It’s a big night for those who want a career in broadcasting and radio. Held at the O2 last night, we have all the results from the student radio awards 2022.
Held every year since 1995, the Student Radio Awards celebrate those at the helm of student broadcasting. It’s very possible that some of these stations will be producing the next big stars of the BBC. One thing that will definitely be in the favour is if they picked up one of these esteemed awards last night. Let’s take a look at what the Student Radio Awards are and who were the 2022 winners.
What Are The Student Radio Awards?
The awards recognise and celebrate the achievements and talent in the student radio and audio community. Hundreds of nominations are judged by nearly 200 industry-appointed judges and placed into 17 categories.
The nominations are then whittled down to a bronze, silver and gold (the winner) across each category. The event is then attended by 200 students and 200 industry guests.
Big names to come from the Student Radio Awards are Simon Mayo, Annie Mac and current BBC Radio 1 Breakfast host Greg James. The Student Radio Awards are also big on making sure that all have the opportunity to attend one of the biggest broadcasting and radio events in the UK:
“To allow students and young professionals an equal opportunity to attend, admission prices are kept lower than cost, and the SRA finances the event through generous sponsorship and promotion.
“The ceremony, along with the publicity and associated events, such as regional nomination parties around the country a month before, offers a great platform for brands to reach a wide demographic stretching from first-year university students to on-air talent.”
Who Were The Winners At The Student Radio Awards 2022?
All categories have a third and second-place announcement as well as whoever won the award. We have all the winners and runners-up across the categories from the Student Radio Awards 2022.
Best Newcomer
WINNER: Grace Daily – Spark
Silver: Bobbi Bunker – Spark
Bronze: Winner: Kinga Stusik – Insanity Radio
Best Multiplatform Initiative
WINNER: Girls Night In Leeds – Leeds Student Radio
Silver: The Nila Extract – URN
Bronze: URN Away Days – URN
Best Technical Achievement
WINNER: Purple Radio
Silver: Plane Ticket Radio Play – Queen’s Radio
Bronze: URY FM
Best Station Branding
WINNER: Leeds Student Radio
Silver: URN
Bronze: Purple Radio
Best Station Sound
WINNER: Fly Live
Silver: Queen’s Radio
Bronze: Shock Radio
The Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Award
WINNER: Purple Radio
Silver: The Music Show – Xpression FM
Bronze: It’s Okay To Be Ace – Spark
Best Interview
WINNER: Ella Wydrzynska Interviews David Hunter – URN
Silver: Anne Widdecombe – Leeds Student Radio
Bronze: Ella Wydrzynska Interviews Danielle Steers – URN
Best Event Programming
WINNER: Nottingham Varsity 2022 – URN
Silver: Sunderland City Runs – Spark
Bronze: Sport X Welsh Varsity 2022 – Xpress Radio
Best Chart Show Programming
WINNER: University Radio York
Silver: Radio LaB’s SRA Chart Show
Bronze: The LSR Christmas Special Chart
Best Podcasting Programming
WINNER: Women Behind The Wheel, Kattiea Devereux-Ward – Scratch Radio
Silver: Freshers – Xpress Radio
Bronze: No Girls, No Fun – University Radio Bath
Joe Lyons Best Producer Award
WINNER: Ella Wydrzynska – URN
Silver: Olivia Copeland – Cap FM
Bronze: Alex Charles – Shock Radio
Best Journalistic Programming
WINNER: The Scoop on Sunday – Queen’s Radio
Silver: Ukraine Special – Through Cardiff’s Eyes – Xpress Radio
Bronze: Purple Investigates: Sexual Assault and Spiking at Durham University – Purple Radio
Best Specialist Music Programming
WINNER: Leeds Student Radio
Silver: Showtime – URN
Bronze: New to Spark with Tyler Selby – Spark
Best Sport Programming
WINNER: Grecian Glory, Exeter City’s Promotion – Xpression FM
Silver: Women in Sport Show – URN
Bronze: Roses 2022 – URY
Best Speech Programming
WINNER: Plane Ticket – Radio Play – Queen’s Radio
Silver: GRL – Spark
Bronze: The Right Kind of Hatred – Purple Radio
Best Entertainment Programming
WINNER: Fly Live @ 25: 25 Hours for 25 Years with Harry Briggs – Fly Live
Silver: Take A Seat – Hebe Lawson – Queen’s Radio
Bronze: The Pre Ocean Show – URN
The Kevin Greening Award For Creativity
WINNER: Plane Ticket – Radio Play – Queen’s Radio
Silver: Will Hobbs – Heads & Tales with Nasser Hussain – Purple Radio
Bronze: Take A Seat – Hebe Lawson – Queen’s Radio
Best Presenter
WINNER: Chrissy Cameron – Spark
Silver: Maddi Fearn – Leeds Student Radio
Bronze: Lewis Smith – Spark
Best Student Radio Station
WINNER: Spark
Silver: Leeds Student Radio
Bronze: Purple Radio
