Over the years, VRN has picked up numerous awards. Here are some of the main ones we’ve picked up over the last few years at the HBA Awards – the “Oscars” of Hospital Radio.

2010

The John Whitney Award for outstanding contribution – John Murray
Station of the Year – Shortlisted
Special Event: Kirkcaldy Ghost Walk – Shortlisted
Specialist Music Show: Where the Action Is – Shortlisted
Male Presenter: John Murray – Shortlisted
Male Presenter: Alex Airnes – Shortlisted
Best Newcomer: Shaun Brennan – Shortlisted

2009

Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray – highly commended
Best Newcomer: Paul Johnston – commended

2008

Male Presenter of the Year: Neil Ingebrigtsen – Bronze award
Best Specialised Music – Commended

2008 – CreativeFife Awards

Best Radio Broadcast Production – The Treatment Table

2007

Male Presenter of the Year: John Carstairs – Commended
Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray – Gold award
Female Presenter of the Year: Laura Haldane – Commended
Best Speech Package: Interview with Gordon Brown – Silver award
Best Specialised Music: Blues & Stuff – Bronze award
Best Special Event: 35 Years of Hospital Broadcasts – Commended
Station of the Year – Silver award

2006

Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray – Bronze award
Female Presenter of the Year: Laura Haldane – Silver award
Best Specialised Music: Country Folk – Commended

2005

Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray – highly commended
Female Presenter of the Year: Laura Haldane – highly commended
Special Event - Commended
Station Promotion – Bronze award
Best Newcomer: Ron Robertson – Highly commended
The John Whitney Award for outstanding contribution – Colin Johnston

2004

Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray – gold award
Male Presenter of the Year: John Carstairs – commended
Best Specialist Music Programme – commended

2003

Station of the Year – highly commended
Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray – commended
Female Presenter of the Year: Laura Haldane – silver award
Female Presenter of the Year: Vanessa Morton – commended
Speech Package – commended
Station Identification – commended

2002

Presenter of the Year: David Moran – gold award

2001

Station of the Year – commended
Special Event Broadcast – commended
Male Presenter of the Year: David Moran – silver award
Male Presenter of the Year: John Murray – commended

2000

Presenter of the Year: David Moran – silver award
Presenter of the Year: John Murray – highly commended

*Note that in 2010, the awards were changed to speed up proceedings. The “commended” awards for those in the top 10, but not in the top 3, were changed to “shortlisted”