radio Promotion
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Devon - A Christmas Murder Mystery
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Bristol - Bringing Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ the Bacon
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Gloucestershire - Dick Whittington
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Diversity
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Berkshire
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Lincolnshire
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Merseyside
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Outstanding Contribution to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Local Radio
Kenny Burton (Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Nottingham) and
Nigel Kay (Head of Journalism Development)
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Station of the Year
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Cumbria
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Three Counties Radio
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio Merseyside
