Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Sony Radio Academy Awards Winners Revealed

The gold, silver and bronze winners of the 28th annual Sony Radio Academy Awards, the UK’s most prestigious radio accolades, were announced  at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, hosted by Chris Evans.
A discernible thread running through this first Sony Awards of the new decade was television presenters and rock stars making their mark on radio and demonstrating their enthusiasm and talent for this most versatile medium. So U2’s Bono brought his Midas touch to Radio 4 and won gold with his debut nomination for Best Music Special about Elvis, national treasure, Sir David Attenborough exchanged jungle khaki for black tie as he ascended the winner’s podium in the Speech Broadcaster of the Year category giving Radio 4 another golden moment, Jarvis Cocker won the Sony DAB Rising Star Award, voted for by listeners, for his 6 Music Show and Frank Skinner won silver for Absolute Radio in Best Entertainment Programme.

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