PRS for Music will be the sponsor of the Programme Awards at the forthcoming Radio Academy Awards.
The event, which takes place on 12 May at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, recognises the best of radio and broadcasting talent.
PRS for Music is celebrating its centenary in 2014 and the organisation has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the radio industry for much of these 100 years. The BBC was the UK collecting society’s first broadcast licensee in 1923 while commercial radio celebrated the 40th anniversary of its licence in 2013.
Both PRS for Music and the broadcasting sector have a mutually beneficial partnership. The royalties collected from radio play a key role in sustaining the careers of the organisation’s members while the use of their songs also ensures broadcasters can offer music lovers an exciting and wide range of programmes.
Robert Ashcroft, chief executive at PRS for Music, said: 'Songwriters and composers have had a long standing relationship with the radio industry, providing the soundtrack to our lives. The Radio Academy Awards highlight the dedication of those who bring us great programming and music, and we are delighted to be partners in our centenary year.'
The Programme Awards category includes ten prizes - these are Breakfast show of the year (10 million plus), Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million), Best Music Programme, Best Specialist Music Programme, Best Entertainment Programme, Best Speech Programme, Best Sports Programme, Best News and Current Affairs Programme, Best Coverage of a Live Event and Best Community Programming Programme.
The event, which takes place on 12 May at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, recognises the best of radio and broadcasting talent.
PRS for Music is celebrating its centenary in 2014 and the organisation has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the radio industry for much of these 100 years. The BBC was the UK collecting society’s first broadcast licensee in 1923 while commercial radio celebrated the 40th anniversary of its licence in 2013.
Both PRS for Music and the broadcasting sector have a mutually beneficial partnership. The royalties collected from radio play a key role in sustaining the careers of the organisation’s members while the use of their songs also ensures broadcasters can offer music lovers an exciting and wide range of programmes.
Robert Ashcroft, chief executive at PRS for Music, said: 'Songwriters and composers have had a long standing relationship with the radio industry, providing the soundtrack to our lives. The Radio Academy Awards highlight the dedication of those who bring us great programming and music, and we are delighted to be partners in our centenary year.'
The Programme Awards category includes ten prizes - these are Breakfast show of the year (10 million plus), Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million), Best Music Programme, Best Specialist Music Programme, Best Entertainment Programme, Best Speech Programme, Best Sports Programme, Best News and Current Affairs Programme, Best Coverage of a Live Event and Best Community Programming Programme.
View www.radioacademyawards.org for more information on the event and the full list of nominees.
