Entries are open for the 23rd annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs), which will be held at Jupiters at the Gold Coast on October 15. The event attracts the industry’s stars, personalities and media executives from around Australia.
CRA’s chief executive officer Joan Warner is pleased the awards will once again be presented on the Gold Coast. “The Gold Coast has always done very well at the Awards in regional categories and is represented by a very robust, local radio industry.”
The Awards were last held on the Gold Coast in 2008 when British television talent, Nigel Lythgoe, and renowned Pakistani cricketer, Imran Khan, were the guest presenters.
Organised by Commercial Radio Australia on behalf of the radio industry, the national Awards include 33 categories, which cover all areas of radio broadcasting including news, talk, sport, music and entertainment.
The ACRAs differ from many film and television awards, as they are peer judged by industry members. Winners are announced in each category across three areas: metropolitan, provincial and country commercial radio stations.
Winners from last year’s Awards included Fox FM’s duo, Hamish and Andy, 3AW’s Derryn Hinch, and 2GB’s Ray Hadley. Peter Verhoeven, from the Australian Radio Network, won ‘Most popular station manager’. Winners from the Gold Coast last year included Holmsey and Flan from Hot Tomato and the Benchwarmers from Sea FM.
A feature of the Awards is the Hall of Fame, which acknowledges a lifelong commitment to the Australian radio industry. Last year’s inductee was Derryn Hinch.
Entries for the Awards this year close on Friday May 20. Information about entering the Awards, categories and conditions of entry can be found at the link below.