Radio Harrow Shortlisted for HBA Awards 2024

Sunday, 4th February 2024

Radio Harrow are proud to share that we been shortlisted for two awards at this years Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards.

The Saturday Brunch, which airs every week on Saturdays from 12noon has been shortlisted as a finalist nomination for Best Programme with Multiple Presenters.

Presenter Anandi Shah has been shortlisted as a finalist nomination for the category of Best Female Presenter.

Speaking to the website, Programme Manager Andrew Bottcher commented:

I’m extremely proud that we have had two nominations for the Hospital Broadcasting Association awards 2024!

Radio Harrow is home of great quality entertainment for Harrow, Brent and Ealing and I’m so glad that we have been recognised for the amazing work we do.

Congratulations Anandi Shah and the Saturday Brunch team! Roll on April for the main awards.

The Hospital Broadcasting Association is the national charity that supports and promotes Hospital Broadcasting in the UK. The HBA Awards ceremony will take place later this year, and the winners announced at the event.

For more information about the HBA Awards, please visit their website.

Nominated at the HBA Awards: Aurora Da Silva

Sunday, 15th January 2023

Every year the Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA) host a terrific ceremony to represent volunteers across the UK, after a gap it’s great to have the awards back in person in Bolton this year. The ceremony consists of 11 categories, highlighting upcoming presenters, specialist shows, best special events and more.

Congratulations to Aurora DaSilva this year for being nominated as ‘Best Newcomer’. Aurora started her solo show last year to focus on mental health and self-care. Serving the community with well-needed tips, but also time to slow down and remind us how important it is to focus on ourselves.

A note from Aurora:

My show focuses on self-care and well-being; it’s incredible how I can reach more people and hopefully support them. I started the show in early August, and since then, I have been looking at self-care in different areas, such as pregnancy, relationships, bereavement, and work; I can say that I have already interviewed two wonderful people; who, in different ways have dedicated their lives to helping others: Sonia Beldom shared her passion for writing; her book is about her experience growing up with a mentally ill mum and how she uses her story to help kids experiencing living with adults with the same issues. David Phelops also shared his beautiful voice and how the choir he funded impacts others’ mental well-being and health.

As a counsellor, I am aware that, for different reasons, people are still not 100% comfortable asking for help with their well-being. Being part of a team like Radio Harrow allows me to reach these people very informally with a mix of music, conversation, interviews with people in the community and tips. I am loving and learning from this experience. I have many exciting ideas for future shows involving more guests, music and themes.

Tune in every Friday from 7pm-8pm for ‘Self Care with Aurora

Good luck from all of us at Radio Harrow

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Radio Harrow Crowned Station Of The Year

Wednesday, 24th March 2021
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Radio Harrow has won GOLD at The HBA Awards 2021 for Station of the Year. We are incredibly proud of all our volunteers and contributors to the station, especially during the pandemic as we’ve all had a tough year. 

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HBA Awards

The awards were held remotely on Saturday 20th March during the Hospital Broadcasting Association conference and broadcasted to over one hundred people. Normally the ceremony is held in different parts of the UK such as Bristol and nominated stations are encouraged to attend. However, as this year’s ceremony was streamed attendees had online access and we await for more highlights from the HBA YouTube channel.

Special thanks from Management

The Management Board gave “a special thanks to all the volunteers and presenters who have been working hard over the last year, keeping Radio Harrow on the air through a difficult time. The past 12 months have seen live shows made at home, interviews conducted over Zoom and even programs being recorded in bedrooms & cars during the UK lockdown.”

Chairman David Reece said: “I am so pleased with what we have been able to accomplish as a station and as a charity. It is an amazing feeling to know that we have been able to do something so positive during such a controversial time.”

Radio Harrow Secretary, Ben Punter added: “I’m massively proud of what our team has achieved these past twelve months, managing to create some amazing, touching, and unique radio.”

Communications Manager, Sneha Mervana: “It’s great to see all the talent we have behind the scenes in and out of the studio. There are some incredibly talented individuals who continue to support and help the station grow.”

Current update:

Radio Harrow continues to provide patients & those in the community with an amazing selection of shows, interviews and a great selection of music. Recently Podcasts have been launched for Sports and Ed Talks. Check it out on Spotify.

If you would like to get involved remotely email us at liaison@radioharrow.org or comms@radioharrow.org

Follow us @radioharrow on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for vibrant stories and new music news.

Radio Harrow Nominated for 4 HBA Awards

Monday, 1st March 2021

Radio Harrow has been shortlisted for four awards at the Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards 2021. The award nominations were announced on Monday 1st March, and the awards set to take place remotely on Saturday 20th March.

Radio Harrow programme ‘The Shuffle’ has been nominated for ‘Best Station Promotion’, while daily segment ‘The Wall of Sound’ secured a nod in the ‘Specialist Music’ category.
‘The Shuffle’ airs weekdays at 10am and ‘The Wall of Sound’ at 4:30pm.

The station has also earned a nomination in the ‘Special Event’ category for Radio Harrow’s coverage of the Duck Pond Market, from last September in Gunnersbury Park.

Presenter Lydia June Meredith said: “We wanted to create something a bit different for our listeners and to showcase positivity and normality at a time of such uncertainty, even if we had to interview using selfie sticks to distance ourselves”.

Presenter Natascia Bernardi added “Being able to interview stalls owners and interact with the public after so much time in isolation made Live at The Duckpond Market so special for all of us involved”.

Radio Harrow are up against nine other stations to claim the highly coveted ‘Station Of The Year’ award.
Programme Manager Andrew Bottcher said: “I’m delighted that Radio Harrow has been nominated for four Hospital Broadcasting Awards! It’s a fantastic achievement for all volunteers at the station and I’m really proud that even during these difficult times, we can still produce top quality content for Harrow”.

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