RNZ is currently up for some media awards in many categories. In fact, in some categories, all of the nominees are from RNZ!
The Voyager Media Awards are this Friday night (the 17th of May)! And the NZ Radio Awards are on Thursday the 20th of June!
Good luck RNZ!
Voyager Media Awards:
Best innovation in digital storytelling
RNZ – Broken bad
You can find this series here.
Best news website or app
RNZ
Editorial Executive of the Year
Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor – Pacific Team Leader – RNZ
Tim Watkin – Executive producer podcast – RNZ
nib Health Journalism Scholarship – senior
Catherine Hutton – RNZ
Reporting – Best individual investigation
Anusha Bradley – RNZ
Reporting – Best team investigation
Gone fishing – Stuff and RNZ
You can find this series here.
Reporting – Best coverage of a major news event
Zac Fleming – RNZ – DOC using private investigators to monitor anti-1080 activists
You can listen to this podcast here.
Best Reporter – junior
Logan Church – RNZ
Emma Hatton – RNZ
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui – RNZ
Mackenzie Smith – RNZ
Regional Journalist of the Year
Anusha Bradley – RNZ
Political Journalist of the Year
Jo Moir – Stuff and RNZ
Broadcast Reporter of the Year
Indira Stewart – RNZ
Reporter of the Year
Phil Pennington – RNZ
Best news video (single videographer)
Dan Cook – RNZ
Rebekah Parsons – King RNZ
Finally, a special shout out to former RNZ journalist John Campbell – finalist in the Voyage Media Awards for his show – The Story With John Campbell!
This show is up for two awards:
Best innovation in digital storytelling
The Story With John Campbell – TVNZ – Is China interfering in NZ’s political system?
You can watch this piece here.
Features – Crime and/or social issues
John Campbell – The Story with John Campbell – TVNZ
Good luck John!
You can read the full list of nominees here: NPA+-+VMA19_Finalist+List+A4+Updated+V3
New Zealand Radio Awards:
RNZ has a total of 32 people nominated for 12 awards including Station of the Year!
Best Podcast (RNZ is the only media organisation with finalists in this category):
William Ray, Tim Watkin – Black Sheep
You can listen to this series here.
Melody Thomas, Tim Watkin – Bang!
You can listen to this series here.
Adam Dudding, Amy Maas, Tim Watkin, Justin Gregory, Rangi Powick, Jason Dorday – Gone Fishing
You can listen to this series here.
Best Show Producer – Talk Show:
Martin Gibson – Morning Report
Best New Broadcaster – Journalist
Logan Church – RNZ National
Best News or Sports Journalist
Indira Stewart
Phil Pennington
Best News Story – Team Coverage
Pip Keane, Bridget Burke – RNZ National
Best Newsreader
Nicola Wright – RNZ National
Best Talk Presenter – Breakfast or Drive
Susie Ferguson and Guyon Espiner – Morning Report
Best Talk Presenter – Other
Kim Hill – Saturday Morning
Best Daily or Weekly Feature – Factual (RNZ is the only media company with finalists in this category):
Colin Peacock, Jeremy Rose – Mediawatch
You can listen to this show here.
Philippa Tolley – Insight
You can listen to this show here.
Alison Ballance – Our Changing World
You can listen to this show here.
Best Documentary or Factual Talk Feature (RNZ is the only media company with finalists in this catergory):
Sonia Sly, Tim Watkin, Justin Gregory, Marc Chesterman, William Saunders, Jason McClelland, Phil Benge – Beyond Kate
You can listen to this series here.
Teresa Cowie, Philippa Tolley, Phil Benge – Insight – Imprisoned by Meth
You can listen to this podcast here.
Nita Blake-Persen, Philippa Tolley, Phil Benge – Insight – Malaysian Plastics Dumping Ground
You can listen to this podcast here.
Best Music Feature or Recorded Live Music Event
Adrian Hollay, Paddy Hill – Music Alive: Neil Finn and the Auckland Philharmonia
You can listen to this here.
Station of the Year – Network
David Allan – RNZ National
Good luck to all the nominees! It’s going to be an exciting two months!
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You can read the full list of finalists here: Finalists 2019
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