Radiowaves End of Term Awards 2009 - winners announced!

Find out who the winners are here....!

2nd July 2009

An amazing year!

It’s been an amazing school year on Radiowaves with over 100 new stations joining, 5,000 new reporters and 10,000 new stories. We’ve seen the launch of many new features including Friends and station channels, a brand new Radiowaves homepage and our community spirit soaring with our ‘Ask…’ features.
The winners are....

With our community expanding rapidly it’s been even more difficult this year to choose the winners of our End of Term Awards. To help us choose we asked all our teachers and also all our reporters to suggest winners via the Radiowaves Awards story. We’ve had so many suggestions and come up with many of our own to decide on the winners. But here are the final winners!

Story of the Year – Kingdom FM Montage
Congratulations to Jack for creating the Story of the Year!

Kingdom FM Montage is a story that Jack of the Gadget Guys put together for the Kingdom FM Radiowaves Awards in Fife. The Gadget Guys have made some really competent video reviews these past 2 years and we asked them to create a montage of their work which was played back to 600 teachers, pupil, parents and guests at the awards evening in April. It’s a fantastic video and a great story, they even presented an award this year which is a wonderful achievement for both Jack and Lewis. Have a look at their Kingdom FM Montage story, it’s a lovely video!

Reporter of the Year – Annoyingthing
Congratulations to Annoyingthing for being chosen as Reporter of the Year!

Annoyingthing is a shining star at Wickersley Internet Radio. She has been in the spotlight since she became a reporter during a Radiowaves Media Camp and has written a fantastic range of ‘Unusual Sports’ stories. With over 800 friends, Annoyingthing is fast becoming one of the most popular reporters on Radiowaves!

Station of the Year – Springwell Junior School
Congratulations to Springwell Junior School for being Station of the Year!

Springwell Junior School Radio Station is run by a group of young reporters aged 7 - 11 from South West London. They have had a very busy year creating loads of fantastic programmes and having a regular termly live broadcast programme!

Video of the Year – Rapha-Condor-Recycling.co.uk Exclusive Insight!
Congratulations to the Manchester Supporter to Reporter team for filming the best video this year !

This video from behind the scenes of the Tour of Britain cycle race is a great insight into the event and really well researched. The Supporter to Reporter team were lucky enough to ride in the team car behind the cyclists.

Best Jingle – Bilton Wired videos
Congratulations to Bilton Digital for creating the best theme music jingle this year!

The reporters at Bilton Digital have created a catchy, distinctive musical jingle for their series of gadget review programmes, Bilton Wired. Check out their videos on their Bilton Wired channel.

Best Logo – Trading Talents
Congratulations to Trading Talents for the most eye-catching logo on Radiowaves!

Trading Talents is the fantastic station of St Hilda’s School in Hertfordshire. Originally a Voice It! station, Trading Talents have been going from strength to strength since moving onto the main Radiowaves site in September 08. Their well-designed logo and cheerful customised colours really makes their station stand out on Radiowaves.

Best Campaign – Michael Reed’s Diana Awards Campaign
Michael’s Shine Ambassador Page
Congratulations to Michael Reed for the best campaign on Radiowaves this year!

Michael Reed is a multi-talented campaigner, musician and animator from Durham who has already been awarded the prestigious Diana Award for his campaigning on the rights of people with disabilities. His work recently paid off with the UK government finally agreeing to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Michael has been reporting on Radiowaves for Shine Week and also showcasing the members of FaCE , a group he set up to help others with learning and communication impairments develop their talents and shine.

Best Use of Music & Sound Effects - Rimbleton PS, The Future Is Unwritten
Congratulations to Rimbleton for the best use of Music and Sound effects!

The Future Is Unwritten is the 2nd story for Rimbleton Primary School in Fife to win the Best Use of Music & Sound Effects category, they won it last year for another one of their stories. This year’s winning story is a very hard hitting Environmental documentary which they made for this year’s Kingdom FM Radiowaves Awards back in April. Their story won them the Overall Primary winner award for 2009 and very worthy too, have a listen to this fantastic story!

Best Online Community – Tanshall FM
Congratulations to TanshallFM for the most active and friendly reporters on Radiowaves!

Tanshall FM is the station for Tanshall Primary School in Fife. The reporters at Tanshall this past year have worked really hard to look after all of our Radiowaves reporters by creating helpful guides and tips and even telling reporters how to stay safe online. You may have heard of Artydevil or even Fastman, reporters that have gone that extra mile to look after everyone on the Radiowaves website. Tanshall FM are our stand out best online community this year because of their attention to detail and careful approach to being safe online and spreading the word!

Most Improved Station – Donibristle
Congratulations to Donibee for being the most improved station on Radiowaves!

Donibee is the station for Donibristle Primary School in Fife. They have just recently started using Radiowaves again and are already making a big impression with their bee themed station.

Thank you to all station managers, publishers and reporters for making this the best year yet! Here’s to next year, may it be bigger and brighter!