Frank Gillard Awards
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The Frank Gillard Awards are awards for BBC Local Radio
stations in the UK. They are named after Frank Gillard
who initiated the BBC's local radio
network. The award is a head of Frank Gillard and is given as Gold, Silver and Bronze degrees.
BBC Local Radio
BBC Local Radio is the BBC's regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. They cover a variety of areas with some serving a city and surrounding areas, for example BBC Radio Manchester; a county, for example BBC Radio Norfolk; an administrative region for...
stations in the UK. They are named after Frank Gillard
Frank Gillard
Frank Gillard CBE was a BBC reporter and radio innovator.-Early years:Gillard was born in Tiverton, Devon and attended Wellington School, Somerset. He gained a Batchelor's degree from St Luke's College, Exeter. He then taught in a private school.-Broadcaster:In 1936 he became a part time...
who initiated the BBC's local radio
BBC Local Radio
BBC Local Radio is the BBC's regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. They cover a variety of areas with some serving a city and surrounding areas, for example BBC Radio Manchester; a county, for example BBC Radio Norfolk; an administrative region for...
network. The award is a head of Frank Gillard and is given as Gold, Silver and Bronze degrees.
The annual Frank Gillard Awards were launched in 2000 in memory of the war correspondent and founder of BBC Local Radio.
Their aim is to recognise achievements and encourage excellence in the programming at BBC Local Radio stations across England.
Categories
Not all categories are awarded each year.- The Breakfast Programme
- Programme Presenter
- Coverage of a New Story
- Interactive Programme
- Reporter
- Sports Coverage
- Social Action Campaign
- Radio Feature
- Outside Broadcast
- Religious Programming
- Radio Promotion
- Sense of Place
- Diversity
- Outstanding Contribution to BBC Local Radio
- Station of the Year
- Best Multi Media Treatment