the national hospital radio awards 2000 - 2004

The annual National Hospital Radio Awards recognise the best in hospital broadcasting. Every year HBA member stations compete in the hospital broadcasting equivalent of the "Sony Awards" as a showcase for the highest technical and artistic standards in hospital broadcasting.

You can find a list of the UK winners, award sponsors and audio on the HBA website by clicking here.

2004

The awards took place on Saturday 3 April in Leeds as part of the HBA Spring Conference weekend:

Grampian Hospital Radio, Aberdeen - click for information page

Best Specialist Music Programme: Celtic Connections - bronze award

Best Children's Programme - commended

Hospital Radio Perth, Perth - click for information page

Station of the Year - bronze award

Male Presenter of the Year: Alistair Smith - highly commended

Special Event - commended

Best Children's Programme - gold award

Radio Lollipop, Glasgow - click for information page

Best Children's Programme - highly commended

Southern Sound Hospital Radio, Glasgow - click for information page

Male Presenter of the Year: John McDonald - commended

Special Event: Patients Drama Group - silver award

Victoria Radio Network, Kirkcaldy - click for information page

Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray - gold award

Male Presenter of the Year: John Carstairs - commended

Best Specialist Music Programme - commended

2003

The awards took place on Saturday 29 March as part of the HBA Spring Conference weekend.

Hospital Radio Perth, Perth - click for information page

Male Presenter of the Year: Alistair Smith - bronze award

Female Presenter of the Year: Diana McIntyre - commended

Special Event Broadcast - commended

Station Identification - bronze award

Programme Trailer - commended

Southern Sound Hospital Radio, Glasgow - click for information page

Special Event Broadcast - joint gold award with Victoria Infirmary Radio

Victoria Infirmary Radio, Glasgow - click for information page

Special Event Broadcast - joint gold award with Southern Sound

Victoria Radio Network, Kirkcaldy - click for information page

Station of the Year - highly commended

Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray - commended

Female Presenter of the Year: Laura Haldane - silver award

Female Presenter of the Year: Vanessa Morton - commended

Speech Package - commended

Station Identification - commended

2002

The awards took place at the HBA Spring Conference weekend in Glasgow.

Hospital Broadcasting Service, Glasgow - click for information page

Audio Promotion - commended

Hospital Radio Perth, Perth - click for information page

Special Event Broadcast - commended

Creative Use of Music - gold award

Audio Promotion - bronze award

Presenter of the Year: Alistair Smith - commended

Victoria Infirmary Radio, Glasgow - click for information page

Creative Use of Music - highly commended

Victoria Radio Network, Kirkcaldy - click for information page

Presenter of the Year: David Moran - gold award

2001

The awards took place at the HBA Spring Conference weekend.

Grampian Hospital Radio, Aberdeen - click for information page

Special Event Broadcast - highly commended

Female Presenter of the Year: Jennifer Shand - commended

Hospital Radio Perth, Perth - click for information page

Special Event Broadcast - commended

Male Presenter of the Year: Alistair Smith - highly commended

Female Presenter of the Year: Diana McIntyre - highly commended

Victoria Radio Network, Kirkcaldy - click for information page

Station of the Year - commended

Special Event Broadcast - commended

Male Presenter of the Year: David Moran - silver award

Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray - commended

2000

The awards took place at the HBA Spring Conference weekend at Liverpool.

Hospital Radio Perth, Perth - click for information page

Station of the Year - highly commended

Non-music category - highly commended

Presenter of the Year: Alistair Smith - highly commended

Radio Eastward, Peterhead - click for information page

Non-music category - highly commended

Victoria Radio Network, Kirkcaldy - click for information page

Presenter of the Year: David Moran - silver award

Presenter of the Year: John Murray - highly commended

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2004