Australian Commercial Radio Awards

The Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs), previously known as the rAWARDS, are an Australian award ceremony held to recognise outstanding achievements in the radio industry. They were first held in 1989, and recognise excellence in all areas of Australian radio broadcasting including news, talk, sport, music and entertainment. They are run annually by Commercial Radio Australia and hosted in either Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or the Gold Coast.^[1]

Main Foyer of the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, where the ACRAs were held in 2017.^[1]

There are typically 33 award categories that are peer judged across three divisions: metropolitan, provincial and country commercial radio stations. All judging panels are composed of industry members.^[1][2]

Awards Format

The awards are organised into various categories, with nominees being announced a few weeks before the main awards ceremony. Usually four (on rare occasions five) entries are shortlisted in each of the three divisions and an overall division winner is selected from these finalists, meaning three separate awards are given out per category (one each for metropolitan, provincial and country). A hall of fame member is also generally inducted each year.^[2]

The night is hosted by an industry member (or members), who is (are) generally employed in an on-air capacity, with revolving hosts throughout the night presenting specific awards.

Previous Winners

A full list of winners can be found on the Australian Commercial Radio Awards website.^[3] All winners listed below are in the Metropolitan division.

Year	Best On-Air Team		Best Networked Program	Best Music Presenter	Best Talk Presenter	Hall of Fame Inductee	Host	City
	FM	AM
2024[4]	Jonesy & Amanda; Brendan Jones, Amanda Keller, WSFM	Mixx Brekky with Jimmy & Lippi, Matt Lipiarski, James Thwaites, Mixx FM	Kyle & Jackie O Hour of Power, ARN	'Ugly' Phil O'Neil; WSFM	Ben Fordham, 2GB	Bob Rogers OAM		Sydney
2023	Jonesy & Amanda; Brendan Jones, Amanda Keller, WSFM	Mixx Brekky with Jimmy & Lippi, Matt Lipiarski, James Thwaites, Mixx FM	Kyle & Jackie O Hour of Power, ARN	Ellie Angel-Mobbs; B105, Brisbane	Neil Mitchell; 3AW	Laurel Edwards & Steve ' Pricey ' Price	Robin Bailey, Kip Wightman, Tim Blackwell, Joel Creasey, Jimmy Smith, Nath Roye, Sofie Formica and Ray Hadley.	Sydney
2022	The Kyle & Jackie O Show, Australian Radio Network	3AW Breakfast with Ross Stevenson & Russel Howcroft, 3AW	Kyle & Jackie O Hour of Power, ARN	Mitch Churi, KIIS Network, Sydney	Neil Mitchell; 3AW	Kyle & Jackie O	Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones
2020/21	The Kyle & Jackie O Show, Australian Radio Network	3AW Breakfast with Ross Stevenson & Russel Howcroft, 3AW	Kate, Tim & Joel, NOVA Entertainment M	Chris 'Becko' Beckhouse; Triple M, Sydney	Ben Fordham, 2GB	-
2019[5]	Jonesy & Amanda; Brendan Jones, Amanda Keller, WSFM	Afternoons with Erin Molan & Natalie Peters, 2GB	Kate, Tim & Marty, NOVA Entertainment	Kent “Smallzy” Small, Nova Network	Ben Fordham, 2GB	Doug Mulray	Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones	Brisbane
2018[6]	The Kyle & Jackie O Show, Australian Radio Network	Ray Hadley's Continuous Call Team, 2GB	Kate, Tim & Marty, NOVA Entertainment	Melissa Doyle, smoothfm	Ben Fordham, 2GB	Lee Simon		Melbourne
2017[7]	Kate, Tim and Marty, Nova Network	Continuous Call Team (Ray Hadley, Erin Molan, Darryl Brohman, Bob Fulton, David Morrow, Mark Riddell, Chris Warren & Mark Levy), 2GB	The Kyle and Jackie O Show (Kyle Sandilands & Jackie Henderson), Australian Radio Network	Kent 'Smallzy' Small, Nova Network	Ray Hadley, 2GB	Amanda Keller	Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor	Melbourne
2016[8]	Kate, Tim and Marty, Nova Network	Nights with Steve Price, Steve Price & Andrew Bolt, 2GB	The Hamish & Andy Show, Hamish Blake & Andy Lee, Southern Cross Austereo	Kent 'Smallzy' Small, Nova Network	Ben Fordham, 2GB	Cathy O'Connor	TBC	Melbourne
2015[9]	The Kyle & Jackie O Show, KIIS 106.5	3AW Breakfast (Ross Stevenson & John Burns), 3AW	Kate, Tim & Marty, Nova Network	Tim Blackwell, Nova Network	Ben Fordham, 2GB	Jeremy Cordeaux	Stephen Curry[10]	Gold Coast
2014[11]	Jonesy & Amanda, WSFM	3AW Breakfast (Ross Stevenson & John Burns), 3AW	The Ray Hadley Morning Show, Macquarie Radio Network	Chris 'Becko' Beckhouse, Triple M Sydney	Ben Fordham, 2GB	Peter Harvey	Shane Jacobson[12]	Melbourne
2013[13]	The Kyle & Jackie O Show, 2Day FM	3AW Breakfast (Ross Stevenson & John Burns), 3AW	The Best of Fitzy and Wippa, DMG Radio Australia	Kent Small, Nova Network	Ray Hadley, 2GB	Kevin Blyton	Charlie Pickering[14]	Brisbane[14]
2012[15]	Jonesy & Amanda, WSFM	The Continuous Call Team (Ray Hadley, Steve Roach, Darryl Brohman & Bob Fulton), 2GB	The Kyle & Jackie O Show, Southern Cross Austereo	Dylan Lewis, Nova 100	Ray Hadley, 2GB	Graham Mott	Merrick Watts & Sharon Osborne[16]	Sydney[16]
2011[17]	The Kyle & Jackie O Show, 2Day FM	3AW Breakfast (Ross Stevenson & John Burns), 3AW	The Ray Hadley Morning Show, Macquarie Radio Network	Tim Lee, Fox FM	Neil Mitchell, 3AW	Tony Pilkington	Amanda Keller & Kelsey Grammer[18]	Gold Coast[17]
2010[19]	The Hamish & Andy Show, Fox FM		The Ray Hadley Morning Show, Macquarie Radio Network	Ugly Phil, Triple M Sydney	Derryn Hinch, 3AW	Derryn Hinch	Roy & HG	Melbourne
2009[20]	The Hamish & Andy Show, Fox FM		The Hamish & Andy Show, Today Network	Dylan Lewis, Nova 100	Derryn Hinch, 3AW	Des DeCean	Osher Günsberg	Sydney
2008[21]	The Hamish & Andy Show, Fox FM[22]		The Hamish & Andy Show, Today Network	Mike Fitzpatrick, Triple M Melbourne	Neil Mitchell, 3AW	Not awarded	Osher Günsberg	Gold Coast
2007[23]	The Kyle & Jackie O Show, 2Day FM		The Hamish & Andy Show, Today Network	Jabba, Nova 96.9	Neil Mitchell, 3AW	Neil Mitchell Greg Smith	Jono Coleman	Melbourne
2006[24]	The Kyle & Jackie O Show, 2Day FM		The Kyle & Jackie O Show, Southern Cross Austereo	Bianca Dye, Nova 96.9	Neil Mitchell, 3AW	Frank Hyde	John Cleese	Luna Park Sydney

References

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External links

• Official site
• Commercial Radio Australia