Journalists working on Manchester bombing feature heavily
Journalists working on the Manchester Arena terrorist attack have been honoured in this year’s O2 Media Awards North West.
The Manchester Evening News was named Best Editorial Print Team and also won the On-Line Journalism award for its coverage of the May 22 suicide bombing, in which 22 people were killed and hundreds more injured. The MEN also received the Best Daily Newspaper award from blast survivor Martin Hibbert, who was paralysed by Salman Abedi’s nail bomb.
BBC Radio Manchester won Best Broadcast Team and the O2 award for the Most Memorable Broadcast Programme, for its reporting on the night of the terror attack.
Other multiple winners were journalists at ITV Granada Reports and BBC North West Tonight. Granada’s Elaine Willcox was judged Best Broadcast News Reporter, while BBC’s Clare Fallon was named TV Journalist of the Year. Both BBC and ITV news teams were jointly honoured in the Best News Programme category. They were presented with their awards by Paddy Ennis, the first paramedic inside the Arena after the bomb went off.
In other categories there were awards for writers and photographers on the Liverpool Echo, while local TV station, That’s Lancashire, won the Young Broadcast Journalist through Elizabeth Baines and Moving Images with cameraman Jake Harvey.
A special O2 Journalism Award was presented to Jennifer Williams of the Manchester Evening News for her exclusive investigation into the use of the drug Spice in Manchester city centre.
An O2 Stand Out award went to ex-footballer turned football commentator, Ian St. John, to mark his 38 years in the broadcast industry. England World Cup winner Roger Hunt, who played alongside St. John at Liverpool, made a surprise appearance to present the award.
Coronation Street actors Bev Callard, Daniel Brocklebank and Patti Clare also presented awards alongside members of the community who had featured in the media through the year.
The awards, at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, were hosted by BBC Breakfast’s Louise Minchin and Dave Massey, Head of Corporate Communications at O2. They were attended by 300 journalists and media executives from TV, radio and print organisations across the region.
Nicola Green, Director of Corporate Affairs at O2 said: “This was an unprecedented year of news events across the North West. The awards demonstrate the importance and value of the regional media in our communities.
“We were honoured to host some of the families and victims of the Manchester Arena attack and humbled to hear the stories of community champions who make such a difference to the lives of others.”
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O2 Media Awards North West 2017
Image of the Year (Still photography)
Winner
Ian Cooper – Liverpool Echo & Daily Post
Highly Commended
Colin Lane – Liverpool Echo
Jason Roberts – Liverpool Echo
Stuart Walker – CN Group
Vincent Cole – Manchester Evening News
Image of the Year (Moving pictures)
Winner
Jake Harvey – That’s Lancashire
Highly Commended
Dave Guest – BBC North West Tonight
Martin Brough – The Sentinel, Stoke
Best Writer
Winner
Richard Ault – The Sentinel, Stoke
Highly Commended
Louise Allonby – The Mail
Michaela Robinson Tate – CN Group
Natalie Walker – Lancashire Post
Young Journalist (Print)
Winner
Tom Belger – Liverpool Echo
Highly Commended
Connor Dunn – Liverpool Echo
Lee Wilde – Tameside Reporter
Kate McMullin – Liverpool Echo
Becky Loton – The Sentinel, Stoke
Young Journalist (Broadcast)
Winner
Elizabeth Baines – That’s Lancashire
Highly Commended
Inzy Rashid – BBC Radio Manchester
Matt Jones – Radio City
Beth Excell – That’s Lancashire
Michael Worrall – ITV Granada Reports
Broadcast Presenter
Winner
Graham Liver – BBC Radio Lancashire
Highly Commended
Roger Johnson – BBC North West Tonight
Lucy Meacock – ITV Granada Reports
TV Journalist
Winner
Clare Fallon – BBC North West Tonight
Highly Commended
Paul Faulkner – That’s Lancashire
Amy Welch – ITV Granada Reports
Sarah Rogers – ITV Granada Reports
Best Team (Broadcast)
Winner
BBC Radio Manchester
Highly Commended
That’s Lancashire
Key 103
Best Team (Print)
Winner
Manchester Evening News
Highly Commended
The Mail
Lancashire Post
News Reporter (Print)
Winner
Caroline Barber – The Mail
Highly Commended
Alistair Houghton – Liverpool Echo
Joe Thomas – Liverpool Echo
News Reporter (Broadcast)
Winner
Elaine Willcox – ITV Granada Reports
Highly Commended
Andy Gill – BBC North West Tonight
Mel Barham – ITV Granada Reports
Andy Bonner – ITV Granada Reports
Most Memorable (Print)
Winner
The Mail – Zoo deaths investigation
Highly Commended
Manchester Evening News – Arena bomb coverage
Lancashire Post – Arena bombing
Knutsford Guardian – Arena bomb victim & Osborne resigns
Most Memorable (Broadcast)
Winner
BBC Radio Manchester – Manchester Arena bomb
Highly Commended
BBC North West Tonight – Manchester Arena bomb
Radio City – Paul Nuttall exposed
Global Radio – Manchester Arena bomb
Community Journalism
Winner
Radio City
Highly Commended
Warrington Guardian
2BR
Tameside Reporter
Radio Journalist
Winner
Kate West – BBC Radio Manchester
Highly Commended
Amy Scarisbrick – Key 103
Anna Hodges – Global Radio
Tim Padfield – BBC Radio Lancashire
Best Newspaper (Daily)
Winner
Manchester Evening News
Highly Commended
Bolton News
Lancashire Telegraph
The Mail
Best Newspaper (Weekly)
Winner
Cumberland News
Highly Commended
Westmorland Gazette
Leyland Guardian
Warrington Guardian
Crewe Chronicle
Sports Journalist (Print)
Winner
Tyrone Marshall – Lancashire Telegraph
Highly Commended
Jon Colman – News & Star
Andrew Simpson – Northwich Guardian
Sports Journalist (Broadcast)
Winner
Mike Hall – ITV Granada Reports
Highly Commended
Chris Hall – ITV Granada Reports
Stuart Pollitt – BBC North West Tonight
On-Line Journalism
Winner
Manchester Evening News
Highly Commended
Liverpool Echo
Southport Visiter
Liverpool Echo – What’s On Team
On-Line Journalist
Winner
Adam McClean – ITV Granada Reports
Community Publication
Winner
Asian Image
Highly Commended
Tameside Reporter
Good News Liverpool
Best Magazine
Winner
Carlisle Living – CN Specialist Magazines
Highly Commended
Business Post – Trinity Mirror
Lancashire Life – Archant
Primary Knowledge – Oldham Chronicle
Staffordshire Life – Staffordshire Newspapers
O2 Stand Out Awards
Winners
Knutsford Guardian
David Jones – Glossop Chronicle
Ian St. John – Radio City
Best News Programme
Joint Winners
ITV Granada Reports – Manchester Arena Bomb
BBC North West Tonight – Manchester Arena Bomb
Highly Commended
True North – Mystery of the Man on the Moor
Best Sports Programme
Winner
ITV Granada Reports – Olympic/Paralympic Parade
Highly Commended
Made in Liverpool – Across the Park
Radio City – Fight Disciples
Best Entertainment Programme
Winner
True North – The Lie Detective
Highly Commended
BBC Radio Lancashire – Alfie Boe
True North – Teen Mom UK
Specialist Publication
Winner
All Together Now
Highly Commended
Business Post – Trinity Mirror
The Place To Be – The Sentinel, Stoke
Primary Knowledge – Oldham Chronicle
Portrait of Cumbria – CN Specialist Magazines
Vlog/Blogger Award
Winner
Rachael Bland – BBC North West Tonight
Highly Commended
Samantha Yarwood – Manchester Evening News
Sarah Hodgson – Daily Post
Mike Parsons & Matt Turner – Warrington Guardian
Jodie Murray & Tom Atterton – BBC North West Tonight
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