Newscaster of the Year | Re-visited

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... 12 Drummers Drumming, 11 Pipers Piping, 10 Lords-a-Leaping, 9 Ladies Dancing, 8 Maids-a-Milking, 7 Swans-a-Swimming, 6 Geese-a-Laying, 5 Gold Rings!!! 4 Colly Birds, 3 French Hens, 2 Turtle Doves And a Newscaster of the Year!


Best Newscaster on a News Programme: Zeinab Badawi
Best Regional News Presenter: Charlene White / Gordon Chree
Best News Programme: World News Today
Best News Channel: BBC World News

Best Sports Presenter: Amelia!!!!
Best Weather Presenter: Liam Dutton
Best Business Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Best Music Package: CNN
Best Graphics Package: Al Jazeera English

Hard as Nails: Lyse Doucet
Most Improved Presenter: I really like Naga Munchetty
Biggest Disappointment: Generic News at Ten. It should get it's own distinct look again.
Best Discovery: I've realised that Kamahl Santamaria on AJE is an excellent presenter.
On the slide?: CNNI.........lost it's way?
Understated but deserves a gong: Peter Dobbie of BBC World

Most missed, but not neccessarily deceased: Sir Alastair Burnet. Shereen Nanjiani.
News Story of the Year: Olympic Coverage was sublime, in the main.
TV Forumer of the Year: Phil

Overall Top of the Pops: Karin Giannone. Consistent. No nonsense. Classy.

Heres mine;
Best Newscaster on a News Programme: Faye Barker from ITV News (Hopefully she'll get more exposure now the 5:30 is gone)
Best Regional News Presenter: Nina Hossain (Like her on regional & national)
Best News Programme: ITV News at 1:30 (Good Interviews, nice round up. Not an obvious choice but I love watching it when I'm off work!)
Best News Channel: Sky News

Best Sports Presenter: Jackie from Sky Sunrise
Best Weather Presenter: Laura Tobin from Daybreak
Best Business Presenter: Dharshini David from Sky News.
Best Music Package: BBC News- It's just a classic!
Best Graphics Package: Sky News.

Hard as Nails: Julie Etchingham
Most Improved Presenter: Sarah Jane Mee. (I think she improved at a lot co-hosting Bolton & Co.)
Biggest Disappointment: Martin Standford. (I don't see the attraction. I find is newscasting style slightly jumpy and uneasy to watch!)
Best Discovery: Philippa Tomson (Although, I preferred her to Pam Royal, when Philippa hosted North East Tonight I could not of seen her on national news, so I'm surprised at how good she is)
On the slide?: North East Tonight (More and More I notice border stories getting into the sub-regional part!!)
Understated but deserves a gong: Emma Crosby. (I thought she was good at GMTV and hasn't disappointed at five news either.)

Most missed, but not neccessarily deceased: Lukwesa Burak on Sky News overnights (although Philippa and Paula are more than great, it would be nice to have the three share duties.)
News Story of the Year: The same as BBC WORLD Olympic Coverage. (Especially BBC News, but all networks, really put out some great coverage)
TV Forumer of the Year: Is it rude to say... Sierra Oscar? :')

Overall Top of the Pops: Gotta be... Faye Barker. Love Faye!

For me:
Best Newscaster on a News Programme: Jon Snow from Channel 4 News or Rico Hizon from Newsday
Best Regional News Presenter: Sally Taylor - It has to be.
Best News Programme: Newsnight - Despite the scandal I still think it's the best.
Best News Channel: BBC World News

Best Sports Presenter: Chris Hollins
Best Weather Presenter: Carol Kirkwood
Best Business Presenter: Aaron Heslehurst
Best Music Package: BBC News - All their themes are just Brilliant - World, NC, Newsnight etc.
Best Graphics Package: BBC News - Simple but effective

Hard as Nails: Got to be Paxman
Most Improved Presenter: Kathy Newman from Channel 4
Biggest Disappointment: Broadcasting House Move getting shifted back all the time.
Best Discovery: Gavin Esler on Newsnight - He's actually almost as good as Paxman.
On the slide?: IMO ITV News - Its becoming a bit to 5 Newsy.
Understated but deserves a gong: I agree with Peter Dobbie

Most missed, but not necessarily deceased: Either Alastair Yeates or Sian Williams from Breakfast
News Story of the Year: It has to be the Olympics.
TV Forumer of the Year: BBC World

Overall Top of the Pops: Jeremy Paxman

Best Newscaster on a News Programme: Alistair Stewart
Best Regional News Presenter: Charlene White / John McKay
Best News Programme: Sky News Sunrise
Best News Channel: Sky News

Best Sports Presenter: Jacquie Beltrao
Best Weather Presenter: Laura Tobin
Best Business Presenter: Samantha Washington
Best Music Package: Daybreak 2012/Sky News
Best Graphics Package: Daybreak 2012/Sky News

Hard as Nails: Julie Etchingham
Most Improved Presenter: Aled Jones
Biggest Disappointment: Weekend and Overnight News Coverage, channels and bulletins.
Best Discovery: Philippa Tomson
On the slide?: Weekend and Overnight News Coverage, channels and bulletins.
Understated but deserves a gong: Charlotte Hawkins

Most missed, but not neccessarily deceased: Anna Botting.
News Story of the Year: Olympic Coverage was sublime, in the main.
TV Forumer of the Year: ITNCameraman

Overall Top of the Pops: Philippa Tomson

Best Newscaster on a News Programme: Krishnan Guru-Murphy
Best Regional News Presenter: Amy Garcia - Great presenter for South Today.
Best News Programme: Channel 4 News
Best News Channel: BBC News Channel

Best Sports Presenter: Sally Nugent
Best Weather Presenter: Jay Wynne
Best Business Presenter: Juliette Foster
Best Music Package: BBC News
Best Graphics Package: BBC News

Hard as Nails: Kirsty Wark
Most Improved Presenter: Fiona Armstrong
Biggest Disappointment: Daybreak - It just fails to get better for me.
Best Discovery: Sarah Smith - Enjoyed her presenting Channel 4 News.
On the slide?: 5 News - It has no credibility for me.
Understated but deserves a gong: Gavin Grey

Most missed, but not neccessarily deceased: Alastair Burnett
News Story of the Year: US Presidential Election
TV Forumer of the Year: aconnell

Overall Top of the Pops: Emily Maitlis

Best Newscaster on a News Programme: Natasha Kaplinsky
Best Regional News Presenter: Charlene White
Best News Programme: ITV News at 1.30
Best News Channel: Sky News

Best Weather Presenter: Alex Beresford
Best Music Package: Daybreak
Best Graphics Package: Al Jazeera English

Hard as Nails: Alastair Stewart
Most Improved Presenter: Philippa Tomson
Biggest Disappointment: Sarah Kelly
Best Discovery: Natasha Kaplinsky
On the slide?: London Tonight & North East Tonight

Most missed, but not neccessarily deceased: Mary Nightingale
News Story of the Year: Olympic Coverage

Overall Top of the Pops: Philippa Tomson

Nobody elses vote really matters on this one...

...she's already been given the trophy.

Well, no one else is going to.
It's called 'TV Forumer of the Year' not 'which forum member would giving a compliment to be most advantageous or you?'. I'm being slightly cynical here, ITNCameraman does seem to be a good value member.
She's good isn't she, I just don't understand why it's taken her till 2012 to break into the industry.

Best Newscaster on a News Programme: Huw Edwards -always has the right tone, and always cool and calm calm
Best Regional News Presenter: Christa Ackroyd - gets both the serious stuff and the light hearted stuff spot on. Comes across as a very nice lady and her and Harry make for an excellent pairing. Look North isn't the same without them!
Best News Programme: BBC News at Ten - a great format and tone that hopefully won't change in the NBH move
Best News Channel: BBC News Channel, for the quality presenters, good breaking news coverage and fair coverage.

Best Sports Presenter: Olly Foster - I see him going a bit further up in sport in the next few years, very natural presenter.
Best Weather Presenter: Paul Hudson - always an enthusiatic but easy-to-understand forecast. Usually right too.
Best Business Presenter: Adam Parsons - has the charisma that most business presenters lack. Excluding Aaron Heslehurst and Richard Quest of course - they're a bit too much!
Best Music Package: Newsnight
Best Graphics Package: None stand out to me but Sky News are the nicest to look at

Hard as Nails: Lyse Doucet - a true pro
Most Improved Presenter: Julia Somerville on the News Channel. She's a lot better than she was when she started (wrong cameras, struggling with breaking news etc.) and of course that authoritative voice makes a great change.
Biggest Disappointment: 5 News. News content is better but there's nothing that would make me want to watch it. The rubbish studio with those tight shots and stand-up presentation does them no favours either.
Best Discovery: Sue Thearle. She's never been that popular on here, but I think she does a great job on the news, and she did excellently last night with the terrible US story, under big pressure broadcasting on BBC World too.
On the slide?: Daybreak - started out good with Lorraine and Aled, and got worse. It's the original Daybreak all over again...
Understated but deserves a gong: Fiona Armstrong - she's not on that often, but you'd think she'd presented on the News Channel for years. Authoritative voice and welcoming to watch. She was great on Breakfast and I'm disappointed she's not been back to present it since.

Most missed, but not neccessarily deceased: Moira Stuart - I think she'd be great for the Saturday/Sunday bulletins and certainly better than bringing on Tim Willcox or Clive Myrie as cover all the time.
News Story of the Year: Olympics
TV Forumer of the Year: BBC WORLD, for being unflappably friendly to all the members on the forum and always enthusiastic!

Best Newscaster on a News Programme: Alastair Stewart
Best Regional News Presenter: Sally Taylor
Best News Programme: Channel 4 News
Best News Channel: BBC News

Best Sports Presenter: Mike Bushell
Best Weather Presenter: Sian Lloyd
Best Business Presenter: Aaron Heselhurst
Best Music Package: Al Jazeera
Best Graphics Package: Sky News

Hard as Nails: Jeremy Thompson
Most Improved Presenter: Roger Johnson
Biggest Disappointment: Kay Burley - no surprises there...
Best Discovery: Komla Dumar
On the slide?: ITV News
Understated but deserves a gong: Faye Barker

News Story of the Year: Phone hacking scandal
TV Forumer of the Year: A tough one this year, so it's a tie between DVB Cornwall and Michael.

Overall Top of the Pops: Alastair Stewart

Oh aren't you in happy mood?! Someone got out of bed the wrong side this morning! Very very cynical aren't you?

Best Newscaster on a News Programme: Mark Austin on News at Ten
Best Regional News Presenter: Donna Traynor
Best News Programme: BBC News at Ten
Best News Channel: Sky News

Best Sports Presenter: Jacqui Beltrao
Best Weather Presenter: Liam Dutton
Best Business Presenter: Joel Hills
Best Music Package: CNN
Best Graphics Package: Sky News HD

Hard as Nails: Kay Burley
Most Improved Presenter: Mishal Hussein
Biggest Disappointment: The US Election coverage as a whole from all broadcasters. Very underwhelming on the whole and the Bill Turnbull and Susanna Reid partnership on BBC Breakfast.
Best Discovery: Appointing Kevin Bakhurst as MD of RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Great changes being implement since his appontment.
On the slide?: David Dimbleby
Understated but deserves a gong: Joey Jones for his fantastic forensical analysis of PMQ's and other big political events.

Most missed, but not neccessarily deceased: Jim Clancy and his show 'The Brief'
News Story of the Year: The Jimmy Savile Story
TV Forumer of the Year: BBC World
Most Looking Forward to in 2013: The ITN relaunch and the coverage of the new royal baby!

Overall Top of the Pops: Jeremy Thompson, fantastic again this year in Chicago for the US election and in Athens dealing with protestors.