# Radio Academy Awards

The Radio Academy Awards, started in 1983, were the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. For most of their existence, they were run by ZAFER Associates, but in latter years were brought under the control of The Radio Academy.
The awards were generally referred to by the name of their first sponsor, Sony, as The Sony Awards, The Sony Radio Awards or variations. In August 2013, Sony announced the end of its sponsorship agreement with The Radio Academy after 32 years. Consequently, the awards were named simply The Radio Academy Awards. In November 2014, it was announced that The Radio Academy would not be holding the awards in 2015, and would be looking for other ways to recognise achievement in the future.
The awards were relaunched in 2016 as the Audio & Radio Industry Awards (ARIAS).

## Awards format

The awards were organised into various categories, with nominees being announced a few weeks before the main awards ceremony. The categories varied slightly each year, and were decided by an annual committee, with the aim to include all the main areas from music, news and speech through to radio drama, comedy and sport, and not discriminating against station size, or niche categories.
In most categories, five entries were shortlisted with the top three awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold. Some categories (such as the Station of the Year categories) only three entries were shortlisted, with only a Gold winner awarded. In a number of special categories (such as The Gold Award or Special Award) there was no shortlist, merely a winner.

## 1983 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | Frank Muir and Denis Norden | |
| Best actress | Mary Riggans for Till All the Seas Run Dry | Radio Clyde |
| Best actor | John Nettles for Mirror Image | BBC Radio 3 |
| Female personality of the year | Sue MacGregor | |
| Male personality of the year | Brian Johnston | |
| Local radio personality of the year | Richard Park | Radio Clyde |
| National DJ of the year | Mike Read | BBC Radio 1 |
| Local DJ of the year | Tim Lloyd | Essex Radio |
| Reporter of the year | Michael Elkins | BBC News |
| Sports broadcaster of the year | Clive Tyldesley | Radio City |
| Society of Authors award for best drama script | The Journal of Vassilije Bogdanovic, written by Alan Plater | BBC World Service |
| Technical excellence and achievement | Dark Heritage, produced by Jane Morgan | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best children's programme | Listening Corner | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best classical music programme | Decade - The 1800s | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best community service programme | Break The Silence | Piccadilly Radio |
| Best current affairs programme | The World This Weekend | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary feature | The Rent Boys | Piccadilly Radio |
| Best drama production | Over The Hills and Far Away, produced by Cherry Cookson | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best light entertainment programme | Radio Active | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best local radio programme | not awarded | |
| Best magazine programme | Woman's Hour | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best popular music programme | Terry Wogan | BBC Radio 2 |
* ↑ A play by Catherine Hughes, telling the story of a young girl whose life is changed by the tragedies of the Gresford Colliery disaster in 1934 and, many years later, the Aberfan disaster in 1966. First broadcast on 29 March 1982. The play combines two of Hughes' poems about the disasters.
* ↑ A play by Martyn Wade, celebrating the life of the composer Percy Grainger, portrayed by David Healy. First broadcast on 27 December 1982.

## 1984 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | David Jacobs | |
| Best actress | Maureen O'Brien for The Duchess's Diary and A Month in the Country | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best actor | Clive Merrison for Luther | BBC Radio 3 |
| UK female radio personality of the year | Margaret Howard | BBC Radio 4 |
| UK male radio personality of the year | Brian Matthew | BBC Radio 2 |
| Local radio personality of the ear | Susie Mathis | Piccadilly Radio |
| Special award for services to radio | Lord (Jimmy) Gordon of Strathblane CBE | Radio Clyde |
| National DJ of the year | Mike Read | BBC Radio 1 |
| Local DJ of the year | Timmy Mallett | Piccadilly Radio |
| Reporter of the year | Gerald Butt | BBC Radio News |
| Sports broadcaster of the year | Charles Lambert | BBC Radio Merseyside |
| Society of Authors award for best drama script | Never in My Lifetime, written by Shirley Gee | BBC Radio 3 |
| Technical excellence and achievement | A Concert from Seoul – live by satellite - Duncan MacEwan | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best children's programme | In The News | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best classical music programme | Mr Hallé's Band | Piccadilly Radio |
| Best community service programme | Tay Action | Radio Tay |
| Best current affairs programme | Today | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary/features programme | Fat Man at Work | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best drama production | Road to Rocio | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best light entertainment programme | Son of Cliché | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best local radio programme | Love The Bones | Radio City |
| Best magazine programme | The Food Programme | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best outside broadcast programme | Water Skiing Lessons | Wiltshire Radio |
| Best popular music programme | Benny Green | BBC Radio 2 |

## 1985 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | British Forces Broadcasting Service | BFBS |
| Best actress | Glenda Jackson in Scenes From An Execution | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best actor | David March for Mr Norris Changes Trains | BBC Radio 4 |
| Radio personality of the year | Jimmy Young | BBC Radio 2 |
| Local radio personality of the year | Allan Beswick | Red Rose Radio |
| Special award for service to radio | Derek Chinnery | BBC Radio 2 |
| National DJ of the year | Steve Wright | BBC Radio 1 |
| Local DJ of the year | Tim (Timbo) Bell | Radio Mercury |
| Radio reporter of the year | David Loyn | IRN |
| Sports broadcaster of the year | Peter Jones | BBC Radio |
| Technical excellence and achievement | Hubert Gregg says "Maybe It's Because" | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best drama script | Scenes from an Execution, written by Howard Barker | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best children's programme | Gold and Silver | BBC Radio Kent |
| Best classical music programme | Deep River | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best community service programming | In Touch | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best current affairs programme | Analysis – Post Recession Britain | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary/features programme | Strathinvar | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Best drama production | Titus Groan and Gormenghast | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best dramatisation | Titus Groan and Gormenghast | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best light entertainment programme | In One Ear | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best local radio programme | Kinnock & Scargill in Stoke | BBC Radio Stoke |
| Best magazine programme | Festival City Radio | Radio Forth |
| Best outside broadcast | The Terry Wogan Olympic Show | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best popular music programme | Steve Wright in the Afternoon | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best specialist music programme | Barbed Wireless | BBC Radio Derby |

## 1986 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | John Timpson | BBC Radio 4 |
| Outstanding service to the community by a local radio station | Bradford City Fire | Pennine Radio |
| Best actress | Jane Asher in Winter Journey | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Best actor | Ray Smith in A Kind of Hallowe'en | BBC Radio 3 |
| Radio personality of the year | Douglas Cameron | LBC/IRN |
| Local radio personality of the year | Mike Hurley for Bill Bore | BBC Radio Humberside |
| Special award for services to radio | Parliamentary Broadcasting | LBC/IRN |
| National DJ of the year | John Peel | BBC Radio 1 |
| Radio reporter of the year | Mark Jordan | Capital Radio |
| Sports broadcaster of the year | George Gavin | BRMB |
| Technical excellence and achievement | Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols | BBC Radio 4 |
| Most creative use of radio | Peace on Earth | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best children's programming | Say No To Strangers? | Radio Aire |
| Best classical music programme | Symphonies and Silence | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best community service programming | Clyde Action: Road Safety Week | Radio Clyde |
| Best current affairs programming | File on 4 (South Africa reform or revolution?) | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary/features programme | Setting Sail | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best drama production | Hiroshima, The Movie | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best dramatisation | Munchausen | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best local radio programme | Goodbye Village School | BBC Radio Wales |
| Best magazine programme | Norfolk Air Line | BBC Radio Norfolk |
| Best original script | A Kind of Hallowe'en | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best outside broadcast | Live Aid Concert | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best popular music programme | Howard Jones at the Manchester Apollo | Piccadilly Radio |
| Best specialist music programme | Barbed Wireless: The A & R Man | BBC Radio Derby |
| Best use of comedy | Delve Special | BBC Radio 4 |

## 1987 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Best actress | Billie Whitelaw for Vassa Zhelyeznova | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best actor | Ronald Pickup for The Awful Insulation of Rage | BBC Radio 3 |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | The Archers | |
| Outstanding service to the community by a local radio station | Build a Bungalow Appeal | Radio Aire |
| Radio personality of the year | Derek Jameson | |
| Local radio personality of the year | Andy Radford | Severn Sound |
| Special award for services to radio | Brian Hayes | |
| Local DJ of the year | David Jensen | Capital Radio |
| National DJ of the year | Mike Smith | BBC Radio 1 |
| Radio reporter of the year | Graham Leach | BBC Radio |
| Radio sport broadcaster of the year | Derek Rae | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Technical excellence and achievement | Breakdown | Capital Radio |
| Most creative use of radio | Breakdown | Capital Radio |
| Best children's programming | The Speaking Clock | BBC Radio Merseyside |
| Best classical music programme | The Immortal Bohemiam | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best community service programming | Community Service Volunteers Compilation | Suffolk Group Radio |
| Best current affairs programme | The Aids Plague in East Africa | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary/feature programme | Hopping Down in Kent | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best drama production | Mischief | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best dramatisation | Jude The Obscure | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best local radio programme | Aberfan – An Unknown Spring | Swansea Sound |
| Best magazine programme | Loose Ends | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best original script | The Awful Insulation of Rage | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best outside broadcast | The Mammouth Mail Couch Drive | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best pop music programme | The Network Chart Show | Capital Radio |
| Best popular music programme | World Popular Song Festival | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best specialist music programme | Andy Kershaw | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best use of comedy | Huddwinks | BBC Radio 2 |

## 1988 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | Gerard Mansell | |
| Outstanding service to the community by a local radio station | Campus Radio on Radio Tay | Radio Tay |
| Best actress | Harriet Walter for Rhyme and Reason | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best actor | Edward Petherbridge for The Wide Brimmed Hat | BBC Radio 4 |
| Radio personality of the year | Alan Freeman | Capital Radio |
| Local radio personality of the year | Barbara Sturgeon | BBC Radio Kent |
| Special award for services to radio | Thena Heshel In Touch | Radio 4 |
| National DJ of the year | Mike Smith | BBC Radio 1 |
| Local DJ of the year | James Whale | Radio Aire |
| Radio reporter of the year | Lindsay Taylor | LBC |
| Sports broadcaster of the year | Terence O'Donohue | BBC Radio Wales |
| Technical excellence and achievement | Viva Verdi! Act 1 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Most creative use of radio | Mauthausen Concentration Camp | Moray Firth Radio |
| Best children's programme | It's Russell Harris | BBC Radio Humberside |
| Best classical music programme | Tomticketatom: Bolero | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best community service programme | Roghe Sate (Good Health) | BBC Pashto Service |
| Best current affairs programme | Morning Merseyside | BBC Radio Merseyside |
| Best documentary/feature programme | Waiting for Mrs Forbes | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best drama production | News of the World | BBC World Service |
| Best dramatisation | Cheap in August | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best local radio programme | Oliver's Story | BBC Radio Leicester |
| Best magazine programme | Medicine Now | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best original script | Village Fête | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best outside broadcast | Mainline - The Operation | BBC Radio Cleveland |
| Best pop music programme | Elvis 10 years After | Radio Trent |
| Best popular music programme | The Eric Clapton Story | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best specialist music programme | Before the Blues | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best use of comedy | Crisp and Even Brightly | BBC Radio 4 |
* ↑ A comedy by Douglas Livingstone about the Romería de El Rocío, with James Bolam, Sara Kestelman, and Michael Kitchen. First broadcast on 16 May 1983, produced by Jane Morgan
* ↑ Radio feature written and presented by Ray Gosling, describing the work of Rev Kenneth Forrester who tends an ageing and declining Anglican community in Pau in south-west France. Described by Piers Plowright as "an absolute masterpiece".

## 1989 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | Tony Blackburn | |
| Outstanding service to the community | You and Your Benefit Presented by John Howard | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best actress | Kate Murphy for Elephant Dances | Radio Clyde |
| Best actor | Andrews Sachs for The Heart of a Dog | BBC World Service |
| Radio personality of the year | Sue Lawley | |
| Local radio personality of the year | Susie Mathis | BBC GMR |
| Special award for services to radio | John Whitney | |
| National DJ of the year | Bruno Brookes | BBC Radio 1 |
| Local DJ of the year | David Jensen | Capital Radio |
| Radio reporter of the year | John Alcock | LBC |
| Local station of the year | BRMB (now called Free Radio Birmingham) | BRMB |
| Most creative use of radio | The Dream | BBC Radio 1 |
| Society of Authors award for best dramatisation/adaptation | The Dippers | BBC Radio 4 |
| Society of Authors award for best original script | Excess Baggage | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best breakfast show | The Les Ross Breakfast Show | BRMB |
| Best children's programme/programming/series | Down Our Way | BBC Radio Bristol |
| Best classical music programme | Meridian: Bartok Quartets | BBC World Service |
| Best current affairs programme | Today | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best daily news programme | 210 Reports | Radio 210 |
| Best documentary feature: general | Cheltenham, The Irish Favourite | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary feature: music/arts | Insect Musicians | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best documentary feature: news and current affairs | I Want to be Normal Again | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best drama production | Cigarettes and Chocolate | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best education programme/programming/series | Community Matters: The Case Conference | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best magazine programme | Third Ear | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best outside broadcast | Give A Child A Chance – Live from Disney World | Radio Aire |
| Best response to a news event | The Lockerbie Air Disaster | Radio Forth |
| Best response to a news event | Today of 22.12.88 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best rock/pop programme | The Beeb's Lost Beatles Tapes | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best sequence programming | Morning Call | Moray Firth Radio |
| Best specialist music programme | Kershaw in Zimbabwe | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best sports programme | Mid Week Sportsound | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Best technical achievement | BBC Radio Show | BBC Network and Local Radio |
| Best use of comedy | Whose Line Is it Anyway? | BBC Radio 4 |

## 1990 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | Roy Hudd | |
| Outstanding service to the community | Face The Facts – the Series | BBC Radio 4 |
| Outstanding service to the community | Varying Degrees | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Best actress | Marsha Mason for Visitor from Hollywood Plaza Suite | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best actor | Timothy West for The Price | BBC Radio 4 |
| Radio personality of the year | Chris Tarrant | Capital Radio |
| Local radio personality of the year | Gerry Anderson | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Smash Hits best national DJ | Bruno Brookes | BBC Radio 1 |
| Smash Hits best local DJ | Ally Bally | Radio Tay |
| Radio reporter of the year | James Miles | BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 4 |
| Local station of the year | BBC Radio Foyle | BBC Radio Foyle |
| Special award for services to radio | BBC Radio Drama Company | BBC |
| Radio Academy creative award | My Dog Has Fleas | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best technical achievement | Swansong | BBC Radio 3 |
| Society of Authors award: best original script | The Rime of the Bounty | BBC Radio 4 |
| Society of Authors award: best dramatisation/adaptation | A Tale of Two Cities | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best breakfast show | Breakfast Live | BBC Hereford & Worcester |
| Best children's programme | In The News | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best classical music programme | Tasting Notes | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best current affairs programme | The World Tonight | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best daily news programme | Today | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary feature: general | Never The Same Again | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary feature: music and arts | Dear Miss Pym, Dear Mr Larkin | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary feature: news and current affairs | The Indissoluable Union – Cotton, Chemicals & Corruption – The Russians Special | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best drama production | The Bass Saxophone | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best education programme | The Health Show | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best magazine programme | Country Matters | BBC Radio Gloucestershire |
| Best outside broadcast | The Radio 1 Around the World Challenge | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best response to a news event | Hillsborough | Radio City |
| Best response to a news event | Today – The Romanian Revolution | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best rock and pop programme | Not Fade Away – A Tribute to Buddy Holly | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best sequence programming | Morning Call | Moray Firth Radio |
| Best specialist music programme | Electric Youth | BRMB/Essex Radio |
| Best sports programme | Capital Gold Sports Show | Capital Gold |
| Best use of comedy | Dick Tarrant | Capital Radio |
* ↑ DJ Simon Bates travelled the world with producer Jonathan Ruffe, and transmitted 57 live broadcasts over 77 days, using a portable satellite dish and generator.
* ↑ Moray Firth Radio was the UK's smallest commercial radio station at the time.

## 1991 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | Charlie Gillett | BBC and Capital Radio |
| Outstanding service to the community | On The Street | BBC Radio Stoke |
| Best actress | Mary Wimbush for The Mystery of Edwin Drood and The Horse's Mouth | BBC World Service |
| Best actor | Ian Holm for The Mystery of Edwin Drood | BBC World Service |
| Radio personality of the year | James Naughtie | BBC |
| Local radio personality of the year | George Jones | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Smash Hits national DJ | Simon Mayo | BBC Radio 1 |
| Smash Hits local DJ of the year | Neil Fox | Capital Radio |
| Radio reporter of the year | no award made | |
| Local station of the year | Radio Borders | Radio Borders |
| Radio Academy award | BBC Light Entertainment Department | BBC |
| Society of Authors award: best dramatisation/adaptation | All The World's A Globe | BBC Radio 3 |
| Society of Authors award: best original script | Different States | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best breakfast show | Network Africa | BBC World Service for Africa |
| Best children's programme | A Hallowe'en Tale with Music | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Best classical music program | no award made | |
| Best current affairs programme | Sunday Newsbreak | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Best daily news programme | The Fox Report – Margaret Thatcher Resigns | Fox FM |
| Best documentary feature: general | The Teachers | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary feature: music/arts | Gerontius | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best documentary feature: news and current affairs | Stormclouds Over The Himalayas | BBC World Service |
| Best documentary feature: rock and pop | Last Night a DJ Saved My Life | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best drama production | Different States | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best education programme | Women and Aids | BBC Radio Sussex |
| Best magazine programme | Woman's Hour | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best response to a news event | Nelson Mandela Release | BBC World Service for Africa |
| Best rock and pop programme | Cousin Matty | City FM |
| Best sequence programming | Jeff Owen | BBC Radio Nottingham |
| Best specialist music programme | The Capital Rap Show | Capital Radio |
| Best sports programme | Sport on Five | BBC Radio 5 |
| Best use of comedy | Mary Whitehouse's Best Experiences So Far | BBC Radio 1 |
* ↑ The award was presented by Prince Edward and Mark Knopfler, who thanked Gillett for helping Dire Straits by playing the music early in their career.

## 1992 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Radio Academy Award | Sir Richard Attenborough | |
| Gold Award | Sir James Savile | |
| Best actress | Harriet Walter for Medea | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best actress | Felicity Kendal for In the Native State | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best actor | Tom Courtenay for Flowers for Algernon | BBC Radio 4 |
| Personality of the year | Danny Baker | BBC |
| Local personality of the year | Peter Adamson | BBC Radio Humberside |
| Smash Hits national DJ of the year | Simon Mayo | BBC Radio 1 |
| Smash Hits local DJ of the year | Pat Sharp | Capital FM |
| Reporter of the year | Allan Little | BBC Radio 4 |
| Commentator of the year | Archie MacPherson | Clyde 1 and Clyde 2 |
| New broadcaster of the year | Richard Coles | BBC Radio 5 |
| Station of the year | Wear FM | Wear FM |
| Society of Authors drama award | Lavender Song | BBC Radio 4 |
| Society of Authors writer's award | Tom Stoppard for In the Native State | BBC Radio 3 |
| Special Award | God Save the Queen (comedy) | Invicta FM |
| Special Sony Award | BBC World Service | BBC World Service |
| Social action award | In Touch | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best breakfast show: music based | Mark Page Breakfast Show | Aire FM |
| Best breakfast show: speech based | Today: The Gulf War Day One | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best comedy/light entertainment programme | Perforated Ulster | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Best feature documentary | Acting Up | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best magazine programme | Landmark | BBC Radio Wales |
| Best music based show | In Preparation | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best news and current affairs | John Tanner and Rachel Maclean | BBC Radio Oxford |
| Best phone-in | The Jeremy Dry Mid-Morning Show | BBC Hereford & Worcester |
| Best short form feature | Friday Lives: Dr. Frank Ryding | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best specialist music show | Out on Blue Six | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best outside broadcast event | Twin Cities Weekend | BBC Radio 3 |
| Other daily sequence: music based | John Kelly Show | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Other daily sequence: speech based | Outlook – Hostage Special | BBC World Service |
| Specialist speech programme | On The Edge | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Sports award | The Golden Game | Capital Gold 1548 AM |

## 1993 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Sony Gold Award | Humphrey Lyttelton | |
| Sony Special Award | Misha Glenny | BBC |
| Best actress | Miriam Margolyes for The Queen and I | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best actor | Keith Clifford for Randle's Scandals | BBC Radio 4 |
| National broadcaster of the year | John Peel | |
| Local broadcaster of the year | David Dunseith | BBC Radio Ulster |
| News reporter of the year | Malcolm Brabant | BBC Radio 4 |
| Sports reporter of the year | Jonathan Agnew | BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 5 |
| Newcomer award | Tom Bright | Radio Wave |
| National station of the year | Classic FM | Classic FM |
| Metropolitan station of the year | Clyde 2 | Clyde 2 |
| Local station of the year | Fox FM | Fox FM |
| Outstanding service to the community | Year of Action | BBC Radio Nottingham |
| Outstanding special event | Coca Cola National Music Day | MCM networking for Independent Radio |
| Outstanding sports broadcast | Barcelona Olympics | BBC Radio 5 |
| Radio Academy creative award | David Hatch | |
| Society of Authors award: best dramatisation/adaptation | Weir of Hermiston | BBC Radio Scotland and Radio 4 |
| Best arts programme or feature | Larks Ascending | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best breakfast show: contemporary music | Tony Blackburn Breakfast Show | Capital Gold |
| Best breakfast show: non-contemporary music | Nick Bailey | Classic FM |
| Best breakfast show: speech based | Mike Carlton's Morning Report | LBC Newstalk |
| Best documentary feature | Soundtrack: Jason and the Thunderbirds | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best drama production | The Master and Margarita | BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4 |
| Best magazine/special interest programme | Punters | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best music programming | Friel's Fancy (folk, blues and jazz) | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Best news and current affairs programme | File on Four: Feltham Remand Centre | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best news and current affairs sequence | Good Morning Ulster | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Best original script | A Matter of Sex, written by Nick Stafford | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best phone-in | Hayes Over Britain | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best popular music programme | Unsung Heroes | Unique Broadcasting/BBC Radio 1 |
| Best response to a news event | Ayodhya/Asian Newshour | BBC Radio Leicester |
| Best specialist music programme | Scotland's Music | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Best use of comedy/comedy show | Knowing Me, Knowing You | BBC Radio 4 |
* ↑ The award was for Glenny's coverage of the collapse of communism and the following wars in the former country of Yugoslavia.
* ↑ Sue Townsend's novel The Queen and I was abridged by Elizabeth Proud and read by Margolyes on Book at Bedtime.
* ↑ A play by Trevor Hoyle about Lancashire comedian Frank Randle.
* ↑ MCM linked 41 independent local radio stations with several venues for the event.
* ↑ Six part series celebrating songwriters who write for others.

## 1994 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Outstanding contribution to radio over the years | Kenny Everett | Capital Gold |
| Best actress | Wendy Seager for The Life Class | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best actor | Richard Griffiths for The Love Song of Alfred J Hitchcock | BBC Radio 3 |
| National broadcaster of the year | Henry Kelly | Classic FM |
| Local broadcaster of the year | Stephen Le Fevre and Liz Green | BBC Radio Leeds |
| News reporter of the Year | Fergal Keane | BBC Radio 4 |
| Sports reporter of the year | John Inverdale | BBC Radio 5 |
| Sports reporter of the year | John Rawling | BBC Radio 5 |
| Newcomer of the year | Simon Munnery | BBC Radio 1 |
| National station of the year | BBC Radio Scotland | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Metropolitan station of the year | Clyde 2 | Clyde 2 |
| Local station of the year | Spire FM | Spire FM |
| Sony special award | BBC Radio Ulster and Downtown Radio | BBC Radio Ulster and Downtown Radio |
| Outstanding service to the radio industry | Johnny Beerling | |
| Outstanding service to the radio industry | John Tydeman | BBC |
| Outstanding service to the community | Shout it Out | BBC Radio Devon |
| Outstanding special event | U2 and 1FM | BBC Radio 1 |
| Outstanding sports broadcast | Sport on Five | BBC Radio 5 |
| Society of Authors award: best dramatisation | The Night of the Hunter | BBC Radio 4 |
| Society of Authors award: best original script | Homeward Bound | BBC World Service |
| Radio Academy Award | The BBC RDS Development Team | BBC |
| Arts programme or music feature | Hot in the City | Forth FM |
| Music programming award | Ironic Maidens | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best breakfast show: contemporary music | Les Ross in the Morning | BRMB |
| Best breakfast show: non-contemporary music | Wake Up To Wogan | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best breakfast show: speech based | Eddie Mair Live | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Best documentary feature | Jack's Last Tape | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best drama production | Blue | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best magazine/special interest programme | The Big Holy One | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best news and current affairs programme | East, Going West – 1. Fundamentally Wrong | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best news and current affairs sequence | The Way It Is | Capital Radio |
| Best phone-in | Kelly on the Radio | Downtown Radio |
| Best popular music programme | By Hart | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best response to a news event | Today – The Moscow White House Siege | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best specialist music programme | EuroMix | BBC Radio 5 |
| Best use of comedy/comedy show | A Look Back at the Nineties | BBC Radio 4 |
* ↑ The award was for the two stations' coverage of life in Northern Ireland over the past 18 years.
* ↑ The station broadcast a special edition of the show in the wake of the Shankill Road bombing and Greysteel massacre.

## 1995 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | Alistair Cooke for Letter from America | BBC |
| Sony special award | Peter Baldwin CBE | Radio Authority |
| UK broadcaster of the year | Neil Fox | Capital FM |
| Local/regional broadcaster of the year | Liz Green | BBC Radio Leeds |
| Reporter of the year | John Waite for Face the Facts | BBC Radio 4 |
| UK station of the year | BBC Radio 2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Regional station of the year | Capital FM | Capital FM |
| Local station of the year | BBC Radio Gloucestershire | BBC Radio Gloucestershire |
| Radio Academy award | Jenny Abramsky for the launch of BBC Radio 5 Live | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Dramatic performance | Christine Lahti for Three Hotels | BBC World Service |
| Dramatic performance | Bernard Hepton for Elgar's Third | BBC Radio 3 |
| Creative writing | Ronan Bennett for Fire and Rain | BBC Radio 4 |
| Society of Authors award for original drama | Elgar's Third by David Pownall | BBC Radio 3 |
| Arts or music feature | Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song | BBC Radio 1 |
| Breakfast show: music based | Sarah Kennedy's Early Show | BBC Radio 2 |
| Breakfast show: music based | Chris Tarrant Breakfast Show | Capital FM |
| Breakfast show: speech based | Today | BBC Radio 4 |
| Documentary feature or series | CSA Making Daddy Pay | City FM/Radio City Gold |
| Drama production | Mr McNamara | BBC World Service |
| Magazine programme | Out This Week | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| News and current affairs programme | Eye on Wales | BBC Radio Wales |
| Popular music programme | It Was Thirty Years Ago Today | BBC Radio Humberside |
| Popular music programming | Collins and Maconie's Hit Parade | BBC Radio 1 |
| Response to a news event | The Magazine: IRA Ceasefire | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Service to the community | Man Matters | BBC Radio 2 |
| Short form feature or documentary or series | The Fly | BBC Radio Wales |
| Specialist music | Music of Madagascar | BBC Radio 3 |
| Sports award | Coverage of Tour de France | Southern FM |
| Topical debates (including phone–in) | TalkBack: Bullying | BBC GMR |
| Use of comedy/comedy show | I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue | BBC Radio 4 |

## 1996 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold Award | Richard Baker | Classic FM |
| Broadcaster of the year: UK | Chris Evans | Ginger Air Productions |
| Broadcaster of the year: local/regional | Steve Penk | Key 103 |
| Radio journalist of the year | Jon Silvermen | BBC Radio 4 |
| Sports broadcaster of the year | Jonathan Pearce | Capital Gold |
| Music presenter of the year | Brian Kay | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best dramatic performance | Janet McTeer for A Dolls House | BBC Radio 4 |
| Interview of the year | In the Psychiatrists Chair: Ffyona Campbell | Michael Ember Assoc./BBC Radio 4 |
| Station of the year: UK | BBC Radio 5 Live | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Station of the year: regional/metropolitan | Clyde 1 | Clyde 1 |
| Station of the year: local | Moray Firth Radio | Moray Firth Radio |
| Radio Academy Award | The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts | BBC |
| Society of Authors award: best radio writer | Lee Hall for I Luv U Jimmy Spud | BBC Radio 4 |
| Creativity/innovation in radio programming | Poetic Theorems | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Arts programme speech or music | Green and Pleasant Land | BBC Radio 2 |
| Breakfast show: music based | Russ n Jono | Virgin Radio |
| Breakfast show: speech based | Europe Today | BBC World Service |
| Daytime music sequence programme | Sounds of the Sixties | BBC Radio 2 |
| Documentary programme/features | War and Peace | BBC Radio 2 |
| Drama production | Albion Tower | BBC Radio 3 |
| Educational programme | The Square on the Pythagoras | BBC Radio 4 |
| Event coverage | Ryder Cup coverage | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Magazine programme | Offspring | BBC Radio 4 |
| News and current affairs programme | Inverdale Nationwide | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| News presentation/output | The Breakfast Programme | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| On-air contest/competition | Apollo 13 | Virgin Radio |
| Phone-in/debate | Any Questions? Hong Kong, presented by Jonathan Dimbleby | BBC Radio 4 |
| Response to a news event | Dallyn on Saturday | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Service to the community | Affairs of the Heart | BBC Radio 2 |
| Specialist music programme | Kershaw in South Africa | BBC Radio 1 |
| Sports programme | Ryder Cup coverage | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Themed music programme | Fairest Isle | BBC Radio 3 |
| Use of comedy/comedy programme | People Like Us | BBC Radio 4 |

## 1997 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold Award | Jimmy Young OBE | BBC |
| Outstanding contribution to radio | Les Ross | BRMB |
| Outstanding contribution to radio | Michael Green | BBC Radio |
| Radio Academy Award | Quentin Howard | |
| Broadcaster of the year: UK | John Inverdale | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Broadcaster of the year: local/regional | Owen Money | BBC Radio Wales |
| Radio reporter of the year: UK | Jane Standley | BBC World Service |
| Radio reporter of the year: local/regional | Kate Fawcett | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Sports broadcaster of the year | Alan Green | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Programme controller of the year | Steve Martin | The Pulse FM |
| Interview of the year | Seven Days | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Best dramatic performance | Kelly Hunter for Transit of Venus | BBC Radio 3 |
| Society of Authors award: best original drama | Five Kinds of Silence, written by Shelagh Stephenson | BBC Radio 4 |
| Station of the year: UK | Classic FM | Classic FM |
| Station of the year: regional/metropolitan | BBC Radio Wales | BBC Radio Wales |
| Station of the year: local | Moray Firth Radio | Moray Firth Radio |
| Arts programme/programming | Private View | Pier Productions/BBC Radio 3 |
| Best personality based programme | Malcolm Boyden's Morning Show | BBC Radio WM |
| Breakfast show: music based | The Heart 106.2 Morning Crew | Heart 106.2 |
| Breakfast show: speech based | Stuart Linnell Breakfast Show | BBC Radio WM |
| Comedy | Goodness Gracious Me | BBC Radio 4 |
| Coverage of an event | Live from Tanglewood | BBC Radio 3 |
| Daytime music sequence programme | Owen Money | BBC Radio Wales |
| Documentary feature | Alexandrias | BBC Radio 3 |
| Drama award | The Voluptuous Tango | BBC Radio 3 |
| Local involvement | Moray Firth Radio | Moray Firth Radio |
| Magazine programme | Papertalk | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| News and current affairs programme | Asia Gold: Lights the Way for Vietnam and Eclipses the West? | BBC Radio 4 |
| News presentation | World Service News | BBC World Service |
| On air branding of station image | The Virgin Radio ID Package | Virgin Radio |
| On air contest/competition | Who Do You Do? | Virgin Radio |
| Phone-in/topical debate | Talkback | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Response to a news event | Drumcree | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Service to the community | Dunblane | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Short information/entertainment feature | The Afternoon Shift (with Laurie Taylor) | BBC Radio 4 |
| Specialist music programme | Between the Ears: Beethoven's Fifth | BBC Radio 3 |
| Sports programme/programming | Kickin' | BBC Radio 1 |
| Themed music programme | The Friday Night Rock Show with Alan 'Fluff' Freeman | Virgin Radio |
| Themed music programme | You've Got to Hide your Love Away | BBC GLR |

## 1998 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | Chris Evans | Virgin Radio |
| Special award | Piers Plowright | BBC |
| Special award | Roger Bennett | BBC |
| Special award | Alex Dickson | Radio Clyde |
| Special award | Cliff Morgan | BBC |
| Broadcaster of the year (talk/news) | Anna Raeburn | Talk Radio |
| DJ award | Jo Whiley, for Lunchtime Social | BBC Radio 1 |
| Station of the year (primarily to UK) | BBC Radio 5 Live | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Station of the year (1 – 12 million listeners) | BBC Radio WM | BBC Radio WM |
| Station of the year (up to 1 million listeners) | Moray Firth Radio | Moray Firth Radio |
| Arts award | Designs for Living: Fallingwater | Just Radio for BBC Radio 3 |
| Breakfast award (music) | Morning Glory, presented by Steve Jackson | Kiss 100 London |
| Breakfast award (talk) | Breakfast Programme | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Comedy award | Blue Jam (programme 4) | BBC Radio 1 |
| Community award | Breast Cancer Awareness Compilation | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Competition award | Mobile Phone Olympics | Heart 106.2 |
| Daytime award (music) | Mark Radcliffe Show | BBC Radio 1 |
| Daytime award (talk/news) | The Nicky Campbell Show | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Drama award | The Trick Is To Keep Breathing | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Drivetime award (music) | John Dunn Show | BBC Radio 2 |
| Drivetime award (talk) | Drivetime with Tim Hubbard | BBC Radio Cornwall |
| Evening/late night award (music) | Richard Allinson Show | BBC Radio 2 |
| Evening/late night award (talk) | Up All Night | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Event award | coverage of the Funeral of Diana, The Princess of Wales | BBC (Network, Regional and Local) Radio, and BBC World Service |
| Feature award (music) | The Club that Scott Built | BBC Radio 2 |
| Feature award (talk/news) | The Coroner | BBC Radio 4 |
| Magazine award | Top of the Pops Radio Show | BBC Radio 1 |
| News award | coverage of the Death of the Princess of Wales | BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Short form award | GRF Christmas Story | Clyde 1 |
| Special interest music award | Songs of the Sufi Mystics | BBC World Service |
| Sports award | Wimbledon and The British Lions Test | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Station branding award | 5 Live station branding | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Weekend award (music) | Parkinson's Sunday Supplement | BBC Radio 2 |
| Weekend award (talk/news) | Ed Doolan Show | BBC Radio WM |

## 1999 Gold Award winners

The 17th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 28 April 1999 and was hosted by Kirsty Young and Paul Gambaccini.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold Award | Zoe Ball | BBC Radio 1 |
| Music broadcaster award | Mark Lamarr | BBC Radio 2 |
| Talk/news broadcaster award | Tim Hubbard | BBC Radio Cornwall |
| Sports broadcaster award | Ian Payne | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Station of the year | BBC Radio 2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Regional station of the year | Clyde 2 | Clyde 2 (Glasgow) |
| Local station of the year | Moray Firth Radio | Moray Firth Radio (Inverness) |
| Arts award | Landscape of Fear | BBC Radio 4 |
| Breakfast music award | The Adam Cole Breakfast Show | Galaxy 102 (Manchester) |
| Breakfast talk/news award | 5 Live Breakfast | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Comedy award | Old Harry's Game | BBC Radio 4 |
| Community award | coverage of the Omagh bombing | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Competition award | Live in the Car | Radio City 96.7 (Liverpool) |
| Daytime music award | The Mark Radcliffe Show | BBC Radio 1 |
| Daytime talk/news award | Between Ourselves | BBC Radio 4 |
| Drama award | Bleak House | BBC Radio 4 |
| Drivetime music award | Simon James | 96.3 Aire FM (Leeds) |
| Drivetime talk/news award | Evening Extra: Agreement Day | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Evening/late night music award | Pete Tong's Essential Selection | Wise Buddah for BBC Radio 1 |
| Evening/late night talk/news award | Up All Night | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Event award | coverage of the enthronement of the seventh Bishop of Liverpool | BBC Radio Merseyside |
| Feature award – music | We Got The Funk | BBC Radio 1 |
| Feature award – speech | Between The Ears: Out of the Blue | BBC Radio 3 |
| Magazine award | Home Truths, hosted by John Peel | BBC Radio 4 |
| News award | Farming Today | BBC Radio 4 |
| Short form award | Home Truths Inserts | BBC Radio 4 |
| Special interest music award | Shake, Rattle and Roll | BBC Radio 2 |
| Sports award | Metro Sport: Two Wembley Finals | Metro FM (Newcastle) |
| Station branding award | Classic FM | Classic FM |
| Weekend music award | Alan Mann's Afters | Classic FM |
| Weekend talk/news award | Home Truths | BBC Radio 4 |
* ↑ The Gold Award was presented by Marianne Faithfull.
* ↑ This was the fourth year in a row that Moray Firth had won the local station award.
* ↑ The Rt Rev James Jones was enthroned on 7 November 1998.
* ↑ A two part exploration of funk, presented by Ice-T.
* ↑ An experimental radiophonic feature exploring the impact of redundancy.
* ↑ As well as the three gold awards for Home Truths Peel also received a silver award in the talk/news broadcaster category.
* ↑ In 1998 Middlesbrough played Chelsea in the Football League Cup Final and Newcastle United played Arsenal in the FA Cup Final.
* ↑ A day after winning the award Mann's slots on Classic FM (weekday nights and Sundays) were reduced to one Wednesday night slot of one hour.

## 2000 Gold Award winners

The 18th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 2 May 2000. BBC Radio 4 was the most nominated station, with 24 entries, and received four awards. Guests included the actors Jenny Agutter and Christopher Lee, Chris Smith (Secretary of State for Culture), and Dale Winton, who all presented awards.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | Ralph Bernard | Classic FM/GWR |
| Lifetime achievement award | Alan "Fluff" Freeman | |
| Music broadcaster award | Pete Tong | Wise Buddah for BBC Radio 1 |
| News and talk broadcaster award | Roger Phillips | BBC Radio Merseyside |
| Station of the year (UK) | Classic FM | Classic FM |
| Station of the year (500,000 – 12 million) | Kiss 100 | Kiss 100 |
| Station of the year (up to 500,000) | BBC Radio Foyle | BBC Radio Foyle |
| Breakfast music award | Bam Bam Breakfast | Kiss 100 |
| Breakfast news and talk award | The Morning Programme | BBC Radio Foyle |
| Comedy award | Blue Jam | Talkback Productions for BBC Radio 1 |
| Competition award | Jono's Australian Experience | Heart 106.2 |
| Drama award | Plum's War, written by Michael Butt | The Fiction Factory for BBC Radio 4 |
| Entertainment award | Jon & Andy | 103.2 Power FM |
| Event award | coverage of The Open golf tournament | BBC Sport for BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Feature award | Out of the Darkness: The Triumph of Nelson Mandela | Radio 4 Home Current Affairs for BBC Radio 4 |
| Interactive award | On The Ball | BBC Scotland |
| Music presentation award: UK | Jonathan Ross Show | BBC Music Entertainment and Off The Kerb Productions for BBC Radio 2 |
| Music presentation award: regional | Bam Bam Breakfast | Kiss 100 |
| 'Music Special' award | For Your Ears Only, presented by Honor Blackman | BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 2 |
| News award | Late Night Live: Soho Bomb, presented by Brian Hayes | BBC News and Current Affairs for BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Public service award | Sunday Surgery, presented by Sara Cox and Dr. Mark Hamilton | BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 1 |
| Public service award | Out of the Red, presented by Sara Cox | BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 1 |
| Public service award | Chemical Beats, presented by Danny Dyer | BBC Music Entertainment for BBC Radio 1 |
| Short form award | Woman's Hour inserts | BBC Features & Events for BBC Radio 4 |
| Specialist music award | Worldwide with Gilles Peterson | Somethin' Else for BBC Radio 1 |
| Speech award | The Evacuation: The True Story, presented by Charles Wheeler | Martin Weitz Assoc. for BBC Radio 4 |
| Sports award | Super Sunday, presented by Gideon Coe and Pete Stevens | BBC GLR |
| Station sound award | Classic FM | Classic FM |
* ↑ Freeman, who was struggling with severe arthritis, received a standing ovation and was recognised by the Radio Academy for "his tireless dedication to UK radio".
* ↑ Drama examining P. G. Wodehouse's wartime broadcasts and their effect on George Orwell.
* ↑ A tribute to Nelson Mandela as he neared the end of his presidency, presented by Allan Little.
* ↑ For stations with a potential audience of 500,000 to 12 million listeners.
* ↑ On 30 April 1999 a nail bomb exploded at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho.
* ↑ A five part series on the evacuation of civilians from British cities during World War II.

## 2001 Gold Award winners

The 19th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 30 April 2001. The BBC won gold awards in 23 out of 30 categories. A new category, Digital Terrestrial Station, (won by OneWord Radio) was introduced. The winner of the lifetime achievement award, Chris Tarrant, criticised the commercial sector for suppressing spontaneity in radio.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | Chris Tarrant | |
| 2000 award | Terry Wogan | BBC Radio 2 |
| Special award | Derek Cooper OBE | BBC Radio 4 |
| Speech broadcaster award | Peter White | BBC Radio 4 |
| Music broadcaster award | Stuart Maconie | BBC Radio 2 |
| News broadcaster award | Jon Gaunt | BBC Three Counties Radio |
| UK Station of the year | BBC Radio 2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Station of the year: 500,000 – 12 million | Clyde 1 | Clyde 1 (Glasgow) |
| Station of the year: up to 500,000 | BBC Radio Foyle | BBC Radio Foyle (Londonderry) |
| Digital terrestrial station of the year | OneWord Radio | OneWord Radio |
| Breakfast music award | Daryl Denham in the Morning | 100.7 Heart FM (Birmingham) |
| Breakfast news and talk award | The Jon Gaunt Breakfast Show | BBC Three Counties Radio |
| Comedy award | Dead Ringers | BBC Radio 4 |
| Community award | Floodwatch 2000 | BBC Radio York |
| Competition award | Hey Sexy | Kiss 100 |
| Drama award | Alpha, written by Mike Walker | BBC World Service |
| Entertainment award | Bitz and Pieces CD | Murf Media for local UK stations |
| Event award | coverage of The Olympics | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Feature award | Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird | BBC Radio 3 |
| Interactive award | The Stephen Rhodes Consumer Programme | BBC Three Counties Radio |
| Music programming award – daily sequences | The Mark Radcliffe Show | BBC Radio 1 |
| Music programming award – single programmes | Smash Hits, presented by Darren Proctor | Emap Big City Network |
| 'Music Special' award | Hymnus Paradisi, written by Eric Pringle | BBC Radio 4 |
| News coverage award | The Jon Gaunt Breakfast Show | BBC Three Counties Radio |
| News programme award | On Your Farm, presented by Anna Hill | BBC Radio 4 |
| Short form award | Colloquies – Thomas Lynch | BBC Radio 4 |
| Specialist music award | A Beginner's Guide To Reggae, presented by Mark Lamarr | BBC Radio 2 |
| Speech award | Girl Talk, presented by Heidi Williams | BBC Radio Wales |
| Sports award | Wembley Live Obituary Show, presented by Jim White | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Station sound award | BBC Radio 2 | BBC Radio 2 |

## 2002 Gold Award winners

The 20th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 2 May 2002. BBC Radio 4 won the most awards (six). Guests included the singers Jarvis Cocker and Feargal Sharkey, actress Janet Suzman, and the girl group Sugababes who all presented awards.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | John Peel | |
| 2001 award | BBC World Service | BBC World Service |
| Speech broadcaster award | Alan Green | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| News broadcaster award | Peter Allen and Jane Garvey | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Music broadcaster award | Big George | BBC Three Counties Radio |
| Station of the year: UK | BBC Radio 2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Station of the year: 1 million plus | Radio City 96.7 | Radio City 96.7 (Liverpool) |
| Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million | BBC Radio Cumbria | BBC Radio Cumbria |
| Station of the year: under 300,000 | FM103 Horizon | FM103 Horizon (Milton Keynes) |
| Station of the year: digital terrestrial | Oneword Radio | Oneword Radio |
| Breakfast music award | Wake Up To Wogan | BBC Radio 2 |
| Breakfast news and talk award | Five Live Breakfast – New York | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Comedy award | I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue | BBC Radio 4 |
| Community award | Pillars of Faith | BBC Radio 1 |
| Competition award | Quit From Your Quilt | 96.3 Radio Aire (Leeds) |
| Drama award | A Woman in Waiting | BBC Radio 4 |
| Entertainment award | Terry Garoghan's Last Bus To Whitehawk | Southern FM |
| Event award | Remembrance Sunday 2001 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Feature award | Roots of Homophobia | BBC Radio 4 |
| Interactive award | The Stephen Nolan Show | Belfast City Beat |
| Music programming award: daily sequences | The Pete & Geoff Show, presented by Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd | Virgin Radio |
| Music programming award: single programmes | Andy Kershaw | BBC Radio 3 |
| 'Music Special' award | Badly Drawn America | BBC Radio 1 |
| News coverage award | coverage of the Holy Cross Girls School dispute | BBC Radio Ulster |
| News programme | Document – The Day They Made It Rain | BBC Radio 4 |
| Short form award | Fresh Air Kids | BBC Radio 4 |
| Specialist music award | Charlie Gillett | BBC London 94.9 |
| Speech award | A Caribbean Night, hosted by Andy Kershaw and Linton Kwesi Johnson | BBC Radio 3 |
| Sports award | Chiles on Saturday | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Station sound award | Kiss 100 | Kiss 100 (London) |

## 2003 Gold Award winners

The 21st Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 8 May 2003. BBC Radio 4 won six awards including UK Station of the Year. Guests included Grace Jones, Sam Fox, Tony Blackburn, and Meatloaf who all presented awards.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | John Humphrys | |
| 2002 award | Jonathan Ross | |
| Speech broadcaster award | Stephen Nolan | Belfast City Beat |
| Music broadcaster award | Paul Gambaccini | Howlett Media/Unique The Production Co. for BBC Radio 2 |
| News broadcaster award | Mark Murphy | BBC Radio Suffolk |
| Station of the year: UK | BBC Radio 4 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Station of the year: 1 million plus | BBC Radio Ulster | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million | Pirate FM | Pirate FM (Cornwall) |
| Station of the year: under 300,000 | FM103 Horizon | FM103 Horizon (Milton Keynes) |
| Station of the year: digital terrestrial | Saga Radio | Saga Radio (London) |
| Breakfast music award | Christian O'Connell's Breakfast Show | XFM (London) |
| Comedy award | Just a Minute | BBC Radio 4 |
| Community award | Altogether Now | BBC Radio Leeds |
| Competition award | Caravan of Doom | 102.7 Hereward FM |
| Drama award | Runt | BBC World Service |
| Entertainment award | The Jonathan Ross Show | Off the Kerb Productions/BBC Radio 2 |
| Event award | coverage of the 2002 Cheltenham Festival, anchored by John Inverdale | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Feature award | The Troubles With Drugs | All Out Productions for BBC Radio 1 |
| Interaction award | The Stephen Nolan Show | Belfast City Beat |
| Music programming award: daily sequences | Late Junction | BBC Radio 3 |
| Music programming award: single programmes | Dominic Mohan: The Who Special | Virgin Radio |
| 'Music Special' award | Axles, Engines, Music and Motown | BBC Wales Music for BBC Radio 4 |
| News coverage award | Today Programme: Ethiopian Famine | BBC Radio 4 |
| News output award | Andy Whittaker's Breakfast Show | BBC Radio Derby |
| News programme award | File on 4: Cot Deaths | BBC Radio 4 |
| Short form award | On Saying Goodbye | BBC Radio 4 |
| Specialist music award | Bobby Friction & Nihal Presents | BBC Radio 1 |
| Speech award | Stark Talk: Joe Simpson | Stark Productions for BBC Radio Scotland |
| Sports award | Football Finance: The Bankrupt Game | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Station sound award | BBC 7 | BBC 7 |

## 2004 Gold Award winners

The 22nd Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 12 May 2004. Commercial radio won a number of the top awards but BBC Radio 4 retained the UK Station of the Year award. Guests included Sir Elton John, Penny Lancaster, and Amy Winehouse who all presented awards.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | Johnnie Walker | |
| 2003 award | Ian Robertson | |
| Speech broadcaster of the year | Ian Robertson | BBC Radio Sport for BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Music broadcaster of the year | David Rodigan | Kiss 100 |
| News journalist of the year | Hugh Sykes | BBC Radio News: The World at One and PM for BBC Radio 4 |
| DJ of the year | Christian O'Connell | Xfm |
| Station programmer of the year | John Simons, group programme director | GMG Radio |
| Station of the year: UK | BBC Radio 4 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Station of the year: 1 million plus | Heart 106.2 | Heart 106.2 |
| Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million | BBC Radio Suffolk | BBC Radio Suffolk |
| Station of the year: under 300,000 | BBC Radio Foyle | BBC Radio Foyle |
| Station of the year: digital terrestrial | PrimeTime Radio | PrimeTime Radio |
| Breakfast show of the year | JK & Joel @ Breakfast | Key 103 |
| Daily music show of the year | Lunchtime with Ace and Invisible | 1Xtra for the BBC |
| Weekly music show of the year | Jonathan Ross | Off The Kerb Productions/BBC Radio 2 |
| News programme of the year | Crossing Continents: India | BBC Radio Current Affairs for BBC Radio 4 |
| Promotional campaign of the year | 8 Mile | BBC Broadcast for BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Comedy award | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol | BBC Radio Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 |
| Community award | No Buts, a quit smoking campaign, hosted by Chris Ashley | BBC Radio Shropshire |
| Competition award | Live With Matt and H | GWR FM Wiltshire |
| Drama award | The Loneliest Road, written and directed by Gregory Whitehead | BBC Radio Drama for BBC Radio 3 |
| Entertainment award | Jono and Harriet at Breakfast | Heart 106.2 |
| Event award | The State Visit of President Bush | BBC Radio Cleveland |
| Feature award | The Archive Hour: Lance Corporal Baronowski's Vietnam | Loftus Productions for BBC Radio 4 |
| Information award | Life Matters | Forth One |
| Interaction award | The Stephen Nolan Show | City Beat |
| 'Music Special' award | For One Night Only: Bob Marley Live at the Lyceum, presented by Paul Gambaccini | BBC Radio & Music/Factual for Radio 4 |
| News output award | Drive, presented by Peter Allen and Jane Garvey | BBC Radio News for BBC Radio 5 Live |
| News story award | Jeremy Bowen: The Capture of Saddam Hussein | Ten Alps/BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Short form feature award | Stuck in the Middle | BBC Radio & Music Factual for BBC Radio 4 |
| Specialist music award | Andy Kershaw, Festival in the Desert | BBC Radio 3 |
| Speech award | The Stephen Nolan Show | City Beat |
| Sports award | The Real Alex Ferguson, presented by Clive Anderson | Unique the Production Co. for BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Station sound award | BBC Radio 5 Live | BBC Radio 5 Live |

## 2005 Gold Award winners

The 23rd Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 9 May 2005. The BBC won 22 awards including 5 awards for BBC Radio 1. Guests included Alice Cooper, the tennis player Annabel Croft, TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, BBC Radio 4's Sue MacGregor, Ulrika Jonsson, Heather McCartney and Shakin Stevens who all presented awards.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | Steve Wright | |
| 2004 award | UK Radio Aid | |
| Speech broadcaster of the year | Jeremy Vine | BBC Radio 2 |
| Music broadcaster of the year | Zane Lowe | BBC Radio 1 |
| News journalist of the year | Eddie Mair | BBC Radio 4 |
| DJ of the year | Danny Baker | BBC London 94.9 |
| Station programmer of the year | Richard Maddock | Radio City 96.7 |
| UK station of the year | BBC Radio 2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Station of the year: 1 million plus | Radio City 96.7 | Radio City 96.7 |
| Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million | BBC Three Counties Radio | BBC Three Counties Radio |
| Station of the year: under 300,000 | BBC Radio Foyle | BBC Radio Foyle |
| Digital terrestrial station of the year | Capital Disney | Capital Disney |
| Breakfast show of the year | Christian O'Connell's Breakfast Show | Xfm |
| Daily music show of the year | Drivetime with Lucio | Kerrang! 105.2 |
| News programme of the year | Vote Friction, an investigation into the BNP | Unique the Production Co. for BBC Radio 1 |
| Weekly music show of the year | The Selector | FCUK FM |
| Comedy award | Complete and Utter History of the Mona Lisa, performed by the National Theatre of Brent | Above the Title for BBC Radio 4 |
| Community award | The Stephen Nolan Show | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Competition award | Christian O'Connell's Rock School | Xfm |
| Drama award | Laughter in the Dark, an adaptation of Nabokov's novel dramatised by Craig Higginson | BBC Radio 3 |
| Entertainment award | Christian O'Connell's Breakfast Show | Xfm |
| Event award | The Drive Show: D-Day Anniversary | BBC Radio Kent |
| Feature award | Missing The Message, documentary about AIDS and young people | Unique the Production Co. for BBC Radio 1 |
| Information award | Unhappy Hour | Viking FM and Magic 1161 |
| Interactive radio award | Three Counties Breakfast | BBC Three Counties Radio |
| 'Music Special' award | Teenage Dreams So Hard To Beat, documentary about John Peel presented by Jarvis Cocker | BBC Radio 1 |
| News output award | coverage of the Beslan Siege | BBC World Service |
| News story award | coverage of the Asian Tsunami, presented by Christian Fraser, Ross Hawkins, Shelagh Fogarty and Lesley Ashmall | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Promo award | A77 Guardian Angel Campaign | West Sound, West FM and SouthWest Sound FM |
| Short form feature award | Blind Man's Beauty | BBC Radio 4 |
| Specialist music award | Zane Lowe | BBC Radio 1 |
| Speech award | Beyond Belief: Islam and Women | BBC Radio 4 |
| Sports award | City Till I Die, documentary on York City F.C. by journalist Colin Hazelden | BBC Radio York |
| Station sound award | Kiss 100 | Kiss 100 |

## 2006 Gold Award winners

The 24th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 8 May 2006. Stephen Nolan became the first person to win seven gold Sony awards. Guests included Andrea Corr, Dame Edna Everage, Lenny Henry and Jeff Wayne who all presented awards.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| special Gold award | Sir Terry Wogan | BBC Radio 2 |
| Special award | The Beethoven Experience, the complete works of Beethoven with documentaries played over six days | BBC Radio 3 |
| Music radio personality of the year | Chris Evans | BBC Radio 2 |
| Music broadcaster of the year | Zane Lowe | BBC Radio 1 |
| News journalist of the year | Angus Stickler | BBC Radio 4 |
| Speech broadcaster of the year | Eddie Mair | BBC Radio 4 |
| Station programmer of the year | Richard Park | Magic 105.4 |
| Station of the year: UK | BBC Radio 1 | BBC Radio 1 |
| Station of the year with: 1 million plus | Kerrang! 105.2 | Kerrang! 105.2 (West Midlands) |
| Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million | Pirate FM | Pirate FM (Cornwall, Plymouth & West Devon) |
| Station of the year: under 300,000 | Coast 96.3 | Coast 96.3 (North Wales Coast) |
| Digital terrestrial station of the year | Planet Rock | Planet Rock |
| Breakfast show award | Nick Ferrari at Breakfast | LBC 97.3 FM |
| Breaking news award | coverage of The London Bombings (7/7) | GCap Media News for Capital Radio, XFM and Choice FM |
| Comedy award | The Ape That Got Lucky | BBC Radio Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 |
| Community award | Hearing Voices, series exploring attitudes to mental health | BBC Hereford & Worcester |
| Competition award | Xfm's Rock School | Xfm |
| Drama award | No Background Music | BBC Radio Drama for BBC Radio 4 |
| Entertainment award | Chris Moyles | BBC Radio 1 |
| Feature award | A Requiem for St Kilda | BBC Radio & Music Factual for BBC Radio 4 |
| Interactive programme award | Scott Mills | BBC Radio 1 |
| Live event coverage award | coverage of The Boat Race (2005) | LBC Newsroom & Programming for LBC 97.3 FM and LBC News 1152 AM |
| Music programme award | Mornings with Rick Shaw | Kerrang! 105.2 |
| Music special award | Lennon: The Wenner Tapes | Brook Lapping Productions for BBC Radio 4 |
| News and current affairs programme award | 1800 News Bulletin, presented by Harriet Cass and Charlotte Green | BBC Radio News for BBC Radio 4 |
| News feature award | Return to Sarajevo | BBC World Service News & Current Affairs for BBC World Service |
| Promo award | Kerrang! Christmas | Kerrang! 105.2 |
| Specialist music programme award | Zane Lowe | BBC Radio 1 |
| Speech programme award | The Stephen Nolan Show | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Sports programme award | Fighting Talk, presented by Christian O'Connell | Worlds End Television for BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Station Imaging award | Kerrang! 105.2 | Kerrang! 105.2 |
* ↑ Portrayal of a Vietnam triage nurse, played by Sigourney Weaver, haunted by flashbacks. Written by Normi Noel and produced and directed by Gregory Whitehead.
* ↑ Commemoration of the final evacuation of St Kilda in 1930, written and presented by the poet Kenneth Steven.
* ↑ Portrait of John Lennon based on the tapes of Jann Wenner's interview with Lennon for Rolling Stone magazine in New York in 1970.
* ↑ The first part of series of three examining the effects of the Bosnian war. Ten years after the war ended with the Dayton Agreement, war correspondent Allan Little returned with producer Peter Burdin to interview again those who had shared their experiences during the Siege of Sarajevo.

## 2007 Gold award winners

The 25th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini and Terry Wogan, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 30 April 2007. The Sony Broadcasters' Broadcaster Award, a special prize to mark the 25th year of the awards, was given to John Peel, who died in 2004. The award was received by Sheila Ravenscroft, Peel's widow. Guests included a selection of actors, singers and broadcasters (Natasha Bedingfield, Katie Derham, Fred and Richard Fairbrass (Right Said Fred), Sir David Frost, Amanda Holden, Jamelia, Carol Vorderman, Konnie Huq (Blue Peter), Melinda Messenger, Dolores O'Riordan, and Richard Park) who all presented awards.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | Paul Gambaccini | |
| Broadcasters' broadcaster award | John Peel | |
| Lifetime achievement award | Tony Butler | BBC West Midlands |
| Music broadcaster of the year | Colin Murray | BBC Radio 1 |
| Music radio personality of the year | Chris Evans | BBC Radio 2 |
| News journalist of the year | John Humphrys (The Today Programme) | BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio News) |
| Speech broadcaster of the year | Eddie Nestor | BBC London 94.9 |
| Station programmer of the year | Francis Currie | Heart Network |
| Station of the year: UK | Classic FM | Classic FM |
| Station of the year: 1 million plus | Radio City 96.7 | Radio City 96.7 |
| Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million | BBC Radio Derby | BBC Radio Derby |
| Station of the year: up to 300,000 | Isle of Wight Radio | Isle of Wight Radio |
| Station of the year: digital terrestrial | GaydarRadio | GaydarRadio |
| Breakfast show | The Today Programme | BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio News) |
| Breaking news | coverage of the 2006 London tornado | BBC London 94.9 |
| Comedy | 1966 And All That | BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio Entertainment) |
| Community | The Plot, community garden project based in Slough | BBC Radio Berkshire |
| Competition | Who's Calling Christian? | Virgin Radio |
| Drama | Lorilei | BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio Drama) |
| Entertainment | The Chris Evans Show | BBC Radio 2 |
| Feature | Radio Ballads 2006: The Song of Steel | BBC Radio 2 (Smooth Operations) |
| Interactive programme | PM | BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio News) |
| Internet programme | Firin' Squad Unsigned Podcast | firinsquad.co.uk (Wise Buddah) |
| Live event coverage | The Alan Shearer Testimonial | Magic 1152 (Magic 1152 Sport) |
| Music programme | The Mark Radcliffe Show | BBC Radio 2 (Smooth Operations) |
| Music special | Malcolm McLaren's Musical Map of London | BBC Radio 2 (Just Radio) |
| News and current affairs programme | Five Live Breakfast, presented by Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| News feature | Letters from Guantanamo Bay, presented by Gavin Esler | BBC Radio 4 (Whistledown Productions) |
| Promo | The Ashes | BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra (Five Live Promotions) |
| Specialist music programme | Friction | BBC Asian Network |
| Speech programme | The Reunion, series presented by Sue MacGregor which re-unites people involved in historical events | BBC Radio 4 (Whistledown Productions) |
| Sports programme | Sportsweek, presented by Garry Richardson | BBC Radio 5 Live (Front Page Media) |
| Station imaging | Planet Rock | Planet Rock |
* ↑ Drama portraying the story of Lorilei Guillory who testified against the death penalty for her son's killer. Adapted from a stage play of the same name by Thomas Wright, which also used Guillory's words.
* ↑ Programme looking at the decline of the steel industry in Sheffield with social commentary, sound effects, and newly commissioned music. The series was inspired by the documentaries made by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger and Charles Parker in 1956. Music by John Tams, Kate Rusby, Julie Matthews and Ray Hearne.

## 2008 Gold Award winners

The 26th Sony Radio Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 12 May 2008. The BBC World Service won four awards, including Journalist of the Year for Owen Bennett-Jones. Guests included Edwyn Collins, Joan Collins, Boris Johnson, Al Murray, and Will Young who all presented awards.
| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| special Gold award | Brian Matthew | BBC Radio 2 |
| Special award | Jenny Abramsky | BBC Audio and Music |
| Local and regional lifetime achievement | Eamonn Mallie, for reporting The Troubles in Northern Ireland | Downtown Radio |
| Music radio personality of the year | Jonathan Ross | BBC Radio 2 (BBC Radio 2 and Off the Kerb) |
| Music broadcaster of the year | Andi Durrant | Galaxy Network (Distorted Productions and Galaxy Network Programming) |
| News journalist of the year | Owen Bennett-Jones | BBC World Service (BBC World Service News Programmes) |
| Speech broadcaster of the year | Simon Mayo | BBC Radio 5 Live (BBC News Programmes) |
| Station programmer of the year | Mary Kalemkerian | BBC7 |
| Rising star | George Lamb | BBC 6 Music |
| Station of the year: UK | BBC Radio 4 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Station of the year: 1 million plus | Key 103 | Key 103 (Manchester) |
| Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million | GWR Bristol | GWR Bristol |
| Station of the year: digital | Planet Rock | Planet Rock |
| Station of the year: under 300,000 | Silk FM | Silk FM |
| Breakfast show | The Chris Moyles Show | BBC Radio 1 |
| Breaking news | coverage of the Omagh fire tragedy | BBC Radio Ulster (BBC Radio Current Affairs) |
| Comedy | Down The Line (series 2, episode 2) | BBC Radio 4 (Down The Line Productions) |
| Community | Lights Out London | Capital 95.8 |
| Competition | Sell Me The Answer | Key 103 |
| Drama | Q&A | BBC Radio 4 (Goldhawk Essential) |
| Entertainment | The Russell Brand Show | BBC Radio 2 |
| Feature | Malcolm McLaren's Life and Times in LA: A Radio Movie | BBC Radio 2 (Just Radio) |
| Internet programme | The Book Slam Podcast | The Book Slam Website (Karen P Productions/Patrick Neate) |
| Listener participation | World Have Your Say | BBC World Service (BBC World Service News & Current Affairs) |
| Live event coverage | Gosnold 400 | BBC Radio Suffolk |
| Multiplatform radio | The Bangladesh Boat Project | BBC World Service |
| Music programme | The Dermot O'Leary Show | BBC Radio 2 (Murfia Productions) |
| Music special | The Feelgood Factor | BBC Radio 2 (Smooth Operations) |
| News and current affairs programme | Newshour | BBC World Service (BBC World Service News & Current Affairs) |
| News feature | Britain's Missing Girls | BBC Asian Network (BBC News, BBC Investigations Unit and BBC Birmingham) |
| Promo | 96.3 Radio Aire's Green Project | Radio Aire (Aire Creative) |
| Specialist music programme | Friday Night Floorfillers with Krystle, presented by Krystle Weaver | 97.3 Forth One |
| Speech programme | Saturday Live | BBC Radio 4 (BBC General Factual) |
| Sports programme | All The Tickets Are in the Wrong Hands | Radio City (Radio City News & Sport) |
| Station imaging | Magic 105.4 | Magic 105.4 (Magic 105.4 Production) |
* ↑ Mary Kalemkerian was a teacher before joining the BBC in 1979. She became head of programming at BBC7 in March 2002 before its launch in December. She later oversaw the station's rebranding as Radio 4 Extra in 2011 before announcing her retirement from the BBC in 2012.
* ↑ A house fire in Omagh where a family of seven died in what at first seemed to be an accident. Later, investigations pointed to arson, most likely by the father of the family, a convicted sex offender. A later inquiry also highlighted failings in the region's social services.
* ↑ A campaign to raise awareness of environmental issues by encouraging Londoners to turn of unused lights for an hour on the longest day of the year.
* ↑ 10 part dramatisation of Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A (also adapted for the film Slumdog Millionaire). The radio adaptation remained more faithful to the original book than the film. It was recorded on location in India and was adapted by Ayeesha Menon and produced by John Dryden.
* ↑ A vivid, music driven, sound picture of Los Angeles. Mclaren visited the city for a promotional tour and stayed for four years. Produced by Kate Bland.
* ↑ Coverage of the celebration of 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia. Suffolk explorer Bartholomew Gosnold was involved in setting up the colony.
* ↑ A month long journey through the Bangladesh wetlands looking at the effects of climate change.
* ↑ Mark Radcliffe and Phil Walmsley on a radio road trip to visit locations associated with Dr. Feelgood's LP Down by the Jetty from 1975. Produced by John Leonard.
* ↑ Investigation of pregnant British asian women who travel to India for gender testing and abortions for female foetuses.
* ↑ Investigation into how touts obtained hundreds of football tickets for the 2007 Champions league final between Liverpool FC and AC Milan. The programme also won the IRN News Award (Best Sports Coverage) in April 2008.

## 2009 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Gold award | Neil Fox | |
| Special award | Paul Brown | |
| Local and regional lifetime achievement | Colin Slater | BBC Radio Nottingham |
| Music broadcaster of the year | Mark Radcliffe | BBC Radio 2 (Smooth Operations) |
| News journalist of the year | Gavin Lee | BBC Radio 5 Live (BBC News) |
| Speech broadcaster of the year | Nick Ferrari | LBC 97.3 |
| Music radio personality of the year | Chris Evans | BBC Radio 2 |
| Speech radio personality of the year | Vanessa Feltz | BBC London 94.9 |
| Sony DAB rising star | Singing Henry (aka Henry Evans) | Kerrang! Radio |
| Station of the year: UK | BBC Radio 3 | BBC Radio 3 |
| Station of the year: 1 million plus | Kerrang 105.2 | Kerrang 105.2 |
| Station of the year: 300,000 – 1 million | BBC Hereford & Worcester | BBC Hereford & Worcester |
| Station of the year: under 300,000 | Beacon Radio (Shropshire) | Beacon Radio (Shropshire) |
| Station of the year: digital | Fun Kids | Fun Kids |
| Breakfast show | 5 Live Breakfast, presented by Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Breaking news | coverage of The Rangers riots in Manchester | BBC Radio Manchester |
| Comedy | Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show | BBC Radio 4 (Komedia Entertainment and Smooth Operations) |
| Community | A Sound Fix (Spots) | Electric Radio Brixton (Prison Radio Association) |
| Competition | Facebuck$ | Galaxy (Manchester, Birmingham, Yorkshire & North East) |
| Drama | Mr Larkin's Awkward Day | BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio Drama) |
| Entertainment | Chris Evans Drivetime | BBC Radio 2 |
| Feature | Between The Ears: Staring At The Wall, presented by Alan Dein | BBC Radio 3 (BBC Radio Documentaries) |
| Internet programme | The Budgerigar and the Prisoner | Clifton Diocese |
| Interview | Taking A Stand, Fergal Keane interviews Lana Vandenberghe | BBC Radio 4 (BBC Radio Current Affairs) |
| Listener participation | Electric Radio Brixton: Daily Show | Electric Radio Brixton (Prison Radio Association and Electric Radio Brixton) |
| Live event coverage | Absolute Coldplay | Absolute Radio (Absolute Radio and TBI Media) |
| Multiplatform radio | coverage of Wimbledon | BBC Radio 5 Live (BBC Radio 5 Live interactive) |
| Music programme | Words and Music, a themed sequence of music, poetry and prose | BBC Radio 3 (BBC Radio Arts/BBC Radio 3) |
| Music programming | Classic FM | Classic FM |
| Music special | Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, portrait of the composer, presented by Stephen Johnson | BBC Radio 3 |
| News and current affairs | The World Today | BBC World Service (BBC World Service News and Current Affairs) |
| News special | The Investigation: Never Too Old To Care | BBC Radio Scotland (Stark Production) |
| Promo | Kiss The Planet – What Will You Do? | Kiss Network (Kiss Imaging Team) |
| Specialist music programme | David Rodigan | Kiss Network (Kiss Specialist Production Team) |
| Speech | Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode | BBC Radio 5 Live (BBC News) |
| Sports | 5 Live Olympic Breakfast | BBC Radio 5 Live (BBC News Programmes and BBC Sport) |
| Station imaging | 1Xtra | BBC 1 Xtra |
| Themed programming | Family Life | BBC Hereford & Worcester |
* ↑ Brown had worked in forces and commercial radio from 1970 to 1984. He then worked for the Independent Broadcasting Authority, and also various commercial radio organisations, including the RadioCentre as chairman, which he left at the end of 2008.
* ↑ Vandenberghe, while working at the Independent Police Complaints Commission, leaked documents to the press concerning the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.
* ↑ Radio diary by Christian O'Connell as he travelled with Coldplay, ending with the complete concert from Munich from their Viva la Vida Tour.

## 2010 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus) | Today | BBC Radio 4 |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million) | Dixie & Gayle, The Real Breakfast Show | Real Radio Yorkshire |
| Best Music Programme | Dermot O'Leary | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best Specialist Music Programme | Zane Lowe | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best Entertainment Programme | Capital Breakfast | Capital London |
| Best Speech Programme | Nihal on BBC Asian Network | BBC Asian Network |
| Best Sports Programme | Sportsound | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Best News & Current Affairs Programme | Newshour | BBC World Service |
| Best Breaking News Coverage | Alzheimer's Tragedy | BBC Radio Ulster |
| Best Live Event Coverage | Absolute Blur | Absolute Radio |
| Best Community Programming | The New Ballads of Reading Gaol | BBC Radio Berkshire |
| Best Internet Programme | Hackney Podcast | Hackney Podcast |
| Music Radio Personality of the Year | Scott Mills | BBC Radio 1 |
| Music Broadcaster of the Year | Zane Lowe | BBC Radio 1 |
| Speech Radio Personality of the Year | Frances Finn | BBC Radio Nottingham |
| Speech Broadcaster of the Year | Sir David Attenborough | BBC Radio 4 |
| News Journalist of the Year | Lyse Doucet | BBC World Service |
| Best Specialist Contributor | Mark Kermode | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Best Interview | Jenni Murray interviews Sharon Shoesmith | BBC Radio 4 |
| Station Programmer of the Year | Euan McMorrow | Radio City 96.7 |
| Best Use of Branded Content | NME Radio for Skins Radio | NME Radio |
| Best Single Promo/Commercial | Dear Stan | talkSPORT |
| Best Promotional/Advertising Campaign | Vote Joe | Real Radio North East |
| Best Competition | Who's Calling Christian' | Absolute Radio |
| Best Station Imaging | Oxfordshire's 106 JACK fm | Oxfordshire's 106 JACK fm |
| Best Music Special | Elvis By Bono | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best News Special | Crossing Continents: Chechnya | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Feature | Archive on 4: Working for Margaret | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Comedy | Adam and Joe | BBC 6 Music |
| Best Drama | People Snogging in Public Places | BBC Radio 3 |
| Station of the Year (up to 300,000) | Moray Firth Radio (MFR) | Moray Firth Radio (MFR) |
| Station of the Year (300,000 – 1 million) | BBC Radio Derby | BBC Radio Derby |
| Station of the Year (1 Million plus) | Kiss 100 | Kiss 100 |
| Digital Station of the Year | Planet Rock | Planet Rock |
| UK Station of the Year | BBC Radio 5 live | BBC Radio 5 live |
| The Special Gold Award | Trevor Nelson | |
| The Special Award | BFBS Radio | |

## 2011 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus) | 5 live Breakfast | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million) | The Graham Mack Breakfast show | BBC Wiltshire |
| Best Music Programme | Simon Mayo Drivetime | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best Specialist Music Programme | Jazz on 3 | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best Entertainment Programme | The Frank Skinner Show | Absolute Radio |
| Best Speech Programme | The Infinite Monkey Cage | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Sports Programme | Fighting Talk | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Best News & Current Affairs Programme | Victoria Derbyshire | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Best Breaking News Coverage | 5 live Drive: Birth Of The Coalition | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Best Live Event Coverage | The Ryder Cup on 5 live | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Best Community Programming | Warning: May Contain Nuts | BBC Radio Berkshire |
| Best Internet Programme | Answer Me This! | Answer Me This! |
| Music Radio Personality of the Year | Ronnie Wood | Absolute Radio, Absolute Classic Rock |
| Music Broadcaster of the Year | Zane Lowe | BBC Radio 1 |
| Speech Radio Personality of the Year | Danny Baker | BBC Radio 5 live, BBC London 94.9 |
| Speech Broadcaster of the Year | Jeremy Vine | BBC Radio 2 |
| News Journalist of the Year | Matthew Price | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best On-Air Contributor | Annabel Port | Absolute Radio |
| Best Interview | Jeremy Vine interviews Gordon Brown | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best Use of Branded Content | Alex Masterley on Classic FM with Towry | Classic FM |
| Best Single Promo/Commercial | Capital's Summertime Ball Mash-up | 95.8 Capital FM |
| Best Promotional/Advertising Campaign | The FIFA World Cup 2010, South Africa on talkSPORT | talkSPORT |
| Best Competition | Beat The Star | Heart West Midlands |
| Best Station Imaging | Kiss 100 | Kiss 100 |
| Best Music Special | The John Bonham Story | BBC 6 Music |
| Best News Special | Raoul Moat – The Final Hours | Real Radio |
| Best Feature | Heel, Toe, Step Together | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Comedy | The Jason Byrne Show | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best Drama | Every Child Matters | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Use of Multiplatform | BBC Introducing | BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 3, BBC Local Radio, BBC Radio 2 |
| Station of the Year (Under 300,000) | Central FM (103.1 FM) | Central FM (103.1 FM) |
| Station of the Year (300,000 – 1 million) | BBC Radio Derby | BBC Radio Derby |
| Station of the Year (1 Million plus) | 105.4 Real Radio North West | 105.4 Real Radio North West |
| Digital Station of the Year | Fun Kids | Fun Kids |
| UK Station of the Year | talkSPORT | talkSPORT |
| Station Programmer of the Year | Moz Dee | talkSPORT |
| The Special Gold Award | Annie Nightingale | BBC Radio 1 |
| The Gold Award | Jenni Murray | |

## 2012 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus) | KISS Breakfast with Rickie, Melvin and Charlie | Kiss 100 |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million) | Real Radio Breakfast with Gary and Lisa | Real Radio North East |
| Best Music Programme | Fearne Cotton | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best Specialist Music Programme | David Rodigan | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best Entertainment Programme | Beryl and Betty | BBC Radio Humberside |
| Best Speech Programme | Stephen Nolan | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Best Sports Programme | Keys & Gray | talkSPORT |
| Best News & Current Affairs Programme | 5 live Drive | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Best Breaking News Coverage | PM | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Live Event Coverage | The Royal Wedding | BBC World Service |
| Best Community Programming | Face to Face | National Prison Radio |
| Best Internet Programme | Science Weekly: Sounds of the Space Shuttle – An Acoustic Tribute | The Guardian |
| Music Radio Personality of the Year | Chris Evans | BBC Radio 2 |
| Music Broadcaster of the Year | Jools Holland | BBC Radio 2 |
| Speech Radio Personality of the Year | Danny Baker | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Speech Broadcaster of the Year | Victoria Derbyshire | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| News Journalist of the Year | Mike Thomson | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Interview | Eddie Mair interviews Julie Nicholson | BBC Radio 4 |
| Station Programmer of the Year | Andy Roberts | KISS |
| Best Use of Branded Content | Danny Wallace's Naked Breakfast | Xfm |
| Best Single Promo/Commercial | Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show – The Complaints | Absolute Radio |
| Best Promotional/Advertising Campaign | Wimbledon 2011 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best Competition | 2 Strangers and a Wedding | 106 JACKfm Oxfordshire and glide FM 107.9 Oxfordshire |
| Best Station Imaging | BBC Radio 1Xtra | BBC Radio 1Xtra |
| Best Music Feature/Special/Documentary | Feeling Good – The Nina Simone Story Part 1 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best News Feature/Special/Documentary | Child of Ardoyne | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best Feature/Special/Documentary | Walking with the Wounded | Smooth Radio |
| Best Comedy | Mark Steel's in Town | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Drama | On It | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Use of Multiplatform/Social Media | Now Playing@6Music | BBC Radio 6 Music |
| Station of the Year (Under 300,000) | KL.FM 96.7 | KL.FM 96.7 |
| Station of the Year (300,000 – 1 million) | 107.6 Juice FM | 107.6 Juice FM |
| Station of the Year (1 Million plus) | Radio City 96.7 | Radio City 96.7 |
| UK Station of the Year | BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC Radio 6 Music |
| The Gold Award | Nicholas Parsons | |

## 2013 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus) | Today Programme | BBC Radio 4 |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million) | Sam & Amy | Gem 106 |
| Best Music Programme | The Dermot O'Leary Show | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best Entertainment Programme | The Danny Baker Show | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Best Speech Programme | Witness | BBC World Service |
| Best Sports Programme | 5 live Olympics with Peter Allen and Colin Murray | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Best News & Current Affairs Programme | BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best Coverage of a Live Event | London 2012: The Olympic & Paralympic Games | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Best Community Programming | Ciaran's Cause | Real Radio North West |
| Music Radio Personality of the Year | Christian O'Connell | Absolute Radio |
| Music Radio Broadcaster of the Year | Cerys Matthews | BBC Radio 6 Music |
| Speech Radio Broadcaster of the Year | Eddie Mair | BBC Radio 4 |
| Radio Journalism of the Year | John Humphrys | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Use of Branded Content | The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show with Wickes | Absolute Radio |
| Best Promotional/Advertising Campaign | The Gothic Imagination | BBC Radio 4 & 4 Extra Presentation for BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Competition | Coca-Cola Fan Reporter | talkSPORT |
| Best Station Imaging | BBC Radio 2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best Music Feature or Documentary | The Story of Ed Sheeran | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best News Feature or Documentary | The Bombardment of Homs | BBC World Service |
| Best Feature or Documentary | Bruising Silence | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best Comedy | Isy Suttie: Pearl and Dave | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Drama | The Resistance of Mrs Brown | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Use of Multiplatform | Radio 1's Review Show | BBC Radio 1 |
| Station of the Year (Under 300,000) | KL.FM 96.7 | KL.FM 96.7 |
| Station of the Year (300,000 – 1 million) | BBC Radio Humberside | BBC Radio Humberside |
| Station of the Year (1 Million plus) | Metro Radio | Metro Radio |
| UK Station of the Year | BBC Radio 5 live | BBC Radio 5 live |
| UK Radio Brand of the Year | Classic FM | Classic FM |
| The Gold Award | Richard Park | |
| The Special Gold Award | Steve Lamacq | BBC Radio 6 Music |

## 2014 Gold Award winners

| Category | Winner | Station/Organisation |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus) | The Capital Breakfast Show with Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon | 95.8 Capital FM |
| Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million) | Iain Lee | BBC Three Counties Radio |
| Best Music Programme | The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum | BBC Radio 2 |
| Best Specialist Music Programme | The Beatdown on XFM with Scroobius Pip | XFM London & XFM Manchester |
| Best Entertainment Programme | Greg James | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best Speech Programme | The Frank Skinner Show | Absolute Radio |
| Best Sports Programme | The Day We Won Wimbledon | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Best News & Current Affairs Programme | PM | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Coverage of a Live Event | The Death of Nelson Mandela | BBC World Service |
| Best Community Programming | Slavery on our Streets | LBC 97.3 |
| Music Radio Personality of the Year | Sam & Amy | Gem 106 |
| Music Radio Broadcaster of the Year | Zane Lowe | BBC Radio 1 |
| Speech Radio Personality of the Year | Danny Baker | BBC Radio 5 live |
| Speech Radio Broadcaster of the Year | Victoria Derbyshire | BBC Radio 5 live |
| National Radio Journalist of the Year | Tom Swarbrick | LBC 97.3 |
| Local Radio Journalist of the Year | BBC Radio Norfolk News Team | BBC Radio Norfolk |
| Best Interview of the Year | Winfred Robinson interviews Ralph Bulger | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Use of Branded Content | The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show with Wickes | Absolute Radio |
| Best Promotional Campaign | Wimbledon 2013 | BBC World Service |
| Best Competition | The Heart House | Heart West Midlands |
| Best Station Imaging | KISS FM (UK) | KISS FM (UK) |
| Radio Brand of the Year | The Absolute Radio Network | The Absolute Radio Network |
| Best Music Feature or Documentary | Soul Music: Strange Fruit | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best News Feature or Documentary | Tempted by Teacher | BBC Radio 1 |
| Best Feature or Documentary | Between the Ears: Mighty Beast | BBC Radio 3 |
| Best Comedy | The Secret World | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Drama | The Morpeth Carol | BBC Radio 4 |
| Best Creative Innovation | #Lipdublincoln | BBC Radio Lincolnshire |
| Best Technical Innovation | InStream for Absolute Radio | Absolute Radio |
| Station of the Year (under 1 million) | BBC Tees | BBC Tees |
| Station of the Year (1 million plus) | BBC Radio Ulster | BBC Radio Ulster |
| UK Station of the Year | BBC Radio 2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| The Special Gold Award | Tony Blackburn | BBC Radio 2 |
| The Special Award | The Production and Presentation Team for Call Clegg & Ask Boris | LBC |