{"id":393,"date":"2024-07-26T06:44:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T06:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=393"},"modified":"2024-07-26T06:44:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T06:44:34","slug":"nine-radio-and-9podcasts-smash-record-with-most-acra-finalists-in-its-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/nine-radio-and-9podcasts-smash-record-with-most-acra-finalists-in-its-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Radio and 9Podcasts smash record with most ACRA finalists in its history"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nine Radio and 9Podcasts have broken their own record with an astounding 41 finalist nominations across 20 categories in the 35th annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs), announced today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From breaking news to investigative journalism, storytelling, production, sports coverage, and diversity and inclusion (both on and off-air), these nominations highlight Nine Radio\u2019s deep connection with its audiences and the triumph of its comprehensive audio strategy.<\/p>\n

Leading the charge are 2GB\u2019s\u00a0Ben Fordham, Ray Hadley and Chris O\u2019Keefe\u00a0<\/strong>and 3AW\u2019s\u00a0Neil Mitchell\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0all finalists for both\u00a0Best Talk Presenter\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Best Current Affairs Presenter.\u00a0<\/em>Tom Elliott\u00a0<\/strong>is also nominated for\u00a0Best Talk Presenter.\u00a0<\/em>Fordham and Hadley are also contenders for\u00a0Individual Talent of the Year<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In a nod to the new talent Nine\u2019s stations continue to develop and discover,\u00a02GB\u2019s\u00a0Chris O\u2019Keefe<\/strong>\u00a0and 3AW\u2019s\u00a0Jacqui Felgate<\/strong>\u00a0are in the running for\u00a0Best New On-Air Talent<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a big year for Sydney\u2019s top station,\u00a02GB<\/strong>, which is vying for\u00a0Station of the Year<\/em>, Content Manager\u00a0Luke Davis\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0Best Content Director,<\/em>\u00a0with Fordham,\u00a0Mark Levy\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Will Bottom\u00a0<\/strong>and Hadley also nominated for\u00a0Best News Event Coverage<\/em>\u00a0for their reports on the Bondi Junction Attacks and the Sydney Car Pursuit, respectively.<\/p>\n

In sport, the late\u00a0David Morrow, Mark Levy, Anthony Hudson,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Shane McInnes<\/strong>\u00a0are all nominated in the\u00a0Best Sports Presenter<\/em>\u00a0category, while the\u00a0Continuous Call Team\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>coverage of 2023 NRL Grand Final is a finalist for\u00a0Best Sports Event Coverage<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Nine Radio\u2019s journalists dominate the\u00a0Best News Presenter\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Brian White\u00a0<\/em>awards, with\u00a0David Armstrong, Gail Watson, Rhiannon Soliman-Marron, Ben Fordham, Clinton Maynard\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Zac de Silva\u00a0<\/strong>all finalists.<\/p>\n

9Podcasts\u2019 award-winning, critically acclaimed and hugely popular series,\u00a0Hannah\u2019s Story<\/strong>, adds to its accolades with nominations for\u00a0Podcast of the Year, Best Documentary Audio<\/em>, and\u00a0Best Podcast Producer\u00a0<\/em>for\u00a0Jess Lodge<\/strong>. Producers\u00a0Sam Stove<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Matty White<\/strong>\u00a0also earned\u00a0Best Podcast Producer\u00a0<\/em>nominations.<\/p>\n

Nine Radio\u2019s successful\u00a0internship program<\/strong>\u00a0was also nominated in the special category for\u00a0Diversity and Inclusion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Nine Radio Managing Director, Tom Malone,<\/strong>\u00a0said: \u201cThis is an outstanding result for Nine\u2019s radio stations and podcast teams. They are a dedicated group of professionals who strive for excellence in all they do. At the heart of their purpose is serving our listeners, as a destination for live and local content \u2013\u00a0always relevant,\u00a0always on. These nominations are a huge testament to their hard work and commitment, and a wonderful reflection on them, and all of their colleagues who strive for excellence every day.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See the full list of Nine nominees\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ACRA winners will be announced in Sydney on Saturday, October 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nine Radio and 9Podcasts have broken their own record with an astounding 41 finalist nominations across 20 categories in the 35th annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs), announced today. From breaking news to investigative journalism, storytelling, production, sports coverage, and diversity and inclusion (both on and off-air), these nominations highlight Nine Radio\u2019s deep connection with … Continue reading “Nine Radio and 9Podcasts smash record with most ACRA finalists in its history”<\/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-393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393","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=393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}