The Golden MP3 Awards were awarded at the CKMS Golden MP3 Awards Party 2024 held at the Ouroboros Sports Lounge on 9 March 2024. And also on 10 March 2024, since the party went long into the night.
There was entertainment by Jordan Kalist, Atomica, Tristan Stronge, Eddy Cabral, Burnaby, and HolliZay, with DJ Natty Physicist and DJ Carmelo filling in between sets. And the evening was Live-To-Air on CKMS-FM 102.7 Radio Waterloo, so a good time was had by all, even those who couldn’t be there in person.
Radio Waterloo audio: coral-andrews-golden-MP3-awards-march-9-2024.mp3, 2m54s, 2 MBytes
Radio Waterloo Video: 2024-Golden-MP3-Awards-videos.mp4, 1m48s, 133 MBytes
The 2023 Golden MP3 Award Winners
- DJ AdRock Memorial Award
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DJ AdRock Memorial Award: 2023 – Father To Son The DJ Adrock Memorial Award for Exceptional DJing goes to
Father To Son, hosted by Ben Van Osch and Gary Van Osch. - LP Show
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Best LP Show: 2023 – Interzone The LP Show is awarded to a great Long Playing show that has been on the air for three or more years. It goes to
Interzone, hosted by Squeeky Submersive. - Freshest Beats
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Freshest Beats: 2023 – Through The Static Freshest Beats is awarded to a show in the first three years of existence:
Through The Static hosted by Jordan Kalist. - Community Radio Award
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Community Radio Award: 2023 – Atardecer Ranchero 
Atardecer Ranchero hosted by DJ Felix Ranchero wins the Community Radio Award, given to a show that exemplifies what Community Radio is all about. - Best Talk Focus
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Best Talk Focus: 2023 – Story Telling The most interesting spoken word and informative talk program was voted Story Telling with Kerime Carpan.
- Best Cultural / Culturally Diverse
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Best Cultural / Culturally Diverse: 2023 – Mazaj Show This award is given to either the best show expanding the cultural diversity of the station or a show that features many diverse cultures or features a culture that is under-represented in the area. The award goes to
Mazaj Show produced by Bassam Awwad. - Best Graphic Material
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Best Graphic Material: 2023 – From The Void 
From The Void hosted by Chris Sherren wins for the show with best supporting images either through a poster, logo, or website posts. - Most Original Program
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Most Original Program: 2023 – Unlimited Fortune Most Original Program goes to
Unlimited Fortune with Stephen Baltus and John Keating for a show that is very original and can only be found on Radio Waterloo. - The Sonic Boom Award
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Sonic Boom Award: 2023 – Truth Radio Truth Radio hosted by Mandeep Chagger wins the Sonic Boom Award. The name is an homage to the old sonic boom awards and is given to a show playing great music.
- SoundFM Soldier
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SoundFM Soldier: 2023 – Gary Van Osch & Barbara Urbach (studio painting) The SoundFM Soldier award is given to two members who have put in a lot of work behind the scenes to keep Radio Waterloo Community Radio alive. The name is an homage to the past nickname of the station and the hard work that people did at that time to move the station from the UW campus and to become its own entity. The winners are Gary Van Osch and Barbara Urbach for painting the studio.
- Video Crown the Radio Star
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Video Crown the Radio Star: 2023 – Community Connections 
CKMS Community Connections wins the award for the show that best utilizes the studio video system to support their program. The Executive Producer of CKMS Community Connections is Jennifer Stronge, associate producers are Jeff Stager and Bob Jonkman. - Teamwork Transition
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Teamwork Transition: 2023 – Wax Jungle & Pressure Drop 
The Wax Jungle with Raph Kanai, Maciek Gudrymowicz, and Carmelo Farruggio, and 
Pressure Drop with Nat Persaud win the award for the best 1-2 seamless transition programs on Radio Waterloo. - Local Liaison of Canada
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Local Liaison of Canada: 2023 – Let’s Chit Chat with Narine Dat 
Let’s Chit Chat with Narine Dat wins the Local Liaison of Canada award for the DJ who puts local stories on a national level. - FUNdraiser of the Year
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FUNdraiser of the Year: 2023 – Carmelo Farruggio Carmelo Farruggio is the FUNdraiser of the Year, for promoting a FUN spirit during our fundraising efforts.
- Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast
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Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast: 2023 – Virasat Radio The Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast is given to Virasat Radio, produced by Baljinder Tamber, for the show that best uses Remote Live-To-Air.
Awards for Years of On-Air Programming
In addition to the Golden MP3 awards, CKMS recognized our show hosts for years of service to the community. Hosts of shows 10 years and over received a certificate signed by our President and Secretary. Congratulations to those who have passed these milestones!
One Year on Air
- Radio Nowhere – DON JANZEN
- Music with Kara and Michele – MICHELE MERCER, KARA SHAW, LYNDA SHAW
- Mixtape Monopoly – LUKE HICKSON
- Through the Static – JORDAN KALIST
Two Years on Air
- 81 82 83 84 – LEE GREGORY
- Radio Boorama – HAMUD ELMI
- 100X Life – AJIT SEERHA
- The Jack and Marc Show – MARC OPIE, JACK VAN BRUNSCHOT
- Truth Radio – MANDEEP CHAGGER
- Atardecer Radio – FELIX GRANDE
- Reggae Patrol – SHAWN BUSH
- The Clean Up Hour – RICHARD GILES
Five Years on Air
- Bollywood Mirchi – ANDY NAGPAL
- Into the Void, From The Void – CHRIS SHERREN
- Requiem For Rock – ALEX SMART
- Sauti Za Africa – YASIN DEWJI
- The Riley Powis Show – RILEY POWIS
- Virasat Radio – BALJINDER TAMBER
- Mazaj Show – BASSAM AWWAD
- Blue Sky Horse Radio (2015-2022), CKMS Community Connections, The Regime – JENNIEFER STRONG
Ten Years on Air
- Klausterfokken – MASON TIKL
Fifteen Years on Air
- Swing and Blues Show 2009 – 2011), The Agriculture Show (2012 – 2024), Golden Record ( 2018-2024) – JEFF STAGER
- AW@L Radio, CKMS News – DAN KELLAR
- Mano A Mano – ROB MCKENNA
- So Old It’s New – KARLO BERKOVICH
- Afternoon Drive – COLIN JOHNSON
- The Wax Jungle – RAPH KANAI
Twenty Years on Air
- Let’s Chit Chat with Narine Dat, Caribbean Spice – NARINE SOOKRAM
- Street Hop, The Wax Jungle – CARMELO FARRUGGIO
- Lijepa Nasa – MILAN MAJSTOROVIC
Twenty-five Years on Air
- Pressure Drop – NAT PERSAUD
- Late Night Vibes (Nov 2021), The Wax Jungle, Magik Beats (1998) – MACIEK GUDRYMOWICZ
Thirty Years on Air
- Sargam – INDIRA SINGH
Forty-five Years on Air
- Interzone – CORAL ANDREWS
The Video King the Radio Star award is given to the show who best utilizes the OTF video system to support their program. The winner is Sean Bush of 
The SoundFM Soldier award is given to two members who have put in a lot of work behind the scenes to keep CKMS Community Radio alive. The term “SoundFM” was once used as the name of the station as community members put in countless hours of volunteer work to keep the station alive. The winners are Chris Sherren and Bob Jonkman, both on the Tech Committee.
The Best Cultural/Culturally Diverse show is awarded to a show the best show that either features many different cultures or represents a culture that is under represented in the area. The winner is Bassam Awwad of the 
The Best LP Show (LP is “Long Playing”) is awarded to the years best show that has been running for 3+ years. The winner is 
The Community Radio Award is given to a show that exemplifies what Community Radio is all about – COMMUNITY! The winner is Narine Dat Sookram of 
