The Breakfast Show Award
GOLD
Nick Ferrari at Breakfast
Producers: Hanne Knudsen, Kevin McAleese, Georgia Peters & Sara Burningham
Presenter: Nick Ferrari
Warm, funny and brilliantly informed with an outstanding ability to communicate and interact with his audience. An opinionated storyteller with journalists ears. Compelling radio that strikes exactly the right balance. When he speaks the radio hums.
LBC 97.3FM
SILVER
Wes at Breakfast
Producer: Simon Morykin
Director: James Brownlow
Writers: Wes Butters, Alan Toner, Polly Garside & James Brownlow
Editor: James Brownlow
Presenter: Wes Butters
Performers: Alan Toner & Polly Garside
Assistant Producer: Michelle Mustard
The new kid in Manchester but sounds like he owns it. A true radio natural who knows exactly how to pitch to his audience. Great interviews, cool stunts, a quality presenter.
Galaxy Manchester
BRONZE
Toolan in the Morning
Producers: Trevor Jordan & Euan McMorrow
Director: Anthony Gay
Writers: Mike Toolan, Chelsea Norris, Hugh Ferris, Paul Lockitt, Trevor Jordan & Euan McMorrow
Editors: Trevor Jordan & Euan McMorrow
Presenters: Mike Toolan, Chelsea Norris, Paul Lockitt & Hugh Ferris
Performers: Mike Toolan, Chelsea Norris, Paul Lockitt & Hugh Ferris
Pacey, infectious enthusiasm. A wonderful chemistry from the team. A show that manages to be funny without being offensive or smug. Neat ideas, understated and great company in the mornings.
Key 103
Macdonald & Maguire at Breakfast
Producers: Spence Macdonald and Mike Maguire
Director: Anthony Gay
Writers: Spence Macdonald and Mike Maguire
Presenters: Spence Macdonald & Mike Maguire
Performers: Spence Macdonald & Mike Maguire
Unpretentious, comfortable and quietly irreverent. The show is very well produced, topical and entertaining. Maguire's mimicry is used cleverly and some of their creations make for laugh out loud radio.
Magic 1152
The Today Programme
Producers: The Today Team
Editor: Kevin Marsh
Presenters: John Humphrys, James Naughtie, Sarah Montague, Edward Stourton & Carolyn Quinn
Everything you'd expect from the show that drive's the news agenda each morning. In what was a busy year this entry was bursting with terrific features and displayed the BBC's tremendous depth of talent and resource. One of the BBC's greatest assets.
BBC Radio 4
