Plymouth Volunteer Team of the Year - 03/06/09
Award success for Hospital Radio Plymouth continues this year, as we have been named as Volunteer Team of the Year at the Inspiring Volunteering Awards 2009.
The awards ceremony took place at the Roland Levinsky Building on the 2nd June, jointly hosted by The Herald, The University of Plymouth and the Plymouth Guild. The event celebrated Volunteers Week, which seeks to recognise the work of volunteers within the local community and is now in its 25th year.
There were seven awards, of which the Volunteer Team of the Year category attracted many strong entries, said The Herald. Judges chose Hospital Radio Plymouth as the overall winner, stating they were impressed by the age range of our volunteers, how the team gels together and the diversity of what the station does to entertain hospital patients.
Programme Manager Keith Jolley said "It's fantastic to be recognised. There are a lot of people doing a lot of hard work. Our volunteers range from age 16 to mid 80s and it's wonderful that they are recognised."
Station Manager Andrew Hill added, "I am humbled to have been selected out of all the other charities and organisations. It's a tribute to all the hard work of our team. It's very special."
Design us a new logo and win a laptop! - 06/05/09
Do you fancy helping us by getting creative?
This year we mark 40 years of broadcasting and are looking to rebrand with a modernised and eye catching new image. We plan to unveil a new station logo at our anniversary celebrations in October and are currently inviting designs!
The prize for the winning entrant will be a brand new Minibook portable laptop, kindly sponsored by Plymouth Car Recoveries. For more information on what we're looking for and how to enter, click here
HRP Volunteer Challenges BBC for Broadcasting Award - 30/04/09
A volunteer at Hospital Radio Plymouth is in the running against BBC journalists for a top broadcasting award.
Congratulations to our member Josie Scobling, who has been shortlisted at the EDF Energy South West Media Awards as Radio Journalist of The Year. The other two journalists competing for the same award are BBC Radio Bristol's Nigel Dando and Robin Markwell.
Josie entered the awards with her documentary "Shirley's Story", which was produced for Hospital Radio Plymouth and recounts the devastating effects a stroke can take. It has already been recognised this year, having won the Silver Award in the Best Speech Category at the HBA Awards in March.
The EDF awards cover Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, and Josie is the only hospital radio journalist to have been shortlisted. Asked about the awards she said, "I'm delighted to be shortlisted. I entered on the off chance that something may come of it having checked Hospital Radio volunteers were eligible, so it was a surprise to receive an email inviting me to the awards ceremony. Hopefully being up against BBC journalists will prove to the more sceptical in the industry that Hospital Radio isn't just for amateurs!"
The awards ceremony will take place at the Plymouth Pavilions on the 4th June.
HRP Celebrate Award Success - 30/03/09
Hospital Radio Plymouth is celebrating after scooping an array of accolades at the HBA awards this weekend.
Our youngest member, 16 year old Josh Andrews, was named HBA Volunteer Of The Year. The award is bestowed to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to hospital radio and Josh was selected predominantly for his work entertaining the children's wards in his Level 12 show. He also received a Commended Certificate in the Best Newcomer category, and following the awards has been invited to attend Westminster in June to address MPs as part of a delegation about Youth Volunteering.
At the 2008 awards we were the overall winner of the hotly contested Station Of The Year title, taking the Gold Award. 2009 also brought us success in this category, as we won the Silver Award. Our congratulations to Radio Fox who pipped us to the post!
Josh with HBA President June Snowden
Josie Scobling picked up a Silver Award in the Best Speech Package category for her documentary "Shirley's Story" - the judges said they were impressed with the quality of her piece and how it sought to raise awareness about the devastating effects a stroke can cause. Isobel King was also successful, picking up a Highly Commended Certficate in the Best Female Presenter category.
The event was held in Blackpool and included special video messages of congratulations from both Gordon Brown and Sir Terry Wogan, who is the Patron of the HBA.
Station Manager Andrew Hill commented, "This is a very successful start to our 40th anniversary year. To have our oldest member, Connal Cather, get the coveted John Whitney award last year and our youngest member, Josh Andrews, named as HBA Volunteer of the Year in 2009 is a clear reflection of the level of volunteer commitment we have across the spectrum of ages." He added, "The awards Isobel and Josie received are well deserved and given the strong competition from stations across the UK it is quite some acheivement to get Silver for Station of the Year in 2009 after our Gold in 2008. All our volunteers can be proud of the role they have played in these results."
Isobel, Josh, Josie and Andrew
Happy 40th Anniversary HRP - 22/02/09
Hospital Radio Plymouth has been broadcasting to the city's hospitals since 1969 - and forty years later we're still going strong!
October 2009 brings our 40th anniversary, and the charity is marking this special milestone throughout the year.
A celebratory Dinner & Dance to bring together current and former members of the charity will be held, including special awards and after dinner entertainment.
We will also be marking the anniversary on air with a series of programmes featuring former members as well as vintage broadcasts from our archives.
For more information on how HRP is celebrating 40 years of broadcasting, please contact the studio
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