ntl Commerical Radio Awards roundup

Described as "the most successful yet", the ntl Commercial Radio Awards 2003 were held on Thursday night in central London.

2003 holds a special symbolism for the commercial radio industry, being thirty years since the first official independent local radio station, LBC, went on air. It was therefore fitting that Douglas Cameron, who was with the station when it first went on air in 1973 and is still with LBC thirty years later, won the ntl/IRN Newslink Commercial Radio Special Award.

A full list of the winners:

ntl Commercial Radio Award for Marketing Excellence
- Gareth Roberts, Century 106

ntl National Sales Team of the Year
- Capital Radio Group

ntl Local Sales Team of the Year
- 107.4 The Quay Sales Team

ntl Commercial Station of the Year (under 300,000 TSA)
- Compass FM

ntl Commercial Station of the Year (300,000 - 1m TSA)
- Belfast City Beat

ntl Commercial Station of the Year (over 1m TSA)
- Juice 107.6

ntl Commercial Radio Programmer of the Year
- Alan Carruthers, 100.7 Heart FM

ntl Commercial Radio Presentation Newcomer of the Year (in association with x-trax)
- Saffron, Galaxy 105-106

ntl Commercial Radio Presenter of the Year
- Nick Ferrari, LBC 97.3

ntl Commerical Radio ID Liner, Jingle, Sting or Sweeper of the Year
- Andrew Fewster, Leicester Sound

ntl Commercial Radio News Award
- Real Radio News Team, Yorkshire

ntl Commercial Radio Programme or Feature of the Year
- The Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music, Classic FM

ntl Social Action Initiative Award
- 96.9 Viking FM Creative with Hull City Safe and Hull Women's Aid

ntl Commercial Radio Technical Innovation Award
- CORE

ntl Commercial Radio Digital Station of the Year
- Oneword Radio

Neil Robinson Memorial Award
- Steve Parkinson, Chrysalis Radio

ntl Commercial Radio Gold Award
- Emap Big City Network

ntl/IRN Newslink Commercial Radio Special Award
- Douglas Cameron

Alison Winter, CRCA Research and Communications Manager, said: "The 30th anniversary is a landmark in a very exciting period for commercial radio, and we are delighted that the 2003 NTL Commercial Radio Awards reflect and reward such talent in the industry. Not only are the 2003 Awards the most successful yet in terms of entries and attendees; but our judges have been overwhelmed by the quality and high standards of each and every one. On behalf of the CRCA, I would like to congratulate all of the winners!"