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

Best Programme : BBC World News (5am old TWT)
Best News Channel : BBC World News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Peter Dobbie
Most Improved Performer : Jamie Robertson (BBC World Business)
Hard As Nails : Jonathan Charles
Best Weather Presenter : Dan Corbett
Best Business Presenter : Aaron Heslehurst

Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Alastair Yates
Slight disappointment(s) : Mishal Husain (constant looking around at other things for no reason)

Best Programme : The Live Desk (Sky News)
Best News Channel : Sky News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Steve Dixon (Sky News)
Most Improved Performer : Priya Kaur-Jones (GMTV)
Hard As Nails : Jeremy Thompson (Sky News)
Best Weather Presenter : Francis Wilson (Sky News)
Best Business Presenter : Maryam Moshiri (BBC News)
Best Regional Anchor : Riz Lateef (BBC London News)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Alastair Stewart (ITN)
Slight disappointment(s) : BBC News Channel's relaunch
Deserving of a special mention : Trevor McDonald (ITN) and Carol Barnes

You're not serious?...


Forgot about him. Fair play.

Best Programme : Live at Five (Sky News)
Best News Channel : Sky News

Best Presenter/Anchor : Anna Botting (Sky News)
Most Improved Performer : Claire Stewart (STV North Tonight)
Hard As Nails : Jon Snow (Channel Four News)
Best Weather Presenter : Thomas Schafernacker (BBC)
Best Business Presenter : Maryam Moshiri (BBC News)

Best Regional Anchor : Sally Magnusson (BBC Reporting Scotland)

Best International Anchor: Wolf Blitzer (CNN)
Best International Interview Series: Katie Couric with Sarah Palin (CBS)

Deserving of a special mention : Carol Barnes (ITN) and Tim Russert (NBC)

Most Wasted Talent: Kate Gerbeau (Five News)

Biggest Disappointment: Sir Trev coming back and showing he aint that great...John Suchet was always far better!!

Yes, I am. What do you think is wrong with him then?

Best Programme : Channel 4 News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Mark Austin
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Jon Snow
Slight disappointment : ITV Evening News (great main anchors, some great individual reports and specials in foreign news etc but some of the stories they run with are so tabloid and waste the potential of the programme!)
Deserving of a special mention : Alex Thomson & Krishnan Guru-Murthy on 4 (both great, and as good as Jon Snow!)


I couldn't think of any for the other categories!

Best Programme : BBC World News Today (Formerly The World)
Best News Channel : BBC News (Channel)
Best Presenter/Anchor : Joanna Gosling (BBC News)
Most Improved Performer : Lucy Meacock (ITV News)
Hard As Nails : Peter Dobbie (BBC News)
Best Weather Presenter : Dan Corbett (BBC News)
Best Business Presenter : Maryam Moshiri (BBC News)
Best Regional Anchor : Riz Lateef (BBC London)
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Nick Owen (BBC News)
Slight disappointment(s) : Five News, they had the opportunity to do something great after Natasha joined, and they didn't.
Deserving of a special mention : Trevor McDonald (ITV News)

Best Programme: News at Ten (ITV1)
Best News Channel: Al Jazeera English
Best Presenter/Anchor: Julie Etchingham (ITN/ITV News)
Most Improved Performer: Jason de la Pêna (Sky)
Hard As Nails: Jeremy Paxman (BBC News)
Best Weather Presenter: The Schaf (BBC News)
Best Business Presenter: The Shouty Australian Man on Breakfast (BBC News)
Best Regional Anchor: Sally Taylor (BBC South Today )
Round Filter in a Square Hole award: Peter Sissons (BBC News)
Jade Goody award for most shouty delivery: CNN
Award for sustained perfect delivery after all these years: Charles Gibson ( ABC World News )
Slight disappointment(s): Channel 5 News . News at Ten for the second and third weeks after the launch.
Nicholas Witchell award for best performance in an unexpected situation: Krishnan Guru-Murthy (ITN/Channel 4)
Deserving of a special mention: Sir Trevor McDonald (ITN/ITV News)

Best Programme : Your World Today
Best Regional Programme: Scotland Today
Best News Channel : CNN International
Best Presenter/Anchor : Anna Botting
Most Improved Performer : Ellie Crissell
Hard as Nails : Jeremy Thomson
Best Weather Presenter : Alex Deakin
Best Biz presenter : Jeff Randal
Best Regional Anchor : John MacKay
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Nicholas Owen
Slight disappointment : Sky News in General
Worst Programme: BBC Reporting Scotland
Deserving of a special mention : Bob Friend

Any final votes, anyone?

Best Programme : Sky's Live at Five
Best News Channel : Sky News (despite its current state, only news channel with life in it)
Best Presenter/Anchor : Jeremy Thompson
Most Improved Performer : Annette Finch
Hard as Nails : Nina Hossain
Best Weather Presenter : Lisa Burke
Best Biz presenter : Emma Crosby
Best Regional Anchor : Bob Warman ITV Central News
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Bob Warman
Slight disappointment : Sky News
Deserving of a special mention : Llewella Bailey and Yvonne Gaskill for oustanding contribution to Central TV who leaves this month.

Best Programme : ITV Lunchtime News
Best News Channel : BBC News
Best Presenter/Anchor : Katie Derham
Most Improved Performer : Kylie Morris (more of a 'best newcomer')
Hard as Nails : Jeremy Paxman
Best Weather Presenter : Robin McCallum (London Tonight)
Best Regional Anchor(s) : Katie Derham & Alastair Stewart
Award for still sustained perfect delivery after all these years : Nicholas Owen
Slight disappointment : Five News
Deserving of a special mention : Carol Barnes and Bob Friend