WLR, Ireland's Local Station of the Year (2019, 2020) goes from strength to strength with a whopping SEVEN nominations for this year's IMRO Radio awards, across news, sport, current affairs, entertainment and Irish language. They are as follows:
- News Reporter of the Year: Aoife Kearns
- Sports Story: Carrick to the Champs-Elysees (Nigel Kelly)
- Speech Broadcaster, Local / Regional: Damien Tiernan
- Current Affairs Programme, Local / Regional: Déise Today
- News Programme, Local / Regional: WLR, News at One.
- Short Feature: Big Breakfast Little Stories (Karen Tomkins)
- Craoltoireacht le Gaeilge: Muintir na nDéise
WLR will be hoping to continue its success on last year's haul of four Gold, two Silver and a Bronze.
A huge year of entries...
The Awards celebrate its 21st birthday in style with the biggest number of entries for over five years. Competition to take home one of these prized accolades in the world of radio is intense, stations across the island vie to be the best of the best each year.
703 entries were received in 2021, the largest number in over five years. A team of judges spent last week on Zoom calls with head judge, respected industry consultant Peter McPartlin, coordinating the shortlist.
Speaking about the shortlist and 21 st birthday year, Chair of the IMRO Radio Awards committee Chris Doyle said “I’m delighted that with the support of our title sponsor IMRO we have been able to host the awards again in 2021. The amazing number of entries shows how important the IMRO Radio Awards are to the industry. With uncertainty around physical events, the awards will be virtual again this year, but it promises to be an excellent show as always.”
When are the IMROs happening?
The Awards will be handed out virtually at an event to be held on Friday 1st October 2021 with Dermot Whelan on hosting duties.
Best of luck to all, and fingers crossed for the crew at WLR.
