21 gongs are up for grabs…
The Radio Academy today reveals the nominees that will be recognised at the 2025 ARIAS – Audio & Radio Industry Awards. The ceremony takes place on Wednesday 14th May at brand new venue Leicester Square’s ODEON Luxe where the audio industry’s greatest stars will walk the red carpet.
The ARIAS nominees party was hosted at News UK by talkSPORT’s Natalie Sawyer and Jim White.
There were also appearances from last year’s host Romesh Ranganathan, plus previous winners Scott Mills and National Prison Radio’s Lady Unchained, who also helped to announce the 169 nominees.
There are 21 awards to be won, including the brand-new category ‘Audio Brand of the Year’ which includes Goalhanger Podcasts, Tortoise Media, Apple Music Radio, BBC Sounds, Rayo and Yoto as nominees.
Further 2025 nominees range from Greatest Hits Radio for UK Radio Station of the Year, Help I Sexted My Boss for Best Comedy Award, The Louis Theroux Podcastfor Best Speech Entertainment Award, Hits Radio with Gemma Atkinson & Mike Toolan for Best Music Entertainment, BBC Radio 1 with Greg James for Best Music Breakfast Radio Show, The Guardian’s Today in Focus presenter Helen Pidd for Best New Presenter, Apple Music Radio’s Classical Connections Radio with Alexis Ffrench for Best Music Award and P1 with Matt & Tommy for Best Sports Award.
The Radio Academy ARIAS are the UK’s leading audio and radio awards celebrating outstanding shows and the creative teams behind them. This annual event recognises the thriving audio industry’s global impact and importance to audiences, proudly showcasing the world-leading audio and talent coming from the UK today.
Created by The Radio Academy, a charity dedicated to supporting people in audio and radio, the ARIAS is an inspiring evening committed to shining a light on audio’s breadth of work within the flourishing industry. Tickets for the ARIAS are on sale at radioacademy.org from Wednesday 9th April.
The full list of nominees can be seen on the next page…
