Award ceremonies these days are common place but none are so steeped in tradition, pomp and circumstance as the Absolute Radio Star. Nominated and judged by Absolute Radio peers, the fiercely competitive Absolute Radio Star celebrates the achievements and enduring hard work of One Golden Square staff members.

This time round the (massive) trophy was graciously passed on by previous winner Duncan Amey and awarded to the station’s well deserving Head of Legal Andrew Ryan!

Andrew has been at One Golden Square for about a year and has settled in extremely well, building up excellent relationships right across the company. He established himself as the first point of contact on legal matters., Andrew has handled numerous important legal matters in house rather than having to refer to external lawyers, most notably the sale of Golden Square Networks and (currently ongoing) negotiation of EPL rights –he was an integral part of our successful EPL bid team.

Andrew contributed significantly to our defence against the claim by Absolut Vodka of ‘trademark infringement’ and was heavily involved in negotiations for settlement of the Absolut Vodka case. And on top of all that Andrew was celebrated for the work he did on the festival contracts at exactly the same time as everything else.

Chris Goldson who headed up the judging panel for the Absolute Radio Star this time round had this to say: “I couldn’t be happier than to award Mr Ryan this enormous silver trophy. With his unending good humour and his winning, can-do attitude he really is a deserved winner!”