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Finalists announced for 2025 Hospital Broadcasting Awards
Posted: 14th January 2025
The finalists for the 2025 Hospital Broadcasting Awards have been published, celebrating the great work of hospital radio stations around the country.
The stations shortlisted for the majority of categories are listed below, with the winners for the Recognising Innovation Across Hospital Radio, Lifetime Achievement Award and the Unsung Hero Award being announced on the night.
Station of the Year
- CHBN
- Coventry Hospital Radio
- Hospital Radio Basingstoke
- Hospital Radio Glamorgan
- Prince Bishops Hospital Radio
- Radio BGM
- Radio Clatterbridge
- Radio Hillingdon
- Radio Tyneside
- Rookwood Sound
Best Specialist Music Programme
- Care Sound Radio - Whytes, Camera and Action
- Coventry Hospital Radio - CHR Country
- Grampian Hospital Radio - Backstage
- Harrogate Hospital Radio - Ellie Jackson Back to the 60s
- HWD Hospital Radio - Classic Rock Show
- Radio Clatterbridge - Soul of Clatterbridge
- Radio Tyneside - Beneath The Covers
- Radio BGM - BGM Meets Caroline
- Rookwood SOund - Lesley Jennings Northern Soul
- The Hospital Broadcasting Service - Rock into Saturday
Best Speech Package
- Durham Hospitals Radio - A DAM Good Job
- Grampian Hospital Radio - The Slice - Insulin Safety Week
- Hospital Radio Glamorgan - Just A Little Prick
- Milton Keynes Hospital Radio - Panto Pandemonium
- Radio Redhill - Spring Farm Aplacas
- Radio Tyneside - World Stroke Day
- Radio Frimley Park - Inside the Hospital
- Rookwood Sound - Epilepsy Action
- Southend Hospital Radio Awards- Tackle the Tower
- Winchester Radio - Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
Best Special Event
- CHBN - Cornwall 500
- Coventry Hospital Radio - P-U-S-B FA Cup Special
- Durham Hospitals Radio - A Cut Above the Rest
- Grampian Hospital Radio - Celebrate Aberdeen
- Hospital Radio Chelmsford - Election 24
- Prince Bishops Hospital Radio - The Big Quiz Live
- Radio Harrow - Brian Rose Memorial
- Radio BGM - BGM 50th Anniversary
- Southend Hospital Radio - Election 24
- Winchester Radio - Dementia Action Week
Best Station Promotion
- CHBN - Listen Again
- Harrogate Hospital Radio - Morning Cuppa
- Hospital Radio Plymouth - Request-line
- Hospital Radio Glamorgan - Weekend Register
- Hospital Radio Medway - Lights Camera Action
- Radio Clatterbridge - Be Appy
- Radio Harrow - North West London's Wellbeing Challenge
- Radio BGM - Number Ones at One
- Radio Wey - Help Me I'm In a Cupboard
- Winchester Radio - Winchester Now
Best Newcomer
- Michael McDonnell - Arrowe Sound
- Richy Bongo - CHBN
- Viki Carpenter - CHBN
- Craig Duthie - Grampian Hospital Radio
- Shelbi Belfitt - Harrogate Hosptial Radio
- Lewis Fagg - Hospital Radio Glamorgan
- Shirley Moore - Hospital Radio Medway
- Rebecca Owen - HWD Hospital Radio
- Antonia Vlad - Radio Harrow
- Tim Herbert - Torbay Hospital Radio
Female Presenter of the Year
- Joy Bourne - BHBN
- Laura Dunn - Coventry Hospital Radio
- Eileen Thompson - Durham Hospitals Radio
- Ellie Jackson - Harrogate Hospital Radio
- Sam Jenkins - Hospital Radio Chelmsford
- Brooke Last - Hospital Radio Medway
- Vicky Pinder - HWD Hospital Radio
- Shannon Marvell - Inverness Hospital Radio
- Natalie Hobkirk - Radio Hillingdon
- Steff Griffiths - Radio BGM
Male Presenter of the Year
- Dave Holt - Arrowe Sound
- John Graham - Grampian Hospital Radio
- Andy Holmes - Hospital Radio Chelmsford
- Andrew Wolfe - Hospital Radio Glamorgan
- Scott Rawlings - Hospital Radio Basingstoke
- Tony Wicker - Hospital Radio Medway
- Mike Shepherd - Radio Clatterbridge
- Paul Scott - Radio BGM
- Wesley Pritchard - Rookwood Sound
- Geoff Webb - Torbay Hospital Radio
Best Programme with Multiple Presenters
- BHBN - Birmingham Sport
- CareSound Radio - St Johnstone Football Commentary
- Coventry Hospital Radio - P-U-S-B Weekly
- Durham Hospitals Radio - Sugar and Spice Show
- Hospital Radio Basingstoke - David Blower and Steve Fox
- Hospital Radio Medway - Chatterbox
- Hospital Radio Medway - The Monday Night Request Show
- HRB - The At the Weekend Show
- Rookwood Sound - Sunday Teatime Show
- The Hospital Broadcasting Service - Monday Open Line
The winners will be announced on Saturday 5th April 2025 at the Hospital Broadcasting Association's annual conference.
Good luck to all those that entered!
Tags: Hospital Radio | Awards
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