Radio Suffolk scoops gold award

Radio Suffolk's managing editor Gerald Main is 'over the moon'

BBC Radio Suffolk has been named a Station of the Year at the industry awards for excellence in broadcasting.

The station scooped a Gold Award at this year's Sony Awards for its "self-confidence and personality".

Station editor Gerald Main said: "It's a tremendous achievement and something the whole team should be proud of.

"But the only reason we keep on winning awards like this is because of the support we get all the time from people across Suffolk."

The station, which collected the award for stations with up to one million listeners, was praised for being "aware of its place in the community "and incorporating its audience into its output.

This year, the station also received three Gillard Awards and has seen listening figures rise from 124,000 in March last year, to 129,000 in March this year.

Mr Main said: "I was chuffed to bits when we won News Broadcaster of the Year last year, speechless when we were nominated for Station of the Year again this year and just over the moon that we got gold again this year."

The Sony Awards were presented at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. The other stations nominated were BBC Three Counties radio and Beacon FM in Shropshire.

Radio 4 was honoured as Station of the Year in the large audience category.