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Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Award Winners
31 Oct 2005
New Zealand’s top sports journalists and photographers were recognised at the annual Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards held in Auckland tonight.
The Awards, sponsored by SPARC, attracted around 300 past and present media and sporting celebrities. Among the stars were John Walker, Ian Ferguson, Chris Lewis, Allison Roe, John Adshead, Stu Wilson, Chris Lewis, Paul MacDonald, Martin Snedden and Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell.
A record 198 entries were received for the awards and the big prize on the night went to The Herald on Sunday’s Dylan Cleaver, who took out the Emirates Airline Sports Journalist of the Year. Cleaver also won the Steinlager sports feature – newspaper category.
The SPARC Outstanding Contribution to Sport Through Journalism Award went to rugby historian and journalist Lindsay Knight. Three journalists were also made Life Members of the NZSJA – Brent Edwards (Otago Daily Times), Peter Williams (TVNZ), and Bill Francis (The Radio Network).
These are the 25th NZSJA awards, the 11th year under the patronage of SPARC and the fifth year known as the Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards.
The winners, by Award category, are as follows:
Philips Award for Sports News Print
Gregor Paul (Herald on Sunday)
Philips Award for Sports News Broadcast
Stephen Stuart (One News)
Wilson Award for Sports Radio
Andrew Alderson (Radio Sport)
Stars Sports Tours Award for Sports Television
Michelle Pickles (3 News)
MCK Hotels Award for Best Sports Column/Opinion
Phil Gifford (Sunday Star-Times)
Steinlager Award for Feature Writing – Newspapers
Dylan Cleaver (Herald on Sunday)
Steinlager Award for Feature Writing – Magazines
Margot Butcher (Freelance)
New Zealand Herald DJ Cameron Young Writer Award
Adrian Seconi (Otago Daily Times)
SPARC Award for Recreation/Adventure/Lifestyle Reporting
Margot Butcher (North & South)
SPARC Award for Recreation/Adventure/Lifestyle Photography
Kent Blechynden (Dominion Post)
SPARC Award for Best Photography Portfolio
Mark McKeown (Bay of Plenty Times)
SPARC Award for Best Single Photo
Andrew Cornaga (Photo Sport)
Special Awards
Fairfax NZ Ltd Best Provincial Writer Award
Nathan Burdon (Southland Times)
Fairfax NZ Ltd Best Provincial Photographer Award
Mark McKeown (Bay of Plenty Times)
Garry Frew Memorial For Outstanding Contribution To Provincial Sports Journalism
Kevin Hart (Hamilton)
Emirates Airline Journalist of the Year
Dylan Cleaver (Herald on Sunday)
SPARC Outstanding Contribution to Sport Through Journalism
Lindsay Knight
For more information please contact:
Armin Lindenberg
NZSJA Secretary
Ph: (09) 520 4427
Email: arminl@xtra.co.nz
Updated | 30 Mar 2006.
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