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Newscaster of the Year

2006 - Your Votes (December 2006)

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AL
Alex
I'm not of a big fan of these polls but there's not much happening so what the hell...

Newscaster of the Year: Katie Derham
News Programme of the (latter half of the) Year: ITV Lunchtime News
News Channel of the Year: BBC News 24 (but only just)
Rising Star: Nicholas Owen Wink (Better make that Faye Barker/Joanna Gosling)
Hard as Nails: Jon Sopel
Most Improved Performance: Emma Crosby
TV News Moment of the Year: The child deciding that Katie's lap was the best place to sit during the Lunchtime News
CI
cityprod
Newscaster of the Year: HUW EDWARDS
News Programme of the Year: BBC FIVE O'CLOCK NEWSHOUR
News Channel of the Year: BBC NEWS 24
Rising Star: VICTORIA GRAHAM (BBC SPOTLIGHT)
Hard as Nails: LYSE DOUCET
Most Improved Performance: GILLIAN JOSEPH
TV News Moment of the Year: KEITH OLBERMANN'S SPECIAL COMMENT ON MSNBC'S COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN FROM GROUND ZERO ON SEPTEMBER 11.

Best Regional Newscaster: VICTORIA GRAHAM (BBC SPOTLIGHT)
Best Sportscaster: SEAN FLETCHER (BBC NEWS 24)
Best Business Presenter: MARK HAINES (CNBC US)
Unsung Hero: JULIAN WORRICKER (BBC)
GR
gregtvviewer
More Scottish Regional Awards

Regional Newscaster: John MacKay - Scotland Today
Regional Sportscaster: Raman Bhardwaj - Scotland Today
Runner up: Ewan Petrie - Scotland Today
Best Reporter: David Cowan - Scotland Today
Runner Up: Alan MacKay - Reporting Scotland
Favourite Pairing: John MacKay and Heather Simpson - Scotland Today
Runner Up: David Henderson and Sally Magnusson - Reporting Scotland
Rising Star: Heather Simpson - Scotland Today
Runner Up: Kelly-Ann Bishop - Scotland Today
Best relaunch: Scotland Today/North Tonight
PH
Phen
Newscaster of the Year: ALASTAIR YATES, of course
News Programme of the Year: BBC BREAKFAST
News Channel of the Year: BBC NEWS 24
Rising Star: MANISHA TANK
Hard as Nails: TIM WILLCOX
Most Improved Performance: RACHEL SCHOFIELD
TV News Moment of the Year: It has to be the taxi driver on News 24 of course!
PR
Primetime
Edit: See message below.
PR
Primetime
Andrew Tyne Tees posted:
Newscaster of the Year: Alistar Stewart
News Programme of the Year: ITV Evening News
News Channel of the Year: BBC News 24
Rising Star: Kim Inglis (North East Tonight - ITV1 Tyne Tees)
Hard as Nails: Alistar Stewart
Most Improved Performance: Helen Ford (North East News - ITV1 Tyne Tees)
TV News Moment of the Year: When Katie Durham had a baby sat on her during the Lunchtime News!
IM
immortalgnome
Newscaster of the Year: Nick Owen [BBC Midlands Today. not ex-ITN now N24 Nick Owen]

News Programme of the Year: Technofile

News Channel of the Year: Sky News

Rising Star: Suzanne Virdee

Hard as Nails: Colin Brazier

Most Improved Performance: Emma Crosby

TV News Moment of the Year: Charlie Thomas and Kay Burley playing top trumps on Lunchtime Live / Samantha Simmonds calling Charlie Thomas a "queen [of Sport]" on Sunrise, much to his indignancy.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Newscaster of the Year: Wesley Smith
News Programme of the Year: BBC Breakfast
News Channel of the Year: BBC News 24
Rising Star: Faye Barker
Hard as Nails: Jeremy Paxman
Most Improved Performance: Anna Jones
TV News Moment of the Year: Taxi driver on News 24!
JW
JamesWorldNews
........Emma Crosby seems to be in line for an award this year.........

Any more votes, chaps and chapesses?
GE
Gareth E
Newscaster of the Year: JANE HILL
News Programme of the Year: BBC NEWSNIGHT
News Channel of the Year: BBC NEWS 24
Rising Star: EMILY MAITLIS
Hard as Nails: CAROLINE HAWLEY
Most Improved Performance: SOPHIE RAWORTH (now she's on her own)
TV News Moment of the Year: GUY GOMA / BIRTH OF STORYFIX

Best Regional Newscaster: DONNA TRAYNOR (BBC NEWSLINE)
Best Sportscaster: DAN WALKER
Best Weather Presenter: MATT TAYLOR
Best Business Presenter: MANISHA TANK
Unsung Hero: FRANK GARDNER
Funnyman of the Year: SIMON McCOY
Partnership of the Year: BILL TURNBULL & SIAN WILLIAMS
TV
TVN
I've done the first lot but will dish out some e-trophies for these two.

Best Regional Newscaster: RANVIR SINGH (NWT)
Best Sportscaster: MIKE BUSHELL
Best Weather Presenter: EVERTON FOX
Best Business Presenter: DECLAN CURRY
Unsung Hero: KARIN GIANONE
Funnyman of the Year: BILL TURNBULL
Partnership of the Year: JANE HILL & MATTHEW AMROLIWALA
TW
Turnbull and Williams
I quite like these new categories too, so...

Best Regional Newscaster: Sally Taylor (BBC South Today)
Best Sportscaster: Mike Bushell
Best Weather Presenter: Dan Corbett
Best Business Presenter: Paddy O'Connell (Working Lunch/Breakfast)
Unsung Hero: Fiona Bruce
Funnyman of the Year: Bill Turnbull
Partnership of the Year: Bill Turnbull and Kate Silverton

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