2008 - Newscaster of the Year, Etc....

You know the drill. Same categories as always. Special prize for the overall winner.

Best Programme : BBC World News Today
Best News Channel : BBC World (News)
Best Presenter/Anchor : Lyse Doucet
Most Improved Performer : Monita Rajpal (CNN International)
Hard as Nails : Zeinab Badawi
Best Weather Presenter : Daniel Corbett, naturally.
Best Biz presenter : Juliette Foster / Tanya Beckett. (Can't decide!)
Best Regional Anchor : John MacKay - stv News
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Alastair Yates
Slight disappointment : CNN. Played around with their formats too excessively.
Deserving of a special mention : Carol Barnes and Bob Friend .

Best Programme : BBC Breakfast
Best News Channel : BBC News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Bill Turnbull (Male) Sophie Long (Female)
Most Improved Performer : (Decide later)
Hard as Nails : Chris Eakin
Best Weather Presenter : Daniel Corbett
Best Biz presenter : Declan Curry
Best Regional Anchor : Stuart Flinters (NWT)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Chris Eakin
Slight disappointment : Kate Silverton
Deserving of a special mention : Trevor McDonald

Best Programme : Sky News Live at Five
Best News Channel : BBC News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Julie Etchingham
Most Improved Performer : Jason De La Pena
Hard as Nails : Mark Austin
Best Weather Presenter : Martyn Davies
Best Biz presenter : Sally Bundock (BBC)
Best Regional Anchor : Jo Kent (BBC South Today)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Alastair Yates
Slight disappointment : Five News
Deserving of a special mention : Bob Friend & Trevor McDonald

Best Programme : BBC World News Today
Best News Channel : BBC World (News)
Best Presenter/Anchor : Lyse Doucet
Most Improved Performer : Anderson Cooper (CNN U.S)
Hard as Nails : Wolf Blitzer
Best Weather Presenter : Sean Batty (STV)
Best Biz presenter : Juliette Foster / Tanya Beckett. (Can't decide!)
Best Regional Anchor : John MacKay (STV News)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Sir Trevor McDonald
Slight disappointment : BBC World News America w/ Matt Frei
Deserving of a special mention : Tim Russert and Bob Schieffer

Best Programme: News at Ten (ITV)
Best News Channel: BBC News Channel
Best Presenter/Anchor: Sian Williams
Most Improved Performer: Lucy Meacock (on national ITV News)
Hard as Nails: Zeinab Badawi
Best Weather Presenter: Daniel Corbett
Best Biz presenter: Adrian Finighan
Best Regional Anchor: Lucy Meacock (Granada Reports)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years: Jon Snow
Slight disappointment: CNN (too many radical changes) and BBC World (the schedule has become too repetitive and dull, World News Today not significantly different from normal bulletins).
Deserving of a special mention: Carol Barnes & Trevor McDonald

SORRY! i'LL TRY AGAIN!

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Best Programme : BBC World News Today
Best News Channel : BBC World (News)
Best Presenter/Anchor : Peter Dobbie
Most Improved Performer : Owen Thomas
Hard as Nails : Zeinab Badawi
Best Weather Presenter : Daniel Corbett
Best Biz presenter : Tanya Beckett.
Best Regional Anchor : ?
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Alastair Yates
Slight disappointment : BBC World News for not scheduling more Alastair Yates' newscasts
Deserving of a special mention : Lyse Doucet

Best Programme : BBC World News Today
Best News Channel : BBC World (News)
Best Presenter/Anchor : Mishal Hussain
Most Improved Performer : Owen Thomas
Hard as Nails : Zeinab Badawi
Best Weather Presenter : Daniel Corbett,
Best Biz presenter : Juliette Foster
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Alastair Yates
Deserving of a special mention : Lyse Doucet

Best Programme : Channel 4 News
Best News Channel : Sky News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Andrew Neil
Most Improved Performer : Emily Maitlis
Hard as Nails : Andrew Neil
Best Weather Presenter : Daniel Corbett
Best Biz presenter : Jeff Randall
Best Regional Anchor : Sally Magnusson!
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Kay Burley
Slight disappointment : the new Working Lunch...lost its edge
Deserving of a special mention : Eamonn Holmes and Jacquie Beltrao...i actually rather enjoy their bitchy innane banter.

Best Programme : Newsnight
Best News Channel : Sky News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Jon Snow
Most Improved Performer : Colin Brazier (becoming Sky's best presenter, excellent covering on Sunday Live too.
Hard as Nails : Wolf Blitzer
Best Weather Presenter : Francis Wilson
Best Biz presenter : Jeff Randall
Best Regional Anchor : Alastair Stewart (London Tonight)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Keith Graves on Sky News, semi-retired, but when he is on he is fantastic.
Slight disappointment : Martin Stanford not getting enough airtime on Sky
Deserving of a special mention : Bob Friend

Best Programme : BBC News at Six
Best News Channel : BBC News (Channel)
Best Presenter/Anchor : S-s-s-sissons
Most Improved Performer : Katie Couric (CBS Evening News)
Hard as Nails : Bob Warman
Best Weather Presenter : Shefali Oza
Best Regional Anchor : Suzanne Virdee
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Sir Trevor McDonald
Slight disappointment : BBC Midlands Today/NWT
Deserving of a special mention : Tim Russert, Bob Schieffer and Carol Barnes

Best Programme : News at Ten
Best News Channel : Sky News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Alastair Stewart
Most Improved Performer : Steve Scott
Hard as Nails : Kay Burley
Best Weather Presenter : Daniel Corbett
Best Business Presenter : Tanya Beckett
Best Regional Anchor : Alastair Stewart/Steve Gaisford
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Nicholas Owen
Slight disappointment : BBC1 News
Deserving of a special mention : Nobody