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The last PPI
Radio Awards took place on Friday 2nd October
2009 in the Lyrath House Estate in Kilkenny.
The Awards were established to promote excellence
in the field of Radio and to acknowledge creativity
and originality.
PPI is delighted, through its sponsorship of
the awards with BCI
(Broadcasting Commission of Ireland), to be
able to give its support to the Irish radio industry,
which annually accounts for almost 50% of PPI's
licensing revenues.
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Music Station of the Year were FM 104.
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Dennis Woods
(Chairman PPI) with RTE Radio 1's Sean O'Rourke,
winner of News Broadcaster of the Year. |
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The winners of Full Station of the Year
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Gay Byrne received
the Outstanding Achievement Award. |
A great night's entertainment was had by all!
If you would like any further information about
the awards, please contact ppiawards@ppiltd.com.
Details on the judging process and entry requirements
can be found on the Radio
Awards website.
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Awards Categories:
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Group A: Music Programming Awards
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A1 Music Programming - General
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This category is for music programmes that
form a regular part of radio schedule and
reflect the general music policy of the
station. Judges will be looking at the overall
programme i.e. the music sequences, the
speech content, the feature items etc. This
is a programme award; category E1 is designed
to consider the specific input of presenters.
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| A2
Music Programming - Specialist |
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This category is for programmes that are
part of the regular schedule but have specialist
music remit i.e. one that is different from
the general music policy of the station.
Judges will be looking at the relevance
of the music section and the presenter's
input.
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| A3
Breakfast Programme |
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This category is designed to recognise
the contribution music-based breakfast programmes
make to radio schedules. Weekday or weekend
breakfast programmes will be accepted. Judges
in this category will be looking at the
overall programme i.e the music sequences,
the speech content, the feature items, the
humorous inserts etc.
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| A4
Music Special |
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This award is for a special programme feature
or documentary that focuses specifically
on a musical topic or event. This could
be an artist profile, coverage of a musical
event or a feature on a particular musical
genre and could be a once-off programme
or part of a special series.
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| A5
New Irish Music/Musical Talent Programme |
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Awarded to a radio programme, series or
campaign which uses the medium effectively
to promote new Irish music and/or new Irish
musical talent.
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B: News and Sports Programming Awards |
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| B1
News Story |
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This category is designed to recognise
the skillful way in which a specific news
story has been handled for its target audience,
across a chosen period of time. Judges will
be looking at the breaking, follow through
and onward development of whichever story
entrants select.
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| B2
News Bulletin |
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This category is designed to recognise
the contribution news bulletins (including
sports, weather, business etc) contribute
to regular programme schedules. Judges will
be looking at the approach adopted to story
selection, scripting, use of actuality and
delivery in the context of the target audience.
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| B3
News Programme |
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This category is designed to recognise
the contribution news programmes make to
radio schedules. Programmes which focus
exclusively on delivering the news of the
day should be entered here. Extended news
bulletins can be entered in this category.
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| B4
Current Affairs Programme |
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This category is designed to recognise
the contribution current affairs programmes
make to radio schedules. Programmes which
aim to keep audiences informed about current
affairs in the service area, provide a platform
for audience reaction and play a role in
raising relevant issues for discussion/debate
should be entered here.
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| B5
Sports Story |
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This category is designed to recognise
the skillful way in which a specific sports
story has been handled by a station for
its target audience. Judges will be looking
at the introduction and development of whichever
story selected. This is not a personality
award.
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| B6
Sports Programme |
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This category is intended to celebrate any programme,
the editorial content of which is specifically
dedicated to coverage and/or discussion of sporting
events and/or issues. This is not a personality
award.
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C: Speech Programming Awards |
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| C1
Documentary |
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For documentaries about subjects other than music.
Entries may be a one-off or one of a series, but
not one of a regular long-run programme series.
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| C2
Short Feature |
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This category recognises the contribution the
self-contained short feature makes to a radio
schedule. Entries here should form part of the
scheduled regular output of a station and have
a total running time of less than 20 minutes.
Information, education and awareness raising features
should be entered in this category. Single/once-off
items that are merely extracted from general programmes
should not be entered in this category.
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| C3
Speech Driven Magazine Programme |
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This category aims to recognise the contribution
general light entertainment/magazine programmes
make to radio schedules. Programmes entered into
this category should have a broad remit and consist
of at least 60% speech content.
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| C4
Drama |
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This category recognises the contribution of
a writer, performer or production team involved
in all aspects of drama production for radio -
from a one-off play or reading, to a series or
radio serial.
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| C5
Specialist Speech Programme |
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This category aims to recognise the contribution
specialist speech programmes make to radio schedules.
Arts, science, educational, satirical and comedy
programmes should be entered in this category.
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| C6
Caroltoireacht le Gaeilge |
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Ta se mar aidhm ag an rannog seo aitheantas a
thabhairt don bhealach ina ndeanann clair raidio
an Ghaelige a chur chun cinn. Is feidir le clar,
mir, no gne-chlar Gaelige, a dheanann an teanga
a chur chunn cinn i measc a sprioc-lucht eisteachta
ar bhealach eifeachtach, an duais seo a bhuachaint.
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D: General Awards |
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| D1
Community/Social Action |
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This award is for any community, charitable or
social action initiative carried out by a radio
station. A series, campaign or individual programme
may be entered. It will be awarded to the
station that has made the best use of the medium
to inform, involve or positively impact its listeners.
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On-Air Competition/Promotion |
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Awarded to the on-air competition or promotion
that demonstrates the most effective use of creativity,
innovation, audience participation and radio production
techniques.
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| D3
Station Imaging |
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This category is for jingles, station imaging
and all pre-produced elements used to define and
identify a station's character and brand position.
A station's identity package is in essence what
a station says about itself and how it says it.
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| D4
Entertainment Inserts |
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This category recognises the entertaining items
and links between music and other programming
material within a radio programme, acknowledging
the person or persons responsible for devising,
writing and producing them. Entries could include
funny phone calls, song parodies, short form satirical
elements, features or pastiches used to enhance
radio strips, sequences or programming strands.
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| D5
Innovation |
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This award is to acknowledge an outstanding radio
idea that enhances the experience and participation
of the listener beyond the radio broadcast. The
award will acknowledge creativity in getting audiences
to become active participants in the station's
output. While this may involve on-line elements
which compliment the radio output such as podcasts,
blogs, noticeboards, it is a programming not a
technology award. The award may be offered for
a new format, a one-off experience or a series
of programmes.
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E: Personality Awards |
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| E1
Music Broadcaster of the Year |
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Awarded to a broadcaster working principally
within the field of music radio i.e. a presenter
of any programme eligible to enter categories
A1 or A3. Judges will be looking for an ability
to interact with listeners in an entertaining
way through the use of music.
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| E2
Specialist Music Broadcaster of the Year |
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Awarded to a broadcaster working principally
in a specific genre of music i.e. a presenter
of any programme eligible to enter category A2.
Judges will be looking for a disctinctive ability
to impart specialist knowledge and share enthusiasm
in an engaging, informative way.
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| E3
News Broadcaster of the Year |
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For an individual presenter whose work is principally
within the field of presenting radio news. News
reporters should enter E4 and current affairs
presenters should enter E6.
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| E4
News Reporter of the Year |
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For an individual news reporter whose work is
principally within the field of reporting radio
news or current affairs.
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| E5
Sports Broadcaster of the Year |
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For a broadcaster (presenter, reporter or commentator)
whose work is principally within the field of
radio sport.
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| E6
Speech Broadcaster of the Year |
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For a broadcaster working principally within
the field of presenting current affairs or speech
radio.
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| E7
Outstanding Achievement Award |
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This Award recognises the achievement/s of an
individual working in radio, in any capacity,
over a particular period of time. It is not limited
to programme makers and the relevant time period
could be the last year or an entire career. Stations
are invited to submit nominations.
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F: Station of the Year Awards |
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Stations can enter only one of the categories
F1 to F3 and entry here is free. Select
the category most appropriate for your station,
based on your programming focus and strengths.
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| F1
Local Station of the Year |
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(only open to stations with an all adult (15+)
Analogue Service Area under 500k). Relevant stations
are invited to enter.
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| F2
Music Station of the Year |
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Relevant stations are invited to enter.
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| F3
Full Service Station of the Year |
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Relevant stations are invited to enter.
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