Big wins for RTÉ Radio at PPI Awards

Today with Pat Kenny: Best Current-Affairs Programme

Liveline: Best Community / Social Action Programme

News Programme: Drivetime with Mary Wilson

Ryan Tubridy: Speech Broadcaster of the Year

News at One team, winners of Best News Programme

News Reporter of the Year, Cian McCormack

News Broadcaster of the Year, Sean O'Rourke

Colette Kinsella, winner of Best Documentary Feature for RTÉ Choice

3rd October, 2009

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RTÉ Radio took home a total of 11 Gold Awards at the 2009 PPI Awards, held in Kilkenny. RTÉ stations dominated in the News and Current Affairs categories, with Sean O'Rourke and the News at One picking up two separate awards for Best News Programme and News Broadcaster of the Year.

Meanwhile, RTÉ Radio 1 swept the News Reporter of the Year category with a Bronze Award for Gavin Jennings, Silver for Caitriona Perry and Gold for Cian McCormack.

In another first, RTÉ Choice, one of RTÉ Radio's seven digital stations, took home the award for Best Documentary Feature.

Ryan Tubridy took the Speech Broadcaster of the Year Award, while Joe Duffy and the Liveline team accepted the Gold Award for Best Community/Social Action programme. Pat Kenny's Today programme took Gold in the Best Current Affairs Programme category.

The Outstanding Achievement Award went to Gay Byrne. The award was accepted on Mr Byrne's behalf by Aodán O Dubhghaill, Head of RTÉ lyric fm.

RTÉ Radio 1 was the PPI Station of the Year 2008. This year RTÉ Radio's Miriam O'Callaghan presented the Silver Award to RTÉ Radio 1 in the same category. RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm and RTÉ Radio 1 also picked up a range of other Bronze and Silver Awards on the night, with nods for Mary Wilson, Colm and Jim Jim and The Business, among others.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gay Byrne
» RTÉ lyric fm

GOLD - Best Music Special
Tower Songs - a Song Cycle for Ballymun
» Athena Media for RTÉ lyric fm

GOLD - Best News Story
Publication of the Ryan Report
» RTÉ Radio 1

GOLD - Best News Programme
News at One on RTÉ Radio1
» RTÉ Radio 1

GOLD - Best Current-Affairs Programme
Today with Pat Kenny
» RTÉ Radio 1

GOLD - Best Sports Story
Olympic Games 2008
» RTÉ Radio 1

GOLD - Best Documentary Feature
Through Cairo Airport
» Colette Kinsella for RTÉ Choice

GOLD - Best Community / Social Action Programme
Liveline
» RTÉ Radio 1

GOLD - Specialist Music Broadcaster of the Year
Donald Helme
» RTÉ lyric fm

GOLD - News Broadcaster of the Year
Sean O'Rourke
» RTÉ Radio 1

GOLD - News Reporter of the Year
Cian McCormack
» RTÉ Radio 1

GOLD - Speech Broadcaster of the Year
Ryan Tubridy
» RTÉ Radio 1

SILVER - Breakfast Programme
The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show
» RTÉ 2fm

SILVER - News Programme
Drivetime with Mary Wilson
» RTÉ Radio 1

SILVER - Sports programme
Drivetime with Des Cahill
» RTÉ Radio 1

SILVER - Documentary/Feature
With These Hands - Documentary on One
» RTÉ Radio 1

SILVER - News Reporter of the Year
Caitriona Perry
» RTÉ Radio 1

SILVER - Full Service Station of the Year
» RTÉ Radio 1

BRONZE - New Irish Music/Musical Talent Programme
Nova/Hiccup
» RTÉ lyric fm

BRONZE - Sports Story
Ireland's Six Nations Grand Slam
» RTÉ Radio 1

BRONZE - Specialist Speech Programme
The Business
» RTÉ Radio 1

BRONZE - Craoltoireacht le Gaeilge
Mise An Fear Ceoil
» RTÉ Radio 1

BRONZE - Music Broadcaster of the Year
Colm Hayes
» RTÉ 2fm

BRONZE - News Reporter of the Year
Gavin Jennings
» RTÉ Radio 1

BRONZE - Speech Broadcaster of the Year
Mary Wilson
» RTÉ Radio 1