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| Is this the start of another media dynasty? Chris Evans, the host of Monday night's 2013 Sony Radio Academy awards, kicked off the night – admittedly at 6.30 pm – with Noah, his four-year-old son, ready for bed in striped pyjamas, plus a straw hat, with him on the stage of the Grosvenor House Hotel. "Tell them why you're here," he asked Evans Jr, while giving him a professional nudge about how to hold the microphone closer to his mouth. "To see my favourite, Robbie Williams," replied Noah, to a chorus of aaahs as the singer duly appeared alongside him. "Oh Noah, my jokes had lots of swearwords in them, now I can't use them," said Williams, as the tiny figure toddled towards the exit. Except the occasional Take That man wasn't averse to a little colourful language as he took Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper and breakfast DJ Nick Grimshaw – sitting only a few feet away – to task for not playlisting his recent number one, Candy. But if Williams was intent on building a few bridges with the good people of the radio industry, then he didn't go about it in the most obvious fashion, telling the audience: "Looking out here it looks like the stars of Operation Yewtree 2014". | Is this the start of another media dynasty? Chris Evans, the host of Monday night's 2013 Sony Radio Academy awards, kicked off the night – admittedly at 6.30 pm – with Noah, his four-year-old son, ready for bed in striped pyjamas, plus a straw hat, with him on the stage of the Grosvenor House Hotel. "Tell them why you're here," he asked Evans Jr, while giving him a professional nudge about how to hold the microphone closer to his mouth. "To see my favourite, Robbie Williams," replied Noah, to a chorus of aaahs as the singer duly appeared alongside him. "Oh Noah, my jokes had lots of swearwords in them, now I can't use them," said Williams, as the tiny figure toddled towards the exit. Except the occasional Take That man wasn't averse to a little colourful language as he took Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper and breakfast DJ Nick Grimshaw – sitting only a few feet away – to task for not playlisting his recent number one, Candy. But if Williams was intent on building a few bridges with the good people of the radio industry, then he didn't go about it in the most obvious fashion, telling the audience: "Looking out here it looks like the stars of Operation Yewtree 2014". |
| Evans and mirth | Evans and mirth |
| Evans, presenter of the Radio 2 breakfast show, missed out on a Sony gold despite being nominated for two awards. The latest Sony gong, the "golden headphones" award voted for by listeners went to Radio 1's youthful pairing of Phil Lester and Dan Howell, who present the Sunday night request show and edged out former "rising star" winner Robbie Savage. Evans wasn't entirely welcoming to the new pair, suggesting their acceptance speech should have been a "quarter of the length" and "a little bit funnier". Greeted with catcalls by some members of the audience, Evans backtracked – but only a bit. "It takes years to win an award and even longer to learn how to accept one." But how long does it take to host an awards do? | |
| That fabulous Baker boy | That fabulous Baker boy |
| Acceptance speech of the night went to serial Sony winner Danny Baker, who won best entertainment programme for his Radio 5 Live Saturday morning show, rather than the BBC London show from which he was axed last year, prompting a memorable two-hour on-air rant. Baker told the audience he'd like to draw a line under the whole affair, before promptly erasing it by pointing out the absence of his former employers from Monday's awards. "I would like to apologise to BBC London," he said. "Where are they? Oh, they are not here. And in an Olympics year, too!" He added: "No that's not fair. But it's beautiful to say." Baker also had one eye on his future employment prospects. "If anyone from BT is here, I'm available. They have got the money!" | Acceptance speech of the night went to serial Sony winner Danny Baker, who won best entertainment programme for his Radio 5 Live Saturday morning show, rather than the BBC London show from which he was axed last year, prompting a memorable two-hour on-air rant. Baker told the audience he'd like to draw a line under the whole affair, before promptly erasing it by pointing out the absence of his former employers from Monday's awards. "I would like to apologise to BBC London," he said. "Where are they? Oh, they are not here. And in an Olympics year, too!" He added: "No that's not fair. But it's beautiful to say." Baker also had one eye on his future employment prospects. "If anyone from BT is here, I'm available. They have got the money!" |
| Wall on doing sod all | Wall on doing sod all |
| The special award for honesty goes to BBC Radio 5 Live controller Jonathan Wall, who said his presenters were "hard work and absolute nightmares to be honest", but during the London Olympics were "absolutely fantastic". 5 Live was awarded station of the year and picked up two awards for its coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics. "We just sat in armchairs, they won all the medals," said Wall, gesturing to members of Team GB. "We did sod all to be honest." | The special award for honesty goes to BBC Radio 5 Live controller Jonathan Wall, who said his presenters were "hard work and absolute nightmares to be honest", but during the London Olympics were "absolutely fantastic". 5 Live was awarded station of the year and picked up two awards for its coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics. "We just sat in armchairs, they won all the medals," said Wall, gesturing to members of Team GB. "We did sod all to be honest." |
| Moyles the merrier? | Moyles the merrier? |
| Maybe it was the proximity to the Bafta TV awards which were held the night before, but this year's Sonys felt like a distinctly underpowered affair. Many guests were open about their desire for a change at an event which has cut back on the number of awards, but still lasts five hours. The problem is a large number of the 1,000-plus guests cannot see the stage, or connect with the awards ceremony even with the help of large screens in the vast banqueting room. Throw in lots of wine and pre-dinner drinks, and the hubbub of conversation rises and rises as the awards are presented, intersected with a break for starters, main course, and pudding. Robbie Williams got things off with a bang, but awards closer Jamie Cullum struggled to maintain people's attention and an appearance by the Saturdays barely registered at all. Don't even ask us about Blue, though things picked up when "the people's tenor" Alfie Bowe sang the names of the winners of the music radio personality of the year (Christian O'Connel took gold, since you ask). The solution would be to move to a large venue, where everyone is seated in full view of proceedings, and then throw an after-party, which is what people seem to want, rather than being pinned down to tables laden with large hunks of lamb. That, or ask Chris Moyles to present it. Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper, new chair of the Radio Academy, it's over to you. | Maybe it was the proximity to the Bafta TV awards which were held the night before, but this year's Sonys felt like a distinctly underpowered affair. Many guests were open about their desire for a change at an event which has cut back on the number of awards, but still lasts five hours. The problem is a large number of the 1,000-plus guests cannot see the stage, or connect with the awards ceremony even with the help of large screens in the vast banqueting room. Throw in lots of wine and pre-dinner drinks, and the hubbub of conversation rises and rises as the awards are presented, intersected with a break for starters, main course, and pudding. Robbie Williams got things off with a bang, but awards closer Jamie Cullum struggled to maintain people's attention and an appearance by the Saturdays barely registered at all. Don't even ask us about Blue, though things picked up when "the people's tenor" Alfie Bowe sang the names of the winners of the music radio personality of the year (Christian O'Connel took gold, since you ask). The solution would be to move to a large venue, where everyone is seated in full view of proceedings, and then throw an after-party, which is what people seem to want, rather than being pinned down to tables laden with large hunks of lamb. That, or ask Chris Moyles to present it. Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper, new chair of the Radio Academy, it's over to you. |