[8][4][9][10] The 2018 ceremony was held on 15 September in Sheffield, with 360 entries considered from 77 stations in 18 categories.
[6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 ceremony was held online on December 7, receiving 460 entries for consideration from 90 stations.
Those who have received honours are: Audrey Hall for her decades of presenting and producing radio, and for community activity in support of and to increase representation of the black community in Greater Manchester, with most recently being part of the team at AllFM.
Nathan Spackman for his significant impact in the development of Bro Radio in Wales, especially illustrated by the station winning station of the year at last year’s awards, but also his continued work at developing and representing the sector, locally in Wales as the founding co chair of the Welsh community radio network and co-founder of the UK Community Radio Network Soo Williams for her work at Ofcom being instrumental in facilitating the creation of community radio in its current form, and for overseeing its implementation until her retirement last year.
Tony Smith for his hard work and dedication over the last 20 plus years launching and running Angel Radio, who support an underserved older audience.