SHOCK RADIO
ABOUT US
Shock is the University of Salford’s award-winning student media network, winning 15 national awards in 2024/25.
Shock Radio broadcasts live online 24 hours a day from our studios at University House. This year, we proudly hosted the largest-ever Student Radio Conference, welcoming stations from across the country.
Shock TV had its biggest year to date, with over 200 uploads, more than 50,000 views, and our most ambitious Varsity coverage ever – streamed from five different locations, reaching a record number of viewers.
We also raised £1,685 for Mind in Salford through our annual Charity Campsite, making 2024/25 one of our most impactful years yet.
The committee handover at the 2025 Shock Awards!
Photo: David Evans
COMMITTEE 2025/26
AARON WALKDEN
Network Manager
BENNY FIDDIMORE
Deputy Network Manager
ALFIE MULCAHY
Treasurer,
Head of Events & Marketing
DAN WALTERS
Socials & Wellbeing Officer
ALEX FOREMAN
Head of Tech & Production
JOSH BINGHAM
Head of Shock Radio
ISSY CORBIDGE
Head of Shock TV
WILL VALENTINE
Head of Sport
OLIVER SYKES
Head of News
KATIE-LOUISE BUXTON
Co-Head of Music
TOM TURNER
Co-Head of Music
HANNAH WHITING
Head of Social Media
PREVIOUS COMMITTEES
Shock Network Committee 2023/2024
Network Manager: Adam Clark, Alfie Mulcahy
Network Programme Controller: Joe Lander, Alfie Mulcahy
Treasurer: Grace Hutchison
Head of Events & Wellbeing: Adelle Davies
Radio Programme Controller: James Crompton
TV Programme Controller: Storm Tai
Head of Tech & Production: Matthew Green
Head of Podcasting: Evie Capstick
Head of News: Ewan O'Leary
Head of Sport: Sam Armitage
Head of Online: Megan Folan
Head of Music: Matt McGettrick
Deputy Radio Programme Controller: Matt Hallsworth
Deputy Head of Tech & Production: Alex Foreman
Deputy Head of Podcasting: Emma Nelson
Deputy Head of News: Alfie Mulcahy
Deputy Head of Sport: Callum Paxton
Deputy Head of Online: Josh Reid
Deputy Head of Music: Ciara Aston
Shock Radio Committee 2022/2023
Station Manager: Matthew Green
Deputy Station Manager: Adam Clark
Treasurer: Noah Kreike
Head of Events & Wellbeing: Adelle Davies
Head of Tech: Umut Yelbasi
Head of Music: Ruby Turner-Hook
Head of Sport: Lewis Henderson
Head of News: Adam Clark
Head of Online: Annabelle Roses
Head of Visuals: Joe Lander
Shock Radio Committee 2021/2022
Station Manager: Alex Charles
Deputy Station Manager: Niamh McDermott
Treasurer: Charlie Parker, Joe Lander
Head of Events & Wellbeing: Elizabeth Theaker
Head of Tech: Will Lundy
Head of Music: Caitlin Hyem
Head of News: Nathean Forey, George Icke
Head of Sport: Tom Parker
Head of Online: Conor Gilmore
Head of Visuals: Grace Clark
Shock Radio Committee 2020/2021
Station Manager: Ciaran Fahey
Deputy Station Manager: Phoebe Beddows
Treasurer: Dan Richmond
Head of Events: Lauren Aldred
Head of Tech: Will Lundy
Head of Music: George Owen
Head of Sport: Tom Parker
Head of News: Isaac Shelton
Head of Online: Charlie Rumney
Head of Visuals: Conor Gilmore
Head of Podcasts: Liam Brusby
Head of Imaging: Matthew Robinson
Shock Radio Committee 2015/2016
Station Manager: Paul Jones
Content Manager: Samuel Lown
Secretary: Jane Chadwick
Treasurer: Siobhan Redmond
Head of Technical Operations: Ann-Marie Grayston
Head of Music: Sam Morris
Head of News: Rachel Williams
Head of Imaging & Station Sound: Jake Common
Head of Online: Megan Stumm
Head of Sport: Adam Johnston
Head of Interviews: Nick Hargreaves
Social Secretary: Bex Hill
Shock Radio Committee 2016/2017
Station Manager: Sam Morris
Secretary: Rachel Williams
Treasurer: Sophia Chan
Content Manager: Benedict Jones
Head of Online: Elle Crow
Head of Music: Amelia Buxton
Head of News: Joe McDermott
Head of Technical Operations: Callum Phillips
Social Secretary: Grace Fensome
Head of Sport: Adam Roberts
Head of Interviews: Emily Bevan
Head of Visual Content: Paige Tucker
Shock Radio Committee 2018/2019
Station Manager: Alex Hughes
Deputy Manager: Fay Toulios
Treasurer: Megan Hayward
Head of Music: Kate Stevens
Head of Sport: Alastair Hancock
Head of News: Ella Joy Beeston
Head of Social Media: Hannah-Mae Graham
Head of Interviews: Sophie Buxton
Head of Tech: Edd Norton
Head of Visuals: Marlon Camacho
Head of Podcasts: Dan Richmond
Head of Graphic Design: Josh Smyth
Head of Branding: Tom Levins
Social Secretary: Hannah Welch
Shock Radio Committee 2017/2018
Station Manager: Adam Roberts
Secretary: Liam Shaw
Treasurer: Megan Hornsby
Head of Content: Natalie Rees
Head of Tech: Robin Parker
Head of Sport: Alex Hughes
Head of Interviews: Rob Hemingway
Head of Online: Megan Hayward
Head of Music: Tom Hinckley
Social Secretary: Fay Toulios
Head of News: Ewan Quayle
Head of Visual Content: Freya McGreevy
Head of Branding: Martin Griffiths
Shock Radio Committee 2019/2020
Station Manager: Edd Norton
Deputy Manager: Finnlay Kulavuz
Treasurer: Charlie Mulholland
Head of Music: Toni Huggins-Cooper
Head of Sport: Dave Crowther-Green
Head of News: George Simister
Head of Social Media: Phoebe Beddows
Head of Events: Daniel Gibson
Head of Tech: Ciaran Fahey
Head of Visuals: Dan Finch
Head of Podcasts: Dan Richmond
Head of Imaging: Ben Houghton
Head of Interviews: Tara Dalton
Social Secretary: Harry Cannell
Shock Radio Committee 2003/2004
Station Manager: Matthew Bunt
Deputy Manager: Greg Suligowski
Secretary/Head of Sales: Jo Taylor
Treasurer: Rob Miller
Head of Production: Dave Bramley
Head of Programming: Evelyn Downing
Head of Music: Clare Freeman
Head of Marketing: Hannah Ralph
Head of Engineering: Tom Izett
Head of News: Nikki Lodge
Shock Radio Committee 2004/2005
Station Manager: Evelyn Downing
Deputy Manager: David Lewthwaite
Secretary: Chris Price
Treasurer: David Lewthwaite
Head of Sales: Dave Pearson
Head of Production: Sarah Buckley
Head of Programming: Media Habibi
Head of Music: Daniel Hill
Head of Marketing: Hannah Ralph
Head of Engineering: James Selway
Head of News: Suana Meckeler
Head of Sport: Chris Price
Shock Radio Committee 2005/2006
Station Manager: David Lewthwaite
Deputy Manager: Daniel Essex
Secretary: Will Fearon
Treasurer: Nathaniel Hobby
Head of Sales: Conner Cox
Head of Production: Melody Ruiz
Head of Programming: Christophe Entressengle
Head of Music: Vickie Scullard
Head of Marketing: Hannah Ralph
Chief Engineer: Matt Johnson
Head of News: Kate Owen
Head of Sport: Chris Sharples
Shock Radio Committee 2006/2007
Station Manager: Melody Ruiz
Deputy Manager: Kriss Herbert
Secretary: Nathaniel Hobby
Treasurer: Chris Mitchell
Head of Sales: Tone Iversen
Head of Production: Danielle Batters
Head of Programming: Amy Tout
Head of Music: Vickie Scullard
Head of Marketing: Chrissy Morton
Chief Engineer: Erica Frost
Head of News: Caroline Dangerfield
Head of Sport: Samuel Jones
Shock Radio Committee 2007/2008
Station Manager: Danielle Batters
Deputy Manager: Samuel Jones
Secretary: David Rothwell
Treasurer/Head of Sales: Ricky Chotai
Head of Production: Joe Lymath
Head of Programming: Jonathan Griffin
Head of Music: Francine Smith
Head of Marketing: Mitesh Chotai
Chief Engineer: Martin Dures
Head of News: Adam McClean
Head of Sport: Brian Tully
Shock Radio Committee 2008/2009
Station Manager: Jonathan Griffin
Deputy Manager: Lora Corr
Secretary: John Bardsley
Treasurer: Lora Corr
Programme Controller: Luca Jordan
Head of Sales: Ricky Chotai
Head of Production: Matthew Hemmaty
Head of Music: Laura Perkins
Head of Marketing: David Rothwell
Chief Engineer: Tapiwa Mogapi
Head of News: Martin Baxter
Deputy News Editor: Caroline Steer
Head of Sport: Laura Kane
Interviews and Reviews Officer: Max Oliver
Shock Radio Committee 2011/2012
Station Manager: Ríain McAuley
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Shock Radio Committee 2013/2014
Station Manager: Oscar Smith
Deputy Manager: Orry Verducci
Secretary: Megan Hughes
Treasurer: George Willis
Head of Programming & Communications: David Banks
Head of Events: Dave Dullage
Head of Production: Ryan Winders
Head of Music: Mike Halligan
Head of PR: Thomas Williams
Head of Marketing: James Keysell
Head of News: Danny Riordan
Head of Sport: Gareth Reid
Head of Interviews & Reviews: Jamie Glover
Shock Radio Committee 2009/2010
Station Manager: Hollie Clark
Deputy Manager & Secretary: Matthew Hemmaty
Deputy Manager & Treasurer: David Rothwell
Head of Programming & Marketing: David Todd
Head of Music: Laura Perkins
Head of Events: Becky Cassily
Head of News: Robyn Kuscher
Deputy Head of News: Caroline Steer
Head of Sport: Pete Iantorno
Interviews and Reviews Officer: Lucy Markille
Social Media: Nei Opia
Shock Radio & TV Committee 2024/2025
Network Manager: Alfie Mulcahy
Deputy Station Manager: Emma Nelson
Treasurer: Soph Hinxman-Allegri
Social, Wellbeing & Inclusion Officer: Dan Walters
Head of Tech & Production: Alex Foreman
Head of Shock Radio: Matt Hallsworth
Head of Shock TV: Daisy Pitcher
Head of Sport: Jodi Keen, Will Valentine
Head of News: Luke Jones
Head of Music: Adam Skinn
Head of Online: Josh Reid
Shock Radio Committee 2014/2015
Station Manager: George Willis
Studio Manager: Dave Dullage
Secretary: Gareth Reid
Treasurer: Bryn Rogers
Head of Technical Operations: Kamil Bonczyk
Head of Music: Samuel Lown
Head of Imaging: Robert Forshaw
Head of Programmes & Communication: Siobhan Redmond
Head of News: Adam Bysouth
Head of Sport: David Warman
Head of Interviews: Paul Jones
Head of Events: Anna Gowdy
Head of Public Relations & Marketing: Danny Riordan
Head of Sales: Sam Walker
Shock Radio Committee 2012/2013
Station Manager: Ríain McAuley
Secretary & Head of Events: Megan Hughes
Treasurer: Oscar Smith
Chief Engineer: Orry Verducci
Head of News: Andrew Scott
Head of Sport: Chris Archer
Head of Programming: Michael Caley
Head of Music: Hayden Bhowon
Head of Production: Anthony Alker
Head of Public Relations: Jack Stocker
Deputy Audio Engineer: Kabir Birdi
Shock Radio Committee 2010/2011
Head of Programming: Ríain McAuley
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AWARDS HISTORY
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
GOLD - Best Presenter: Matthew Hallsworth
GOLD - Best Chart Show: What The **** Is A Chart Show with Matt & Issy
SILVER - The Kevin Greening Award for Creativity: Dan Walters
SILVER - Best Newcomer: Alfie Mulcahy
SILVER - Best Entertainment Programming: The Shockmas Yuletide Scare Games
BRONZE - Best Student Radio Station
BRONZE - Best Sport Programming: Varsity 2024
BRONZE - Best Multiplatform Initiative: The Comedy Campsite: Festival Edition
SRA AMPLIFY AWARDS
GOLD - Best Promotional Initiative: 25 Years of Shock
SILVER - Best Training Initative: The Notion Guide
SILVER - Best Contribution to the Region: Shock Radio interview Klust
BRONZE - Best Promotional Initiative: Shock is Back - Saltburn Style
NATIONAL STUDENT TELEVISION AWARDS
GOLD - Best Directing: Lucky Dip by Francis Kelly
SILVER - Best Title Sequence: Hidden In Plain Sight
SALFORD STUDENTS' UNION AWARDS
WINNER - Society of the Year
WINNER - Best Newcomer: Alfie Mulcahy
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
GOLD - Best Station Imaging
BRONZE - Best Chart Show
SRA AMPLIFY AWARDS
GOLD - The Amplify Award: Francis Goes On The Big Wheel At Winter Wonderland
GOLD - Contribution to the Region: Shock Radio's SRA Chart Show
SILVER - Student Radio Moment of the Year: Francis Goes On The Big Wheel At Winter Wonderland
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
BRONZE - Best Station Sound
BRONZE - Best Producer: Alex Charles
SRA AMPLIFY AWARDS
BRONZE - Best Station Culture
BRONZE - Best Contribution To The Region
BRONZE - Best Promotional Initiative: Up For It
BRONZE - Most Committed Committee Member: Alex Charles
SRA AMPLIFY AWARDS
BRONZE - Outstanding Contribution to Student Radio: Ciaran Fahey
SRA 'I LOVE STUDENT RADIO' AWARDS
WINNER - Most Committed Committee Member: Edward Norton
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Outstanding Contribution to a Student Radio Station: Edward Norton
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
GOLD - Best Podcast: Getting In The Ring Is The Winning Bit - Tom Hinckley
SILVER - Best Specialist Music Programming: Desi Beats withs Priyah Matharu
BRONZE - Best Specialist Music Programming: upNEXT
BRONZE - Best Station Branding
SRA 'I LOVE STUDENT RADIO' AWARDS
WINNER - Most Committed Committee Member: Alex Hughes
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Best Audience Initiative
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Hero Of The Moment: Kate Stevens
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Outstanding Contribution to a Student Radio Station: Tom Hinckley
SRA 'I LOVE STUDENT RADIO' AWARDS
WINNER - Best Audience Initiative: Reboot Night
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Most Improved Student Station
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
GOLD - Best Journalistic Programming: The Secret Life Of Cam Girls
SRA 'I LOVE STUDENT RADIO' AWARDS
WINNER - Most Improved Station
WINNER - Best Training Initiative
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
BRONZE - Best Live Event or Outside Broadcast: Three Peaks Challenge
BRONZE - Best Entertainment Programming: The Paul Jones Show
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
GOLD - Best Marketing & Station Sound
BRONZE - Best Male: Louis Chadwick
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
BRONZE - Best Technical Achievement: New Broadcast Architecture
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
BRONZE - Best Male: Matthew Hemmaty
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
BRONZE - Best Newcomer: Matthew Hemmaty
STUDENT RADIO AWARDS
GOLD - Best Station*
*As Storm FM, a former collaboration station between Manchester Universities
SRA AMPLIFY AWARDS
GOLD - The Amplify Award: Comedy Campsite 2024
SILVER - Best Promotional Initiative: Shock's Welcome Week 2024
SILVER - Best Student Media Collaboration: Comedy Campsite 2024
BRONZE - Best Contribution to the Region: Oops! I Just Charted... with Tom & Katie
BRONZE - Best Outreach Project: Shock's Welcome Week 2024
BRONZE - Most Supportive University or Students' Union: Salford SU
NATIONAL STUDENT TELEVISION AWARDS
SILVER - Best Events Coverage: Varsity 2024
SALFORD STUDENTS' UNION AWARDS
WINNER - Society Project of the Year: Charity Campsite 2025