Following 8 weeks of deliberation, 75 Judges from Ireland and the UK have selected the best of Irish radio and announced the short listed entries for the 2013 PPI Radio Awards - and Today FM have come out on top!
Sponsored by PPI and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the PPI Radio Awards was established 13 years ago to acknowledge and reward the excellent contribution of writers, broadcasters, producers, presenters, reporters and technicians all working within the field of Irish radio.
This year a record number of entries was received (in excess of 600) from almost every station broadcasting on the island of Ireland, and Today FM notched up 18 nominations total - more than any other commercial station in the country.
- Specialist Music Programmes – The Mix-Up with Colm O’Sullivan
- Specialist Music Programmes – Paul McLoone
- Breakfast Programme – Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
- Music Special – Ray D’Arcy meets Christy Moore
- Sports Programme – The Last Word on Sport
- Sports Programme – Premier League Live
- Magazine Programme – Savage Sunday
- Specialist Speech – Eamon Lowe’s Ho Ho Ho
- Community / Social Action – Today FM's Shave or Dye
- Station Imaging – Today FM
- Entertainment Inserts – Gift Grub
- Multi Platform – The KC Show
- Music Broadcaster of the Year – KC
- Specialist Music Broadcaster of the Year – Paul McLoone
- Specialist Music Broadcaster of the Year – Colm O’Sullivan
- Sports Broadcaster of the Year – Nathan Murphy
- Speech Broadcaster of the Year – Matt Cooper
- Newcomer Award – Paula McSweeney
Congrats to all our nominees! The winners will be announced at the PPI Radio Awards Gala night on Friday 4th October in Kilkenny.The Today FM nominations are:
