Gaydio Announces the Gaydio Pride Awards 2023 with Hilton

• THE GAYDIO PRIDE AWARDS 2023 WITH HILTON WILL CELEBRATE THE EXTRAORDINARY MEMBERS AND ALLIES OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN ALL CORNERS OF THE UK

• THERE WILL BE 9 CATEGORIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO VOTE AND NOMINATE

• THE GAYDIO PRIDE AWARDS WITH HILTON TAKES PLACE ON FRIDAY 10^TH FEBRUARY 2022 AT THE ICONIC HILTON MANCHESTER DEANSGATE

• TICKETS FOR THE GAYDIO PRIDE AWARDS 2023 WITH HILTON ARE ON SALE NOW

The inaugural Gaydio Pride Awards with Hilton will take place on Friday 10^th February 2023 at the iconic venue of Hilton Manchester Deansgate. The ceremony will celebrate the extraordinary efforts to bring Pride to all corners of the UK across 10 categories honouring LGBTQ+ charities, organisations, and people:

• Grassroots Pride of the Year
• Major Pride of the Year
• LGBTQ+ Champion of the Year
• Volunteer of the Year
• LGBTQ+ Venue or Event of the Year
• LGBTQ+ Charity of the Year
• Pride Network of the Year
• LGBTQ+ Club or Sports Team of the Year
• Music Artist of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement

Nominations for eight of the categories are open, with Gaydio listeners and members of the public having the opportunity to shine a light on the people, charities, and organisations who they believe make a real difference to the LGBTQ+ community across the UK. Nominations will then be whittled down to a shortlist and an eventual winner by our independent community panel.

Gaydio and our community panel will create a shortlist for Music Artist of the Year with a public vote taking place in January 2023. The LGBTQ+ Champion of the Year will be decided by Gaydio and our community panel.

As teased on the breakfast show this morning, the glitzy awards ceremony will be topped off with performances from an array of entertainers including a soon-to-be announced roof-raising headliner.

For more information, to nominate and to buy tickets head to gaydioprideawards.co.uk and keep an eye on our socials @gaydio for more exciting announcements.

Kriss Herbert, Network Content Manager for Gaydio, “Gaydio is Where Pride Lives and it feels only right that we celebrate the people, organisations and charities who work so hard to support the LGBTQ+ community all year round. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to the first ever Gaydio Pride Awards with Hilton in February, it’s guaranteed to be an unmissable night of celebration and entertainment!”

Supporting images and videos for the announcement can be downloaded from here: https://we.tl/t-ZjPDD7Ny9f

About Gaydio

Gaydio is the LGBTQ+ station for the UK, home of Gaydio Breakfast with Paris and Dave, we aspire to be the place that the UK’s LGBTQ+ community feels at home, proudly reflecting the lives of our audience as they wake up, commute, work and socialise.

Broadcasting on 88.4FM in Manchester, 97.8FM in Brighton and on DAB across Greater London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Brighton & Portsmouth. Listeners can also tune in via the Gaydio website and mobile app or through a smart speaker, just say “play Gaydio”.

The station was first aired in Manchester in 2006, evolving to a national brand with the acquisition of the London-focussed GaydarRadio in January 2013. Alongside its head office in Manchester, Gaydio continues to grow operations in the South following the 2018 launch of a sister FM service complimenting existing DAB coverage in Brighton.

About Hilton

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 18 world-class brands comprising 7,000 properties and 1.1 million rooms, in 122 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed more than 3 billion guests in its more than 100-year history, earned a top spot on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list and been recognized as a global leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for five consecutive years. Hilton has introduced several industry-leading technology enhancements to improve the guest experience, including Digital Key Share, automated complimentary room upgrades and the ability to book confirmed connecting rooms. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the 139 million members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money can’t buy. With the free Hilton Honors app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone. Visit stories.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.