The Winners 2012 > Best Competition
2 Strangers And A Wedding
Sophie Law - Presenter / Producer
Sue Carter - Presenter / Producer
Trevor Marshall - Presenter
Caroline Verdon - Presenter
Hamish Law - Promotions Manager
Steve Simms - Producer
Joe O'Neill - Presenter
Paul 'PJ' Jones - Imaging Producer
106 JACKfm Oxfordshire and glide FM 107.9 Oxfordshire
What the Judges Said
"Jack FM has taken an ambitious life-changing contest idea and turned it into gripping radio through inspired production, skilled presentation and real attention to detail. It could have sounded shallow and over hyped but was instead sensitive, absorbing and spine tingling.
"Christian O'Connell's Early Morning Game
Christian O'Connell - Presenter/Writer
Richie Firth - Co-Presenter/Writer
Maggie Doyle/Andrew Bailey - Breakfast show team
Greg Burke - Senior Producer
Dan Benedictus - Assistant Producer
Absolute Radio
What the Judges Said
"A contest that evolves every week requires endless creativity, while making it feel natural and fun calls for quick thinking and real talent. The Early Morning Game with Christian and Richie deliver this all perfectly. It’s how you dream radio should be – joyful, imaginative, spontaneous and effortlessly in tune with the audience.
"Danny Wallace's QuizFace
Danny Wallace - Presenter
Matt Dyson - Co-host
Dave Masterman - Executive Producer
Stephen Ferdinando - Broadcast Assistant
Andy Ashton - Network Programme Director
Mike Walsh - Deputy Programme Director
Xfm
What the Judges Said
"Quizface feels like a competition smashing head first into entertainment. It’s clever, and creative while Danny is natural and funny. As a bonus, once you get the recurring jokes you become an insider and feel like you belong to the XFM family.
"Christmas is Cancelled
Neil Caddy - Programme Manager
Emma Carton - Deputy Head of News
James Dundon - Producer
James Martin - Presenter
Tristan Hunkin - Head of News
Phil Angell - Head of Blame
Tasia Cooke - Head of Elf Demonstrations
Pirate FM
What the Judges Said
"Pirate FM has created a truly imaginative competition and executed it with charm and skill providing great radio moments throughout its month long run. Christmas is Cancelled proves you can think big while staying close to your audience.
"Superstar DJ
Andy Worrell - Executive Producer
James Watts - Assistant Producer
Samuel Bailey - Assistant Producer
BBC Radio 1
What the Judges Said
"Superstar DJ demonstrates superbly that a competition can be so much more than a listener winning a prize. The contest takes you backstage into the world of the DJ, it has great entertainment value, offers a drop dead aspirational prize and turns promotion seamlessly into programming.
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