Jono Coleman was a surprise guest presenter at the UK radio awards. Holidaying in London during the Australian ratings break, Coleman was asked to present an award in the West End once it was known he was in town.
He says it “came out of the blue yesterday when I got a call from the award producers inviting me after I had been a guest on BBC Radio 2. I’m honoured to be asked… and I thought I was Yesterdays DJ!”
Reporting on the awards for radioinfo from London, Coleman says:
“I handed out the lifetime achievement award to the man who brought ITN news to commercial radio and did the first ever deal with Sky News. I also helped Emma Bunton (baby spice) miss out on winning best new radio talent on Heart fm. Tom Parker Bowles (Camilla’s grandson) and food broadcaster handed out an award to Nick Ferrari from LBC, who won best brekkie show (Mike Carlton and my old station). I was on table with new minister of broadcasting and head of regulation from Ofcom and singer Katie Melua.”
Sounds like listeners will hear all about it when Jono returns to air on Monday 28th June.
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards 2010 winners are:
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Feature of the Year
- The Afghan Diaries – On the Front Line – Radio City 96.7
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Special Programme of the Year
- Ali Booker’s Cancer Diaries – Oxfordshire’s 106 JACKfm
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Specialist Programme of the Year
- Friday Night Sport Show with Bill & Ben – 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Social Action Initiative Award
- Real Radio Websafe – Real Radio North West
The Arqiva/Triple A Breakfast Show of the Year
- Nick Ferrari at Breakfast – LBC 97.3
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Schools Radio Award (in association with The Vision Charity)
- Pudsey Grangefield School
The Arqiva/PPL Most Played UK Artist on Commercial Radio
- Take That
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Marketing Award
- Get Me to the Church on Time 2 – Hallam FM
The Arqiva Local Sales Team of the Year
- The Bay Sales Team
The Arqiva National Sales Team of the Year
- GTN
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Technical Innovation Award
- Global Radio RadioVIS System – Global Radio Creativity Technology Team
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Station Imaging Award
- Oxfordshire’s 106 JACKfm
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Journalist/News Team of the Year
- Real Radio North West News Team
The Arqiva/RCS Commercial Radio Programmer of the Year
- Clive Dickens – Absolute Radio
The Arqiva/Skillset Commercial Radio Newcomer of the Year
- Lucy Jones – 107.6 Banbury Sound
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Presenter of the Year (
- Knoxy – Moray Firth Radio (MFR)
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Presenter of the Year (300,000 to 1m TSA)
- Rich Williams – 96.3 Radio Aire
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Presenter of the Year (1m + TSA)
- Geoff Lloyd – Absolute Radio
Special Award – Lifetime Achievement Award
- John Perkins
Special Award – The RadioCentre Chairman’s Award
- Lisa Kerr
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Digital Station of the Year
- FunKids
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Station of the Year (
- 106.4 Andover Sound
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Station of the Year (300,000 to 1m TSA)
- The Bay
The Arqiva Commercial Radio Station of the Year (1m + TSA)
- Hallam FM
Special Award – The Arqiva Gold Award
- Nick Ferrari – LBC 97.3