The spotlight is on as the finalists for the 35th Australian Commercial Radio & Audio (ACRA) Awards are revealed today, with the winners to be crowned at a night of celebration at The Star in Sydney on Saturday, 12 October.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith 1159 entries this year, 361 finalists, and only 71 awards up for grabs the competition is fiercer than ever. The talent on display is truly special, and we are thrilled to see such a diverse array of voices ready to shine as showtime approaches,\u201d said Jo Dick, Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) chief commercial officer.<\/p>\n
The nominees for the highly anticipated ACRA for\u00a0Best On Air Team (Metro)<\/strong>\u00a0are last year\u2019s winners\u00a0Brendan Jones<\/strong>\u00a0and Amanda Keller<\/strong>\u00a0(Jonesy & Amanda<\/em>, WSFM, ARN), 2022 Hall of Fame inductees\u00a0Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson<\/strong>\u00a0(The Kyle and Jackie O Show<\/em>, KIIS 1065, ARN),\u00a0The Christian O\u2019Connell Show<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(GOLD104.3, ARN),\u00a0Jase & Lauren<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(Nova 100, NOVA Entertainment),\u00a0Carrie & Tommy<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(3FOX, SCA), and\u00a0Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(Nova 96.9, NOVA Entertainment).<\/p>\n The\u00a0Individual Talent of the Year Award<\/strong>\u00a0has attracted the highest number of submissions across all categories. This year’s Metro finalists are\u00a0Christian O\u2019Connell<\/strong>\u00a0(GOLD104.3, ARN),\u00a0Ray Hadley<\/strong>\u00a0(2GB, Nine Radio),\u00a0\u201cUgly\u201d Phil O\u2019Neil<\/strong>\u00a0(WSFM, ARN),\u00a0Jackie Henderson<\/strong>\u00a0(KIIS 1065, ARN),\u00a0Fifi Box<\/strong>\u00a0(3FOX, SCA),\u00a0Kate Ritchie<\/strong>\u00a0(Nova 96.9, NOVA Entertainment), and\u00a0Ricki-Lee Coulter<\/strong>\u00a0(Nova Network, NOVA Entertainment) and\u00a0Ben Fordham\u00a0<\/strong>(2GB, Nine Radio).<\/p>\n “It’s great to see the increased prominence of female finalists in this year’s Individual Talent of the Year lineup. These exceptional people are leading the charge and making a significant impact on the radio industry,” commented Ms Dick.<\/p>\n Battling it out for\u00a0Station of the Year Award (Metro)\u00a0<\/strong>are B105 Brisbane; GOLD104.3 Melbourne; 2GB Sydney; Triple M Adelaide; and 2023 winners KIIS 1065 Sydney.\u00a0Non-metro<\/strong>\u00a0contenders are: 1029 Hot Tomato, Gold Coast; 102.9 Triple M, Newcastle; 102.3 Triple M, Townsville; and defending champs Mix 106.3, Canberra.<\/p>\n The competition for the\u00a0Best Networked Show Award<\/strong>\u00a0is fierce, with last year\u2019s winners,\u00a0The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power<\/strong>\u00a0(KIIS Network, Sydney, ARN) up against\u00a0Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie<\/strong>\u00a0(Nova 96.9, NOVA Entertainment),\u00a0Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel\u00a0<\/strong>(Nova Network, NOVA Entertainment),\u00a0The Christian O\u2019Connell Show<\/strong>\u00a0(GOLD104.3, ARN),\u00a0The Jimmy & Nath Show<\/strong>\u00a0(The Hit Network, SCA), and\u00a0Jess & Ducko<\/strong>\u00a0(Hit106.9, Newcastle, SCA).<\/p>\n The\u00a0Podcast Host\/s of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0category is packed with standout talent. Finalists include\u00a0Hamish & Andy<\/strong>\u00a0(The Hamish & Andy Podcast, LiSTNR, SCA),\u00a0Amelia Oberhardt<\/strong>\u00a0(Secrets We Keep: Shame, Lies and Family, LiSTNR, SCA),\u00a0Amanda Keller<\/strong>\u00a0(Double A Chattery, iHeart, ARN),\u00a0Christian McEwan<\/strong>\u00a0(The Dragons Den, i98FM, WIN Network),\u00a0Ant Middleton<\/strong>\u00a0(Head Game, Nova Podcasts), and the dynamic duo\u00a0Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne<\/strong>\u00a0(Life Uncut, iHeart, ARN).<\/p>\n Last year\u2019s Podcast Host of the Year,\u00a0Abbie Chatfield<\/strong>, is a contender for the\u00a0Podcast of the Year Award<\/strong>\u00a0with It\u2019s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield (LiSTNR, SCA). She will be up against\u00a0Hamish & Andy<\/strong>\u00a0(LiSTNR, SCA),\u00a0Amelia Oberhardt\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Secrets We Keep: Shame, Lies and Family (LiSTNR, SCA),\u00a0Crime Insiders<\/strong>\u00a0(LiSTNR, SCA), and\u00a0Hannah\u2019s Story<\/strong>\u00a0(9Podcasts, Nine Radio).<\/p>\n The finalists for\u00a0Best News Event Coverage<\/strong>\u00a0exemplify top-tier journalism, delivering breaking news that has a profound impact on our communities. The contenders include ARN\u2019s MIX 104.9 for Alice Springs Chaos, Nine Radio\u2019s 2GB for both Bondi Attacks and Sydney Car Pursuit, SCA\u2019s Triple M Newcastle for Hunter Valley Bus Tragedy, SCA\u2019s 102.3 Triple M Townsville for Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, and ARN News for Westfield Bondi Attack.<\/p>\n \u201cCongratulations to all the finalists for their outstanding work and dedication. Their contributions are a significant part of what makes the Australian audio scene so exciting and dynamic,” said Jo Dick.<\/p>\n Tickets for the ACRAS will go on sale in early September. To be the first to know, make sure to head to the 2024 ACRA Awards page at\u00a0www.acras.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n For a full list of our finalists head to:\u00a0ACRAs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The spotlight is on as the finalists for the 35th Australian Commercial Radio & Audio (ACRA) Awards are revealed today, with the winners to be crowned at a night of celebration at The Star in Sydney on Saturday, 12 October. \u201cWith 1159 entries this year, 361 finalists, and only 71 awards up for grabs the … Continue reading “2024 ACRA Awards Finalists Unveiled”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}