Rising star Ronnie Wood

31 March 2011

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Ronnie Wood has been nominated for a Rising Star Award at this year's Sony Radio Academy Awards.

Ronnie Wood has been nominated for a rising star award.

The ageing rocker will fight it out against DJs Matt Edmondson, Robbie Savage, Sarah Thompson and Simon Conway in the Sony DAB Rising Star Award at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2011.

The 63-year-old Rolling Stone guitarist will also challenge DJs Chris Moyles and Scott Mills and Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker for Music Radio Personality of the Year for his Friday evening show on digital station Absolute Classic Rock.

In a ceremony hosted by 95.8 Capital FM & Classic FM's Margherita Taylor and BBC 6music & Radio 2's Huey Morgan in London last night (30.03.11), Absolute Radio were announced to have received 14 nominations while talkSport will contest in six categories including UK Station of the Year.

The awards are judged by industry and media professionals, with this year's panel including Fi Glover, Natasha Kaplinsky, and Miranda Sawyer.

Tim Blackmore, Chairman of the Sony Radio Academy Awards said: "Once again, more than 1,000 entries have demonstrated the huge diversity and the impressive standards delivered by Britain's radio industry. The power of audio continues to enrich all our lives through the ever increasing range of platforms celebrated by these Awards."

The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Monday 9 May at London's Grosvenor House Hotel hosted by Radio 2's Chris Evans.

Nominations for the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2011:

Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus)

'5 live Breakfast' - BBC Radio 5 live

'Nick Ferrari at Breakfast' - LBC 97.3

'The Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast'- talkSPORT

'The Chris Evans Breakfast Show'- BBC Radio 2

'The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show' - Absolute Radio

Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million)

'JACK's Morning Glory' - 106 JACK fm Oxford

'Juice FM Breakfast Show with Adam and Leanne' - 107.6 Juice FM

'Key 103's Mike and Chelsea in The Morning' - Key 103

'Simon James and Hill' - Kerrang! Radio

'The Graham Mack Breakfast Show' - BBC Wiltshire

Best Music Programme

'Dermot O'Leary Show' - Ora et Labora for BBC Radio 2

'Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show' - Absolute Radio

'Radio 1's Chart Show with Reggie Yates' - BBC Radio 1

'Simon Mayo Drivetime' - BBC Radio 2

'The Radcliffe and Maconie Show' - Smooth Operations (Productions) Ltd for BBC Radio 2

Best Specialist Music Programme

'Another Country' - BBC Radio Scotland

'Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service' - BBC 6 Music

'Jazz on 3' - Somethin' Else for BBC Radio 3

'MistaJam' - BBC Radio 1Xtra

'The First Break Show' - Quidem Midlands Ltd for Touch FM 102, Touch FM 107.3, Touch FM 96.2, Touch FM 101.6, Rugby FM & Banbury Sound

Best Entertainment Programme

'Bernie Keith' - BBC Radio Northampton

'Real Radio Breakfast with Ditchy & Salty' - Real Radio Northwest

'The Chris Moyles Show' - BBC Radio 1

'The Frank Skinner Show' - Avalon for Absolute Radio

'Westwood'- BBC Radio 1Xtra

Best Speech Programme

'A History Of The World In 100 Objects' - BBC Radio Documentaries for BBC Radio 4

'Jon Ronson On..' - Unique The Production Company for BBC Radio 4

'The Infinite Monkey Cage' - BBC Radio Science for BBC Radio 4

'The Inside Story' - Prison Radio Association for National Prison Radio

'Victoria Derbyshire' - BBC Radio 5 live

Best Sports Programme

'5 live World Cup Breakfast' - BBC Radio 5 live

'BBC Radio Humberside Sport: Grimsby Town Relegation' - BBC Radio Humberside

'Drive with Darren Gough & Adrian Durham' - talkSPORT

'Fighting Talk' - Worlds End Television for BBC Radio 5 live

'Sportsworld' - BBC World Service Sport for BBC World Service

Best News & Current Affairs Programme

'LBC Nightly News' - LBC 97.3

'Newshour'- BBC World Service News & Current Affairs for BBC World Service

'The World Tonight' - BBC News for BBC Radio 4

Once again, more than 1,000 entries have demonstrated the huge diversity and the impressive standards delivered by Britain's radio industry

'Vanessa Feltz' - BBC London 94.9

'Victoria Derbyshire' - BBC Radio 5 live

Best Breaking News Coverage

'5 live Drive: Birth Of The Coalition' - BBC Radio 5 live

'Manhunt - The Raoul Moat Story' - Metro Radio News for Metro Radio

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