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Wow, we had such a great time at Monday’s glittering Sony Radio Academy Awards! Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a wonderful evening, and congratulations to all the night’s winners – click here to see the full list.

We’ll be sending out the certificates very soon, but winners can also purchase duplicate trophies and certificates for the ultimate in mantelpiece chic. Click here for an order form.

We’ve got some gorgeous photos from the night up on flickr and facebook. Go have a butchers, and don’t forget to tag yourself! You can also listen to audio highlights from RadioToday’s coverage over on Audioboo.

We’d like to say a very big thank-you to all our wonderful and hard-working judges, the committee, our Trustees and the staff at the beautiful Grosvenor House Hotel for helping us to make it a real night to remember!

London Event: Freelancing

Our next London Branch event is coming up this Wednesday, 22nd May, and there are still a few places available! We’ll be exploring the benefits and challenges of Freelancing. Join Sandy Warr, Lorna Clarke, Petrie Hosken and Dave Johns at Gibson Guitar Studio, 29-35 Rathbone Street, London, W1T 1NJ from 6pm for an invaluable insight into the pros and cons of being your own boss. It’s free to members, £10 to non-members – just click here to register.

Sound Women Festival

Tomorrow is the first ever Sound Women Festival and there’s still time to grab your ticket if you haven’t already! They’ve got a fantastic line-up, with Fi Glover, Anita Anand and Angie Greaves hosting an inspirational day of workshops and heated debate with speakers including Miranda Sawyer (The Observer), Gemma Cairney (Radio 1), Jo Good (XFM), Sam Cocker (Somethin’ Else), Gloria Abramoff (Tonic Productions) and Laura-May Coope (Radio 1). Tickets are £25 for Sound Women members and £40 for non-members. For more info and to grab your ticket, visit soundwomen.co.uk.

Listen

RadioTalk this week features Tim Blackmore MBE in conversation with another of the UK’s radio greats. Russ Williams is celebrating 20 years on the air in Golden Square, surviving a number of owners along the way and currently sitting very comfortably with the team at Absolute Radio. It’s an opinionated discussion about radio and a lifetime of success. We’ve also got another wonderful edition of David Lloyd’s Radio Moments. Enjoy!

Membership

Support The Radio Academy, get discounted rates for all our events and be the envy of all your friends by becoming a Member. You can sign up on our website for annual membership for just £25, but if you work for any of our Patrons it’s absolutely free! Just register with your work email address here.

Best wishes,

The Radio Academy Team

RadioTalk this week features Tim Blackmore MBE in conversation with another of the UK’s radio greats. Russ Williams is celebrating 20 years on the air in Golden Square, surviving a number of owners along the way and currently sitting very comfortably with the team at Absolute Radio. It’s an opinionated discussion about radio and a lifetime of success.

The podcast also includes another wonderful edition of David Lloyd’s Radio Moments. Enjoy!

Produced and presented by Tim Blackmore and recorded at Unique Facilities in London with imaging from On The Sly.

Comments always welcome. Also available via iTunes.

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Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s Sony Radio Academy Awards! We hope you had a wonderful night on Monday – and that your heads weren’t too sore in the morning!

We’ll be sending out the official certificates soon, but winners can also purchase duplicate trophies and certificates for the ultimate in stylish mantelpiece decor!

To get your duplicates, just download an order form below, fill it out and email it back to us by Friday 31st May.

Duplicate Certificate Order Form 2013
Duplicate Trophy Order Form 2013

It’s the final countdown! Monday night is the 31st Sony Radio Academy Awards, the most glamorous night of the UK radio year!

Host Chris Evans and a stellar line-up of guest presenters will reveal which of our nominees get to go home with a Gold, and we’ll have live performances from Robbie Williams, The Saturdays and Jamie Cullum! It really will be an unforgettable night – we can’t wait to see you there!

If you’re joining us at Grosvenor House, please make sure you bring your ticket with you and arrive in good time – doors open 5.30pm and the ceremony will begin promptly at 6.30pm.

If you’re not lucky enough to be attending, you can still keep up with all the news from the night through RadioToday’s live audio webcast, presented by Pat Sharp and Stuart Clarkson, and live tweets from @sonyradioawards #sraa2013.

Good luck audio messages from friends and colleagues can be submitted via email to news@radiotoday.co.uk or recorded on Audioboo tagged with #sraa2013.

Sony Golden Headphones – voting closes 5pm today!

It’s your last chance to vote for your favourite UK radio presenter! Voting for the Sony Golden Headphones Award closes at 5pm today, so drop what you’re doing and head over to www.sonygoldenheadphones.com to have your say! The winner will be announced at the ceremony on Monday night.

London Event: Freelancing

There are still a few places available for our next London Branch event, which will explore the benefits and challenges of Freelancing. Join Sandy Warr, Lorna Clarke, Petrie Hosken and Dave Johns at Gibson Guitar Studio, 29-35 Rathbone Street, London, W1T 1NJ from 6pm on Wednesday 22nd May for an interesting and informative insight into the pros and cons of being your own boss. It’s free to members, £10 to non-members – just click here to register.

Community Media Association Conference & AGM

Celebrate 30 years of the Community Media Association at the CMA’s 2013 Conference and AGM, which will take place at MediaCityUK, Salford on Saturday 1st June. There’ll be sessions on Local TV, the work of BBC Media Action and a session by them on measuring and evaluating your impact (without RAJAR/BARB).

Tickets are £50 (inc VAT) for CMA members and £100 (+VAT) for non-members. CMA member organisations are also able to bring one volunteer free-of-charge. For more information and to register, please visit www.commedia.org.uk/conference/.

Sound Women Festival

Have you booked your place yet for the first ever Sound Women Festival on Saturday 18th May in the legendary Radio Theatre at BBC Broadcasting House?

Hosted by BBC Radio 4’s Fi Glover and Anita Anand and Magic FM’s Angie Greaves, the Festival will offer ideas for how to achieve success, innovate, create, and work in this competitive and dynamic environment. Although bursting with some of our brightest audio talent, the line-up goes beyond radio to include business leaders, sportspeople and creatives, offering ideas, advice and inspiration.

Tickets are £25 for Sound Women members and £40 for non-members. For more info and to grab your ticket, visit soundwomen.co.uk.

Listen

This week’s RadioTalk is another fascinating rummage through the archives with David Lloyd’s Radio Moments. The show features the first gardening programme on radio, The Week In The Garden, back in 1931; the start of Mike Smith’s stint as host of BBC Radio 1’s Breakfast show in 1986; James Whale’s controversial departure from talkSPORT five years ago; and Winston Churchill’s historic announcement of the end of the Second World War. Enjoy!

Membership

Support The Radio Academy, get discounted rates for all our events and be the envy of all your friends by becoming a Member. You can sign up on our website for annual membership for just £25, but if you work for any of our Patrons it’s absolutely free! Just register with your work email address here.

Best wishes,

The Radio Academy Team

This week’s RadioTalk is another fascinating rummage through the archives with David Lloyd’s Radio Moments. The show features the first gardening programme on radio, The Week In The Garden, back in 1931; the start of Mike Smith’s stint as host of BBC Radio 1’s Breakfast show in 1986; James Whale’s controversial departure from talkSPORT five years ago; and Winston Churchill’s historic announcement of the end of the Second World War. Happy listening!

Comments always welcome. Also available via iTunes.

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