The ARIAS 2020
The 2020 Ceremony took place at The London Palladium, with live performances from Marisha Wallace, Ward Thomas, The Lightning Seeds, Another Sky and Ayanna Witter-Johnson.
Winners and Nominees
The GOLD Awards
- talkSPORT - recognising 20 years of broadcasting and their commitment to diversity and representation in sport in the last year
- Jazz FM - recognising 30 years of broadcasting and their contribution to the genre of Jazz music
- Tay FM - recognising 40 years of broadcasting and their contribution to the community of Tayside and Fife.
Best New Presenter, supported by Big Red Talent
- GOLD - Raj & Pilar, on BBC Radio 1's The Reality Tea, by Fresh Air Productions
- SILVER - Jacob Hawley, on Jacob Hawley: On Drugs, BBC Sounds
- BRONZE - Tyler West, on Kiss FM
- Nominated - Anushka Asthana, on Today in Focus, by The Guardian
- Nominated - Kenny Allstar, on BBC Radio 1Xtra, by Somethin' Else
- Nominated - Simon Jordan, on talkSPORT
Best New Show, supported by mGage
- GOLD - Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James, BBC Radio 1
- SILVER - The Next Episode, BBC News
- BRONZE - Politix & Chill, BBC Sussex
- Nominated - The Hang with Gregory Porter, Cup and Nuzzle
- Nominated - Through the Decades, Absolute Radio
- Nominated - Today in Focus, The Guardian
Best News Coverage, supported by sip.audio
- GOLD - Myles Bonnar - A-Game Exposé, BBC The Social and BBC News Scotland
- SILVER - Cops on the Front Line, BBC Radio Manchester
- BRONZE - Anatomy of a Stabbing, PM on BBC Radio 4
- Nominated - The JACK News Team, Jackfm Oxfordshire
- Nominated - Today in Focus, The Guardian
- Nominated - Valley of Tears, Q Radio
Best Speech Breakfast Show, supported by Broadcast Bionics
- GOLD - Toby Foster at Breakfast, BBC Radio Sheffield
- SILVER - Annabel Amos at Breakfast, BBC Radio Northampton
- BRONZE - 5 Live Breakfast, BBC Radio 5 live
- Nominated - Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, talkSPORT
- Nominated - Good Morning Ulster, BBC Radio Ulster
- Nominated - Julia Hartley-Brewer Breakfast Show, talkRADIO
Best Speech Presenter
- GOLD - Emma Barnett, on BBC Radio 5 live
- SILVER - Mike Sweeney, on BBC Radio Manchester
- BRONZE - Frank Skinner, on Absolute Radio
- Nominated - Iain Lee, on talkRADIO
- Nominated - Mark Patterson, on BBC Radio Foyle
- Nominated - Matthew Wright, on talkRADIO
Best Sports Show
- GOLD - Super G: How Geraint won the Yellow Jersey, BBC Radio Wales
- SILVER - That Peter Crouch Podcast, BBC Radio 5 live
- BRONZE - Tailenders, TBI Media for BBC Radio 5 live
- Nominated - Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, talkSPORT
- Nominated - Drive with Adrian Durham and Darren Gough, talkSPORT
- Nominated - The Jim White Show, talkSPORT
Best Coverage of an Event, supported by RadioToday
- GOLD - Mental Health Awareness Week, Absolute Radio
- SILVER - Cricket World Cup Final, BBC Radio 5 live
- BRONZE - Great North Run, Metro Radio
- Nominated - Bloody Sunday: The Decisions Live, BBC Radio Foyle
- Nominated - England Cricket Winter Tours, talkSPORT
- Nominated - The Duke, The Duchess and the Royal Dolls, BBC Sussex
Funniest Show
- GOLD - Elis James and John Robins, Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 live
- SILVER - James Veitch’s Contractual Obligation, BBC Radio 4
- BRONZE - Shagged Married Annoyed, Avalon Television Ltd
- Nominated - Kurupt FM, Audible
- Nominated - ReincarNathan, Talkback for BBC Radio 4
- Nominated - The Dave Berry Breakfast Show, Absolute Radio
Best Music Breakfast Show, supported by Carver PR
- GOLD - The 1Xtra Breakfast Show with Dotty, BBC Radio 1Xtra
- SILVER - Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James, BBC Radio 1
- BRONZE - The Dave Berry Breakfast Show, Absolute Radio
- Nominated - Big John @ Breakfast, Hallam FM
- Nominated - KISS Breakfast with Tom & Daisy, Kiss FM
- Nominated - The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, BBC Radio 2
Best Music Presenter, supported by PPL and PRS for Music
- GOLD - Mistajam, on BBC Radio 1Xtra
- SILVER - Abbie McCarthy, on BBC Music Introducing
- BRONZE - Edith Bowman, on Soundtracking a podcast by Ebow Productions
- Nominated - Kate Molleson, on BBC Radio 3
- Nominated - Olivia Jones, on Total Access
- Nominated - Nigel Williams, on Jazz FM
Best Specialist Music Show, supported by Big Star Business Management
- GOLD - This Classical Life, BBC Radio 3
- SILVER - Absolute Radio Stories, Absolute Radio
- BRONZE - Gilles Peterson, Somethin Else for BBC Radio 6 Music
- Nominated - Bobby Friction, BBC Asian Network
- Nominated - Soundtracking with Edith Bowman, a podcast by Ebow Productions
- Nominated - The Ty Bentli Show, Country Hits Radio
Best Factual - Single Programme, supported by Times Radio
- GOLD - Kane Walker: Life and Death On The Streets, BBC WM
- SILVER - Being Gerry Adams, Juniper for BBC Radio 4
- BRONZE - A Sense of Quietness, Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4
- Nominated - Little Volcanoes, White Stiletto Productions for BBC Radio 4
- Nominated - The Gig That Changed The World, Absolute Radio
- Nominated - The Listening Room, Prison Radio Association
Best Factual - Series, supported by The Audio Content Fund
- GOLD - Ladder to Nowhere, Whistledown Productions for BBC Radio 4
- SILVER - Surrogacy: A Family Frontier, BBC Radio 5 live
- BRONZE - The Bellingcat Podcast: MH17, by Novel
- Nominated - Absolute Radio Stories, Absolute Radio
- Nominated - Blood Territory, 7 Digital for Audible
- Nominated - Breakdown, BBC Radio Ulster for Radio 4
Best Independent Podcast, supported by Audible
- GOLD - Passenger List, Goldhawk Productions / Radiotopia
- SILVER - The Bellingcat Podcast: MH17, by Novel
- BRONZE - My Dad Wrote A Porno, Medium Maze
- Nominated - Conflicted, Message Heard
- Nominated - Folk on Foot, Matthew Bannister
- Nominated - The Secret Life of Prisons, Prison Radio Association
Best Fictional Storytelling, supported by AudioUK
- GOLD - Forest 404, BBC Radio 4
- SILVER - A View From A Hill, Bafflegab Productions for Audible
- BRONZE - First Do No Harm, BBC Radio 4
- Nominated - Alien III, Audible
- Nominated - Macbeth, Almost Tangible
- Nominated - ReincarNathan, Talkback for BBC Radio 4
Best Station Sound, supported by Raft Music
- GOLD - Radio 1 Station Sound, BBC Popular Music Station Sound
- SILVER - Project Baxter on 6 Music, BBC Popular Music Station Sound
- BRONZE - The Absolute Radio Network
- Nominated - Kiss FM
- Nominated - Radio 2 Station Sound, BBC Popular Music Station Sound
- Nominated - Scala Radio Launch Package
Best Commercial Promotion
- GOLD - Samaritans, talkSPORT
- SILVER - The Hometime Fish And Chip Tour 2019 with Maldon Salt, Absolute Radio
- BRONZE - Women of Steel, The Wave and Swansea Sound
- Nominated - Absolute Radio Queen
- Nominated - The Dave Berry Breakfast Show with Wickes, Absolute Radio
- Nominated - Unfold Japan: Asahi Super Dry Beer, Worldwide FM
Best Marketing Campaign
- GOLD - Radio 1 Breakfast #MakeThisGreg, BBC Radio 1
- SILVER - England’s Winter Tours of Sri Lanka and the West Indies, talkSPORT
- BRONZE - Absolute Radio 10, Absolute Radio
- Nominated - Boyzone Tour, Magic Radio
- Nominated - New Voices, BBC Local Radio
- Nominated - Our biggest ever Cake and a Cuppa, BBC Radio York
Best Community Programming, supported by Sharpstream
- GOLD - National Prison Radio, Prison Radio Association
- SILVER - Chris Evans with Reverend Ruth Scott, Virgin
- BRONZE - Samaritans, talkSPORT
- Nominated - The Sista Collective, BBC Radio 5 live
- Nominated - The Stephen Nolan Show, BBC Radio Ulster
- Nominated - You, Me & The Big C, BBC Radio 5 live
Best Local Radio Show, supported by RCS
- GOLD - Boogie in the Morning, Forth 1
- SILVER - Allison Ferns, BBC Surrey & BBC Sussex
- BRONZE - Justin Dealey, BBC Three Counties Radio
- Nominated - Pulse 1 Breakfast with Mylo & Rosie, Pulse 1
- Nominated - Stephen Nolan, BBC Radio Ulster
- Nominated - Trev and Rich JACK's Morning Glory, JACK FM Oxfordshire
The John Myers Award for Local Station of the Year, supported by Aim
- GOLD - BBC Hereford & Worcester
- SILVER - Stray FM
- BRONZE - BBC Radio Sheffield
- Nominated - BBC Radio Ulster
- Nominated - Metro Radio
- Nominated - Wycombe Sound 106.6fm
National Station or Network, supported by Arqiva
- GOLD - BBC Radio 2
- SILVER - The Absolute Radio Network
- BRONZE - BBC Radio 1Xtra
- Nominated - BBC Radio 2 Beatles
- Nominated - Planet Rock
- Nominated - Union JACK Radio
Radio Times Moment of The Year
As voted for by readers of Radio Times
- GOLD - Overdosing man calls Iain Lee, talkRADIO
- SILVER - England Win the Cricket World Cup, BBC Test Match Special
- BRONZE - Live from the helicopter crash site, BBC Radio Leicester
- Nominated - Boris Johnson: "I paint buses", talkRADIO
- Nominated - Chris Evans returns to Virgin, Virgin Radio
- Nominated - Father Joe Gormley on Lyra McKee’s Death, BBC Radio Foyle
- Nominated - Matthew Sweet interviews Naomi Wolf, BBC Radio 3
- Nominated - Mental Health Minute 2019 by Radiocentre and TBI Media, across UK Radio
- Nominated - Rory Stewart makes up a stat on Emma Barnett, BBC Radio 5 live
- Nominated - Zoe Ball takes over at breakfast, BBC Radio 2