12 February 2026
Bauer Media receives 29 nominations at the Commercial Radio News Awards 2026
The nominations for the 2026 Commercial Radio News Awards in association with IRN and Sky News have been revealed.聽The awards recognise quality journalism, presentation and production in commercial radio news and sport 鈥 something which is so important in today鈥檚 current media landscape.
Bauer Media鈥檚 news teams have received an incredible 29 nominations, across a wide range of categories including News聽Team and Reporter of the year.
Jim Foulger, Head of News and Sport, UK Nationals and England & Wales, said: 鈥淲hat an incredible result for our news teams ! Everybody works tirelessly to find the very best stories from wherever our audience lives in the UK and this recognition from experienced industry colleagues is testament to that dedication. Roll on March!鈥
Lorraine Herbison Hollinshead, Head of News and Sport, Scotland, added: 鈥榃e are all thrilled that the news team鈥檚 hard work is being recognised yet again in this year鈥檚 Commercial Radio News Awards. Commercial radio is thriving and our journalists play a vital role 聽for our listeners, keeping them informed of all the day to day breaking news as well as offering investigative and high quality journalism鈥.
The winners will be announced on Thursday 26th March 2026.聽The nominations are:
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Joseph Draper 鈥 LBC
Martha Tipper 鈥 Greatest Hits Radio, Kent, Bauer Media Audio聽
Phoebe Abruzzese 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom聽North East
Molly聽Tulett聽鈥 Clyde 1, Bauer Media Audio
George Icke 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom Central Region
BEST INTERVIEW
Pregnancy,聽Prison聽and the Cost of Injustice 鈥 Shivani Sharma,聽Global鈥檚聽Newsroom Central Region
Micky Welch interviews a Benwell explosion victim 鈥 Micky Welch, Hits Radio聽North East, Bauer Media Audio聽
Terror at the Synagogue, Yoni聽Finlay聽 鈥撀燙hris Chambers,聽Global鈥檚聽Newsroom聽North West聽and Yorkshire
Lost Souls: Row 9, Grave 28 鈥 Greatest Hits Radio, Bauer Media Audio聽聽
鈥業鈥檓 Proud of Him,鈥 Noel Gallagher, Oasis Exclusive 鈥 talkSPORT
REPORTER OF THE YEAR (NATIONAL)
Victoria Glover 鈥 Hits Radio, Bauer Media Audio聽
Helen Hoddinott 鈥 LBC
Mick Coyle 鈥 Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio, Bauer Media Audio聽
Chris Chambers 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom聽North West聽and Yorkshire
Joseph Draper 鈥 LBC
REPORTER OF THE YEAR (SPECIALIST)
Will Hobbs 鈥 talkSPORT and Times Radio
Christian Jones 鈥 Manx Radio
Georgie聽Prodromou聽鈥 Bauer Media Audio聽
Fraser Knight 鈥 LBC and LBC News
Alan Smith 鈥 Bauer Media Audio聽
REPORTER OF THE YEAR (REGIONAL)
Phoebe Abruzzese 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom聽North East
Karen Liu 鈥 Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio Teesside, Bauer Media Audio聽
Shivani Sharma 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom Central Region
Alan聽Zycinski聽鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom Scotland
George Icke 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom Central Region
BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
Aberdeen鈥檚 Hampden Heroes 鈥 Dave Galloway,聽Northsound聽1, Bauer Media Audio聽
Goodbye to Goodison 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom聽North West聽and Yorkshire
Scotland鈥檚 Greatest Night 鈥 Clyde 1, Bauer Media Audio聽
Tell Me Ma鈥rom Newcastle to Wembley and Home for Tea 鈥 Hits Radio聽North East, Bauer Media Audio
Leeds United: Back Where we Belong 鈥 West Yorkshire News Team, Bauer Media Audio聽
BEST NEWS STORY OR COVERAGE
The Murder of Harvey聽Willgoose聽鈥 Hits Radio South Yorkshire, Bauer Media Audio聽
Terror at the Synagogue 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom聽North West聽and Yorkshire
A Round with Donald 鈥 Clyde 1 and聽Northsound聽1, Bauer Media Audio聽
Ozzy Osbourne 鈥 The Son of Birmingham 鈥 Greatest Hits Radio and Planet Rock, Bauer Media Audio聽
Inside the Synagogue 鈥 Manchester鈥檚 Hits Radio, Bauer Media Audio聽
NEWSREADER OF THE YEAR (NATIONAL)
David Domb 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom London
Will Hobbs 鈥 talkSPORT and Times Radio
Amelia Cox 鈥 LBC and聽Global鈥檚聽Newsroom London
Aileen O鈥橲ullivan 鈥 KISS FM UK, Bauer Media Audio聽
John Stratford 鈥 LBC News
NEWSREADER OF THE YEAR (REGIONAL)
George Painter 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom Bristol
Nicolle Cassels 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom Scotland
Micky Welch 鈥 Hits Radio聽North East, Bauer Media Audio聽
Anna Harding 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom Central Region
Annie Mae Walker 鈥撀燝lobal鈥檚聽Newsroom聽North West聽and Yorkshire
BEST NEWS SPECIAL
My Stalker Moved in Next Door 鈥 Victoria Glover, Hits Radio, Bauer Media Audio聽
Jogging Through Abuse: An LBC Exclusive Exposing Life on a Run 鈥 Emma Corr, LBC
Before 12 Weeks 鈥 Alice Faulkner, Clyde 1 鈥 Hits Radio Network Scotland, Bauer Media Audio聽
Lost Souls 鈥 Greatest Hits Radio 鈥 Bauer Media Audio
Head Before Wicket 鈥 Will Hobbs, talkSPORT
NEWS TEAM OF THE YEAR (hubs or stations under 1.5 million TSA)
Northsound聽News 鈥 Bauer Media Audio聽
Lincolnshire News Team 鈥 Bauer Media Audio聽
MFR News 鈥 Bauer Media Audio聽
Hits Radio South Yorkshire 鈥 Bauer Media Audio聽
Hits Radio Teesside 鈥 Bauer Media Audio聽
NEWS TEAM OF THE YEAR (hubs or stations over 1.5 million TSA)
talkSPORT News Team 鈥 talkSPORT
Hits Radio聽North East聽鈥 Bauer Media Audio聽
Global鈥檚聽Newsroom Scotland
Times Radio News Team 鈥 Times Radio
Clyde 1 News Team 鈥 Clyde 1, Bauer Media Audio聽
