Judges revealed for Station of the Year Awards as deadline looms

The high-profile judging panel for the 2020 Station of the Year Awards has been revealed ahead of Friday’s looming deadline.

The Station of the Year Awards, a partnership between Radio Today and RCS, aim to celebrate the achievements of commercial radio stations throughout this tough year in categories spanning Metro, Regional, Provincial, DAB+ and Internet Radio.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 1. 

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Judges include:

Greg Smith: industry stalwart, Commercial Radio Hall of Fame inductee, one of the country’s most successful programmers of all time, and now, radio researcher and strategist

Fyona Smith: head of radio at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS)

Tracy Johnson: International radio and talent consultant, once named ‘Best Programmer in America’ by Radio Ink

Rob Logan: Former radio programmer and agency executive, now consultant and founder of 3rdspace Communications

James Greet: Former agency stalwart and CEO (Mindshare, Ikon Communications, OMD), now consultant and co-founder of CleanThinking

Megan Brownlow: Former TV producer and PwC’s national industry leader for technology, media and telecommunications and editor of Entertainment & Media Outlook. Now full-time non-executive board director.

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UPDATE: You will now have until 11:59pm (AEDT) on Thursday, November 12 to submit your entry.

All that’s required to enter is an answer to a question about the station’s biggest achievement this year (using a maximum of 500 words), and a 60-second audio pitch to the judges. This could be a monologue, performance, mock ad or snippets of your broadcast – whatever audio you think best showcases why your station is the Station of the Year.

Radio Today advises potential applicants to highlight what makes their station unique, rather than focusing on high-rating syndicated shows or just the talent line-up.

Entries need to be submitted by a general manager or content director (or equivalent).

Radio Today editor, Vivienne Kelly, and publisher and content director, Jake Challenor, will oversee the judging process.

Kelly said the judges brought a breadth and depth of experience to the process covering hands-on experience, as well as bigger picture industry views.

“These judges are some of the most experienced radio and media execs the country has to offer, and they can’t wait to hear what creativity Australia’s best radio stations come up with,” she said.

“This year has been tough for everyone, and with no ACRAs to celebrate the few bright spots of 2020, the Station of the Year Awards are a great opportunity to bring everyone together and remind them of the moments of fun, connection, entertainment and inspiration working in radio has provided.”

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Winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 1.