Laura Whitmore’s tribute to Caroline Flack and Clara Amfo’s speech after the death of George Floyd have both been nominated at the 2021 Audio and Radio Industry Awards (Arias).Both radio presenters appear in a shortlist that also includes Zoe Ball, Chris Evans, fictional broadcaster Alan Partridge (played by Steve Coogan) and rapper George the Poet.Presenter Laura used her BBC 5 Live programme in February 2020 to speak about the Love Island presenter, who had taken her own life aged 40.She told listeners: ‘She also had many struggles.
I’m not going to pretend that she was perfect, but is anyone? She lived every mistake publicly under the scrutiny of the media.
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