PPI RADIO AWARDS 2008

PPI RADIO AWARDS 2008
WINNERS

 

GROUP A
MUSIC PROGRAMMING AWARDS

A1: Music Programme - General
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award The Ray Foley Show   Today FM
Silver Award The Will Leahy Show RTE 2FM
Winner FM 104’s 10-3 Show
Presented by Andy Preston		 FM 104 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3
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A2: Music Programme - Specialist
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Blas BBC Radio Ulster
Silver Award The Global Village Radio Kerry
Winner
 Jazz on the Bay RTE Radio 1 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presented by Melanie O’Reilly and produced by Aidan Butler
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A3: Breakfast Programme
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award The Colm & Jim Jim Breakfast Show      RTE 2FM
Silver Award 98’s Morning Crew 98
Winner
 Red Rooster Red FM CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presenters Keith Cunningham and Mark Linehan
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A4: Music Special
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award The Gouldberg Variations – Artszone RTE Lyric FM 
Silver Award U2 Album Archive Special Phantom 105.2
Winner
 A Beautiful Day  BBC Radio Ulster CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presenter is : Rigsy     Produced by:     Paul McClean

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A5: New Irish Music/Musical Talent Programme
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Choice Music Awards Coverage  - Tom Dunne Today FM
Silver Award Transmission            Red FM
Winner
 Across The Line BBC Radio Ulster CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presented by:      Rigsy         Produced by:   Paul McClean

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GROUP B
NEWS & SPORTS PROGRAMMING AWARDS

B1: News Story
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award No Contact Radio Kerry
Silver Award Iris Robinson -The Stephen Nolan Show   BBC Radio Ulster
Winner
 Bye Bye Bertie RTE Radio 1 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3
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B2: News Programme
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award One O’Clock News    Radio Kerry 
Silver Award News at One RTE Radio 1
Winner
 Morning Ireland RTE Radio 1 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3
Presented by: Aine Lawlor, Cathal Mac Coille, Richard Downes
Producer: Lisa Pereira Editor: Paul Tanney Education Correspondent: Emma O’Kelly
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B3: Current Affairs Programme
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Midlands Today Midlands103
Silver Awards On the record with Sue Nunn KCLR
Winner
 Today with Pat Kenny – Finglas OB RTE Radio 1 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presented by:   Pat Kenny     Produced by:  Kay Sheehy
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B4: Sports Coverage
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award The Final Chapter   WLR FM
Silver Award Title Race – on the Premier League Live Today Fm
Winner
 Revolution on Leeside – The Big Red Bench Red FM CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presented by: Ruairi O’Hagan, Erika Ni Thuama   and  Paul Dollary
Broadcast Sports Journalists: Colm O’Sullivan and Vivienne Hackett

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B5: Sports Programme
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Drivetime Sport RTE Radio 1
Silver Award Off The Ball   Newstalk 106-108
Winner
 Terrace Talk Radio Kerry CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presented by: Weeshie Fogarty
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GROUP C
SPEECH PROGRAMMING AWARDS

C1: Documentary
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Dying for the Cause –Frank Stagg Midwest Radio
Silver Award The Last Rewind Phantom 105.2
Winner
 The Diary of Leanne Wolfe            RTE Radio 1 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Produced by: Ciaran Cassidy
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C2: Short Feature
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Drivetime Radio Diaries RTE Radio 1
Silver Award Henry’s Hill of Tara  Newstalk 106-108
Winner
 Meat Factory Worms – Curious Ear RTE Radio1 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presenter: Ronan Kelly, Richie Beirne
Producer: Ronan Kelly

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C3: Light Entertainment Programme
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Maisie goes to Liverpool – Mooney RTE Radio 1
Silver Award Movies &Musicals – Julie Andrews RTE Lyric FM
Winner
 iGo Home on i102-104 iRadio 102-104 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presenters: Fergal D’Arcy and Peter Ganley Programme Director: Alan Swan

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C4: Drama
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Bloody Sunday- Scenes from the Saville Inquiry BBC Radio Ulster
Silver Award Seconds  KCLR
Winner
 The Shepherd – Sunday Playhouse RTE Radio 1 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Produced by:  Kevin Reynolds
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C5: Specialist Speech Programme
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Ask the Explorer Radio Kerry
Silver Award The Tommy and Hector Show iRadio 102-104
Winner
 The Eamon Lowe Show Today FM CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presenter:  Eamon Lowe   Writer Producer: Martin Maguire
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GROUP D
GENERAL PROGRAMMING AWARDS

D1: Community/Social Action
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award The tribute to Joe Dolan Midlands103
Silver Award Farmweek     RTE Radio1
Winner
 Make Small Print BIG Print            Dublin’s Q102 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presenters: Scott Williams and Venetia Quick
Head of News: Eileen Brophy  

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D2: On-Air Competition
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Hell Hath no Fury --- like a radio station scorned iRadio 102-104
Silver Award Jim’s Jim’s Dad RTE 2FM
Winner
 TNT on Cork’s Red FM  Red FM CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presenters: Colm O’Sullivan, Keith Cunningham and Caroline Murphy. 

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D3: Station Imaging
Award Radio Station
Bronze Award Spin 1038
Silver Award RTE 2FM
Winner
 FM 104 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Production Director:   Pat Gill
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D4: Entertainment Inserts
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award The Red Rooster      Red FM
Silver Award Gift Grub – The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show Today FM
Winner
 FM 104’s Strawberry Alarm Clock – Funny Bits FM 104 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presenters : Terry Fahy, Jim McCabe, Niamh Crowley
Producer:  Aine Ni Bhroin
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D5: Innovation
Award Programme Title Radio Station
Bronze Award Heroes Red FM
Silver Award Tall Tales from the Hollows and the Hills Shannonside Northern Sound
Winner
 The Lisbon Treaty for people with a short attention span     Newstalk 106-108 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

Presenter: Sean Moncrieff  Producer: Ciara Riordan
Researchers: Caroline Clarke, Mairead O’Dwyer   Reporter: Henry McKean
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GROUP E
PERSONALITIES

E1: Music Broadcaster of the Year
Award Programme Title  
Bronze Award Colm Hayes  RTE 2FM
Silver Award Jim Nugent RTE 2FM
Winner
 Tony Fenton Today FM CLICK TO LISTEN MP3
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E2: News Broadcaster of the Year
Award Programme Title  
Bronze Award Claire Byrne Newstalk 106-108
Silver Award Eamon Keane Newstalk 106-108
Winner
 Sean O’Rourke RTE Radio 1 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3
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E3: News Reporter of the Year
Award Programme Title  
Bronze Award Marie- Louise Connolly    BBC Radio Ulster
Silver Award Chris Donoghue Newstalk 106-108
Winner
 Kevin Magee            BBC Radio Ulster CLICK TO LISTEN MP3
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E4: Sports Broadcaster of the Year
Award Programme Title  
Bronze Award Hazel Nolan  FM 104
Silver Award Oisin Langan Newstalk 106-108
Winner
 Nathan Murphy Today FM CLICK TO LISTEN MP3
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E5: Speech Broadcaster of the Year
Award Programme Title  
Bronze Award Adrian Kennedy FM 104
Silver Award John Drummey Radio Kerry
Winner
 Stephen Nolan BBC Radio Ulster CLICK TO LISTEN MP3
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GROUP F
OVERALL STATION OF THE YEAR AWARDS

F1: Local Station Of The Year - Full Service
Bronze Award Radio Kerry
Silver Award WLR Radio
Winner
 BBC Radio Ulster CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

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F2: Local Station Of The Year - Music Driven
Bronze Award Phantom 105.2
Silver Award Spin 1038
Winner
 98 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3
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F3: National Station Of The Year
Bronze Award RTE Lyric FM
Silver Award Newstalk 106-108
Winner
RTE Radio 1 CLICK TO LISTEN MP3

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