Here's to another amazing year of independent radio at CJLO 1690 AM!
The CJLO Diego Awards is an annual awards ceremony created to celebrate a year of hard work and quality programming at CJLO 1690 AM, and to celebrate the spirit of community/college radio, which is THE driving force behind the support of independent music, artists, and grass-roots communities in Montreal and the world at large.
There is a staggering number of committed volunteers, quality radio programs, session and production engineers, and news and music journalists at CJLO 1690 AM. We recognise that even though there can only be one recipient per Diego category (OK, sometimes maybe two!) all of those who give their time and effort to make CJLO the best radio station it can be are winners in our hearts. Yes, that means YOU!
Mathieu Barrot, our new station manager at CJLO 1690 AM said about the Diego awards, "they made me realise why I like CJLO so much. We have some fantastic shows that have been around for ages, the true staples of the station, and the new shows that are bringing us up in every way possible."
It is our honour to post the winners of the 10th Annual CJLO Diego Awards. Special thanks to all our nominees!
Aaaaaaand the winners are...
The Ryan B. Arditi Lifetime Achievement Award
Mason Windels, host of Midnight Love Affair
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The Bored and Wanting to Get Out of the House Award
...for Excellence in Volunteer Commitment
Katie-Ann DunField
The Keener Award
...for Most Helpful DJ
Richard Starr (Cued for Thought)
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The Fox News Award
...for Excellence in Journalism
Sam Obrand
The Lester Bangs Award
...for Excellence in Music Journalism
Angelica (BVST)
The Steve Albini Award
...for Excellence in Production
Miguel Marcil
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The Radio 3 Award
...for Best New Music Supporter
The Feel Good Hit of the Summer
The MAPL Award
...for Most Canadian Content
Burnt Offerings
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The Wayne and Schuster Award
...for Best Team (that hosts a show)
Richie & Nate - Cued for Thought
The CJLOL Award
...for Funniest Show
Greedy Graffiti
The Ol' Gil Award
...for Most Underrated Show
Shibuya Crossing
The Welcome to the Jungle Award
...for Best New Show
The Vibe Room
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The CBC Award
...for On-Air Professionalism
Ken Chatoor - Out Of Tune
The Matthew McConaughey Award
...for Most Improvement
The Anglo-Franco Tango
The Saint-Jean Baptiste Award
...for French Content
Je Suis TBA
The Phil Donahue Award
...for Best Talk Show
The Starting Rotation
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The Lucky Dube Award
...for Best World Show
Anatomy of Caribbean Music
The Niche Award
...for Best Specialty Show
Maiden Voyage
With Gay Abandon
The Pete Tong Award
...for Best RPM Show
Autobeat
The Yank Crime Award
...for Best Rock Show
Revolution 33 1/3
The Bad News Brown Award
...for Best Hip Hop Show
Greedy Graffiti
The Smelt Your Face Award
...for Best Metal Show
Burnt Offerings
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