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

Best Programme : Channel 4 News
Best News Channel : France 24
Best Presenter/Anchor : Jon Snow
Most Improved Performer : Owen Thomas
Hard as Nails : Jeremy Paxman
Best Weather Presenter : Thomas Schafenacker
Best Business Presenter : Adrian Finnighan
Best Regional Anchor : John McKay
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Nicholas Owen
Slight disappointment : CNNI for buggering up a perfectly good format
Deserving of a special mention : France 24 for learning how to cover breaking news and realising its strength lay online

Best Programme : BBC News at Ten
Best News Channel : BBC News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Stuart Flinders
Most Improved Performer : Sophie Long
Hard as Nails : Jeremy Paxman
Best Weather Presenter : Thomas Schafenacker
Best Business Presenter : Declan Curry
Best Regional Anchor : Colin Hazleden (BBC EMT)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Nicholas Owen
Slight disappointment : Five News
Deserving of a special mention : Trevor McDonald

Best Programme : ITV News at Ten
Best News Channel : BBC News Channel
Best Presenter/Anchor : Charles Gibson (ABC World News with Charles Gibson)
Most Improved Performer : Kylie Morris (More 4 News)
Hard as Nails : Bryan Dobson (RTE News)
Best Weather Presenter : Daniel Corbett
Best Biz presenter : Mark Haines (CNBC US)
Best Regional Anchor : Richard Bath (ITV Westcountry)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Richard Bath (ITV Westcountry)
Slight disappointment : Joint award to Five News and Working Lunch
Deserving of a special mention : Tim Russert for his many years of great work on NBC's Meet The Press, and extra special mention to the entire ITV Westcountry News team, who have been total professionals despite the fact that most of them will not be working for ITV in 2009, and to NDTV 24x7 and CNN IBN for their excellent coverage of the Mumbai attacks.

What was the biggest news event of the year and who did it best?

The US election, the Mumbai attacks, the earthquake in China, the Beijing Olympics, disappearance of Shannon Matthews, the Madrid plane crash, the banking crisis.. just some of the options from this year so far...For me, I liked Alex Crawford's coverage of the Mumbai attacks.

Best Programme : BBC Ten O'Clock News
Best News Channel : BBC News Channel
Best Presenter/Anchor : Male: Jon Sopel. Female: Emily Maitlis
Most Improved Performer : Mishal Hussein
Hard as Nails : Peter Sissons
Best Weather Presenter : Tomasz Schafernaker
Best Biz presenter : Jeff Randall
Best Regional Anchor : Louisa Preston
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Nicholas Owen
Slight disappointment : BBC News relaunch/refresh

Best Programme : Newsnight
Best News Channel : BBC News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Jane Hill
Most Improved Performer : Sophie Long
Hard as Nails : Matthew Amroliwala
Best Weather Presenter : Daniel Corbett
Best Biz presenter : Maryam Moshiri
Best Regional Anchor : Hate regional news
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Jane Hill
Slight disappointment : BBC Five O'Clock News - needs something extra
Deserving of a special mention : Carol Barnes

Best Programme : Breakfast
Best News Channel : BBC World (News)
Best Presenter/Anchor : Sian Williams
Most Improved Performer : Tim Wilcox
Hard as Nails : Carrie Gracie
Best Weather Presenter : Carol KIrkwood
Best Biz presenter : Aaron Hestlehurst
Best Regional Anchor : Sally Magnusson
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Lyse Doucet
Slight disappointment : Sky News (annoyance of the 15 minute loop in evenings at weekends)
Deserving of a special mention : Sara Edwards

Best Programme : Channel 4 News
Best News Channel : BBC News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Joanna Gosling
Most Improved Performer : Sophie Long
Hard as Nails : Jon Snow
Best Weather Presenter : Daniel Corbett
Best Biz presenter : Tanya Beckett
Best Regional Anchor : Riz Lateef
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Jane Hill
Slight disappointment : in the wake of the financial woes, the business news on BBC Breakfast is still relatively poor - it's never been the same since Business Breakfast was axed!

Best Programme : BBC News at Ten
Best News Channel : BBC News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Sophie Raworth
Most Improved Performer : Sophie Long/ Victoria Hollins (of BBC London)
Hard as Nails : Matthew Amwroliwalla
Best Weather Presenter : Thomaz Shafenaker (soz for spelling!)
Best Biz presenter : Aaron Hestlehurst
Best Regional Anchor : Riz Lateef/ Stuart Flinders
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Sian Williams
Slight disappointment(s) : Sky News - when did it turn so tabloidy??? Five News - newsround for the thick. Newsround - if it aint broken don't fix it. Working Lunch - ditto. Daily Politics - great program, but those titles and graphics People: Charlie Stayt, Natasha Kaplinsky, Kate Silverton and the guy from the Halifax adverts.
Why are they still in employment? : Mark Austin,
Deserving of a special mention : Sir Trevor McDonald - for finally calling it a day (for the 'hopefully' final time).

Best Programme : BBC Breakfast
Best News Channel : BBC News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Chris Eakin
Most Improved Performer : Erm...
Hard as Nails : Peter Sissons
Best Weather Presenter : Rob McElwee
Best Biz presenter : None are bad...
Best Regional Anchor : Colin Briggs (Look North NE&C)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Nicholas Owen
Slight disappointment : Only slight...
Deserving of a special mention : Peter Sissons, again

Best Programme : News at Ten (ITN)
Best News Channel : BBC News Channel
Best Presenter/Anchor : Alastair Stewart (ITN)
Most Improved Performer : Kylie Morris (More 4 News/ITN)
Hard As Nails : Nicholas Owen (BBC)
Best Weather Presenter : Jon Mitchell (ITV Yorkshire)
Best Business Presenter : Umm...
Best Regional Anchor : Christine Talbot (ITV Yorkshire)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Alastair Stewart (ITN)
Slight disappointment(s) : Mark Austin (ITN)
Deserving of a special mention : Trevor McDonald (ITN) and Carol Barnes

Best Programme: News at Ten
Best News Channel: Sky News
Best Presenter/Anchor: Alastair Stewart
Most Improved Performer: James Mates
Hard as Nails: Mark Austin
Best Weather Presenter: Seán Batty
Best Biz presenter: Declan Curry
Best Regional Anchor: John MacKay (Scotland Today)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years: Nicholas Owen
Slight disappointment: BBC News Channel
Deserving of a special mention : stv News - despite having half the resources of BBC Scotland, they still manage to produce two great regional news programmes, as well as four local bulletins, and the programmes keep going from strength to strength.