Live365 Announces "Best of 2005" Award Winners
"Mikey" Award celebration honors independent broadcasters and recording artists.
Burlingame CA (Live365) May 1, 2005 - Live365, the world's largest internet radio community, announced the winners in over 50 genres and non-musical categories at a celebration at the Embassy Suites Hotel.
The ceremony also featured live entertainment from San Francisco recording artists Renee Sebastian and Kiff Gallagher, with Geoff Byrd from Portland OR, headlining. Byrd, who just signed with Granite Records (Universal), kicked off his 50-stop radio tour with a stunning performance that garnered a standing ovation.
Those broadcasters who won awards were required to deliver a five word acceptance speech.
Some of the more popular genres were divided into two categories, one above 10K Total Listening Hours (TLH) and one below 10K TLH.
Winners
- Club 80s with DJ Lex
- 80s Classic Alternative > 10K TLH
- It Came from the 80s
- 80s Classic Alternative < 10K TLH
- Y100 Rocks!
- Alternative Rock > 10K TLH
- Alternodaze! 1980-2005
- Alternative Rock < 10K TLH
- Blue IceWater Radio
- Blues
- Praise on Fire Radio
- Christian > 10K TLH
- Holy Ghost Radio
- Christian < 10K TLH
- Contemporary Classical
- Classical
- BEATLES-A-RAMA
- Classic Rock > 10K TLH
- Somewhere USA
- Classic Rock < 10K TLH
- JOKE A DAY RADIO
- Comedy
- Absolutely Country 64k
- Country > 10K TLH
- Lonestar Country WITX
- Country < 10K TLH
- Lovin' An Elevator
- Easy Listening
- HouseMusic101
- Electronica > 10K TLH
- Gen-Xers Hit Parade
- Electronica < 10K TLH
- radiowayne
- Folk
- Cat Galaxy
- Freeform
- TheBassment.com Hip Hop
- Hip Hop
- Toast Radio
- Indie
- Brasil Internet Radio
- International
- aTTeNTioN sPaN raDiO
- Jazz > 10K TLH
- Swing2jazz
- Jazz < 10K TLH
- Alternative Nation
- Metal and Hard Rock
- Internet Oasis
- New Age
- POP GOES THE 70s
- Oldies > 10K TLH
- Golden OLDIES
- Oldies < 10K TLH
- Rat Patrol Radio
- OTR
- RocklandUSA
- Pop > 10K TLH
- LG73
- Pop < 10K TLH
- SoulsvilleOnline.com
- RnB > 10K TLH
- Philly PhatTracks
- RnB < 10K TLH
- Creation Steppin
- Reggae > 10K TLH
- raspect radio
- Reggae < 10K TLH
- Streaming Soundtracks
- Soundtracks
- Mr X Talk
- Talk
- Highlander Radio
- World
- Somewhere USA (LIVE)
- Best New Station
- 1 Endless Summer
- Best Stations you've never heard (< 500 TLH)
- 2 MPFreeUK Radio
- Best Stations you've never heard (< 500 TLH)
- 3 Tess's Indie Wave
- Best Stations you've never heard (< 500 TLH)
- Club 80s with DJ Lex
- Most unlikely to hear on AM/FM radio
- UPSTART RADIO AMERICA
- Best Political Station
- Muppet Central Radio
- Guilty Pleasure Station
- Lonely Radio
- Best Station to Help Get Over a Lousy Breakup
- BAGeL Radio Fridays
- Best Live Show
- Celtic Pub Radio
- Best Station Brand
- Y100 Rocks!
- Best Community Station
- Toast Radio
- Best Station to Discover New Music
- Phil Kushnir - LG73
- Best On- Air Personality
- Bob Mills (bamman)
- Most Helpful Broadcaster
- Craig Luecke - RocklandUSA
- Broadcaster of the Year Sponsored by Philips
About Live365
With thousands of stations and more than 2.6 million listeners and growing every month, Live365 is the world's largest Internet radio community, offering radio listeners an unparalleled choice in music and other audio content. It spans thousands of genres and represents listeners in over 150 countries.
A survivor of the crash of 2001 and the dotcom bust, Live365 has also emerged the leader in a diverse array of high-quality customizable and turnkey promotional packages available to consumers and business to business.
Launched in July 1999, Live365 is a four-time winner of the Best Radio Website Award from the Web Marketing Association, a two-time winner of the People's Voice award for Best Music Site at the Webby Awards (2001, 2002), a winner of the Webby's People's Voice Award for Best Radio Site (2004), and has received Best-of-Web designations from Forbes.com and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Contact:
Betty Ray
Senior Editor and Director of Community
650 345 7400 x216
pr@live365.com