Vernon Kay made his true feelings clear about a recent result involving his BBC Radio 2 show – which comes just weeks after his and Tess Daly’s split announcement
BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay has expressed disappointment after failing to win at this year’s ARIAS ceremony. The 52-year-old broadcaster and his production team were shortlisted at the UK’s leading audio and radio industry awards, which Rylan Clark hosted from London’s The Roundhouse on May 21.
While Vernon was absent from the event, he connected live during his programme with team members who attended, including his show’s producer, Janine.
Questioned about how the evening unfolded during his mid-morning broadcast, she said: “Honestly, what a privilege, we were saying how lucky to just spend an evening with some amazing creative fantastic people in the radio world and to just enjoy celebrating their successes, amazing.”
Responding, Vernon quipped: “That’s Janine politely saying, ‘We’re absolutely gutted that we lost’, well done Janine, you’re such a professional, I wouldn’t have said that.”
The team had been shortlisted for the Best Event Coverage gong for Vernon’s At The Oasis Homecoming Concert, competing against eight other contenders.
The category’s top honour was claimed by Tandem Productions for BBC Radio 3’s Train Tracks coverage, with The Shipping Forecast Day by BBC Radio 4 and Greatest Hits Radio’s Live Aid Relived coverage following behind.
Despite missing out on the award, Janine maintained there were no hard feelings.
“I honestly… what an amazing state the radio is at the moment, it’s a fantastic world full of some fantastic creative people making fantastic things,” she continued. Jumping in, Vernon, who recently revealed his split from Tess Daly, added: “Doing fantastically well, with fantastic radio.”
However, the broadcaster confessed he remained gutted by the outcome. “But I’m a little bit competitive and I was disappointed, not for me, because I never went out but for the team,” he shared.
The father-of-two continued to commend his BBC colleagues for “working so hard” on the coverage, adding: “I’m sure everyone works so hard on the three teams that won the bronze silver and gold, of course they do, because they got recognised to do quality radio, but you know our team did work exceptionally well, and it’s personal so do you know what I mean?”
After Janine jokingly encouraged him to “let it go”, Vernon replied: “Love you guys, shut your face.”
The BBC Radio 2 presenter also celebrated the achievements of numerous BBC stars at the ceremony, including Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball, who scooped an award for their Dig It podcast.
While Vernon’s programme didn’t claim a trophy, it proved a triumphant evening overall for BBC Radio 2.
The station bagged silver awards for Best Sonic Branding and UK Radio Station or Radio Network of the Year, while TBI Media for BBC Radio 2 also landed the Best Music Entertainment Programme award with Romesh Ranganathan.
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