Canberra market leader Mix 106.3 was named Station of the Year (non-metro) in this year’s ACRA Awards. Photo: Supplied.
The ACT’s local radio talent has been recognised on the national stage at this year’s Australian Commercial Radio and Audio (ACRA) Awards in Sydney.
amplifyCBR, which owns Mix 106.3 and Hit 104.7, took home seven awards in total on 14 October and Mix 106.3 was named Station of the Year (non-metro).
Hit 104.7 Weekend Breakfast host Ellie Angel-Mobbs (Hit 104.7) won Individual Talent of the Year (Provincial), Mix 106.3 and Hit 104.7 content director Rod Cuddihy was named Best Program/Content Director (Provincial) and Haylee Potts won the award for Best Radio Show Producer (non-Metro).
The Best Community Campaign (Provincial) Award went to the product team for Mix 106.3’s ‘Pack the Bus’ campaign and the Best Station Produced Commercial Campaign (Provincial) was awarded to the Mix 106.3 team’s ‘Be Safe, Be Alive’ campaign.
It’s been a great year for amplifyCBR stations, with Mix 106.3 and Hit 104.7 dominating the Canberra market in all three of this year’s radio ratings surveys. For amplifyCBR general manager Craig Wagstaff, this is just another example of the team’s hard work paying off.
“It was wonderful for our talented, energetic and enthusiastic team to receive national recognition with seven awards – particularly those of Station of the Year (Non-Metro) for MIX106.3 and two awards for charitable and community service/public welfare campaigns,” he said.
“Our individual winners were all richly deserving and reinforced again their capacity and credentials from an Australian industry-wide perspective.
“We were very conscious to highlight that these marks of recognition for our people and our stations carried specific links to our audience, our commercial/community partners or in most cases… both groups… these were also wins for Canberra.”
`I had to give a speech and was lost for words…the first thing that came to mind was Up the Milk’: Individual Talent of the Year winner Ellie Angel-Mobbs. Photo: Supplied.
For Weekend Breakfast host Ellie Angel-Mobbs, the award was a dream come true after 19 years of working in radio full-time.
“When they called my name out at the awards I was in complete shock,” she said. “Honestly, I thought I didn’t stand a chance with such a high calibre of talent in the category alongside me.
“I had to give a speech and was lost for words…the first thing that came to mind was ‘Up the Milk’ – the Canberran in me couldn’t help myself!”
The born and bred Canberran said it meant a lot to take home this award in her home city.
“My passion for radio started when I was 15 years old listening to FM 104.7. Instead of doing my homework for Merici College, I’d write down all the things No Friends Nige and Line Dancing Mel said on their show,” she said.
“My dream job was to be a radio announcer at the station. It turns out the hours of listening and not doing algebra paid off for me. When Boss Rod [Cuddihy] said he’d love for me to host Weekend Breakfast on Hit a few years ago, I was so excited.
“To get the opportunity to be on air in my hometown ignited a spark in my radio heart I’d never felt before. I love nothing more than talking about our city and celebrating how wonderful it is! amplifyCBR do an amazing job bringing Canberra to life through audio. Radio is such a powerful media source, with the ability to connect to our audience like no other.”
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