2011 Volunteer Awards
Pure 107.8FM held it's annual volunteer awards ceremony on 25 February at the Fingerpost Hotel in Offerton. Congratulations to all the winners and those nominated, including volunteers from our parent company the charity Pure Innovations.
Thanks to Rob and his staff at the Fingerpost Hotel for looking after us so well, the Trophy Store in Woodley for supplying the awards and Elegance Florists from Finney Lane in Heald Green for decorating the room.
Here's this year's full rundown:
Most Improved Volunteer
Winner:
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Producing The Basement - Anika Aarons
Nominated:
- Stockport Focus - Helen King
- Play Something Country - Pete Levene
- Producing Stockport Focus & Basement - Mark Pattison
- The Basement - Dan Tominson
Best One Off Interview or Feature
Winner:
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Ben Turner from Casualty - Mark Pattision Listen Here
Nominated:
- Sparkle Festival - Stephen Bowyer
- Goons Comedy Classic - John Dean
- Carl from My Morning Jacket - Martin Johnston & Huw Williams
- Hot Vestry - Perri McManus
Best New Media Volunteer 
Winner:
- Pure 107.8 FM Website - Ged Donovan
Nominated:
- Taylor Giacoma, Susanne Pendlebury, Dan O'Reilly & Nick Parish
- On-line Big Guide Team - Under The Rainbow Facebook - Stephen Bowyer
- Stockport Cricket Scene Podcasts -Andy Searle
- Roots ?n Fusion Facebook - Rick Stewart
Best Regular Music Feature 
Winner:
-
In The Mix with Emma Clare - Emma Clare
Nominated:
- 11 O'clock is brought to you by... - Martin Johnston & Huw Williams
- Top Ten at Ten on Resurrection - Jon Curly & Ali Lee
- Live at 7 on the Guest List - Rik Magee
- Basement Bangers - Dan Tomkinson
Best New Programme 
Winner:
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Saturday & Midweek Heroes - Owen Sherratt
Nominated:
- Electro Clash - Emma Clare
- New Format Stockport Focus - Mark Pattison & Helen Price
Best New Volunteer 
Winner:
- Queens Park Project Alkrington - David Taylor
Nominated:
- Saturday News - Vicky Adams
- Under The Rainbow - Robert Mellody
- Heroes Radio - Owen Sherratt
- Sanderling Day Services - Sam Ward
Best Total Access Programme 
Winner:
- Stephen Bowyer, Tom Fisher & Robert Mellody - Under The Rainbow
Nominated:
- Anika Aarons, Katy Booth, Josh Bull, David Ewing, Lauren Hewitt, Lauren Hughes, Andrew Larner, Perri McManus, Arun Mehta, Daniel Tomkinson, Katie Morgan, Mark Pattison & Lucas Gleave - The Basement
- Matthew Gilbert, Mark Pattison, Helen King, Jeff Black & Vickie Myers -
Stockport Focus - June Somekh, Paul James, Susan Sides, Paddy Blockley, Pete Levene & Keith Coates - New Horizons
Best Specialist Music Programme 
Winner:
- Soul Patrol - Stuart Richards
Nominated:
- Sunshine Underground - Martin Johnston & Huw Williams
- Roots ?n Fusion - Rick Stuart
- Keep It Real - Dean Bailey
- Guest List - Rik Magee
- Way Back Grooves - Tom Woodward
Encyclopaedia Like Knowledge of Music 
Winner:
- Stockport Years - Matthew Gilbert
Nominated:
- Fuzzbox - Brinner
- Below Zero - Lana Habbal
- International Departures - Rob Merino
- Northern Soul Floorfillers - Grant Rankin
- The Resurrection - John Curly & Ali Lee
Best Regular Non-Music Feature 
Winner:
- Stockport Cricket Scene - Andy Searle
Nominated:
- Pete Levene, Joanne Pye, Susanne Pendlebury, Dan O'Reilly & Nick Parish - The Big Guide Team
- Fuzzbox Conundrum - Rob Barrow
- Stockport District Sunday League - Keith Coates
- Basement Gaming Update - Lucas Gleave
Unsung Hero Award - PURE INNOVATIONS
Winner:
- Charity CDs - Noel Harrington
Nominated:
- Radio Producing The Basement - Anika Arrons & Mark Pattison
- Radio Data Entry Team - Andrew Dooley, Susan Hart, Noel Harrington, Chris Smalley & Diane Whitehead
- Tech Op Rock ?n Roll Legends - Chris Price
- Louise Pritchard, Gill Ellis & Lesley Hallam - Pure Employment Internship Team
- Sanderling Day Services Art Group - Geraldine Dean
- Day Services Arts Project, Alkrington - John Coyne
News & Sport Volunteer - Pure 107.8FM
Winner:
- Stockport Soccer Scene - Keith Coates
Nominated:
- Anika Arrons, Lucas Gleave, Matt Goulden, Chas Hughes, Pete Levene, Perri McManus, Robert Mellody, Andrew Snowdon & Rachael Ward
Pure County Tech Op Team - Saturday Breakfast News - Vicky Adams
- Stockport Cricket Scene - Andy Searle
- Studio presenting midweek Pure County - Owen Sherratt
Going The Extra Mile 
Winner:
- Katy Booth, Josh Bull, Rick Roots, Pete Levene & June Somekh -
"Prove It" Market Research Team
Nominated:
- 2011 A Year In Stockport Special - Matthew Gilbert
- Plaza Panto Special - Helen King & Mark Pattison
- Working Christmas Day - Owen Sherratt
- Holistic Therapy sessions in Alkrington - Lisa McArthur
- Graphic Designer Corporate Material - Naz Khan
Previous Years' Winners
2009 Volunteer Awards
2008 Volunteer Awards
2007 Volunteer Awards