Did your favourite show get a nod?
The great and good of Irish radio gathered at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny on Friday night for the 2016 version of the PPI Radio Awards.
700 guests attended the ceremony in which awards were handed out after a judging process that involved over 90 individuals who listened to 282 hours of radio submitted in 700 entries.
Some of the big station winners included BBC Radio Ulster (Full Service Station of the Year), Cork’s Red FM (Music Station of the Year) and Radio Kerry (Local Station of the Year).
From an individual perspective, meanwhile, Today FM’s Dermot Whelan (pictured with Dave Moore and JOE’s Eric Lalor, above) took home the award for Music Presenter of the Year.
RTE’s Justin McCarthy was awarded the News Presenter of the Year and Joe Molloy of Newstalk’s Off the Ball won the award for Sports Broadcaster of the Year for the third year in a row.
Check out the list of winners in full below.
Hall of Fame inductees (awarded at a ceremony in mid-September)
Eamonn Buttle – South East Radio
Trevor Campbell – Downtown Radio
Ian Dempsey – Today FM
Dave Fanning – RTÉ 2FM
2016 PPI Radio Awards winners
A MUSIC PROGRAMMING AWARDS
Category A1 General Music Programme
Dermot & Dave – Today FM
Category A2 Specialist Music Programme
FM104’s Freaks on Friday – FM104
Category A3 Breakfast Programme
The KC Show – Corks Red FM 104-106
Category A4 Music Special/Music Event
The Choice Music Awards Live with Paul McLoone & Alison Curtis – Today FM
Category A5 New Irish Music/Musical Talent Programme
Across the Line – BBC Radio Ulster
B NEWS AND SPORTS PROGRAMMING AWARDS
Category B1 News Story
The Buncrana Pier Tragedy – BBC Radio Foyle
Category B2 News Bulletin
Today FM News – Today FM
Category B3 News Programme
Morning Ireland – The morning after the Bataclan – RTÉ Radio 1
Category B4 Current Affairs Programme
Midlands 103 at the National Ploughing Championships – Midlands 103
Category B5 Sports Story
Back from The Brink – WLR FM
Category B6 Sports Programme
Team 33 – Newstalk 106-108fm
C SPEECH PROGRAMMING AWARDS
Category C1 Documentary
Documentary On One: An Open Verdict – RTÉ Radio 1
Category C2 Music Documentary
Left of the Dial – Cathal Funge for TXFM
Category C3 Short Feature
Who took Mom to the Prom? – RTÉ Radio 1
Category C4 Magazine Programme
Plane Sailing – Today FM
Category C5 Drama
Goin’ Straight – Newstalk 106-108fm
Category C6 Specialist Speech Programme
The Space Between Skeleton and Skin – Futureproof – Newstalk 106-108fm
Category C7 Craoltóireacht le Gaeilge
Bláthnaid Libh! – RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Category C8 Interactive Speech Programme
Accidental Porn Stars – Corks Red FM 104-106
Category C9 Comedy Programme
Colm O’Regan Wants a Word – Sideline Productions for RTÉ Radio 1
D GENERAL AWARDS
Category D1 Community/ Social Action
Whole Lotta Live – Today FM
Category D2 On-Air Competition/Promotion
98FM’s Code Red – 98FM
Category D3 Station Imaging
RTÉ 2FM
Category D4 Entertainment Inserts
Gift Grub – The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show – Today FM
Category D5 Innovation
The Dawn Chorus – Mooney Goes Wild – RTÉ Radio 1
E PEOPLE AWARDS
Category E1 Music Presenter of the Year
Dermot Whelan – Today FM
Category E2 Radio DJ of the Year
Steve Haze – Cork’s 96FM
Category E3 Specialist Music Broadcaster of the Year
John Toal – BBC Radio Ulster
Category E4 News Broadcaster of the Year
Seamus McKee – BBC Radio Ulster News & Current Affairs
Category E5 News Reporter of the Year
Justin McCarthy – RTÉ Radio 1
Category E6 Sports Broadcaster of the Year
Joe Molloy – Newstalk 106-108fm
Category E7 Speech Broadcaster of the Year
Sean Moncrieff – Newstalk 106-108fm
Category E8 Newcomer Award
Garry Curran – iRadio
Category E9 Best Live Sound – Music
John Benson – BBC Radio Ulster
STATION OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Full Service Station of the Year
BBC Radio Ulster
Music Station of the Year
Cork’s Red FM 104-106
Local Station of the Year
Radio Kerry
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