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Sony Radio Academy Awards 2009: Full list of winners

By Press Gazette

DAB rising star award
Singing Henry, Kerrang Radio

Music special
Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, BBC Radio 3

Sports award
Olympic Breakfast, BBC News Programmes & BBC Sport for BBC Radio 5 live

Community award
A Sound Fix (Spots), Prison Radio Association for Electric Radio Brixton

Drama award
Mr Larkin’s Awkward Day, BBC Radio Drama for BBC Radio 4

Comedy award
Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show!, Komedia Entertainment & Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 4

Internet programme
The Budgerigar and the Prisoner, Clifton Diocese.com

Music programme
Words and Music, BBC Radio Arts and BBC Radio 3 for BBC Radio 3

Music programming award
Classic FM

Station imaging
BBC Radio 1Xtra

News special
The Investigation: Never Too Old To Care, A Stark Production for BBC Radio Scotland

Breaking news
The Rangers Riot, BBC Radio Manchester

Promotion
Kiss The Planet – What Will You Do?, Kiss Imaging Team for the Kiss Network

Interview
Fergal Keane interviews Lana Vandenberghe, Taking a Stand, BBC Radio Current Affairs for BBC Radio 4

Feature
Between The Ears: Staring At The Wall, BBC Radio Documentaries for BBC Radio 3

Competition
Facebuck$, Galaxy Network Imaging for Galaxy (Manchester, Birmingham, Yorkshire & North East)

Themed programming
Family Life, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Multiplatform
Wimbledon, BBC Radio 5 live Interactive for BBC Radio 5 live

Entertainment
Chris Evans Drivetime, BBC Radio 2

Special award
Paul Brown CBE

Regional lifestyle achievement
Colin Slater MBE, BBC Radio Nottingham

Station of the year below 300,000
Beacon Radio (Shropshire)

News
The World Today, BBC World Service News & Current Affairs for BBC World Service

News journalist
Gavin Lee, BBC News for BBC Radio 5 live

Listener participation
Electric Radio Brixton: Daily Show, Prison Radio Association/Electric Radio Brixton for Electric Radio Brixton

Station of the year – 300,000 to 1,000,000
BBC Hereford & Worcester

Speech award
Simon Mayo & Mark Kermode, BBC News for BBC Radio 5 live

Station of the year – 1,000,000 plus
Kerrang 105.2

Speech personality
Vanessa Feltz, BBC London 94.9

Specialist music programme
David Rodigan, Kiss Specialist Production Team for the Kiss Network

Music broadcaster
Mark Radcliffe, Smooth Operations for BBC Radio 2

Live event
Absolute Coldplay, Absolute Radio & TBI Media for Absolute Radio

Music radio personality
Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2

Speech broadcaster
Nick Ferrari, LBC 97.3

Digital station
Fun Kids

Breakfast award
5 live Breakfast, BBC News for BBC Radio 5 live

UK station of the year
BBC Radio 3

Gold award
Neil Fox

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