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Commendation
for Station of the
Year!
The
awards took place on Saturday 3rd April 2004 in Leeds.
Its the second year that the awards have run previously they were the
Hospital Broadcasting Awards. The awards took place
between 2nd - 4th April 2004 at the Queens Hotel Leeds and were sponsored
by EMAP, Brakes Catering, IRN, PPL and CBBC.
Rookwood
Sound broadcast the awards live on the night, we were entered into the
Station of the Year, Special Event and Presenter of the year categories!
STATION
OF THE YEAR A
15 minute stand alone documentary on the work of the station over the last
12 months. The entry includes excerpts of programmes and activities
undertaken by the station.
SPECIAL
EVENT A
15 minute programme, which this year was our Remembrance Service live from
the chapel at Rookwood Hospital. This was the last official meeting
of the D Day veterans who have met at the chapel on Remembrance Day for
the last 59 years.
PRESENTER OF THE YEAR
Two entries this year was put into
the competition. This was a 5-minute compilation of programme or
excerpts of programmes from the last 12 months. The entrants this
year are Steve Allen and Charlie Brown.
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 For
the third year in succession Rookwood Sound Hospital Radio has received
a commendation in the awards
Rookwood Sound was within the top 10 radio stations across the UK
according to the judging panel. Steve Allen Chief Executive of
Rookwood Sound said "Again we have proved that Rookwood Sound
provides a quality radio service to the patients of Rookwood &
Llandough Hospitals who are part of the Cardiff & Vale NHS
Trust. Each year we improve on our past performance we are very
pleased with this result however we cannot sit back we are already
preparing for the 2005 awards to be held in Belfast."
At
the conference Steve Allen Chief Executive of Rookwood Sound
was presented with his long service award for 15 years service
to hospital broadcasting. Other certificates have also been
collected on behalf of members of the station and will be presented
shortly at the next general meeting.
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