Good luck to WA finalists in ACRA’s, being presented this Saturday night

October 13 2011, 7:19 am | BY Martin Trevaskis | 1 Comment

GaryRoberts.jpgThe 2011 Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRA’s) are being presented at Jupiters on the Gold Coast this Saturday night.

WA has several finalists in the running, including Nova 93.7’s Gary Roberts (left) for Most Popular Station Manager and Mix 94.5’s Agency Sales Team for Best Station Sales Achievement. It’s the second consecutive nomination for both.

Mix 94.5’s Siren Award-winning ‘Allpest Does Not Negotiate’ radio ad is also a finalist for Best Station Produced Commercial.

The WA finalists for the 2011 ACRA’s are:

(Please note: Category Finalists are denoted with the following letters: Country • Provincial • NonMetropolitan • Metropolitan)

Most Popular Station Manager

  • Jason McCarthy; Spirit 98.1, Geraldton WA, Redwave Media C
  • Gary Roberts; Nova 93.7, Perth WA, DMG Radio Australia M

Engineering Excellence

  • Greg Hateley, Matt Shields & Darren Hateley; 96FM, IP Audio Studio to Transmission Installation, Perth WA, Fairfax Radio Network
  • Brett Kelly; Disaster Recovery Transmission System, Perth WA, Southern Cross Austereo

Best Sports Presenter

  • Glenn Wilson; RadioWest; Kalgoorlie WA, Southern Cross Austereo C

Best Music Director

  • Dan Cole; WAFM Network, WA, Redwave Media P

Best Music Special

  • GoodbyePowderfinger; Kyal Rose & Gina Ankerson, Hot FM, Bunbury, Southern CrossAustereo P

Best Station Sales Achievement

  • Mix 94.5 Agency Sales Team; Mix 94.5, Perth WA, Southern Cross Austereo M

Best Direct Salesperson

  • Justin Baxter; RadioWest, Northam WA, Southern Cross Austereo NM

Best Station Produced Commercial

  • Little White Cross; Josh Langley, RadioWest, Northam WA, Southern Cross Austereo C
  • Roadwise -Xmas 2010; Andy Macleod, RadioWest & Hot FM, Katanning WA, Southern CrossAustereo C
  • Allpest – Does Not Negotiate; Alida Henson, Garry Dean, Ingrid Paxton & Matt Dickson, Mix 94.5, Perth WA, Southern Cross Austereo M

Best Multimedia Execution – Station

  • Coast Live; NickMorgan & Michael Locke, Coast FM, Mandurah WA, West Coast Radio NM
  • Bon Jovi Support Band; Mix 94.5, Perth WA, Southern Cross Austereo M

Best Sales Promotion

  • Bankwest’s Heap of Happy; Madeleine Hubbard, Nova 93.7, Perth WA, DMG Radio Australia M

Best Station Promotion

  • Real Friends with Benefits; Andy Milne & Scott Muller, Nova 93.7, Perth WA, DMG RadioAustralia M

The complete list of finalists is available from the ACRA website.