Community Radio Awards winners announced for 2025

The best of Community Radio has been celebrated in Bradford for the 2025 Community Radio Awards.

Hosted by Stephen Higgs and Fiona McNeill, the evening celebrated the hard work of recipients from up and down the country.

Rebecca Steers, awards chair, said: “What another fantastic year for community radio. As we celebrate 20 years of community radio, it has been great to both share and celebrate with the awards and conference earlier in the day.

“Well done to all the winners, as well as all the finalists for the awards.”

The winners are as follows:

 

Elections & Political Coverage of the Year

Gold – Vote WNC – NLive Radio

Silver – Your Voice Matters: St Austell Speaks – CHAOS Radio

Bronze – Charles Fletcher – 60 Seconds Scotland – K107FM

 

Celebrating & Championing Community Radio of the Year, sponsored by PPL

Gold – Championing The 4Ps Radio Training School – Vectis Radio

Silver – K107FM Community Space – K107FM

 

Digital Content of the Year, sponsored by Viamux / Optimux

Gold – Accessibility and Community are at the Heart of What We Do – RNIB Connect Radio

Silver – Riverside Broadcasting Digital Team – Riverside Radio

Bronze – Radio LaB’s New Digital Content Strategy – Radio LaB 97.1fm

 

Newcomer of the Year, sponsored by Be Broadcast

Gold – Amy Boyd – Chelmsford Community Radio

Silver – Kirsty Corbett – Erewash Sound

Bronze – Seb Grant – Spark

 

Sage Person of the Year (Over 60)

Gold – Pat Reading – Marlow FM

Silver – Terry Snowden – ALL FM

Bronze – Paul James – Academy fm ThanetIan Barclay – Riverside Radio

 

Young Person or people of the Year (under 25), sponsored by Aiir

Gold – Harrison RB – Express FM

Silver – Daisy Barker – Chelmsford Community Radio

Bronze – Amy Boyd – Chelmsford Community Radio

 

Volunteer of the Year, sponsored by UK Community Radio Network

Gold – Nick Mundy – Radio Winchcombe

Silver – Ste Greenall – Black Cat Radio

Bronze – Richard Belle – Andover Radio

 

Sports Show of the Year

Gold – Women’s Sports Mix Show – Cambridge Radio

Silver – Habbin The Night of Our Lives – Cambridge Radio

Bronze – Switch Radio Sport – Switch Radio

 

Arts & Creative Radio of the Year, sponsored by RadioPlayer

Gold – Radio LaB’s Halloween Murder Mystery – Radio LaB 97.1FM

Silver – Choices: Deluxe Edition – Radio LaB 97.1FM

Bronze – Treasure Island – Chelmsford Community Radio

 

News, Journalism & Factual Storytelling of the Year, sponsored by RadioToday

Gold – The Saxonvale Saga – Frome FM

Silver – Riverside Reports Team – Riverside Radio

Bronze – Natasha Reneaux – BFBS Aldershot

 

Specialist Content Show of the Year, sponsored by Fix Radio

Gold – Month of the Military Child – BFBS Aldershot

Silver – The Mid Morning Show – Vectis Radio

Bronze – The Voice of Business with Nell Op de Beeck – Radio Woking

 

Specialist Music Show of the Year, sponsored by Promo Only

Gold – The Midweek Mosh – Switch Radio

Silver – The Jazz Club – Jake Hart – RNIB Connect Radio

Bronze – Priya Matharu’s Desi Beats – Switch Radio

 

Entertainment Show of the Year, sponsored by CopMedia

Gold – House of Fun – PCRFM

Silver – Wednesday Drivetime – Academy fm Thanet

Bronze – The Full English Breakfast Show – Black Cat Radio

 

Live Event or Outside Broadcast of the Year, sponsored by Hippynet Broadcast Technologies

Gold – Live from Gŵyl Cefni 2025 – MônFM

Silver – Cambridge Folk Festival 2024 – Cambridge Radio

Bronze – Eisteddfod in Rhondda Cynon Taf – GTFM

 

Presenter of the Year: Man, sponsored by All In Media

Gold – Chris Kaye – BFBS Catterick

Silver – Gavin Richards – Cambridge Radio

Bronze – Dan Draper – Riverside Radio

 

Presenter of the Year: Woman, sponsored by DTS AutoStage

Gold – Priya Matharu – Switch Radio

Silver – Amy Gray – Cambridge Radio

Bronze – Lizzie Sentance – Marlow FM

 

Voices of the Community Award, sponsored by RadioPlayer

Gold – Older Voices – Radio Tyneside

Silver – In Her Element, supporting women and girls in the North East – Spark

Bronze – Mark McKenzie & Major Karen Tate – BFBS Scotland

 

Voices for All Award, sponsored by Devaweb

Gold – The Ukraine Hour – Somer Valley FM

Silver – Glocal – Ujima Radio

Bronze – Me Time Podcast on the Joy Ethic Show – ALL FM

 

Community Impact Project of the Year, sponsored by Be Broadcast

Gold – The 4Ps Radio Training School – Vectis Radio

Silver – Finding Your Voice – Colne Radio

Bronze – Hear Our Voices – Ujima Radio

 

Station of the Year, sponsored by Aiir

Gold – Radio Skye

Silver – Academy fm Thanet

Bronze – Vectis Radio