Audio and Radio Industry Awards

The Audio and Radio Industry Awards are annual awards awarded for excellence in UK radio and audio presenting and production. Established in 2016 by the Radio Academy, they succeeded the Radio Academy Awards, the academy's honours system of 1983 to 2014. They are awarded for productions in the previous calendar year. In contrast to many other media award ceremonies, three winners are selected by judging panels for each category and graded Gold, Silver or Bronze.
In May 2019 the Young ARIAs were inaugurated at the BBC Radio Theatre in London in a ceremony hosted by BBC Radio 1's Matt Edmondson and Kiss FM host Daisy Maskell. The very next year they were rebranded as the Young Audio Awards.

Notable omissions

Since their launch, the Audio and Radio Industry Awards have been shunned by the biggest commercial radio group in the UK, Global Radio. Although the Radio Academy is not supported by Global Radio this does not preclude it from entering programmes or presenters from its stations, namely Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital Xtra, Classic FM, Smooth Radio, Radio X or Gold.

ARIAs 2016

Nominations for the 16 inaugural award categories were unveiled on 19 September 2016 by Radio 1's Scott Mills and Pandora Christie of Kiss FM. The shortlist for each category was limited to five nominees.

ARIAs 2017

Nominations were revealed on 18 September 2017 by Virgin Radio presenters Kate Lawler and Matt Richardson. The number of categories was increased to 23, each with a shortlist of six nominees.

Best New Presenter	Best New Show	Best News Coverage
Gold: Andrew Flintoff Silver: Andrew Scott, U2@40 documentary Bronze: Gemma Atkinson	Gold: Flintoff, Savage & the Ping Pong Guy Silver: Quake Bronze: Soundtracking with Edith Bowman	Gold: London Bridge Attacks Silver: PM: The High Street Abduction Bronze: BBC Radio Leeds
Best Speech Presenter – Breakfast	Best Speech Presenter – Non breakfast	Sports Show of the Year
Gold: Nicky Campbell and Rachel Burden Silver: Vanessa Feltz Bronze: Liz Green	Gold: Iain Lee Silver: Jeremy Vine Bronze: Mike Sweeney	Gold: 5 Live Sport Silver: Our summer: The Story of Wales at Euro 2016 Bronze: On the Sporting Couch
Best Music Presenter – Breakfast	Best Music Presenter – Non breakfast	Best Specialist Music Show
Gold: Christian O'Connell Silver: JACK’S Morning Glory Bronze: Chris Evans	Gold: Annie Mac Silver: Richard Allinson Bronze: Stephen McCauley	Gold: Benji B Silver: The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe Bronze: Soundtracking with Edith Bowman
Best Entertainment / Comedy Production	Best Factual Storytelling	Best Fictional Storytelling
Gold: The Frank Skinner Show Silver: A Normal Life – Henry Normal Bronze: 24-hour “LOLathon” for Red Nose Day – Scott Mills & Chris Stark	Gold: The Enemy Within Silver: Hillsborough: Trevor and Jenni's Journey Bronze: The Tale of June and Gretel	Gold: Life Lines Silver: Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy Bronze: Comment is Free
Best Community Programme	Best Online Radio Station	Best Podcast
Gold: The Manchester Bombing Silver: Dig Deep Bronze: National Prison Radio Bronze: Talking Heads	Gold: Worldwide FM Silver: Live @ Wimbledon Radio Bronze: Reform	Gold: Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy Silver: Close Encounters Bronze: The Untold: Missing
Best On-Air Promotion	Best Branded Content or Partnership	Best Marketing Campaign
Gold: 6 Music Festival in Glasgow Silver: UEFA Euro 2016 France Bronze: The Archers	Gold: The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show with Wickes Silver: BBC Local Radio and National Poetry Day Bronze: Mardi Gras 2017 with British Airways Bronze: School of Rock	Gold: BBC Radio 1Xtra Street Studio Silver: See Radio Differently Campaign Bronze: Superhero Day
Best Coverage of an Event	Local Station of the Year	National Radio Station of the Year
Gold: Manchester's Response to the Arena Attack Silver: Running the Brighton Marathon Bronze: BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend Highly commended: World Cup ‘66 Live	Gold: BBC Radio London Silver: BBC Radio Merseyside Bronze: Metro Radio	Gold: BBC 1Xtra Silver: Planet Rock Bronze: BBC Radio 1
Team of the Year	Individual of the Year
Winner: Local Radio Day	Winner: Tony Moorey, Group Content Director

ARIAs 2018

Nominations were revealed on 17 September 2018 by Capital South Wales presenters Matt Lissack and Polly James. New categories introduced this year included Best Local Radio Show, Funniest Show, Best Commercial Promotion and Best Station Sound.

Best New Presenter	Best New Show / Podcast	Best News Coverage
Gold: Ronan Keating Silver: Mollie King Bronze: Kat Harbourne & Jenny Eells – The Naked Podcast	Gold: You, Me & the Big C Silver: Death in Ice Valley Bronze: I Hear Voices	Gold: Real Life Stories, The Emma Barnett Show Silver: BBC Radio Leeds Bronze: We Stand Together: The Manchester Arena Attack One Year On
Best Speech Presenter – Breakfast	Best Speech Presenter – Non breakfast	Best Sports Show / Podcast
Gold: Stephen Nolan Silver: Nicky Campbell & Rachel Burden Bronze: Mishal Husain	Gold: Justin Dealey Silver: Tony Livesey Bronze: Anna Foster	Gold: Mo-Joe: An 18 Week Marathon Training Diary Silver: Fight Disciples Bronze: On The Left Side – The Funny Football Show
Best Music Presenter – Breakfast	Best Music Presenter – Non breakfast	Best Specialist Music Show
Gold: The Mylo & Rosie Show Silver: Nick Grimshaw: Radio 1 Breakfast Bronze: Dotty: The 1Xtra Breakfast Show	Gold: Jamie Cullum Silver: Trevor Nelson Bronze: Edith Bowman – ''Soundtracking	Gold: Soundtracking with Edith Bowman Silver: Annie Mac Bronze: Soundscapes with Stephen McCauley
Funniest Show	Best Factual Storytelling / Documentary	Best Fictional Storytelling
Gold: Fortunately... with Fi and Jane Silver: International New Year Comedy Celebration Bronze: John Holmes Saturday Show	Gold: Meeting The Man I Killed Silver: Between the Ears: "The NHS Symphony" Bronze: The Sound of Protest	Gold: Carl Cattermole – Double Bubble Silver: The World's Worst Children 3 by David Walliams Bronze: The Final Take: Bowie in the Studio for BBC World Service
Best Community Programme	Best Podcast	Best Station Sound
Gold: The Frank Skinner Show conversation with Al Gore Silver: The Helen & Douglas House Radiothon Bronze: Mulberry Girls School, Tower Hamlets	Gold: Cariad Lloyd – Griefcast Silver: Health Uncovered – This is Distorted with the NHS Bronze: Double Bubble	Gold: Radio 1 Vintage Silver: Absolute Radio Bronze: Belfast is...
Best Commercial Promotion	Best Marketing Campaign	Best Coverage of an Event
Gold: The Greatest Showman Silver: Just Eat – The 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia Bronze: Wickes	Gold: Common People Silver: The 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia Bronze: The Dave Berry Breakfast Show	Gold: An Accent Exceedingly Rare: A Love Letter to Liverpool Silver: Manchester – Together With One Voice Bronze: Gregathlon: Pedal To The Peaks
Best Local Radio Show	Local Station of the Year	National Station or Network of the Year
Gold: David Burns Silver: Wake Up with Webster'' Bronze: Stephanie Hirst	Gold: BBC Radio Leeds Silver: Forth 1 Bronze: BBC Radio Merseyside	Gold: BBC Radio 1 Silver: BBC Radio 5 Live Bronze: Absolute Radio
Team of the Year	Individual of the Year
Winner: Cash for Kids, Bauer Radio's network of local charities	Winner: Paul Sylvester, Content Director