he remaining on-air dialog between BBC presenter Tony Livesey and the late Dame Deborah James is among the many profitable clips on the Audio and Radio Trade Awards (Arias) this 12 months.
Celebrating audio and radio throughout 28 classes, the Arias is streaming stay from London’s West Finish, hosted by TV persona Rylan Clark, on Tuesday.
A number of of the most important winners this 12 months deal with dealing with demise and loss.
Dame Deborah, who arrange the Bowelbabe most cancers analysis fund, died final 12 months on the age of 40 after affected by bowel most cancers, and he or she made a touching final look on 5 Dwell in Could shortly earlier than her demise.
The one-minute 30-second clip, the place Livesey refuses to say goodbye to Dame Deborah, as a substitute thanking her and telling her he has “a giant heat hug” for her, received the public-voted Radio Instances Second of the 12 months.
Dame Deborah’s podcast, You, Me and the Large C, which she launched as co-host with two different most cancers sufferers, Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland, additionally received the Influence Award.
The BBC Radio 5 podcast explores life with most cancers and coping with myths concerning the illness.
US comic Rob Delaney’s A Coronary heart That Works, a memoir about his son Henry, who died of a mind tumour in January 18 on the age of two, took the award for Finest Audiobook or Studying.
Radio DJ Tony Blackburn has received the Pioneer Award for his contribution to the recognition of soul music within the UK over 60 years in broadcasting, whereas fellow BBC presenter Craig Charles scooped Finest Music Leisure Present.
One other BBC present, For the Love Of Hip Hop, with British comic Romesh Ranganathan, received Finest Specialist Music Present.
The nationwide broadcaster took dwelling 17 gold awards, with Radio 4 claiming the primary spot in seven classes.
Held on the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with the winners, the 2023 Arias is being attended by stars together with BBC DJ Greg James and former Made In Chelsea persona Jamie Laing.
Clark, who will entrance a part of the BBC’s Eurovision Track Contest protection in Liverpool subsequent week, stated: “The largest evening in radio didn’t disappoint.
“I had a lot enjoyable on the stage.
“I dashed down from Liverpool for it, and I’ll be again on a practice earlier than midnight, however not even Eurovision can hold me away from my radio household.”
