IT WAS a case of third time lucky for radio presenter Jill Bright who has gained national recognition for the show she co-presents in the Hospital Broadcasting Associ-ation Awards.

Jill, from St Ann's Chapel, and Steve Glanville have been in the final three years running for their Requestline programme on Hospital Radio Plymouth but this was the year they won a silver award!

The station has managed to retain the title of station of the year five times and this time also picked up a prize for every category in which it was shortlisted.

Jill and Steve won silver in the multiple presenters' category after judges found their show to be a 'real gem'. They commented how lovely it was to have a request show and that the 'corny gags and impressions' were enough to put a smile on any listener's face.

Jill, formerly of Tavistock, who started volunteering with the station in 2002 after answering an advert in the Tavistock Times, said: 'Over the years I have been to the awards' ceremony and have got to know a lot of other station members throughout the UK, and also the HBA committee, so they were pleased for us as well.

'It's great to win silver this year — third time lucky. The celebrations carried on into the night with everyone congratulating each other. One of the best things that comes from the weekend is learning from other Hospital Radio stations.'

Jill was quick to point out though that this award did not solely belong to the Requestline duo — she also praised the other members of the Wednesday team who helped make the win possible — saying: 'We present the show, whilst a team of experts do the hard work by operating the technical bits and pieces.'

The volunteer-run charity Hospital Radio Plymouth is home to approximately 50 volunteers. Other winners included John Gerrans, who was hailed HBA's fundraiser of the year for his outstanding enthusiastic approach towards raising money for the charity, and Tony Gilliam bagged a bronze in the best specialist music show category for his show, 'Just for the record'.

The judges said as well as a great range of speech shows and specialist music they also loved the station's interaction at local events and that it was good to hear so much content which related directly to the hospital.

Andrew Hill, station manager at HRP, said he was pleased to see that a mix of newcomers and long established members had been deservedly recognised for their individual achievements in their volunteer roles within the station.