The Students' Union's radio station, Shock Radio, has been nominated for over twenty awards over the last month! The society have worked diligently over the past year to deliver a range of activities and opportunities for its members from outside broadcasting and live commentating Varsity, the Two Cities Challenge, and a Salford Red Devils match, to covering the Women in Sports Conference for #ThisSalfordGirlCan, to welcoming Greg James to their studios during Welcome and raising over £1000 for charity with overnight rowing challenges and charity club nights. 

The first came from the National Societies Awards where they have been shortlisted for Best Student Media Society, competing against societies from across the UK and beating over 100 nominations. 

Station Manager Alex Hughes commented saying: 

"To be nominated for this award is an amazing honour for all of us at Shock Radio. This highlights the amazing effort we have all put in over the past year and I feel privileged to be the manager of this amazing station which is full of fantastic and hardworking students."

The Union's Societies and Sports Officer, Megan Hayward, also commented saying: 

"I am so immensely proud of Shock Radio for being shortlisted in the Student Media Society category, proving to be one of the strongest media societies in the country! During my time at Salford, I have witnessed Shock go from strength to strength in the world of Student Radio, so to see it getting some national recognition is incredible. Every single member of Shock Radio should be proud of themselves for all their hard work over the past year, from podcasters to producers, team members to techies. You've made Shock Radio the society and the station it is today. Well Done everyone, good luck!" 

The nominations kept coming in from the I Love Student Radio Awards where the station have picked up nominations for Best Training Initiative for their producer workshops, Best Audience Initiative for the quantity of outside broadcasts they have done, and Most Improved Radio Station. The station also picked up nominations for Best Outreach Project for their coverage of #ThisSalfordGirlCan Women in Sport Conference, which was hosted by their Head of Social Media, Hannah-Mae Graham, and their Red Nose Day Row-A-Thon. The station's sports and events team have each been nominated for Team of the Year.

Other individual awards include:

Most Committed Committee Member (for somebody who has led from the front, and been able to motivate their team to achieve great things, no matter whatever stood in their way):

• Alastair Hancock (Head of Sport)
• Dan Richmond
• Hannah Mae-Graham (Head of Social Media)
• Alex Hughes (Station Manager)
• Edd Norton (Head of Tech.)
• Harry Van Daalen
• Fay Toulios (Secretary)
• Harry Cannell
• Megan Hayward (Treasurer)
• Jamie Atkinson
• Sophie Buxton

Hero of the Moment (for a person who has been outstanding or “a hero” at a particular event):

• Kate Stevens

Outstanding Contribution to Student Radio (for the people who are always around to help, who dedicate their free time to their station, and always go the extra mile. SRA debated renaming this to the "Person Who Practically Lives in the Studio" Award but it wouldn't fit on the trophy):

• Alex Hughes
• Fay Toulios
• Megan Hayward
• Tom Hinckley

All this follows on from their Station Manager, Alex, being nominated for a University of Salford Create Student Award for Overall Best Contribution, and Hannah-Mae Graham and Megan Hayward being nominated for the University’s Women’s Voice Awards, with Hannah-Mae receiving Highly Commended in the Rising Star Category. Shock were also shortlisted for the SRA Student Radio Station of the Year back in November for the first time ever, a great achievement considering their competition.

Well done to Shock Radio on their ongoing and continued success!

Nominations are now open for the Students’ Union’s Annual Awards until 28^th April, which are awarded at the SU Ball on 25^th May. Tickets are on sale now!