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I think it's fair to say that the Sony Awards 2009 belonged to the Prison Radio Association, whose Electric Radio Brixton service won two Gold Awards at the radio industry's big back slapping party last night, and runner up prizes in two other categories. Among the winning features from Electric Radio was an interview with one of the London prison service's more famous inmates of recent times, the perjurous former Tory MP Jonathan Aitken. Sony judges said the service's programmes were "an example of what can be achieved when radio is used for what it does best - an intimate connection to deliver powerful, meaningful content that targets an audience who have a genuine need to be fulfilled". Chris wins big The other double winner on the night was Chris Evans, who took two Gold Awards for his Radio 2 drive time show. On his show the judges said: "Chris is still setting the pace for others to follow". The BBC's other prominent Chris, Mr Moyles, didn't get to take any gold home, and neither did Radio 1 in general, who might be doing quite well in the ratings at the moment, but don't seem to be impressing their colleagues elsewhere in the industry so much. The full list of gold winners on the night were as follows: Music Programme: Words and Music, BBC Radio 3
Specialist Music Programme: David Rodigan, Kiss Network
Music Special Award: Vaughan Williams - Valiant for Truth, BBC Radio 3
Music Programming Award: Classic FM Breakfast Show Award: 5 Live Breakfast: BBC 5 Live
Entertainment Award: Chris Evans Drivetime, BBC Radio 2 News and Current Affairs: The World Today, BBC World Service News
News Special: The Investigation: Never Too Old To Care, A Stark Production/BBC Scotland
Breaking News: The Rangers Riot, BBC Radio Manchester
Sports: 5 Live Olympic Breakfast, BBC 5 Live Speech: Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode, BBC 5 Live
Drama: Mr Larkin's Awkward Day, BBC Radio 4
Comedy: Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!, Komedia/Smooth/BBC Radio 4
Feature: Between The Ears - Staring At The Wall, BBC Radio 3
Interview: Feargal Keane interviews Lana Vandenberghe, BBC Radio 4
Live Event Coverage: Absolute Coldplay, Absolute Radio Internet Programme: The Budgerigar and the Prisoner, CliftonDiocese.com
Multiplatform Radio: Wimbledon, BBC 5 Live Listener Participation: Electric Radio Brixton Daily Show, Prison Radio Association
Community: A Sound Fix (Spots), Prison Radio Association/Electric Radio Brixton
Themed Programming: Family Life, BBC Hereford & Worcester Promo: Kiss The Planet - What Will You Do?, Kiss Network
Competition: Facebuck, Galaxy Network
Station Imaging: 1Xtra Music Radio Personality of the Year: Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2
Music Broadcaster of the Year: Mark Radcliffe, Smooth Operations/BBC Radio 2 News Journalist of the Year: Gavin Lee, BBC News
Speech Radio Personality of the Year: Vanessa Feltz, BBC London 94.9
Speech Broadcaster of the Year: Nick Ferrari, LBC 97.3 Station of the Year (Under 300,000 listeners): Beacon Radio (Shropshire)
Station of the Year (300,000: one million): BBC Hereford and Worcester
Station of the Year (One million plus): Kerrang 105.2
Digital Station of the Year: Fun Kids
UK Station of the Year: BBC Radio 3 Special Award: Paul Brown
Local and Regional Lifetime Achievement Award: Colin Slater
Gold Award: Neil Fox Additional reporting by CMU Network
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