Newscaster of the Year - 2011

Best News Program – BBC NEWS AT TEN
Best News Channel – SKY NEWS
Best News Presenter – SOPHIE RAWORTH
Best Regional Presenter – ANDREA BRYMER
Best Regional Programme – STV NEWS AT SIX
Best Weather Presenter – CAROL KIRKWOOD
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 – FIONA ARMSTRONG.
Hard as Nails – FIONNUALA SWEENEY
Over the Top – KAY BURLEY.
Biggest Disappointment – CNNI, GET RID OF THAT CLOWN MORGAN AND BRING BACK FIONNUALA.
Best Theme Music – STV NEWS
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) – SKY NEWS
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) – ANNE MACKENZIE AND SHEREEN NANJIANI!!
Overall Top of the Pops – FIONUALLA SWEENEY
Best New Kid on the Block - BABITA SHARMA
TV Forumer of the Year - BBC WORLD - NO COMPETITION!!
News Story of the Year - ARAB SPRING: CAPTURE OF GADAFFI
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention - NATASHA KAPLINSKY FOR HAVING MORE LIVES THAN A CAT - WATCH YOUR JOB NINA!!!
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch - RANVIR SINGH - WITHOUT GORDON AND WILL SHE BE SEEN FROM TIME TO TIME ON BREAKFAST DURING 2012

Merry Christmas fellow forumers.
I also hope you have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012.

Best News Programme - BBC News at Ten
Best News Channel - BBC News Channel
Best News Presenter - Joanna Gosling
Best Regional Presenter - Kylie Pentalow
Best Regional Programme - East Midlands Today
Best Weather Presenter - John Hammond
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 - Adam Parsons
Hard as Nails - Jon Sopel
Over the Top - Annita McVeigh
Biggest Disappointment - Ben Brown
Best Theme Music - BBC News Channel countdown
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) - Sky News
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) - Alastair Yates/Brian Hanrahan
Overall Top of the Pops - Simon McCoy & Carrie Gracie
Best New Kid on the Block - Gavin Grey
TV Forumer of the Year - BBC WORLD
News Story of the Year - Bin Laden death/England Riots
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention - Tim Willcox
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch - Babita Sharma

Best News Program – 'International Desk' (CNNI) - was World Report from HK before Anjali left!
Best News Channel – Sky News
Best News Presenter – Fionnuala Sweeney
Best Regional Presenter – Faye Barker/Charlene White
Best Regional Programme – BBC London News
Best Business/Sports News Programme - Last Word with Andrea Catherwood
Best Weather Presenter – Guillermo Arduino/Jenny Harrison (CNNI)
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 – Naga Munchetty
Hard as Nails – Sara Sidner
Over the Top – Susanna Reid...the definition of patronising...it's odd considering she does SML quite well - and 500% OTT mention for "Miss Sessssayyy"
Biggest Disappointment – the loss of the aisle, the newswall desk and 'Afternoon Live' on Sky News
Biggest Waste of Time - Global Exchange
Best Theme Music – 'International Desk' theme
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) – BBC World News
Best Scheduling Decision - re-extending each IDESK to an hour and dropping Prism
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) – Anjali Rao (the BEST CNN had... truly oustanding and missed!) and the overnights with Alistair Yates.
Overall Top of the Pops – "Monday Afternoons with Sopel and Maitlis" - was WR w/Anjali until her departure!
Best New Kid on the Block - Babita Sharma (for her handling of Libya news, but mostly for OBL death - brilliant!)
News Story of the Year - London Riots (done particularly well by Sky News)
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch - Babita Sharma

Best News Program – Sky News Sunrise
Best News Channel – BBC News Channel
Best News Presenter – Mark Austin
Best Regional Presenter – Riz Lateef
Best Regional Programme – Inside Out London
Best Weather Presenter – Nazaneen Ghaffar
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 – Emma Crosby.
Hard as Nails – Alastair Stewart
Over the Top – Joel Hills - Sky News Biz
Biggest Disappointment – CNNI
Best Theme Music – BBC News Channel countdown
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) BBC News Channel
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) – Sir Trevor McDonald and Alastair Stewart on London Tonight.
Overall Top of the Pops – Stephen Dixon
Best New Kid on the Block - Babita Sharma
TV Forumer of the Year - N/A
News Story of the Year - Arab Spring
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention - Paraic O'Brien's reporting for BBC London News of the riots in Croydon.
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch - London Tonight's Ria Chatterjee.

Best News Programme - BBC World News Today with Zeinab Badawi
Best News Channel - BBC News Channel
Best News Presenter - Martine Croxall
Best Regional Presenter - Alice Bhandhukravi
Best Regional Programme - BBC London News
Best Weather Presenter - John Hammond
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 - Naga Munchetty
Hard as Nails - Jon Snow
Best Business Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Best Sports Presenter: Mike Bushell
Best Theme Music - Channel 4 News
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) - Sky News
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) - Vivien Creegor
Overall Top of the Pops - Tie: Simon McCoy & Carrie Gracie/Martine Dennis & Tanya Beckett
Best New Kid on the Block - Gavin Grey
TV Forumer of the Year - BBC WORLD
News Story of the Year - England Riots/Capture of Ratko Mladic
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention - Karin Giannone and Christian Fraser for their coverage of the fall of Berlusconi's government.
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch - Cathy Newman

Best News Program – Boulton & Co.
Best News Channel – SKYNEWS
Best News Presenter – Bryan Dobson (RTE Ireland)
Best Regional Presenter – Gordon Burns
Best Regional Programme – UTV Live at 10:30
Best Weather Presenter – John Hammond
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 – Louise Minchin
Hard as Nails – Jeremy Paxman
Over the Top – Mark Austin - for his Royal Wedding Performance! and Robert Peston (can't stand him)
Biggest Disappointment – BBC's Royal Wedding Coverage
Best Theme Music – ITV NaT
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) – SKY NEWS
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) – Michael Crick leaving newsnight
Overall Top of the Pops – Jeremy Thompson
Best New Kid on the Block - Sam Kiley or Mark Stone for his Tripoli video diaries and riots footage
TV Forumer of the Year - ginofish?
News Story of the Year - Arab Springs, Hacking, Riots, Royal Wedding, Assange, Jackson Trial, Japanese Earthquake, 9/11 10 year anniversary, Amy Winehouse death, The Economy, Japanese Earthquake - Quite a news year!
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention - Alex Crawford for broadcasting live pictures as the rebels made their way into Tripoli. Hollywood blockbusters aren't as exciting as the pictures Alex beamed across the world that night.
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch - Natalia Kaplinsky - Julie Etchingham...watch out!
Scoop of the Year - Sky News getting exclusive access into Syria in June
Looking forward to - The US presidential election next year...how they come around quickly

Best News Program – ITV NEWS AT 10
Best News Channel – BBC NEWS
Best News Presenter – MARK AUSTIN
Best Regional Presenter – CAROL LOWE
Best Regional Programme – BBC NORTH WEST TONIGHT
Best Weather Presenter – EVERTON FOX
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 – JON KAY
Hard as Nails – JON SOPEL
Over the Top – KATE SILVERTON
Biggest Disappointment – SIAN WILLIAMS' ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHE IS DEPARTING BREAKFAST
Best Theme Music – ITV NEWS
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) – AL JAZEERA ENGLISH
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) – GORDON BURNS
Overall Top of the Pops – GAVIN GREY
Best New Kid on the Block - GAVIN GREY
TV Forumer of the Year - TVN (of course - for this being my 600th post)
News Story of the Year - ATTEMPTED ASSASINATION OF GABRIEL GIFFORDS
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention - GORDON BURNS
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch - MISHAL HUSAIN

Best News Programme – ITV NaT
Best News Channel – Sky News
Best News Presenter – Mary Nightingale
Best Regional Presenter – Ali Douglas
Best Regional Programme – Calendar (Slightly biased opinion)
Best Weather Presenter – Jon Mitchell
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 – Tasmin Lucia Khan (Although she still has a long way to go)
Hard as Nails – John Stapleton
Over the Top – Kay Burley
Biggest Disappointment – 5 News, full stop.
Best Theme Music – ITV News
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) – Sky News
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) – Alastair Yates
Overall Top of the Pops – Impossible to say.
Best New Kid on the Block – Lucy Watson
TV Forumer of the Year – tvmocker14 (of course)
News Story of the Year – London riots
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention – Gordon Burns
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch – Lucy Watson

Best News Program – ITV News at Ten
Best News Channel – Sky News
Best News Presenter – Julie Etchingham
Best Regional Presenter – Riz Lateef
Best Regional Programme – BBC London
Best Weather Presenter – Laura Tobin
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 – Tasmin Lucia Khan (In recent weeks, she has really come into her own)
Hard as Nails – Jeremy Paxman
Over the Top – Andrew Neil
Biggest Disappointment – Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley departing from Daybreak
Best Theme Music – Piers Morgan Tonight; CNN
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) – Al Jazeera English
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) – Moira Stuart
Overall Top of the Pops – Mishal Husain
Best New Kid on the Block - Gamal Fahnbulleh
TV Forumer of the Year - Cross Channel
News Story of the Year - The Royal Wedding/The Death of Osama Bin Ladan
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention - Alex Crawford
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch - Mishal Husain

Best News Programme – Newsnight
Best News Channel – BBC News
Best News Presenter – Emily Maitlis
Best Regional Presenter – N/A
Best Regional Programme – N/A
Best Weather Presenter – Ben Rich
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 – Susanna Reid
Hard as Nails – Stephanie Flanders
Over the Top – Jon Kay
Biggest Disappointment – Daybreak
Best Theme Music – ITV News
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) – Sky News
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) – John Suchet
Overall Top of the Pops – Jeremy Paxman
Best New Kid on the Block - Gavin Grey
TV Forumer of the Year - stevek2
News Story of the Year - Royal Wedding
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention - Alex Crawford in Libya
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch - Paul Mason

You fancy Ben Rich. I claim my £5.

Best News Programme – BBC BREAKFAST
Best News Channel – SKY NEWS
Best News Presenter – JOHN STAPLETON or KATE GARRAWAY
Best Regional Presenter – JOHN MACKAY
Best Regional Programme – SCOTLAND TONIGHT
Best Weather Presenter – KIRSTY MCCABE
Most Improved Presenter in 2011 – DAN LOBB
Hard as Nails – I don't really know about this one
Over the Top – JOHN STAPLETON
Biggest Disappointment – DAYBREAK (with Christine and Adrian)
Best Theme Music – DAYBREAK
Best General Pres. (Graphics / Astons / Etc.) – CHANNEL 4 NEWS
Sorely Missed (but not necessarily deceased!) – PENNY SMITH or EMMA CROSBY
Overall Top of the Pops – SIAN WILLIAMS
Best New Kid on the Block – TASMIN LUCIA KHAN
TV Forumer of the Year – MIKE W
News Story of the Year – ENGLAND RIOTS
Outstanding Contribution to TV News for the Year or Special Mention – JOHN STAPLETON
2012 Emerging Talent: One to Watch – DAN LOBB