The introduction of the Local Hero award was directed towards this goal, as were various other changes made in 2004.
Jason and Cooper can be seen at the 2009 Hero Awards.
She also received the 2006 Local Hero Award.
Almond was awarded a Hero Award by the music magazine Mojo.
Perhaps the most important awards it gives are the "Local Hero awards" which have been awarded since the stations inception.
In 2001 he also received the "Everyday Hero" award for his outstanding contributions to community service in Florida.
Glocal Hero Award - for "people of outstanding personalities, whose local and global activities shape the face of the modern world".
Past winners of Local Heroes Awards cannot be nominated again in the same category of entry.
Maggie Batson has won the Kids Are Heroes Award in 2011.
Hoffman received the 2006 Australian of the Year Local Hero Award for her role as a whistleblower.
