We’re delighted to announce the nominations for the 2023 Student Radio Awards.
Without further ado, here are the nominations,
Best Chart Show Programming
| SRA Chart Show – Fly Live | Fly Live |
| LGSM hosts the SRA Chart Show | LGSM Radio |
| SRA Chart Show: St Patrick’s Day Special | Queen’s Radio |
| Shock Radio’s SRA Chart Show | Shock Radio |
| The SRA Chart Show on URY | University Radio York |
| Xpress Radio Chart Show: Our City Cardiff | Xpress Radio |
Best Entertainment Programming
| Amelia Salmons’ Monday Breakfast Show | Fly Live |
| Honor Mant | Fuse Fm |
| Book of Morons | Livewire1350 |
| Monday Breakfast with Tyler Selby | Spark |
| It’s Margot Mondays | University Radio Nottingham |
| Freshers 2.0 | Xpress Radio |
Best Event Programming
| Battle of the Bands 2023 | Bailrigg FM |
| The SRA South Stations’ Round The Clock Radio Challenge | On behalf of the South Region |
| SU Elections on URN | University Radio Nottingham |
| Roses 2023 | University Radio York |
| Nottingham Varsity 2023 | University Radio Nottingham |
| 1350AM: The Last Hurrah! | University Radio York |
Best Interview
| Amelia Salmons interviews Chloe Ann | Fly Live |
| Jack Wilfan Show Interviews Co-Chair of Hull University Labour Club – Election Fallout Programme | JAM Radio |
| Henrique Fenner-Leitao’s Interview with American Composer Jake Heggie for “Moments that Matter” on RAW | RAW |
| GRL: Gynae Gossip | Spark |
| URN’s Pinch of Alt – Izzy Morris Interviews Alt Blk Era | University Radio Nottingham |
| In conversation with: Charlie Jeffery and Pierrick Rodger | University Radio York |
Best Journalistic Programming
| Cam and Jack’s Local Election Extravaganza! | JAM Radio |
| Durham Student Voice – Purple Radio | Purple Radio |
| Insight | RAW |
| Grace McDonough | Spark |
| URNgasm | University Radio Nottingham |
| The Pulse | University Radio Nottingham |
Best Multiplatform Initiative
| Campus Live: Supporting Small Charities | Leeds Student Radio (LSR) |
| Round The Clock Radio Challenge: The Big Music Quiz | On behalf of the South Region |
| Purple Music Pod – Purple Radio Music Team | Purple Radio |
| Purple Radiothon 2023 – Purple Radio | Purple Radio |
| Queen’s Radio’s 12 Days of Christmas | Queen’s Radio |
| RAW Sport Varsity 2023 | RAW |
Best Newcomer
| Isabelle Hatton-Williams | Fuse FM |
| Thivyaa Rahulan | RAW |
| Edie Brady – Best Newcomer | Spark |
| Rachael Proud | University Radio Nottingham |
| Fion Cudmore | University Radio York |
| Best Newcomer – Harvey Mellor | University Radio York |
Best Podcast Programming
| Purple Radio Drama | Purple Radio |
| Izzy Bailey | RAW |
| The Beat Of The North East | Spark |
| A&E Politics | University Radio Bath |
| URNgasm | University Radio Nottingham |
| Freshers 2.0 | Xpress Radio |
Best Presenter
| Daisy Cox | Cam FM (Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin Universities) |
| Jake Marney | Fly Live |
| Jack Wilfan – JAM Radio | JAM Radio |
| Hope Lynes | Spark |
| Chris Howard | Spark |
| Lewis Smith | Spark |
The Joe Lyons Best Producer Awards
| Connor Begley | Forge Radio |
| Matty Fisher | Leeds Student Radio (LSR) |
| Jake Chappell | Spark |
| Grace McDonough | Spark |
| Dom Allin | University Radio Nottingham |
| Isabella Farlow | XpressionFM |
Best Specialist Music Programming
| Lucy Crisp’s Top N Takeover | Fly Live |
| K-pop Kickoff – Sophie Lake | Insanity Radio |
| Homegrown Hip Hop With Chrissy Cameron | Spark |
| Living For The Weekend, with Ali Glen | University Radio Nottingham |
| Singles of the Seventies | University Radio York |
| Indie Archive with Olly Hilton – URY | University Radio York |
Best Speech Programming
| Who Took Mic? | Queen’s Radio |
| Grace McDonough | Spark |
| Rave Report | Spark |
| A New Age of Riot Grrrl documentary – Hope Lynes | Spark |
| The Final Fanfayre – Dom Brown | Spark |
| Freshers 2.0 | Xpress Radio |
Best Sport Programming
| LSR Varsity 2023 | Leeds Student Radio |
| Varsity: Bedfordshire vs Northampton | Radio LaB 97.1FM |
| RAW Sport Varsity 2023 | RAW |
| They Think It’s All Doha | University Radio Nottingham |
| Sticky Wickets | University Radio Nottingham |
| The Welsh Varsity – The Final Rugby Showdown | Xpress Radio |
Best Station Branding
| FUSE FM | Fuse FM |
| Leeds Student Radio | Leeds Student Radio |
| Purple Radio | Purple Radio |
| SBR for Best Branding | South Bank Radio |
| University Radio Nottingham | University Radio Nottingham |
| XpressionFM | XpressionFM |
Best Station Sound
| KCL Radio | KCL Radio |
| The Sound of Livewire | Livewire1350 |
| Shock Radio Imaging 2022 | Shock Radio |
| URN | University Radio Nottingham |
| Roses 2023 on URY and Bailrigg FM | University Radio York |
Best Technical Achievement
| Jake Kalender | Forge Radio |
| Insanity Radio’s Triple Studio Project: The Long and Winding Road | Insanity Radio |
| Roses 2023 | University Radio York |
| Candidate Interview Night | University Radio York |
| Boat Race | University Radio York |
| Xpress Radio – In Vision | Xpress Radio Cardiff |
The Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Award
| Melanin Queens | Cam FM (Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin Universities) |
| Leeds Student Radio Daytime Teams | Leeds Student Radio |
| Chutzpah! | Leeds Student Radio |
| Unfiltered with Anahita (hosted by Anahita Kalsy) | St Andrews Radio |
| Queerest and Dearest | University Radio Nottingham |
| Freshers 2.0 | Xpress Radio |
Best Student Radio Station
| Cam FM | Cam FM (Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin Universities) |
| Leeds Student Radio | Leeds Student Radio |
| Purple Radio | Purple Radio |
| Queen’s Radio | Queen’s Radio |
| University Radio Nottingham | University Radio Nottingham |
| Xpress Radio | Xpress Radio |
Congratulations to everyone nominated! We’re looking forward to seeing you at the O2 on the 14th of November!