And it's GOLD for Sunshine Radio!!

 Sunshine Hospital Radio are celebrating winning Gold at the National Hospital Radio Awards.-

Presenter Laura Tremelling was thrilled to take the top prize in the Female Presenter of the Year category at the ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in Blackpool.
Organised by the Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA), the awards invite entries from over 200 stations and is aimed at recognizing and rewarding the very best in hospital radio over the last year.

The Female Presenter of the Year category focuses on the diversity of presentation and listener awareness.

Laura, who has been a volunteer with Sunshine Radio for five years, presents a news show every Monday evening called Talk of the Town.
She said: “I am over the moon to have won, and still can’t quite believe it.
“The competition was very strong, and the other nine people shortlisted were very talented.
“To win gold is such a wonderful feeling, and it is all down to the support I have received from the amazing people at Sunshine.
“The award is just as much for them as it is for me, and honours the tireless work we all do to make patients stay in hospital a little bit easier.
“Hospital radio is so important, and I am proud of every single person who gives up their time to do it.”

Hailed as hospital radio's highest honor, The National Hospital Radio Awards are the leading national award honoring excellence in hospital broadcasting.
Many popular radio and television presenters began their careers in hospital radio including Phillip Schofield, Scott Mills, Ken Bruce and the late Jill Dando who was a volunteer at Sunshine Hospital Radio.

Sunshine Radio Chairman, Jo Newey said "We're all very proud of Laura's achievement which she thoroughly deserves. This has come at a perfect time as Sunshine Radio is celebrating 35 years of broadcasting and Laura is a great role model for new volunteers."

You can hear Laura’s winning entry online at www.hbauk.com.
To find out more about Sunshine Radio, in Weston General Hospital, visit www.sunshinehospitalradio.co.uk