25 Gold Awards for Learning Waves members at IMRO Radio Awards 2019.
Learning Waves members scooped a total of 25 Gold Awards at the IMRO Radio Awards which were held on Friday 4th October 2019 in Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny. This included our members winning all three station of year categories. Newstalk won the overall Full Station of the Year, while 98FM took the Music Station of the Year award and the Local Station of the Year went to WLR FM who have just celebrated 30 years of broadcasting in the South East. Gold awards were also picked up by Today FM, Spin 103.8, Corks 96FM, Radio Kerry, FM104, Red FM and LMFM.
The Outstanding Achievement Award went to Choose Radio Chairperson, Gabrielle Cummins for her role in bringing the group together to have one industry voice when promoting the power of radio advertising to agencies and brands.
The four 2019 Hall of Fame inductees, Paul Byrne, Sean Moncrieff, Ronan Collins and Seamus McKee were presented with their awards on the night.
Congratulations to all the winners on the night and for full details of the winners in all categories see the list below.
General Music Programme
Gold » The Big Ride Home with Dara Quilty » 98FM
Silver » Dermot & Dave » Today FM
Bronze » The Saturday Soundtrack with Peter Devlin » Radio Nova
Specialist Music Programme
Gold » The Paul McLoone Show » Today FM
Silver » Céilí House » RTÉ Radio 1
Bronze » The Tom Dunne Show » Newstalk Breakfast
Breakfast Programme
Gold » Fully Charged with Graham & Nathan » Spin 1038
Silver » The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show » Today FM
Bronze » Beat Breakfast » Beat 102-103
Music Special/Music Event
Gold » Astral weeks at 50 » BBC Radio Ulster
Silver » Proms in the Park » BBC Radio Ulster
Bronze » Marty in the Morning: Beatles White Album at 50 » RTÉ Lyric FM
Irish Music Programme
Gold » The Long Road » RTE 2XM
Silver » Composer Lab on blue of the night » RTÉ Lyric FM
Bronze » Folk Awards » RTÉ Radio 1
News Story/News Event
Gold » BBC Radio Foyle – Lyra McKee » BBC Radio Foyle
Silver » When mistakes cost lives » Radio Kerry
Bronze » The Grand Hotel » East Coast FM
News Programme – Full Service
Gold » Bloody Sunday: The decisions live » BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle
Silver » Evening Extra » BBC Radio Foyle/BBC Radio Ulster
Bronze » This week: Brexit’s Meaningful Vote » RTE Radio 1
News Programme – Local/Regional
Gold » The Breakfast Show » BBC Radio Foyle
Silver » Downtown Radio & Cool FM News Teams » Downtown Radio & Cool FM
Bronze » Extended News Bulletin » Corks 96FM
Current Affairs – Full Service
Gold » The Hard Shoulder » Newstalk
Silver » Saturday with Cormac – The Meaning and Value of Irishness » RTÉ Radio 1
Bronze » The Pat Kenny Show » Newstalk
Current Affairs – Local/Regional
Gold » Dublin Talks » 98FM
Silver » The Mark Patterson Show » BBC Radio Foyle
Bronze » Midlands Today with Will Faulkner » Midlands 103
Sports Story
Gold » From Russia with Love – The FIFA World Cup » Today FM
Silver » Declan Rice – A tragedy of three acts » Newstalk
Bronze » Painkillers in Irish Sport » Newstalk
Sports Programme – Full Service
Gold » From Russia with Love – The FIFA World Cup » Today FM
Silver » Declan Rice – A tragedy of three acts » Newstalk
Bronze » Painkillers in Irish Sport » Newstalk
Sports Programme – Local/Regional
Gold » The Score » Cork’s 96FM
Silver » Carlow Rising » KCLR
Bronze » Now thats What I call Sport » 98FM
Documentary
Gold » Documentary on One: In Shame, Love, In Shame » RTÉ Radio 1
Silver » The Rescue » Clare FM
Bronze » So Much More than Baby Blues » Beat 102-103
Music Documentary
Gold » Documentary on One: Ireland’s first Superstar » RTÉ Radio 1
Silver » Documentary on one in association with RTÉ Arts and Culture: The summer of Astral weeks » RTÉ Radio 1
Bronze » Documentary on One: Johnny Cash’s Lost Tour of Ireland » RTÉ Radio
Short Feature
Gold » Cluas Chiarraî » Radio Kerry
Silver » Every Road has a cross to bear » LMFM
Bronze » Finding your tingle – The Francie Boylan Show » OceanFM
Magazine Programme
Gold » The John Toal Show » BBC Radio Ulster
Silver » Plan B with Sarina Bellissimo » Spin 1038
Bronze » Moncrieff » Newstalk
Drama
Gold » Searching for Daddly Dee » Newstalk
Silver » RTÉ Drama on One: Northern Lights by Stephen Jones » RTÉ Radio 1
Bronze » RTÉ Drama on One: James’s Story by David Zane Mairowitz » RTÉ Radio 1
Specialist Speech Programme
Gold » The Blame Game » BBC Radio Ulster
Silver » Six Dads » RTÉ Radio 1
Bronze » Future Proof ‘Chances’ » Newstalk
Craoltoireacht le Gaeilge
Gold » Fear, Bean no Idir Eatarthu » RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta
Silver » Go Domhain San Fharraige » RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta
Bronze » Tracy Clifford » 2FM
Interactive Speech Programme
Gold » Lunchtime Live » Newstalk
Silver » The Neil Prendeville Show – A mansion on the hill » Cork’s Red FM
Bronze » Phoneshow » FM104
Community/Social Action
Gold » Dublin Life » FM104
Silver » Wish Week » Classic Hits
Bronze » Giving for Living Radiothon » Corks 96FM
On-Air Competition/Promotion
Gold » The Can-A-Da Challenge » Cork’s Red FM
Silver » Beat the Bomb » Spin 1038
Bronze » Gotta get it Wrong » Spin 1038
Station Imaging
Gold » FM104
Silver » 98FM
Bronze » Newstalk
Entertainment Inserts
Gold » Strawberry Alarm Clock » FM104
Silver » Gift Grub on the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show » Today FM
Bronze » Rise & Smile » Galway Bay FM
Digital and Social Innovation
Gold » Gift Grub 2.0 » Today FM
Silver » Are you Watching on the Radio » Ocean FM
Bronze » Cluas Chiarraí » Radio Kerry
Music Presenter of the Year
Gold » Dara Quilty » 98FM
Silver » Dermot Whelan » Today FM
Bronze » Ray Foley » Cork’s Red FM
Radio DJ of the Year
Gold » Izzy Bartak-Healey » Cork’s Red FM
Silver » David Hammond » Beat 102-103
Bronze » Sharon Lynskey » iRadio
Specialist Music Broadcaster
Gold » Tom Dunne » Newstalk
Silver » Ralf McLean » BBC Radio Ulster
Bronze » Kieran McGuinness » Radio Nova
News Broadcaster of the Year
Gold » Karen Patterson » BBC Radio Ulster
Silver » Andrew Lowth » Spin 1038
Bronze » Elaine McGee » BBC Radio Foyle
News Reporter of the Year
Gold » Declan Harvey » BBC Radio Ulster
Silver » Frank Greaney » Newstalk
Bronze » Henry McKean » Newstalk
Sports Broadcaster of the Year – Full Service
Gold » Nathan Murphy » Newstalk
Silver » Marie treasa Ni Cheallaigh » Newstalk
Bronze » Darren Frehill » RTE Radio 1
Sports Broadcaster of the Year – Local
Gold » Eric White » BBC Radio Foyle
Silver » Tim Moynihan » Radio Kerry
Bronze » Debbie Ridgard » Beat 102-103
Speech Broadcaster of the Year – Full Service
Gold » Ivan Yates » Newstalk
Silver » Sean O’Rourke » RTÉ Radio 1
Bronze » Sean Moncrieff » Newstalk
Speech Broadcaster of the Year – Local/Regional
Gold » Mark Patterson » BBC Radio Foyle
Silver » Neil Prendeville » Cork’s RedFM
Bronze » Niall Delaney » Ocean FM
Newcomer of the Year
Gold » Sinead Brassil » LMFM
Silver » Declan Wilson » GoQradio
Bronze » Kayte O’Malley » Spin South West
Radio Moment of the Year
Gold » Gerry Ryan Show 2FM 40 Special » RTÉ 2FM
Silver » The Neil Prendeville Show – ‘A bubble of brilliant -ness’ » Cork’s RedFM
Bronze » Maria Bailey Interview » RTÉ Radio 1
Local Station of the Year
Gold » WLR FM
Silver » Clare FM
Bronze » Ocean FM
Music Station of the Year
Gold » 98FM
Silver » Spin 1038
Bronze » Corks Red FM
Full Service Station of the Year
Gold » Newstalk
Silver » RTÉ Radio 1
Bronze » BBC Radio Ulster
Outstanding Achievement
Gabrielle Cummins – Choose Radio
Source : radiotoday.ie, imroradioawards.ie