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TV Forum News Awards 2016

(December 2016)

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WO
Worzel
It's that time of year again when we partake in the TV Forum 'awards' for 2016. These were the categories from last year which JamesWorldNews used, so going with tradition, lets use the same although I've added best EU Referendum and Breaking News coverage to the mix. The winners receive a pat on the back.

Best News Channel (Domestic)
Best News Programme
Best Regional News Programme
Best Breaking News Coverage
Best EU Referendum Coverage
Best International News Channel

Best News Presenter (Domestic)
Best News Presenter (International)
Best News Presenter (Regional)
Best News Presenter (Newcomer)
Best News Presenter Overall

Best Weather Presenter
Best Business Presenter

Hard as Nails
Most missed but not necessarily deceased
Biggest disappointment in 2016
Best News Music
Best News Graphics
Most improved in 2016
TV Forumer of the Year
Overall Top of the Pops
Last edited by Worzel on 10 December 2016 8:58pm
LL
London Lite Founding member
Best News Channel (Domestic) - BBC News
Best News Programme - Breakfast
Best Regional News Programme - BBC London News
Best Breaking News Coverage - Sky News
Best EU Referendum Coverage - Sky News
Best International News Channel - Al Jazeera English

Best News Presenter (Domestic) - Alastair Stewart
Best News Presenter (International) - Peter Dobbie
Best News Presenter (Regional) - Riz Lateef
Best News Presenter (Newcomer) - Ben Bland
Best News Presenter Overall - Mark Austin

Best Weather Presenter - Tomasz Schafernaker
Best Business Presenter - Victoria Fritz

Hard as Nails - Andrew Neil
Most missed but not necessarily deceased - Jeremy Thompson
Biggest disappointment in 2016 - Sky News glass box studio
Best News Music - BBC News/World News
Best News Graphics - BBC News
Most improved in 2016 - ITV News at Ten
TV Forumer of the Year - noggin
Overall Top of the Pops - Aaron Heslehurst
DK
DanielK
Best News Channel (Domestic) - Sky News
Best News Programme - ITV News at Tean
Best Regional News Programme - STV News at Six
Best Breaking News Coverage - Good Morning Britain
Best EU Referendum Coverage - Good Morning Britain
Best International News Channel - MSNBC

Best News Presenter (Domestic) - Susanna Reid
Best News Presenter (International) - George Alagiah
Best News Presenter (Regional) - John Mackay
Best News Presenter (Newcomer) - Peston and Stratton; as they didn't really present before
Best News Presenter Overall - Mark Austin

Best Weather Presenter - Laura Tobin
Best Business Presenter - Sally Bundock

Hard as Nails - Piers Morgan & Susann Reid; as annoying as you may find them, they get the answers that nobody else gets
Most missed but not necessarily deceased - John Stapleton
Biggest disappointment in 2016 - Sunrise with Sarah-Jane Mee
Best News Music - Good Morning Britain; the versatility of the signature is amazing
Best News Graphics - Peston in Sunday
Most improved in 2016 - Sean Fletcher; I found him grating but have really warmed to him lately
TV Forumer of the Year - I've not been that active this year to comment, but I value our industry contributors greatly
Overall Top of the Pops - GMB
NJ
news junkie
Best News Channel (Domestic) - Sky News
Best News Programme - ITV News at Ten
Best Regional News Programme - BBC Reporting Scotland
Best Breaking News Coverage - Sky News
Best EU Referendum Coverage - Sky News
Best International News Channel - BBC World News

Best News Presenter (Domestic) - Kay Burley
Best News Presenter (International) - Ros Atkins
Best News Presenter (Regional) - Jackie Bird
Best News Presenter (Newcomer) - Ben Bland (New to NC/World)
Best News Presenter Overall - Niall Paterson

Best Weather Presenter - Matt Taylor
Best Business Presenter - Ben Thompson

Hard as Nails - Susanna Reid
Most missed but not necessarily deceased - Chris Eakin
Biggest disappointment in 2016 - Sky News Sunrise with SJM & Jonathan Samuels - pairing doesn't really work for me
Best News Music - BBC Outside Source
Best News Graphics - Sky News
Most improved in 2016 - ITV News at Ten (Faisal Islam if for a person)
TV Forumer of the Year - SkyGeek
Overall Top of the Pops - GMB - especially during breaking news
Last edited by news junkie on 11 December 2016 11:40am
RO
rob Founding member
Best News Channel (Domestic) - Sky News
Best News Programme - BBC News at 10
Best Regional News Programme - BBC South Today
Best Breaking News Coverage - BBC News
Best EU Referendum Coverage - BBC News
Best International News Channel - Al Jazeera English

Best News Presenter (Domestic) - Alastair Stewart
Best News Presenter (International) - Kamahl Santamaria
Best News Presenter (Regional) - Sally Taylor
Best News Presenter Overall - Alastair Stewart

Best Weather Presenter - Carol Kirkwood
Best Business Presenter - Steph McGovern

Hard as Nails - Piers Morgan

Biggest disappointment in 2016 - BBC Parliament rebrand
Best News Music - STV News
Best News Graphics - Sky News
Most improved in 2016 - Good Morning Britain
TV Forumer of the Year - Skygeek
Overall Top of the Pops - Sky News
JW
JamesWorldNews
Best News Channel (Domestic) - BBC News Channel
Best News Programme - ITN Early Evening
Best Regional News Programme - STV News at Six
Best Breaking News Coverage - BBC World News
Best EU Referendum Coverage - BBC World News
Best International News Channel - BBC World News

Best News Presenter (Domestic) - Alastair Stewart
Best News Presenter (International) - There are many: Kamahl Santamaria | Adnan Nawaz | Karin Giannone | Peter Dobbie | Philippa Thomas | Me | Martine Dennis | Me | Lucy Hockings | Me | La Mawhinney | La Croxall | Me
Best News Presenter (Regional) - John MacKay
Newcomer - Ben Bland
Best News Presenter Overall - Alastair Stewart

Best Weather Presenter - Tomasz
Best Business Presenter - Aaron

Hard as Nails - Lyse Doucet

Biggest disappointment in 2016 - ITN News at Ten
Who Should We All Try To Emulate Award - HRH Ros Atkins
Best News Music - ITN
Best News Graphics - AJE
Most improved in 2016 -
TV Forumer of the Year - Skygeek (although he's a crabbit so-and-so.......but I love him)
Overall Top of the Pops - Alastair Stewart.
SK
Skygeek
Thanks to those of you who've put my "name" forward.

For the record, Alastair Stewart wins pretty much everything in my book - including "Best Regional Weather Presenter"!

Special mention, however, should go to my friend and colleague Stephen Dixon, who's just so damned effortless on-screen, always gets the tone right, and deserves to be a household name.

*anticipates avalanche of responses about how I've just slammed all my other on-screen colleagues by extension* Laughing
WO
Worzel
For the record, Alastair Stewart wins pretty much everything in my book - including "Best Regional Weather Presenter.


Good to see you Skygeek.

Alastair's in Royal company, Prince Charles won the Best Regional Weather presenter accolade one year on here I believe. Smile
JamesWorldNews and rob gave kudos
ST
Stuart
Best News Channel (Domestic) - BBC News
Best News Programme - Breakfast
Best Regional News Programme - BBC Spotlight
Best Breaking News Coverage - Sky News
Best EU Referendum Coverage - BBC News
Best International News Channel - AJEng

Best News Presenter (Domestic) - Alastair Stewart
Best News Presenter (International) - Adnan Nawaz
Best News Presenter (Regional) - Victoria Graham
Best News Presenter (Newcomer) - Ben Bland
Best News Presenter Overall - Mark Austin

Best Weather Presenter - The Schafernaker
Best Business Presenter - Ben Thompson

Hard as Nails - Andrew Neil
Most missed but not necessarily deceased - Jeremy Paxman
Biggest disappointment in 2016 - Sky News' empty shopping mall studio
Best News Music - BBC World News
Best News Graphics - BBC News
Most improved in 2016 - Victoria Derbyshire programme
TV Forumer of the Year - Skygeek
Overall Top of the Pops - Alistair Stewart
JT
JamesTV
Best News Channel (Domestic): BBC News
Best News Programme: ITV Evening News
Best Regional News Programme: ITV News West Country
Best Breaking News Coverage: Good Morning Britain (in newsy mode)
Best EU Referendum Coverage: ITV News
Best International News Channel: BBC World News

Best News Presenter (Domestic): Alastair Stewart
Best News Presenter (International): N/A
Best News Presenter (Regional): Kylie Pentelow
Best News Presenter (Newcomer): Victoria Davies (ITV News West Country)
Best News Presenter Overall: Kylie Pentelow

Best Weather Presenter: Laura Tobin
Best Business Presenter: Steph McGovern

Hard as Nails: Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid (deal with breaking news really well)
Most missed but not necessarily deceased: N/A
Biggest disappointment in 2016: Mark Austin leaving ITV News
Best News Music: ITV News
Best News Graphics: ITV News
Most improved in 2016: Victoria Davies
TV Forumer of the Year: N/A
Overall Top of the Pops: Kylie Pentelow (she does a great job, both on regional and weekend national bulletins.)
AA
Aaron_2015
Best News Channel (Domestic): BBC News
Best News Programme: ITV News at Ten
Best Regional News Programme: BBC Spotlight
Best Breaking News Coverage: Good Morning Britain: Brussels Attacks
Best EU Referendum Coverage: ITV News: The Result/Good Morning Britain: The Result
Best International News Channel: BBC World News

Best News Presenter (Domestic): Mark Austin
Best News Presenter (International): N/A
Best News Presenter (Regional): Kylie Pentalow
Best News Presenter (Newcomer): N/A
Best News Presenter Overall: Mark Austin

Best Weather Presenter: Laura Tobin
Best Business Presenter: Ben Thompson

Hard as Nails: Susanna Reid
Most missed but not necessarily deceased: N/A
Biggest disappointment in 2016: Sky News 'Glass Box'
Best News Music: ITV News
Best News Graphics: ITV News at Ten
Most improved in 2016: Good Morning Britain
TV Forumer of the Year: N/A
Overall Top of the Pops: ITV News
BW
BroadcastWales
Best News Channel (Domestic) : Sky News
Best News Programme : ITV News at Ten
Best Regional News Programme : ITV Wales at Six
Best Breaking News Coverage : Good Morning Britain
Best EU Referendum Coverage : Good Morning Britain
Best International News Channel : CBSN

Best News Presenter (Domestic) : Susanna Reid
Best News Presenter (International) : Scott Pelley (Sorry if I don't understand the question)
Best News Presenter (Regional) : Jonathan Hill
Best News Presenter (Newcomer) : Tom Bradby- (He's improved since 2015)
Best News Presenter Overall: Mark Austin

Best Weather Presenter : Laura Tobin
Best Business Presenter : Ben Thompson

Hard as Nails : Piers Morgan
Most missed but not necessarily deceased : Jeremy Paxman
Biggest disappointment in 2016 : News at Ten to be shifted (again) for new chat show on ITV Rolling Eyes
Best News Music : GMB
Best News Graphics : ITV news
Most improved in 2016 : GMB (It has finally found its feet)
TV Forumer of the Year : Skygeek
Overall Top of the Pops: An excellent year of broadcast journalism.

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