Entries for this year’s Australian Commercial Radio Awards open tomorrow
Entries for this year’s Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) open tomorrow, with the award ceremony to return to Melbourne and be held for the first time at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 18.
The announcement:
New and reinvigorated radio on-air teams from around Australia will be vying for the coveted title of Best on Air Team at this year’s Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs). Entries open tomorrow (17 March) for the 26th annual ACRAs, which this year will return to Melbourne and be held for the first time at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 18.
Last year’s Best On Air Team (FM) was won by Kyle and Jackie O (2013, 2011, 2007, 2006) and in 2012 Jonesy and Amanda won the Best On Air Team (FM) crown. Best On Air Team (AM) was won last year and for a second time by Melbourne 3AW breakfast presenters Ross Stevenson and John Burns (2013, 2011).
The ACRAs are a highlight of the radio industry’s yearly calendar with the Awards attracting the industry’s stars, personalities and media executives from around Australia.
Chief executive officer of Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner said: “2014 is set to be an exciting ACRAs year with many changes in on-air team combinations and timeslots. We’re hoping we’ll have more entries than ever before.
“The ACRAs is a highlight of the radio industry’s annual calendar and always provides a great opportunity to celebrate the enormous talent within commercial radio around Australia,” said Ms Warner.
Organised by Commercial Radio Australia, on behalf of the radio industry, the national Awards include 34 categories, which cover all areas of radio broadcasting including news, talk, sport, music and entertainment.
The ACRAs are peer judged with judging panels comprised of industry members across networks and associated industries. Winners are announced in each category across three areas: metropolitan, provincial and country commercial radio stations.
Other winners from last year’s Awards included: Nova’s Sydney breakfast team, Fitzy and Wippa for Best Networked Program for the Best of Fitzy & Wippa, Best Newcomer to radio went to Jane Hall, Mix 101.1 Melbourne presenter who co-hosts the breakfast show with Chrissie Swan, Best Current Affairs Presenter was won by 3AW presenter Neil Mitchell, Best Talk Presenter was won by 2GB’s Ray Hadley.
Last year’s ACRAs were held for the first time in Brisbane and hosted by Charlie Pickering. The announcement of this year’s host, presenters and entertainment will follow in the coming months.
Ms Warner said a feature of the Awards is the Hall of Fame, which acknowledges a lifelong commitment to the Australian radio industry. Last year’s inductee was founder of the Capital Radio Network, Kevin Blyton.
Previous inductees have included Derryn Hinch, Neil Mitchell, John Laws, Tony Pilkington, Graham Mott, Frank Hyde, Rod Muir, Bob Rogers and Paul Thompson. Hall of Fame recipients are nominated by industry colleagues and decided by an industry wide executive judging committee.
Entries for this year’s Awards close on 23 May 2014.
Information about entering the Awards, categories and conditions of entry can be found at the website: www.commercialradio.com.au
Source: Commercial radio Australia
