The PPI Radio Awards 2016 have today announced the shortlist for this year’s Awards.
90 judges, drawn from the industry in Ireland and Europe, judged 282 hours of submissions from the 700 entries across 37 categories. The ceremony will take place at the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny on Friday October 7th, sponsored by PPI and the BAI.
The judging itself took over 34 hours to complete before arriving at the shortlist for the 2016 PPI Radio Awards. Judges commented that this year the entries reflected the immense talent and creativity within the radio industry in Ireland today. Those shortlisted vie to take home Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards.
In advance of the Awards night, this Friday, September 16th, will see the induction of four new members of the PPI Radio Awards Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame event will take place at 11.30am at the BAI offices in Dublin. The four members will be kept a secret until the 16th and will join those already inducted such as Michéal Ó Muircheartaigh, Áine Lawlor, Mario Rosenstock, Jimmy Magee, Marian Finucane, Gay Byrne, Des Cahill, the late Gerry Ryan, and the late Tony Fenton.
Sean Murtagh, Chairman PPI Radio Awards Committee said “The 90 judges for this year’s PPI Radio Awards have all worked extremely hard, using their skill and experience to identify the best of the best in Irish radio. With the increasingly high standard of entries, this has not been an easy job and we thank them for their dedication to this most important task and we wish all shortlisted entrants the very best of luck!”
BAI Chief Executive, Michael O’Keefe said of this year’s shortlist “Congratulations to all the entries that have made the PPI Radio Awards Shortlist in 2016. The range of stations represented is a testimony to the enduring quality of Radio in Ireland and its connection with the audiences served.
SHORTLIST – 2016
A: Music Programming Awards
1: General Music Programme
Dermot & Dave » Today FM
Fergal D’Arcy on Today FM » Today FM
The Big Ride Home with Dara Quilty » 98FM
The Zoo Crew with Graham & Nathan » SPIN 1038
The Zoo Crew » SPIN South West
2: Specialist Music Programme
FM104’s Freaks on Friday » FM104
Peter Devlin’s Saturday Soundtrack on Radio NOVA » Radio NOVA
Ralph McLean Country » BBC Radio Ulster
Soundscapes with Stephen McCauley » BBC Radio Ulster
The Paul McLoone Show » Today FM
3: Breakfast Programme
FM104’s Strawberry Alarm Clock with JimJim & Nobby » FM104
Fully Charged with Cormac and Daniella » SPIN 1038
RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Republic » RTÉ 2FM
The KC Show » Corks Red FM 104-106
The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show » Today FM
4: Music Special/ Music Event
BP Fallon – a sonic life adventure » RTÉ Radio 1
Christy Moore on Ewan MacColl » RTÉ Radio 1
David Bowie Tribute » Newstalk 106-108fm
Nas ‘Illmatic’ Special » RTÉ 2XM
The Choice Music Awards Live with Paul McLoone & Alison Curtis » Today FM
5: New Irish Music/ Musical Talent Programme
Across the Line » BBC Radio Ulster
In Session » RTÉÉ Radio 1
Man, What Are You Doing Here? » Ocean FM
The Paul McLoone Show Live Christmas Special » Today FM
We are the Migrants » SPIN South West
B: News and Sports Programming Awards
1: News Story
Here Comes The Rain Again » Clare FM
Paris Attacks » Newstalk 106-108fm
The Buncrana Pier Tragedy » BBC Radio Foyle
Thirty Year High » BBC Radio Ulster News & Current Affairs
When The Party’s Over » Corks Red FM 104 -106
2: News Bulletin
98FM News » 98FM
Newstalk News » Newstalk 106-108fm
RedFM News Bulletins » Corks Red FM 104-106
Today FM News » Today FM
WLR FM NEWS @1 » WLR FM
3: News Programme
Breakfast – Buncrana Pier Tragedy » BBC Radio Foyle
Buncrana Tragedy » Newstalk 106-108fm
The morning after Bataclan » RTÉ Radio 1
The National Lunchtime News » Today FM
THIS WEEK » RTÉ Radio 1
4: Current Affairs Programme
Midlands 103 at the National Ploughing Championships » Midlands 103
Morning Focus » Clare FM
One Mother to Another » Radio Kerry
The Last Word -– ‘”Live from London’” » Today FM
The Late Debate – Government Formation » RTÉ Radio 1
5: Sports Story
Back from The Brink » WLR FM
Digging into Doping » Newstalk 106-108fm
Finding Me in Sport » Radio Kerry
Remembering The Dead Of Bloody Sunday” » RTÉ Radio 1
What’s the Score? » Beat
6: Sports Programme
FM104’s Dub Hub » FM104
Now That’s What I Call Sport » 98FM
Off the Ball Live » Newstalk 106-108fm
Saturday Sport » RTÉ Radio 1
Team 33 » Newstalk 106-108fm
C: Speech Programming Awards
1: Documentary
A Boy From The North West » Susan Dennehy for Newstalk 106-108fm
An Open Verdict » RTÉ Radio 1
Caught in the Crossfire » LMFM Radio
Father HHood: The Holy Man and the Heist » Newstalk 106-108fm
The Kinder Letters » Newstalk 106-108fm
The Women who staged the Rising » BBC Radio Ulster
2: Music Documentary
After the Music – The Daughters’ story » RTÉ Radio 1
Dick Farrelly : A Quiet Man » RTÉ lyric fm
Fáilte – The Untold Story of the Trip to Tipp » RTÉ Radio 1
In My Own Words » Clare FM
Left of the Dial » Cathal Funge for TXFM
3: Short Feature
20/20 Kerry » Radio Kerry
Just Once » Radio Kerry
The Buck Naked » Ocean FM
Walk of Fame – Dustin Hoffman » Newstalk 106-108fm
Who took Mom to the Prom? » RTÉ Radio 1
4: Magazine Programme
Countrywide » RTÉ Radio 1
One Day in Galway » Newstalk 106-108fm
Plane Sailing » Today FM
THE JOHN TOAL SHOW » BBC Radio Ulster
Time Of Our Lives » BBC Radio Ulster
5: Drama
12 Stones in the Water by Karl O’Neill – Drama on One » RTÉ Radio 1
Fred & Alice » Ocean FM
Goin’ Straight » Newstalk 106-108fm
RTÉ 2FM Revolution Radio » RTÉ 2FM
The Playboy of the Western World- A Radio Musical – Drama on One » RTÉ Radio 1
6: Specialist Speech Programme
CAKE » RTÉjr Radio
Going with the Flow » South East Radio
Lighthouse Stories » RTÉ Radio 1
The Space Between Skeleton and Skin – Futureproof » Newstalk 106-108fm
Whose land is it anyway? » Radio Kerry
7: Craoltóireacht le Gaeilge
Aiséirí – an Phiarsaigh » BBC Gaeilge
Bláthnaid Libh! » RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Donall Mac Ruairi » RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Splanc ag Electric Picnic » Newstalk 106-108fm
Top40 » SPIN 1038
8: Interactive Speech Programme
98FM’s Dublin Talks » 98FM
Accidental Porn Stars » Corks Red FM 104 – 106
Black Eye Friday » BBC Radio Ulster News and Current Affairs
Taking the scare out of Pallative Care » Highland Radio
When Sir James Galway met Nolan… » BBC Radio Ulster
9: Comedy Programme
Callan’s Kicks » RTÉ Radio 1
LIVE AT THE SUNFLOWER » BBC Radio Ulster
D’Fleadh » Ocean FM
Colm O’Regan Wants a Word » Sideline Productions for RTÉ Radio 1
D: General Awards
1: Community/ Social Action
Giving for Living Radiothon » C103
Global Goals » Beat
Say NO to Bullying » Classic Hits 4FM
The Radio Nova Help Our Homeless Radiothon » Radio NOVA
Whole Lotta Live » Today FM
2: On-Air Competition/ Promotion
98FM’s Code Red » 98FM
Conor McGregor Live In Vegas » SPIN 1038
My Best Friend’s Wedding » Corks Red FM 104-106
Radio Nova’s Stripped Back » Radio NOVA
The Drop » SPIN 1038
You Do The Maps » Today FM
3: Station Imaging
98FM
Cork’s 96FM
iRadio
RTÉ 2FM
SPIN 1038
4: Entertainment Inserts
Breakfast Republic » RTÉ 2FM
FERGY’S FUNNY BITS » Today FM
FM104’s Strawberry Alarm Clock » FM104
Gift Grub » Today FM
Happy Days » RTÉjr Radio
Saturday Café Classics » WLR FM
5: Innovation
Just Once » Radio Kerry
Newstalk Lounge – Electric Picnic » Newstalk 106-108fm
PJ Goes GaGa » Classic Hits 4FM
The person behind the poster » Galway Bay fm
The Dawn Chorus » RTÉ Radio 1
E: People Awards
1: Music Presenter of the Year
Fergal D’Arcy » Today FM
Daniella Moyles » SPIN 1038
Dave Moore » Today FM
Mark Nobby Noble » FM104
Dara Quilty » 98FM
Dermot Whelan » Today FM
2: Radio DJ of The Year
Barry Dunne » 98FM
Steve Haze » C103
Steve K » SPIN 1038
Brian Maher » 98FM
Simon Murdoch » iRadio
3: Specialist Music Broadcaster of the Year
Kelly-Anne Byrne » Today FM
Tom Dunne » Newstalk 106-108fm
Linley Hamilton » BBC Radio Ulster
Darren Rice » Beat
John Toal » BBC Radio Ulster
4: News Broadcaster of the Year
Will Faulkner » Midlands 103
Aideen Finnegan » 98FM
Enda McClafferty » BBC Radio Foyle
Seamus McKee » BBC Radio Ulster News & Current Affairs
Brendan O’Loughlin » 98FM
Colm Ó Mongáin » RTÉ Radio 1
5: News Reporter of the Year
Philip Boucher-Hayes » RTÉ Radio 1
Justin McCarthy » RTÉ Radio 1
Dean McLaughlin » BBC Radio Foyle
Brian O’Connell » RTÉ Radio 1
Denis Tierney » Limerick’s Live 95FM
6: Sports Broadcaster of the Year
Seán Bán Breathnach » RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Darren Cleary » 98FM
Weeshie Fogarty » Radio Kerry
Ger Gilroy » Newstalk 106-108fm
Oisin Langan » Newstalk 106-108fm
Joe Molloy » Newstalk 106-108fm
7: Speech Broadcaster of the year
Shane Coleman » Newstalk 106-108fm
Alan Corcoran » South East Radio
Niall Delaney » Ocean FM
Sean Moncrieff » Newstalk 106-108fm
Damien O’Reilly » RTÉ Radio 1
Anton Savage » Today FM
8: Newcomer of the year Award
Michael Brophy » Midlands 103
Marty Cullen » BBC Radio Ulster
Garry Curran » iRadio
Gavin Dowd » FM104
Aideen Hand » Shannnonside/Northern Sound
9: Best Live Sound – Music
John Benson » BBC Radio Ulster
Gavin Blake » Today FM
Michael Byrne » WLR FM
Rachel Conlon » SPIN 1038
Brian Nammock » RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Derek Recks » 98FM