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Sony Radio Awards 2012 winners

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Chris Evans at the Sony Radio Academy Awards
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Chris Evans won music radio personality of the year as well as hosting the ceremony

The best of British radio broadcasting has been celebrated at the prestigious Sony Radio Academy Awards in London. The winners are:

<bold>Sony DAB rising star award</bold> - Luke Franks (Fun Kids)

<bold>Best breaking news coverage</bold> - PM (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4)

<bold>Best community programming</bold> - Face To Face (National Prison Radio)

<bold>Best news and current affairs programme</bold> - 5 live Drive (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live)

<bold>Best sports programme</bold> - Keys & Gray (talkSPORT)

<bold>Best music feature/special/documentary</bold> - Feeling Good - The Nina Simone Story Part 1 (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2)

<bold>Best news feature/special/documentary</bold> - Child of Ardoyne (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3)

<bold>Best feature/special/documentary</bold> - Walking With The Wounded (Smooth Radio)

<bold>Best comedy</bold> - Mark Steel's In Town (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4)

<bold>Best drama</bold> - On It (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4)

<bold>Best multiplatform/social media</bold> - Now Playing@6Music (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music)

<bold>Best live event coverage</bold> - The Royal Wedding (´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service)

<bold>Best single promo/commercial</bold> - Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show - The Complaints (Absolute Radio)

<bold>Best specialist music programme</bold> - David Rodigan (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2)

<bold>Best station imaging</bold> - ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 1Xtra

<bold>Best competition</bold> - 2 Strangers And A Wedding (106 JACKfm Oxfordshire/Glide FM 107.9 Oxfordshire)

<bold>Best entertainment programme</bold> - Beryl and Betty (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Humberside)

<bold>Best music programme</bold> - Fearne Cotton (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 1)

<bold>The special award</bold> - Classic FM

<bold>Best internet programme</bold> - Science Weekly: Sounds of the Space Shuttle - An Acoustic Tribute (The Guardian)

<bold>Best speech programme</bold> - Stephen Nolan (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live)

<bold>Music radio personality of the year</bold> - Chris Evans (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2)

<bold>Best use of branded content</bold> - Danny Wallace's Naked Breakfast (Xfm)

<bold>Music broadcaster of the year </bold>- Jools Holland (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2)

<bold>Speech radio personality of the year</bold> - Danny Baker (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live)

<bold>Best promotional/advertising campaign</bold> - Wimbledon 2011 (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2, 5 live & Local Radio)

<bold>Speech broadcaster of the year</bold> - Victoria Derbyshire (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live)

<bold>Breakfast show of the year (under 10 million)</bold> - Real Radio Breakfast with Gary and Lisa (Real Radio North East)

<bold>Breakfast show of the year (10 million plus)</bold> - Kiss Breakfast with Rickie, Melvin and Charlie (Kiss)

<bold>News journalist of the year</bold> - Mike Thomson (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4)

<bold>Station programmer of the year</bold> - Andy Roberts (Kiss)

<bold>Best interview </bold>- Eddie Mair interviews Julie Nicholson (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4)

<bold>Station of the year (under 300,000 listeners) </bold>- KL.FM

<bold>Station of the year (300,000 - one million) </bold>- 107.6 Juice FM

<bold>Station of the year (one million plus)</bold> - Radio City 96.7

<bold>UK station of the year</bold> - ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music

<bold>Gold award</bold> - Nicholas Parsons

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