The Bauer Media Audio UK news team has won an incredible seven golds at the Commercial Radio News Awards – more top awards than ever before!

The ceremony is held every year at Sky News headquarters in Osterley, London and celebrates the very best in commercial radio news.

There are 12 awards open to commercial news teams across the UK, which means the Bauer news team won in more than half of all categories.

It was a remarkable “hat trick” for Micky Welch, who has won Regional Newsreader of the Year for the third year in a row.

Aileen O’Sullivan was named National Newsreader of the Year – for the second time in three years – for her standout work on KISS morning bulletins.

Clyde 1 took the Best Sport Coverage award for “Scotland’s Greatest Night”, celebrating the men’s football team’s achievement getting to the World Cup finals.

Best News Special was Mick Coyle’s fascinating “Lost Souls”, about how hundreds of family members from generations gone by were lost in the era of asylums.

The South Yorkshire & North Derbyshire news team was recognised twice, once as News Team of the Year and again for their coverage of the tragic murder of a local teenager in the Best News Coverage category.

Molly Tulett, the reporter who scored millions of views on socials with her coverage of the recent Glasgow fire, was named Newcomer of the Year.

Jim Foulger, Director of News & Sport, Nationals, England and Wales said, “It’s another record year of award wins for our audio news teams! It just goes to show the incredible work done every day, keeping our audiences up to date and investigating stories that matter to people living across the UK. Our teams are going from strength to strength in representing the very best in reporting, and demonstrating the power of high quality information and storytelling in an age when trust is more vital than ever.”

Lorraine Herbison Hollinshead, Director of News and Sport, Scotland and Northern Ireland said, “Two wins and three runners up positions for the Scotland news team is wonderful. It shows the depth and breadth of our news coverage across the country. To win and also be runners-up in the sports category for Clyde 1 and Northsound 1 is testament to our commitment to sport in Scotland. It is also fantastic recognition for new talent in our team.”