The Live Event Coverage Award
GOLD
The Boat Race 2005
Producers: Maxie Allen & John Cushing
Presenters: John Cushing, Dan Snow & Michael Wale
Commentator: Andrew Cheal
Reporters: Helena Wilkinson, Amanda Walker, Sue Mansfield & Sandy Warr
The judges all thought that this informative, atmospheric coverage bought the whole day to life. A London event that encompasses sport, history, and socialising was not only covered and explained in detail but made great fun to listen to.
LBC Newsroom & Programming for LBC 97.3FM & LBC News 1152AM
SILVER
Can Didcot Tower Over Sudbury?
The FA Vase Final
Producers: Ross Heaton, Matthew Wilkins & Charlotte Westgate
Editor: Steve Taschini
Presenter: Jerome Sale
Reporters: Sybil Ruscoe, Jonathan Hancock & Sophie Van Brugen
Summarisers: Peter Rhoades Brown & Stephen Fontaine
A shining example of a local story bought to life with limited resources, but with
skill and humour that made it sound like a huge national event.
BBC Radio Oxford
BRONZE
The Oval Test
Producer: Adam Mountford
Presenters: Peter Allen, Simon Mayo & Mark Saggers
Imaginative broadcasting that bought cricket to a much wider audience and surpassed its remit of just news and information.
BBC Radio Sport for BBC Radio Five Live
Escape To Victory
- LFC Champions of Europe
Producer: Alasdair Stirling
Director: Steve Hothersall
Editor: Carl Woodward
Presenter: Radio City Sports
Performers: Steve Hothersall, John Aldridge, Peter McDowall, Phil Easton, Daniel Mann, Giulia Bould, Rick Houghton & Chris Milow
Emotional, exciting and passionate coverage of an extraordinary event. A real fans view of Liverpool's triumph in Europe.
Radio City 96.7
Live 8
Producers: Richard Spencer, Sheena Mason, Annie ONeill, Bethan Davies, Pete Simmons, Becky Rogers, Jo Stoller, Jamie Scott & Nik Goodman
Directors: Keith Pringle & Andy Turner
Editors: Teemu Airamo, Lloyd Spring, Paul Kitchener, George Taylor, Steve Martin, Ben Vane & Marc Steermann
Presenters: Chris Brooks, Johnny Vaughan, Richard Bacon, Patrick Kielty, Lisa Tarbuck, Ronan Keating, cat Deeley, Iain Lee, Anneka Rice, Jayne Middlemiss, Craig Doyle, Kirsty Gallagher, Katy Hill, Mark Goodier, David Jensen, Lauren Laverne, Tony Shepherd, Sam Mann
Worldwide Presenters: jamie Theakston, Paula Abdul, Jono Coleman, Matt Brown, Ed Byrne, Margherita Taylor, Dominic Holland, Nicky Horne
Comprehensive, exciting coverage of the music events that also bought the bigger issues to the commercial radio audience.
Capital Radio on behalf of Commercial Radio
