Rookwood Sound Online | Awards 2009

Last Updated: 10-May-2012

 
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National Hospital Radio Awards 2009

Blackpool - Saturday 28th March!

This years, the HBA Spring Conference was held at the Hilton Hotel in Blackpool,  between 27th March to 29th March. The last time the conference was held here was 2006!

At this years awards we were shortlisted for 4 awards, and we were lucky to pick up 3 commendations and a highly commended award for:

Best Female Presenter
Lesley Jennings 

Commended

Best Newcomer
Gillian Bell

Commended

Special Event 
The Cardiff & Vale Coalition of Disabled People Conference

Commended

Speech Package
Barry Island Discs

Highly
Commended

On the night we broadcasted the news across Rookwood and Llandough with a special programme from the studios with news from our team  in Blackpool!

Why not try your hand at Neil Bailey's Great Blackpool Quiz 2009 by clicking here! Now you can see our photographs from 2009 online - click here to see the awards show! Thanks to Norman from Reading Hospital Radio for the pictures!

 Find out more about the awards categories we entered, and the shortlist places at the bottom of the page. 

Don't forget you can still see our pictures from our last trip to Blackpool in our photo gallery! Or take a look at the 2008 awards in Leeds!

Here are the categories we entered in...

Station of the Year

Entry Guidelines
You are required to submit a maximum 15 minute stand-alone documentary style recording featuring extracts from your station output. The entry should give the judges an insight into your station, the hospitals you broadcast to, style of presentation and programme content. Also include material from any special programmes or events covered during the year.

Male Presenter of the Year

Entry Guidelines
The judges in previous years have been impressed by interviews presenters have done with both personalities and patients. They also look for presenters who don’t sound exactly like those broadcasting on local commercial and BBC local studios. “Be yourself”.

Female Presenter of the Year

Entry Guidelines
The judges in previous years have been impressed by interviews presenters have done with both personalities and patients. They also look for presenters who don’t sound exactly like those broadcasting on local commercial and BBC local studios. “Be yourself”.

Special Event

Entry Guidelines
In previous years the judges have looked for entries that have brought a flavour of the event or occasion to the hospital bedside. The maximum length should be 15 minutes.

Best Speech Package

Entry Guidelines
The entry should be a maximum of 5 minutes taken from a programme or interview that has been broadcast on the station. All music should be edited out of the entry. The material must have originated from station presenters and not from any other source.

Best Newcomer

Entry Guidelines
The award is open to anyone who joined a hospital radio station for the 1st time during the 2 years prior to the closing date. It should take the form of a 5 minute compilation. The judges are looking to hear what you have achieved on air in the short time you have been broadcasting. An individual may only enter this award once.

Best Specialist Music Programme

Entry Guidelines
The entry will be 5 minutes and should show the judges the presenter's knowledge of the music in question and should also include any content applicable to the programme. E.g. an event guide / what's on feature relating to the show. Programmes could include Jazz, Classical, Country etc.

Station Promotion

Entry Guidelines
An entry of up to 60 seconds is required and should be a station promotion or programme trailer that has been produced "in-house". The judges will be looking for how well the message is conveyed and whether they feel it will attract the ear of the listener. To be clear this must be a promotion rather than a "jingle" and must not have been produced by a third party.

HBA Volunteer of the Year

Entry Guidelines
This award is open to all members within hospital radio and requires a written submission of no more than 300 words on the station's official letter heading, explaining why the award is justified of actions taken within the eligible dates. It could be for a presenter who has gone beyond the call of duty, a request collector, an engineer or a fund raiser. It is aimed at recognising the hard work that goes on behind the scenes that often goes unrecognised.

The John Whitney Award

Entry Guidelines
The award will be made to the person who has made an outstanding contribution to Hospital Radio over a period of years. The winner may be drawn from broadcasting but might equally be found from a technical or administrative background. They may have worked for a single station or a series of stations. The nomination should explain why the candidate has made a real and long lasting impact.