Top awards for hospital radio station
30/03/2015
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is delighted that Radio Cherwell, the hospital radio station based at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, picked up four top awards at the National Hospital Radio Awards held in Newcastle on 28 March 2015.
The hospital radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week to three of the Trust's hospitals: the Churchill, John Radcliffe and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, Oxford.
The biggest winner from Radio Cherwell was 17-year-old Joe Pilbrow, who won Gold in the Best Newcomer category, and Silver in the Male Presenter of The Year category.
Radio Cherwell presenter, Alison Sweatman, also won an award in the Best Newcomer category picking up the Bronze prize, whilst presenting duo Roy Peach and Susie Peddle won a Bronze award in the Best Programme with Multiple Presenters category.
The station's Programme Controller, Ian Pinnell, said it was a great night for the station: "This was the first time Joe, Roy, Susie and Alison had entered the Hospital Radio Awards, and the first time they had been to a ceremony like this. It's great that they've come home with some cracking awards, and is a real testament to the talent that Hospital Radio volunteers hold across the UK.
"We've received some excellent support from the patients and staff across the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, which we're extremely grateful for. It goes to show that we're still providing a service that is as popular with patients, staff and visitors today as it was when we started back in 1967, and with new ways of listening, both via our website and smartphone app as well as the traditional bedside entertainment system, listeners can hear our award winning output anywhere."
Recognising the support given to the Trust by Radio Cherwell, Sir Jonathan Michael, Chief Executive at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, congratulated the volunteers who run the service on their tremendous achievements: "This is fantastic news, not only for the volunteers who work so hard to make Radio Cherwell a success, but for our patients, who get to listen to award-winning presenters and radio programmes every day."