June 15, 2022

Each year, the National Campus and Community Radio Association present our national awards – the Community Radio In Broadcasting And Online (CRABO’s).  Open to 121 members of the NCRA/ANREC, this year we had over 200 submissions and gave out 30 awards. Winners from across the country are listed below. Features Shelagh Rogers and music from Sadaf Amini & Savannah Shea

Photos and Video of the night from the Isabel Bader Centre, Kingston Ontario June 3rd are available as part of the National Campus and Community Radio Conference as hosted by CFRC-FM in Kingston June 1-3rd.

The 2023 awards open for submissions from December 1st, 2022 to June 31st, 2023 for the calendar year of 2022.  Learn more at https://communityradioawards.ca/

Here is the list of winners for the CRABO’s 2022:

1. Community Radio Legend Award – CKUT – Joni Sadler
2. Best in Podcasting – CJRU – Story Planet Podcast – Quinton Bradshaw, Liz Haines, Marel Alemany
3. Breaking Barriers & Excellence in Student Programming – CiTR – Blind New World & CiTR – John’s Jukes – Deon Feng
4. Community Engagement – CKHA – Radio Playhouse – Roxanne Casey
5. Creative Production – CICK – I Digress – Pamela Haasen
6. Current Affairs or Magazine – CJSR – White Supremacy: Ideological Adaptation with Dr. Shama Rangwala – Adamant Eve – Luis Cifuentes & Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins
7. Documentary – CiTR – Where We Begin: A Collection of Origin Stories – Hina Imam, Adeline Peng, Karan Saxena
8. Excellence in Sports Broadcasting – CJSR – 2021 Alberta Indigenous Games – Acimowin – Shayne Giles
9. GameChanger – NCRA / CIUT – Luke Smith
10. Local Talent Development – CJLY – Responding to COVID – Accepted by Ed Zych
11. Music – Alternative or Similar – CJPE – The Sneptic Tank – Paul Snepsts
12. Music – Blues or Similar – CKHA – The Buckslide Blues Cruise – Pat Monaghan
13. Music – Country or Similar – CIVL – Andy’s Attic – Andy Gronberg
14. Music – Electronic or Similar – CJSW – A Quiet Light – Marta Ligocki
15. Music – Folk or Similar – CKDU – Touchstone – Bev Lamb
16. Music – Jazz or Similar – CKDU – The Swing Arrangement with Charles Hsuen – Charles Hsuen
17. Music – Metal or Similar – CKDU – Drag The Waters – Ethan Anderson
18. Music – Pop or Similar – CIVL – The Wheelbarrow – Greg Aitken and David Shayler
19. Music – Punk or Similar – CJSR – History of Punk – Women of Hardcore – Brittany Rudyck
20. Music – R&B or similar – CJLO – Purple Hour Ep. 2 (We Have a Name!) – Megan Dams
21. Music – Rap or Similar – CKXU – After The Smoke Is Clear – Doobyis AKA Brent Manning
22. Music – Rock or Similar – CKXU – Speeding Ticket – Ben Wellman
23. Music – Variety Program – CJLY – Brother Michael’s Flashback 70s – Michael Murray
24. Neskie Manuel Award – CJSR – Interview with Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on “”Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy””” – Moving Radio – Christian Zyp
25. News – CJSR – Can I get a GSA with that? – Gaywire – Shayne Giles
26. Out Loud – Best in LGBT+ Programming – CJSW – Them Fatale – Blake McLeod
27. Syndicated Show – CFRO – URP Show 1020: Black History Month – DJ Denise
28. Third Language – CJSW – Radyo Pilipino – Teofy Buluran
29. Volunteer of the Year – CIVL – Volunteer of the Year – Emma Hones – Emma Hones
30. Women’s Hands and Voices – CFUV – Full Circle: Womxn in Hip Hop – Melanie Lum

Honourable Mentions

1. Best in Podcasting – CKDU – Sciographies
2. Breaking Barriers & Excellence in Student Programming – CJRU – Atlas of Resistance – Ep 012 Gig Workers United
3. Creative Production – CHLY – BeeSA
4. Current Affairs or Magazine – CJNU-FM – Community Cafe
5. Documentary – CJSR – The St. Jean Baptiste Church Fire
6. Excellence is Sports Broadcasting – CFUV – Interesting Conversations – Dr Frank Hayden
7. Music – Alternative or Similar – CFRC – Yellow Brit Road: An Alternate Exploration of the UK
8. Music – Jazz or Similar – CJSR – The Organ Grinder – Dr. Lonnie Smith Tribute Special
9. Music – Rap or Similar – CJSR – If Hooks Could Kill
10. Music – Rock or Similar – CIVL – Uncle Bill and the Silver Dollar Survey
11. Music – Rock or Similar – CJSR – The Rockenrolleum – An interview with Carl Peterson of The King-Beezz
12. Music – Variety Program – CFRU – The Sentinel’s Marvellous Kaleidoscope
13. Music – Variety Program – CKDU – The Outer Edge
14. Neskie Manuel Award – CJSR – National Nurses Week and Indigenous Nurses Day
15. News – CHUO – La coalition de santé mentale des noir(e)s
16. Out Loud – Best in LGBT+ Programming – CIUT – Rainbow Country EP 270 – Deep Sniff
17. Third Language – CICK – Third Language El Mataderos
18. Volunteer of the Year – CHLY – Mick Sweetman
19. Women’s Hands and Voices – CJSR – Métis Beadwork with Krista Leddy, the Beaded Chickadee”

Here are the photos from the awards night!

Here is the full video from the awards!

Next year, the CRABO’s submissions open on December 1st, 2022, until February 1st, 2023 for content created in 2022 

Barry Rooke
Eloisa Veliz

NCRA/ANREC