Radio Production Award Winners 2013
Classic FM's Jamie Crick Presides Over a Full House at London’s Hippodrome
Loftus Media Scoops Coveted Indie of the Year Award
Mike Hally awarded the First-Ever RPA Gold Award
Eloise Whitmore is Producer of the Year
The Radio Academy and The Radio Independents Group (RIG) revealed the winners of the highly anticipated 2013 Radio Production Awards at London’s glitzy Hippodrome this evening.
Hosted by Classic FM’s Jamie Crick who presided over a full house, these awards recognise and celebrate the work of UK based radio and audio producers and are now in their fourth year.
Fourteen awards were handed out in all, including the highly-prized Indie of the Year Award scooped by Loftus Media, praised by the judges for their “insightful and thought-provoking programmes.”
Two new categories were also introduced into the awards mix this year – The Production Hero Award and The Gold Award.
The Production Hero Award, which recognises exceptional achievements made over and above the call of duty went to Chad McKenzie of TBI Media. The judges said: “He has demonstrated a broad range of skills across multiple disciplines which he is clearly utilising to an impressive standard at his current company. He has a bright future ahead of him.”
The Gold Award, designed to celebrate the achievements of an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to radio production in the UK was presented to a delighted Mike Hally, the founder of the Radio Independents Group by the BBC’s Director for Radio, Helen Boaden.
Paul Robinson, CEO of The Radio Academy, said: "On behalf of The Radio Academy it is my pleasure and honour to congratulate all of the winners of this year’s RPAs. You are the high achievers in our industry, continually setting new bars for the rest of us to leap over and ensuring that UK listeners are treated to the very best radio productions in the world."
Phil Critchlow, Chair of the Radio Independents Group (RIG), said: “Another great night at the RPAs fully acknowledged the best work by the people who actually conceive and deliver content. It also showed that radio certainly continues to inspire, challenge and feed the creative energies of those at the top of their game in our sector.”
For the full list of winners please click here
Radio Production Awards 2013
Classic FM's Jamie Crick Presides Over a Full House at London’s Hippodrome
Loftus Media Scoops Coveted Indie of the Year Award
Mike Hally awarded the First-Ever RPA Gold Award
Eloise Whitmore is Producer of the Year
The Radio Academy and The Radio Independents Group (RIG) revealed the winners of the highly anticipated 2013 Radio Production Awards at London’s glitzy Hippodrome in November.
Hosted by Classic FM’s Jamie Crick who presided over a full house, these awards recognise and celebrate the work of UK based radio and audio producers and are now in their fourth year.
Fourteen awards were handed out in all, including the highly-prized Indie of the Year Award scooped by Loftus Media, praised by the judges for their “insightful and thought-provoking programmes.”
Two new categories were also introduced into the awards mix this year – The Production Hero Award and The Gold Award.
The Production Hero Award, which recognises exceptional achievements made over and above the call of duty went to Chad McKenzie of TBI Media. The judges said: “He has demonstrated a broad range of skills across multiple disciplines which he is clearly utilising to an impressive standard at his current company. He has a bright future ahead of him.”
The Gold Award, designed to celebrate the achievements of an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to radio production in the UK was presented to a delighted Mike Hally, the founder of the Radio Independents Group by the BBC’s Director for Radio, Helen Boaden.
Paul Robinson, CEO of The Radio Academy, said: "On behalf of The Radio Academy it is my pleasure and honour to congratulate all of the winners of this year’s RPAs. You are the high achievers in our industry, continually setting new bars for the rest of us to leap over and ensuring that UK listeners are treated to the very best radio productions in the world."
Phil Critchlow, Chair of the Radio Independents Group (RIG), said: “Another great night at the RPAs fully acknowledged the best work by the people who actually conceive and deliver content. It also showed that radio certainly continues to inspire, challenge and feed the creative energies of those at the top of their game in our sector.”
full list of winners:
Best Documentary / Feature Maker - Sponsored by Radio Times
Ben Taylor - Snappin' Turtle Productions
Best Entertainment Producer - Sponsored by Wise Buddah:
David Tyler - Pozzitive
Best Music Entertainment Producer:
Tom Whalley - Wise Buddah
Best Live Music Producer / Engineer:
Joe Adams - Absolute Radio
Best Podcast / Online Producer- Sponsored by Broadcast News:
Matt Hill - Freelance
Best Multi-Platform Creator - Sponsored by Whistledown Studios:
Owen Hopkin - Classic FM
Best Drama / Readings Producer - Sponsored by ECOVIS Wingrave Yeats:
Joby Waldman - Somethin' Else
Best Newcomer - Sponsored by Sound Women:
Isabel Sutton - Just Radio Ltd
Best Creative - Sponsored by Just Radio:
Nathan Freeman - BBC Radio 6 Music
Best Sound Designer - Sponsored by Moving Air:
Eloise Whitmore - Somethin' Else
Production Hero Award - Sponsored by Champion Accountants
Chad McKenzie - TBI Media
Producer of the Year
Eloise Whitmore - Somethin' Else
Indie of the Year - Sponsored by Creative Skillset
Gold: Loftus Media
Silver: USP Content
Bronze: Whistledown Productions
Gold Award - Sponsored by Allan hapman & James
Mike Hally
The Radio Academy and the Radio Independents Group would like to say a very big 'thank you' to all our judges who contributed their time and expertise - we couldn't do it without you.
Congratulations to all the night's Winners!
The Winners! Radio Production Awards 2012
At last the waiting was over as the winners of this year's RIG/Radio Academy Radio Production Awards were announced at a lively evening on the 12th July, hosted by comedian Jon Holmes.
The new award for "Producer of the Year", given to the best of the winners of all the other individual categories, was won by Rebecca Maxted, from Wise Buddah Creative. The award was named in honour of Gillian Hush MBE, the noted producer of features and readings from the 1960s to the 90's, who died on 28th June.
The other major award of the night, for "Indie of the Year" was awarded to Whistledown Productions (Gold), Somethin' Else (Silver) and TBI Media (Bronze).
The individual category winners were:
Best Documentary/Feature Maker (sponsored by Radio Times)
Rebecca Maxted - Wise Buddah Creative
Best Entertainment Producer
Jon Holmes - Unusual Productions
Best Music Entertainment Producer
Sue Clark - Sue Clark Productions
Best Live Music Producer/Engineer (sponsored by Champion Accountants)
Russell Finch – Somethin’ Else
Best Online Creator
Mark Newman - Flaps Podcast
Best Multi Platform Creator
Heather Davies - Trevor Dann's Company & Unusual Productions
Best Drama/Readings Producer (sponsored by Allan Chapman James Ltd)
Rosalind Ayres - Jarvis & Ayres Productions
Best Newcomer (sponsored by Resonance 104.4FM)
Rose de Larrabeiti - Whistledown Productions
Best Creative (sponsored by Creative Skillset)
Jonathan Young - talkSPORT (UTV Radio)
Best Sound Designer
Mark Pittam - TBI Media