TWO of the Island’s most well-known radio DJs are set to co-host this year’s Pride of Jersey Awards.
The awards, sponsored by DFDS and Jersey Post, will be held on 18 November at the Royal Jersey Showground, where the winners of each category will be announced.
Alison Moss, mid-morning radio presenter for BBC Jersey, and Channel 103’s Peter ‘Mac’ McLinton are co-hosting this year’s ceremony.
More than 300 Islanders were nominated across 14 categories, including the new Sports Ambassador of the Year category.
A record-breaking number of nominations were submitted this year, with more than 300 Islanders put forward for awards.
A total of 33,457 votes were cast across the 12 voting days, which is the second-highest number since the awards started in 2015.
The 2021 awards saw almost 37,000 votes cast after the event was postponed the year before due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The three finalists who received the most public votes in each category were judged at Bar Nautique on 21 October by a previous winner, a member of JEP staff and a representative from each category sponsor.
The 42 finalists are invited to the ceremony, and the winner from each category receives a £1,000 prize from the sponsor of their award.
Mr McLinton said: “I’m genuinely delighted to be playing a small part in this year’s Pride of Jersey Awards. One of the things I love most about our Island is the people who make it such a special place, often without even realising the difference they make.
“I’m really looking forward to meeting some of them, hearing their stories and helping to give them the recognition they so richly deserve.”
The event on 18 November will include a two-course meal, a welcome drink and entertainment throughout the night.
Ms Moss added: “What a brilliant opportunity to come together to celebrate amazing people in the Island and what always surprises me is how so many of them go under the radar and are just quietly being the very best.
“I’ve been warned that the Pride of Jersey is an incredibly emotional night – with tears of joy, celebration, warmth and courage – so I am coming armed with tissues, or may have to rely on Peter sleeve.”
Ticket sales end Friday 6 November. To book the last few tickets for the event visit PrideofJerseyAwards2026.eventbrite.co.uk. The events team will then contact the person who booked by email to collect guest details and dietary requirements.
All of this year’s finalists can be viewed at prideofjersey.com.
