Keele graduate scoops radio talent award

A Keele University graduate has picked up a major award at a ceremony designed to highlight the top young creative media talent in the country.

Andy Ward, who graduated from Keele this year in History and International Relations, scooped the Off-Air Radio prize at Channel 4’s 4Talent Awards last night.

Andy Ward

The 22-year-old, who lives near Tunbridge Wells, was a member of Keele’s student radio station KUBE Radio throughout his three years at university. He won the 4Talent award with a series of extracts from comedy ghost stories written while at Keele and performed on his KUBE Radio show Llamageddon.

Andy, who enjoys performing stand up comedy in his spare time, was previously one of three winners in a comedy writing competition for E4 Radio and his KUBE show, Llamageddon, was recently shortlisted for the Best Interview prize at the Student Radio Awards.

He said: “I’m hoping that the awards and the backing of Channel 4 will allow me to get into the comedy industry, be it as a writer or performer, as that’s where I would really love to work.”