The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) has officially announced the finalists for the 2012 CBAA Awards (commonly referred to as The ‘Voxies’).
The CBAA Awards acknowledge the achievements of community radio stations and their programs, initiatives and practices , in an effort to promote excellence and encourage community broadcasters.
Keep reading to find out the full list of 2012 Voxie finalists! We’ll keep you posted on who takes home to glass trophies, which will be revealed in the CBAA Gala Dinner on November 17 in Melbourne, as part of the three-day 2012 CBAA Conference, which you can read all about by heading here.
1. Excellence in Community Participation
| Bangers and Thrash | Mitchell Community Radio |
| Community Participation | Nambucca Valley Radio 2NVR |
| 4ZZZ’s YTH UNDRGND | 4ZZZ |
| RIBS – Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Service | CAAMA 8KIN FM |
2. Outstanding Volunteer Contribution
| Max Benyon | Fine Music 102.5 |
| Ian ‘Greenie’ Green | Great Lakes FM |
| Michael Smith | 3CR |
| Rebekah Lowe | 5THE FM |
3. Best Digital Media Initiative
| JOY Eurovision Project | JOY 94.9 |
| Radio On Demand | 3RRR |
| Project U | Coast FM 96.3 |
| Primary Perspectives | 3WBC |
4. Excellence in Training
| SYN TV and Screen Inductions | SYN |
| 4EB Broadcast & New Member Induction Session | Radio 4EBFM |
| 3ZZZ Broadcaster Training | 3ZZZ |
| Brainwaves | 3CR |
5. Best New Radio Program – Talks
| RTRFM’s Youth News Project | RTR FM |
| Streetcast | Radio Adelaide |
| Primary Perspectives | 3WBC |
| On the Money | 2ser |
6. Best New Radio Program – Music
| Ears Have Ears | 2FBi |
| Soundscapes | TYGA FM |
| Drive Live | PBS FM |
| Straight to You | PBS FM |
7. Contribution to Australian Music
| Project U | Coast FM 96.3 |
| Drive Live | PBS FM |
| Sunday Wash Up | 4BAY FM |
| Radio Adelaide | Radio Adelaide |
8. Contribution to Indigenous Broadcasting
| 4th Anniversary of Apology to Stolen Generation | Phoenix FM |
| Cardi Cardi | TYGA FM |
9. Excellence in Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasting
| Viva Italia | North West FM |
| Next Generation Media | SYN |
| Radio 4EBFM – Brisbane | Radio 4EBFM |
| Let’s Talk Health | 2NBC FM |
10. Excellence in Music Programming
| Off the Record | 3RRR |
| The Doo Wop Corner | Three D Radio |
| The Sound Barrier | PBS FM |
| Sideways Through Sound | 2ser |
11. Excellence in Spoken Word, News and Current Affairs Programming
| Panorama | SYN |
| Talking Vision | Vision Australia Radio (3RPH) |
| The Wire | 2ser, 4EB & Radio Adelaide |
| All The Best | 2FBi |
12. Outstanding Youth Contribution
| Georgia Moodie | SYN |
| Project U | Coast FM 96.3 |
| Miani Mischon | 3WBC |
| Primary Perspectives | 3WBC |
13. Best Station Production
| 4EB Station Promo | Radio 4EBFM |
| The Eastside Production Sound | 2RES Eastside Radio |
| Sunset Program Intros | 2FBi |
| Women’s Business 2012 Intro | CAAMA 8KIN FM |
14. Best Station Promotion, Sponsorship or Fundraising Campaign
| Fresh 92.7 Birthday Blowout | Fresh 92.7 |
| Transmission Ignition | 4ZZZ |
| 2ser University Engagement | 2ser |
| Random Acts of Kindness | 89.9 LightFM |
15. Troy Garner Excellence in Sports Programming
| Football 2012 | 3WAY FM |
| Sports Of All Sorts | North West FM |
| Sunday Sports Wrap | 2NBC |
| CAAMA Sports Programming | CAAMA 8KIN FM |
16. Most Innovative Outside Broadcast or Special Event Broadcast
| The World Rally Outside Broadcast | Nambucca Valley Radio 2NVR |
| JOY and 3AW – Better Together Broadcast | JOY 94.9 |
| Womadelaide Live! | Radio Adelaide |
| Aboriginal Tent Embassy 40th Anniversary | 3CR |
17. The Outstanding Small Station Award
| Mitchell Community Radio | Kilmore, VIC |
| Northside Radio | Chatswood, NSW |
| TYGA FM | Derwent Valley, TAS |
| 5THE FM | Millicent, SA |
18. Excellence in Technical / IT Services
| Digital Clocks Project | JOY 94.9 |
| Technical Services Team | 2NBC |
| Greg Segal | 3CR |
| Raymond Volpatti | 2RRR |
