2007 - Newscaster of the Year

It's the time of the year where I get the chance to roll out my regular thread. Interested - as always - to know your thoughts, seriously, on the year that's just elapsed in Television News.

My votes for 2007:

National Presenter: SIAN WILLIAMS
Rolling News: ALASTAIR YATES
Global: ADRIAN FINIGHAN
Regional: No Comment
Biz: JULIETTE FOSTER
Most Improved Performer: MARYAM MOSHIRI
Slipped a Little: JEREMY THOMPSON
Hard as Nails: LYSE DOUCET
Best Newcomer: CLAIRE MARSHALL

Best Newscast: BBC's THE WORLD TODAY
Worst Newscast: SKY NEWS SUNRISE
Best News Channel Overall: BBC WORLD (of course)*
Best Regional Programme: No comment

Overall 2007 Winner: LYSE DOUCET
Because: SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE.

Best News Channel Overall: Al Jazeera. Simply because of its excellence in reporting everything.

I agree, Al Jazeera is straight to the point, unlike CNNI which I seem to remember it saying "Britney Spears is a role model"

Rolling News: Alastair Yates
Global: Jonathan Charles
Biz: Aaron Heslehurst
Most Improved Performer: Maryam Moshiri
Hard as Nails: Lyse Doucet

Best Newscast: World News Today (When Jonathan Charles is presenting)
Worst Newscast: Sky News Sport and Weather Every 15minutes
Best News Channel Overall: BBC World

Overall 2007 Winner: Jonathan Charles
Because: Because!

My votes for 2007:

National Presenter: BILL TURNBULL
Rolling News: JON SOPEL
Global: PETER DOBBIE
Regional: COLIN BRIGGS
Biz: DECLAN CURRY
Most Improved Performer: GERAINT VINCENT
Slipped a Little: HUW EDWARDS
Hard as Nails: LYSE DOUCET

Best Newscast: WORLD NEWS TODAY (BBC WORLD)
Worst Newscast: LUNCHTIME LIVE (SKY NEWS)
Best News Channel Overall: BBC NEWS 24
Best Regional Programme: BBC LOOK NORTH (NEWCASTLE)

Overall 2007 Winner: SIMON MCCOY
Because: LOW PROFILE BRILLIANCE.

National Presenter: BILL TURNBULL
Rolling News: JON SOPEL
Regional: COLIN HAZLEDEN
Biz: DECLAN CURRY
Most Improved Performer: EMILY MAITLIS
Slipped a Little: LOUISE MINCHIN
Best Newcomer: CLAIRE MARSHALL
Best Partnership: SIMON MCCOY/CARRIE GRACIE
Best Sport Presenter: SEAN FLETCHER/DAN WALKER (joint)
Best Weather: DAN CORBETT

Best Newscast: FIVE O'CLOCK NEWS (BBC NEWS)
Worst Newscast: LUNCHTIME LIVE (SKY NEWS)
Best News Channel Overall: BBC NEWS 24
Best Regional Programme: BBC EAST MIDLANDS TODAY

Overall 2007 Winner: NICHOLAS OWEN
Because: Excellent to watch

National Presenter: HUW EDWARDS
Rolling News: JEREMY THOMPSON
Regional: DOMINIC HEALE
Business: DECLAN CURRY
Most Improved Performer: EMILY MAITLIS
Slipped a little: BILL TURNBULL
Best Newcomer: CLAIRE MARSHALL
Best Partnership: JON SOPEL & LOUISE MINCHIN
Best Sport Presenter: MIKE BUSHELL
Best Weather: DANIEL CORBETT

Best Newscast: LIVE AT FIVE (SKY)
Worst Newscast: BBC NEWS 24 TONIGHT
Best News Channel Overall: BBC NEWS 24
Best Regional Programme: EAST MIDLANDS TODAY

Overall 2007 Winner: NICHOLAS OWEN
Reason: Keeps things going smoothly

National Presenter: George Alagiah
Rolling News: Anna Jones
Regional: Pam Royle (ITV Tyne Tees)
Global: Dalal Azar (AlJazeera English)
Business: Joel Hills
Most Improved Performer: Geraint Vincent
Slipped a Little: Jeremy Thompson
Worst Presenter: Andrew Wilson (Sky News)
Best Partnership: Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale
Best Weather: Lucy Verasamy
Best Newscast: ITV Evening News
Worst Newscast: Sky News Sunrise
Best News Channel Overall: Al Jazeera English
Because: Outstanding in-depth reporting
Best Regional Programme: ITV North East Tonight

Overall 2007 Winner: Stephen Cole
Because: Great ability to capture the moment, and his layed back style.

National Presenter: HUW EDWARDS
Rolling News: JANE HILL, MATTHEW AMROLIWALA
Regional: STUART FLINDERS
Business: MARYAM MOSHIRI
Most Improved Performer: CLAIRE MARSHALL
Slipped a little:
Best Newcomer: (to BBC) TONY CAMPION
Best Partnership: JON SOPEL & LOUISE MINCHIN
Best Sport Presenter: DAN WALKER
Best Weather: ALEX DEAKIN

Best Newscast: BBC 5 O'CLOCK
Worst Newscast: BBC NORTH WEST TONIGHT
Best News Channel Overall: BBC NEWS 24
Best Regional Programme: BBC LDN

Overall 2007 Winner: TIM WILLCOX
Reason: Under appreciated heroics in the field of rolling news

National Presenter: EMILY MAITLIS (closely followed by last years' winner SOPHIE RAWORTH)
Rolling News: NICHOLAS OWEN
Global: ROSMARY CHURCH
Regional: STUART FLINDERS
Biz: DECLAN CURRY
Most Improved Performer: LOUISE MINCHIN
Slipped a Little: PETER SISSONS
Hard as Nails: KATE SILVERTON
Best Newcomer: SOPHIE LONG
Best Partnership: BILL TURNBULL AND SIAN WILLIAMS
Best Sport Presenter: CHRIS HOLLINS
Best Weather: ROB McELWEE

Best Newscast: FIVE O'CLOCK NEWS
Worst Newscast: ITV NEWS
Best News Channel Overall: BBC NEWS 24
Best Regional Programme: BBC LDN

Overall 2007 Winner: EMILY MAITLIS
Because: UNPRECEDENTED COMPETENCE

National Presenter: Lucy Meacock (ITV)
Rolling News: Nicholas Owen
Regional: Pam Royle (ITV Tyne Tees)
Global: ?
Business: ?
Most Improved Performer: Geraint Vincent
Slipped a Little: Mark Austin
Worst Presenter: Peter Sissons / Mark Austin
Best Partnership: Geraint Vincent & Mary Nightingale
Best Weather: Matt Taylor (BBC)
Best Newscast: ITV Evening News
Worst Newscast: Lunchtime Live (Sky News)
Best News Channel Overall: BBC News 24
Because: I can only get Sky News & News 24.. that's why!
Best Regional Programme: ITV Tyne Tees - North East Tonight

Overall 2007 Winner: Nicholas Owen (BBC / ITV)
Because: Great to watch and is an excellent newsreader.

National Presenter: Krishnan Guru Murphy
Rolling News: Anna Botting

Regional: Lucy Owen (BBC/ITV Wales)
Global: That US woman who tore up the Paris Hilton story!
Business: the bloke off Breakfast
Most Improved Performer: Geraint Vincent
Slipped a Little: George Alligiah
Worst Presenter: Kaplinsky
Best Partnership: Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale
Best Weather: Sunny
Hard as Nails: PAXMAN
Best Newcomer: KYLIE MORRIS

Best Newscast: Channel 4 News
Worst Newscast: BBC News at 8pm - if you can call it a newscast?
Best News Channel Overall: BBC News 24
Because: I'm only comparing it to Sky News!
Best Regional Programme: North West Tonight

Overall 2007 Winner: Jon Snow
Because: He's the Daddy!