Gateway 97.8 nominated for National Community Radio Award

Gateway 97.8 is proud to announce that it has been nominated as a finalist in the 2025 Community Radio Awards, a national celebration of excellence in community broadcasting.

The nomination(s) come in the Elections & Political Coverage of the Year category, with their entry for the 2024 general election hustings.

Director Johnny Jenkins hosted the show, grilling candidates for two hours ahead of last year’s election.

Johnny said:

“I’m delighted that the hard work of the whole Gateway 97.8 team has been recognised. We were lucky enough to win this award at the last general election in 2019 – let’s see if we can make it two in a row!”

The Community Radio Awards, this year hosting the 10th awards, received the highest number of entries for a few years from across the UK. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Bradford on Saturday 25th October 2025, following the UK Community Radio Network Conference.

Chair of the Awards, Rebecca Steers, said:

“The awards are a fantastic opportunity to reflect on the incredible impact community radio has across the UK. Being nominated is a huge achievement in itself.

The Station, its presenters and volunteers should be so proud of all that they do for their community, and for this nomination and the recognition for all their hard work.”

For more information about the awards, visit: www.communityradioawards.org.uk