Radio 1 reveals the Teen Heroes of 2018OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 has named its three Teen Heroes of 2018. The outstanding young winners have all proven their dedication to helping others through selfless, brave and exceptional achievements. They will each be presented with their Teen Hero Award at Radio 1’s Teen Awards on Sunday 21 October at London’s SSE Arena, Wembley. Radio 1’s Teen Awards, the number one teen event in the calendar, honours the UK’s unsung teenage heroes as well as the year’s best music, online, sport and entertainment stars. The event will be hosted by Radio 1 DJs Greg James, Maya Jama and Mollie King. An audience of 14-17 year-olds will enjoy musical performances from an outstanding line-up, including Little Mix, 5 Seconds of Summer and Liam Payne, as well as appearances by celebrity award winners and award presenters. The three Radio 1 Teen Heroes of 2018 are: Siena, aged 16 Lily, aged 14 Junior, aged 14 Aled Haydn Jones, Head of Programmes, Radio 1, says: “We are so proud to be able to celebrate three more incredible Teen Heroes this year. Every year Radio 1’s Teen Awards shines a light on exceptional young people around the country and Siena, Lily and Junior are all truly worthy winners. We can’t wait to welcome them to the Teen Awards and acknowledge their outstanding dedication to helping others.” Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmonson says: “As ever, it was impossibly hard to choose our three Teen Heroes from all of the amazing nominees. I’m so pleased for this year’s winners - I know they’ll have an incredible time at the Teen Awards on Sunday. I’m not sure who’s looking forward to it more, them or me!” Further details about Radio 1’s Teen Awards here. Notes to Editors: BBC Radio 1 is the UK’s No.1 youth station, targeting 15 to 29 year-olds with a distinctive mix of new music and programmes focusing on issues affecting young people. The station is the soundtrack to young people's lives in the UK and has been for over 50 years. Radio 1 has a weekly audience of 10.25 million (including all listeners aged 10+) and is the most watched radio station in the world. Radio 1’s YouTube and Vevo channel has 6.4 million subscribers and receives an average of 2.29 million views a day. Radio 1 has over ten million listeners a week and ten million followers on social media. Radio 1’s iPlayer channel has received over 48 million total views. One of the station’s key purposes is to support new British music and emerging artists, also discovering new talent through BBC Music Introducing. It champions a breadth of live music through platforms like Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Radio 1 Teen Awards, Radio 1 in Ibiza, BBC Music Sound of 2018, Radio 1 Rocks and Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month, as well as various sessions from the Live Lounge and Maida Vale studios. Radio 1 is a force for good and the leading voice for young people in the UK, tackling relevant issues through our documentaries, podcasts, Radio 1’s Life Hacks, Newsbeat, as well as our mental health campaigns like My Mind and Me - a year-long campaign launched in December 2016 to get young people talking about mental health and to raise awareness and understanding of mental health issues. Other key social action and education campaigns include #1MillionHours - a year-long volunteering campaign launched in December 2015 that saw Radio 1 and 1Xtra motivate their young listeners to pledge 1 million hours of time to good causes over 12 months. BBC Radio 1 is a truly multiplatform station, enabling young audiences to connect to the network and to listen, watch and share great content both at home and whilst on the move - via FM and DAB Radio; Radio 1’s YouTube channel; Radio 1’s BBC iPlayer channel; the BBC iPlayer Radio app; online (www.bbc.co.uk/radio1); Freeview and other digital television platforms; and via mobile.
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October 18, 2018 10:00am ET by BBC Radio 1 |