RPAs – Press Release
THE RADIO PRODUCTION AWARDS 2010
The first winners of the new Radio Production Awards were announced at a ceremony in London on February 11th.
The aim of these new awards, organised by The Radio Academy and the Radio Independents Group (RIG), is to recognise and celebrate the work of UK-based radio and audio producers. The long-running Sony Radio Academy Awards recognise programmes, stations and broadcasters, whereas the RPAs honour the achievement of individual producers and production companies demonstrated by a body of work created and delivered during the previous year.
The highly respected radio critic of the Daily Telegraph, Gillian Reynolds, chaired the judges who included Nigel Appleton, Emily Bell, Bidisha, Tim Blackmore, Nadine Clarke, Charles Collingwood, Trevor Dann, Tim Davie, Tim Dye, Mark Lawson, Matthew Linfoot, David Lloyd, Pat Loughrey, Steve Martin, Caroline Millington, John Perkins, Andrew Pettie, Colin Philpott, Ali Rezakhani, Miranda Sawyer, Guy Starkey, Mark Story, Margherita Taylor, Jane Thynne, Emma Tozer, Martin Wainwright and John Williams.
The results were as follows:
BEST FACTUAL PRODUCER
Winner: Catherine Miller, BBC News
Nominees: Adam Fowler, freelance
Simon Jacobs, Unique
David Prest, Whistledown Productions
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER
Winner: Wayne Clark; Paul Deacon; Chris Parker, TXmediasuite
Nominees: James Hodder, Resonance 104.4FM
David Tyler, Pozzitive Television
Owen McFadden, BBC Radio Ulster
BEST MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER
Winner: Sue Clark, Sue Clark Productions
Nominees: Kate Bland & Chris O'Shaughnessy, Just Radio
Nick Barraclough, Smooth Operations
Ben Walker, Ora Et Labora
LIVE MUSIC PRODUCER - CONCERT
Winner: Joe Adams, TBI Media with Absolute Radio
Nominees: Charis Blyth, Somethin' Else
Ross MacFadyen, Celtic Music Radio 1530am
Paul McClean, BBC Radio Ulster
LIVE MUSIC PRODUCER - STUDIO SESSION
Winner: Chris Denman, XFM (Global Radio)
Nominees: Muslim Alim & Niall Young, BBC Radio Scotland
Dean Woodcock, Absolute Radio
Peggy Sutton, Somethin' Else
BEST ONLINE PRODUCER
Winner: Francesca Panetta, The Guardian
Nominees: Sam Gregory, Sun Talk
Vince Lynch, Absolute Radio
Sam Coley, Birmingham City University
BEST DRAMA PRODUCER
Winner: Gordon House, Goldhawk / Essential
Nominees: Judith Kampfner, Corporation for Independent Media
Eoin O'Callaghan, BBC Radio Drama Northern Ireland
Frank Stirling, Unique
BEST NEWCOMER
Winner: James Wilson, Galaxy Manchester (Global Radio)
Nominees: Katie Burningham, Falling Tree Productions
Eloise Carr, Absolute Radio
Susie Matthews, Unique
THE CREATIVE AWARD
Winner: Francesca Panetta, The Guardian
Nominees: Kate Bland & Peregrine Andrews, Just Radio
Tom Jackson & Susan Marling, Just Radio
Dinah Bird, Loftus Audio
THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner: John Tydeman
INDIE OF THE YEAR
UBC (Unique and Smooth Operations)
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