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, 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.
It is our honour to post the winners of the 11th Annual CJLO Diego Awards. Special thanks to all our nominees!
Aaaaaaand the winners are...
The MAPL Award
...for top Canadian Content supporter (that isn't a show dedicated to CanCon, such as Best of the West and Champions of the Local Scene).
The CBC 3 Award
...for Top NewCon supporter (excluding Charts & Crafts)
The Keener Award
...for Excellence in Volunteer Commitment
Joana Cumo
Saturn De Los Angeles
Mourad Bennacer
Carmen Rachiteanu
Tom Matukala
The Absolutely Fabulous PR Award
...for constantly repping your show, the station, and consistently taking initiative in organizing and promoting events with CJLO
D-Shade
The Fox News Award
...for Excellence in Journalism
Celeste Lee
The Lester Bangs Award
...for Excellence in Music Journalism
Paul Brown
The ACE Award
...for Excellence in Online Journalism
Saturn De Los Angeles
The Wayne and Schuster Award
...for Best Team (that hosts a show)
The CJLOL Award
...for Funniest Show
The Ol' Gil Award
...for Most Underrated Show
The Welcome to the Jungle Award
...for Best New Show
The CBC Award
...for On-Air Professionalism
Colin Harris (Killer Baby Tomatoes)
The Maury Povich Award
...for Best Talk Show
The Lucky Dube Award
...for Best World Show
The Niche Award
...for Best Specialty Show
The Richard D. James Award
...for Best RPM Show
The Yank Crime Award
...for Best Rock Show
The Feel Good Hit of the Summer
The Bad News Brown Award
...for Best Hip Hop Show
The Smelt Your Face Award
...for Best Metal Show
The Robert Vairo Award
...for Broadcasting Excellence
The Ryan B. Arditi Award
...for Lifetime Achievement
Marilla Steuter-Martin
The Rob Fleming Award
...for Best Mix Tape.
Matteo Ciambella, Summer Craves