BurnFM’s Webmaster Matthew Riley has received the coveted Order of the BurnFMpire in recognition for his services to the station’s website at the Burn Awards 2015.
Check out snippets of the award ceremony on today’s Newsblast.
At a black tie event at the Custard Factory in Digbeth on Saturday night, Head of Station Joe McDowell presented Riley with the award after a year spent building the website burnfm.com from scratch.
The website, which allows viewers to listen live to the station whilst also browsing through articles, checking out show profiles and catching up on shows they missed, has been an ongoing project for the Webmaster with further new features and improvements in the pipeline over the summer.
Speaking to Regional Editor Alex Seftel after the ceremony, Riley said that he was, “extremely humbled,” to have been recognised for his work in “building a platform in which people can express their true journalistic quality.”
The Burn Awards celebrated the achievements of many different elements of the society. The following people were also recognised for their contribution to the station this year.
- Matt Sellars (Music Team Member of the Year)
- Georgia Brown (Arts Team Member of the Year)
- Dan Tidey (Sports Team Member of the Year)
- Lizzie Sharpe (News Team Member of the Year)
- Aroosa Malik (Production Team Member of the Year)
- CatCalls (Best Mainstream Show)
- Radsound (Best Specialist Show)
- The Newsblast Team (Best Event)
- Maihri Gill (Best Newcomer)
- The Radio Play (Show of the Year)
The night was concluded with a surprise award from this year’s committee to the outgoing Head of Station for his inspiring leadership and lasting legacy that will endure with BurnFM for years to come.
Congratulations to all of the well-deserved winners. A special thank you to Head of PR & Marketing Gabriela Quattromini, Social Secretary Maihri Gill and Head of Station Joe McDowell for working to make the night such a success.
Photo Credit: Layne Cooper
