# 25th Sony Radio Academy Awards

The 25th Sony Radio Academy Awards were held on 30 April 2007 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London. There were 30 categories of award and three special awards.

## Programme awards and winners

| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| The Breakfast Show Award | The Today Programme (BBC Radio 4) | Five Live Breakfast (BBC Radio Five Live) | Toolan in the Morning (Key 103 Manchester) |
| The Music Programme Award | The Mark Radcliffe Show (BBC Radio 2) | Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1) | Popworld Radio (4Radio) |
| The Specialist Music Programme Award | Friction (BBC Asian Network) | The Freak Zone (BBC 6 Music) | Westwood (BBC Radio 1) |
| The News and Current Affairs Programme Award | Five Live Breakfast (BBC Radio Five Live) | The Today Programme (BBC Radio 4) | Real News at Five (Real Radio Yorkshire) |
| The Sports Programme Award | Sportsweek (BBC Radio Five Live) | Five Live Sport (BBC Radio Five Live) | The Pain of the Game (BBC Radio Scotland) |
| The Speech Programme Award | The Reunion (BBC Radio 4) | PM (BBC Radio 4) | The Jeremy Vine Show (BBC Radio 2) |
| The Interactive Programme Award | PM (BBC Radio 4) | The Big Brum Breakfast with Elliott & Caroline (BRMB) | Scott Mills (BBC Radio 1) |
| The Entertainment Award | The Chris Evans Show (BBC Radio 2) | Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston & Harriet Scott (London’s Heart 106.2) | Bowie @ Breakfast (Clyde 1) |

## Personality awards and winners

| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| The Music Broadcaster of the Year | Colin Murray (BBC Radio 1) | Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music) | Andi Durrant (Galaxy Radio) |
| The Music Radio Personality of the Year | Chris Evans (BBC Radio 2) | Andy Kershaw (BBC Radio 3) | Mark Radcliffe (BBC Radio 2) |
| The News Journalist of the Year | John Humphrys (BBC Radio 4) | Mike Thomson (BBC Radio 4) | Key 103 & Magic 1152 News Team (Key 103 & Magic 1152 Manchester) |
| The Speech Broadcaster of the Year | Eddie Nestor (BBC London 94.9) | John Humphrys (BBC Radio 4) | Anna Raeburn (LBC 97.3fm) |
| Category | Gold | Nominee(s) |
| The Station Programmer of the Year | Francis Currie (Heart Network) | Richard Maddock (Radio City 96.7), Ric Blaxill (BBC 6 Music) |

## Production awards and winners

| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| The Drama Award | Lorilei (BBC Radio 4) | Breakfast with Mugabe (BBC Radio 3) | The Cairo Trilogy (BBC Radio 4) |
| The Comedy Award | 1966 And All That (BBC Radio 4) | Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum FussballWeltmeisterschaft Weg! (BBC Radio 4) | Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (BBC Radio 4) |
| The Feature Award | Radio Ballads 2006 - The Song Of Steel (BBC Radio 2) | Don’t Hang Up - Night Lines (BBC Radio 4) | Fighting To Be Normal (BBC Radio 4) |
| The Musical Special Award | Malcolm McLaren’s Musical Map of London (BBC Radio 2) | The Poet, The Rocker: The Phil Lynott Story (BBC Radio 2) | The Invisible Man: The Rod Temperton Story (Part One) (BBC Radio 2) |
| The News Feature Award | Letters from Guantanamo Bay (BBC Radio 4) | Love, ‘Honour’ and Obey (BBC Asian Network) | Aberfan: Forty Years On (Real Radio Wales) |
| The Breaking News Award | The London Tornado (BBC London 94.9) | Test Match Collapse (BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra) | Terror Alert (BBC Radio 4) |
| The Live Event Coverage Award | The Alan Shearer Testimonial (Magic 1152) | The Day That Changed The World (BBC Nations & Regions) | Notting Hill Carnival (Kiss 100) |
| The Community Award | The Plot (BBC Radio Berkshire) | Bare All 06 - Safer Sex Campaign (BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra) | Radio Ballads 2006 - 30 Years Of Conflict (BBC Radio 2) |
| The Promo Award | The Ashes (BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra) | Kerrang! Radio Valentines (Kerrang! Radio) | Brunel 200 (BBC Radio Bristol) |
| The Competition Award | Who's Calling Christian? (Virgin Radio) | Hairy Fairy (Pirate FM) | The BH Jam Spoon (BBC Radio 4) |
| The Station Imaging Award | Planet Rock | talkSPORT | 96.3 Radio Aire |
| The Internet Programme Award | Firin' Squad Unsigned Podcast | The Insight Show (Insight Radio) | My Streets - A Rudeboy's Guide to Peckham (4Radio) |

## Station awards and winners

| Category | Gold | Nominee(s) |
| Station of the Year with a potential audience of under 300,000 | Isle Of Wight Radio | Moray Firth Radio (MFR), Silk FM |
| Station of the Year with a potential audience of 300,000 – 1 million | BBC Radio Derby | Lincs FM 102.2, BBC Hereford & Worcester |
| Station of the Year with a potential audience of 1 million plus | Radio City 96.7 | Kerrang! Radio, BBC Radio Ulster |
| Digital Terrestrial Station of the Year | GaydarRadio | FUN Radio, BBC Asian Network |
| UK Station of the Year | Classic FM | BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 1 |

## Special awards

* The Gold Award — Paul Gambaccini
* The Broadcasters' Broadcaster Award - John Peel
* The Lifetime Achievement Award - Tony Butler