CSR Awards

It is awards season and CSR don’t want to be left out, so we can now announce that the CSR awards are now open!

Every year – we run our own internal awards which celebrate the work of our presenters, producers, tech and marketing teams.

This year we are doing things slightly differently – we want YOU to submit your best bits and why you should be nominated. This gives everybody a fair chance to enter and have their entry judged – this is also EXCELLENT practice for the students wishing to apply for Student Radio Awards in the summer. Every category is open to both student and community members of CSR. Below are the categories you can enter:

Categories

Best Male Presenter

This category is for a male radio presenter who deserves particular recognition for
their overall presentation style and skills, including production and rapport with their
audience.

To enter – Audio Entry – 3 mins

Best Female Presenter

This category is for a female radio presenter who deserves particular recognition
for their overall presentation style and skills, including production and rapport with their
audience.

To enter – Audio Entry – 3 Mins

Best Newcomer

This category is for a member of a CSR who has been involved for less than one year. They deserve particular recognition for their overall contribution to the station and not necessarily their presenting efforts. This award is open to all members who can provide details of their achievements not only on air, but also off air as well.

To enter – Audio (if available) 3 mins OR Written 500 words max

Best Daytime Programme

This category recognises programming that forms part of the station’s Daytime output with a particular emphasis on the items and links within, acknowledging the person or persons responsible for devising, writing and producing them. An example of the genre would be a breakfast or drivetime show.

To enter – Audio Entry – 3 mins

Best Speech Programming

This category recognises the creation of non-factual speech programming. This can include comedy or scripted dramas, panel shows and programmes designed to make listeners laugh as well as shows containing fictional, story-based content or readings.

To enter – Audio Entry – 3 mins

Best Specialist Music Programming

This category is designed to recognise programmes that have a specialist music policy that is more tightly focussed than the station’s main playlist. Judges will consider one-off documentaries or specials but programmes must display a passion for music.

To enter – Audio Entry – 3mins

Best Off Air Contribution

This category is designed for those contributions that have not been a contribution to a specific radio show. This could be in form of work within the production, marketing or tech team.

To enter – Written entry- 500 words

Dates you need to know

Entries open- 30th Jan
Entries Close-  Midnight -9th March

Awards Night (and CSR Elections – more info to follow here)- Friday 23rd March

All entries should be submitted by midnight on the 9th March to m.lewis@csrfm.com
If you have any questions please get in touch with either Mel, or your head of department. If you would like help with the editing process for audio entries, please let Mel know as soon as possible. We would like to encourage EVERYONE to consider entering. If you need help getting your logs off the system to cut to make a demo – let Mel know. If the uptake is high, she can run a short course in how to get your logs off, make a demo etc next month – please express interest if so.