It was a great thrill today to be able to announce the shortlist for the Best New Radio Presenter Award.
This award came about after I noticed that there was no way of acknowledging or recognising up and coming radio talent in Ireland.
I'm always banging the drum when it comes to developing new talent - I believe it's vital so that our industry can become bigger and better than ever.
From that simple idea, we put together a website and invited applications.
Those applications came flooding in and each of our five judges commented on the standard of the audio they listened to.
So, to each and every entrant - I say a huge 'thank you' and well done.
See the Official Shortlist here:
http://www.bestnewpresenter.ie
Radio thoughts and bits from Brian McColl. www.bmacmedia.com
