Nine Radio and 9Podcasts have received a record 37 finalists across 18 categories at the 34th annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs), which were announced today – surpassing the previous record of 29 nominations for the network in 2019. 

The nominations are a resounding endorsement of Nine’s live and local strategy, building trust and loyalty with listeners as the unrivalled destination of news, sport and opinion.

The full list of nominees is here, with highlights including Melbourne’s No.1 station 3AW nominated for Station of the Year, and fresh of his 150th consecutive survey win, Ray Hadley nominated for Individual Talent of the Year. 

Ben Fordham (2GB), John Stanley (2GB), Neil Mitchell (3AW), Ray Hadley (2GB), Sofie Formica (4BC) and Tom Elliott (3AW) are all up for the coveted Best Talk Presenter award, and Nine’s talk radio newsreaders Amie Meehan (2GB), David Armstrong (3AW), Erin Maher (2GB) and Natalie Peters (2GB) guaranteeing the network a win with their complete domination of the Best News Presenter AM category.  

In the sports categories, Darryl “The Big Marn” Brohman (2GB) and Paul “Fatty” Vautin (4BC) are nominated for Best Sports Presenter, and The Continuous Call Team has been nominated in the Best Sports Event Coverage for the 2022 State of Origin Decider. 

9Podcasts has also been recognised, with Stories of Origin nominated for Podcast of the Year, Phil “Gus” Gould (Six Tackles with Gus) for Podcast Host of the Year, Billy Slater (The Billy Slater Podcast) for Best New Talent – Podcast, and Matt White (Stories of Origin) and Sam Stove (Anatomy of a Scam) nominated in the Best Podcast Producer categories for both Show and Audio. 

Head of Content at Nine Radio, Greg Byrnes, said: “A record number of nominations across 18 categories is wonderful recognition for the tireless effort that goes into creating Australia’s best live and local content. Across the network, our teams work to make a difference to the lives of our listeners, so to be awarded a record haul of nominations is really humbling.”

The ACRA winners will be announced at the ceremony in Sydney on October 14, with 2GB’s Ray Hadley and 4BC’s Sofie Formica forming part of the hosting lineup. 

For futher information, please contact:
Caitlin Lynch
Senior Communications Manager, Nine
clynch@nine.com.au 

Thursday, August 24, 2023