Gervais up for radio award

Ricky Gervais is up for yet another award - but this time it's NOT for The Office.

The comic has been nominated for one of radio's prestigious Sony Awards for his weekly show on London's XFM.

He is up for best entertainment award for the Saturday afternoon show he hosts with Office co-writer Stephen Merchant.

Jonathan Ross's Radio 2 show, Stephen Fry's The Incomplete And Utter History Of Classical Music, Trent FM's Jo and Twiggy and XFM's Christian O'Connell have also been nominated in the same category.

Fry's show, which aired on Classic FM, is also up for the comedy award.

Others on the shortlist are Johnny Vegas's Night Class, Just A Minute, Little Britain and The Mark Steel Lecture - all made for Radio 4.

Stand-up Meryl O'Rourke has also been nominated for best breakfast award (music) for Lloydie & Meryl: the 2CR Morning Crew, which broadcasts to Dorset. Other nominees in this category include Christian O'Connell and Radio 2's Terry Wogan.

The awards will be presented on May 8.

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Published: 27 Mar 2003