Winners - 2009
Category 1 - AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
1a - Best Music Breakfast Show – Metropolitan
Finalists
Radio Hauraki Morning Pirates - Willy De Wit, Dean Butler & Dean Young - Radio Hauraki Network
The Edge Morning Madhouse with JJ, Mike & Dom - Jay-Jay Feeney, Mike Puru, Dom Harvey - The Edge Network
Winner - The Morning Rumble - Roger Farrelly, Leah Panapa, Paul Ego & Simon Doull - The Rock Network
1b - Best Music Breakfast Show – Regional
Finalists
Breakfast with Damian and Nicky - Damian Newell & Nicky Hunt - More FM Dunedin
Mike West In the Morning - Mike West - Manwatu's 92.2 More FM
The Markby and Flash Gordon Breakfast Show - John Markby & Angela "Flash" Gordon - More FM Northland
Winner - Bunting in the Morning - Mark Bunting & Chris Lloyd - Classic Hits Hamilton
1c - Best Music Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts – Metropolitan
Finalists
Fletch & Vaughan - Carl Fletcher & Vaughan Smith - The Edge Network
Jason Reeves in the Afternoon - Jason Reeves - Classic Hits Network
The Edge Nightshow - Brad Watson & Sharyn Wakefield - The Edge Network
Winner - Robert & Jono - Robert Taylor & Jono Pryor - The Rock Network
1d - Best Music Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts – Regional
Finalists
Drive with Dan - Daniel Weck - More FM Tauranga
Drive with Lana Searle - Lana Searle - More FM Northland
Winner - Day Show with Estelle Clifford - Estelle Clifford - More FM Northland
1e - Best Music Host or Hosts – Provincial
Finalists
The Andrew Leiataua Breakfast Show - Andrew Leiataua - More FM Taupo
Brownie For Brekkie - Clint Brown - Times FM
Winner - Richard Dryden for Breakfast - Richard Dryden - Classic Hits Gisborne
1f - Best Talk or Current Affairs Host or Hosts- All Markets
Finalists
Mike Hosking Saturday Mornings - Mike Hosking - Newstalk ZB
The Larry Williams Show - Larry Williams - Newstalk ZB
Winner - The Paul Holmes Breakfast - Paul Holmes - Newstalk ZB
Category 2 - BEST NEWS
2a - Best Newsreader
Finalists
Hewitt Humphrey - Radio New Zealand National
Kate Hawkesby - Newstalk ZB
Winner - Nicola Wright - Radio New Zealand National
2b - Best Coverage of a News Story
Finalists
Election 08 - Radio New Zealand News Team - Radio New Zealand
Winner - US Election - Radio New Zealand News Team - Radio New Zealand
2c - Individual Radio Journalist of the Year
Finalists
Joy Reid - Radio New Zealand
Monique Devereux - Radio New Zealand
Winner - Katy Gosset - Radio New Zealand
Category 3 - BEST SPORT
3a - Best Presenter
Finalist
Te Awanui Reeder - Te Puutake Youth Radio Show
Winner - Scoreboard with Murray Deaker - Murray Deaker - Newstalk ZB
3b - Best Commentator
Finalists
Brian Ashby - Radio Sport & Newstalk ZB
Jason Pine - Phoenix Football Commentator - The Radio Network Wellington
Winner - Nigel Yalden - Newstalk ZB & Radio Sport Hamilton
3c - Best Story/Event – Team Coverage
Finalists
NZ Medal Rush at the Beijing Olympics - John McNeill - Radio Live
Test Match Special - Malcolm Jordan & Bryan Waddle - Radio Sport & Newstalk ZB
Winner - Beijing Olympics - Radio Sport & Newstalk ZB
Category 4 - BEST NEW BROADCASTER
Finalists
Camille Guzzwell - Classic Hits Wellington
Tim Graham - Radio New Zealand
Winner - Sarah van der Kley - Classic Hits Rotorua
Category 5 - BEST SPOKEN PROGRAMMES
5a - Best Documentary or Feature Programme
Finalists
EarthWorks Episode 1 "Sol Invictus" - Justin Gregory - Radio New Zealand National
Insight - Myanmar Documentary - Joy Reid - Radio New Zealand
Winner - We Came for the Mountains and Stayed for the People - Jack Perkins - Radio New Zealand National
5bi - Best Daily or Weekly Series - under an hour duration
Finalists
Appointment - Adrienne Baron - Radio New Zealand
Mediawatch - Colin Peacock - Radio New Zealand
Winner - Insight - Sue Ingram - Radio New Zealand
5bii - Best Daily or Weekly Series - one hour or more duration
Finalists
Checkpoint - Mary Wilson & Maree Corbett - Radio New Zealand
Saturday Morning with Kim Hill - Kim Hill - Radio New Zealand
Special Commendation
Danny Watson Afternoons - Danny Watson - Newstalk ZB Network
Winner - Morning Report - Geoff Robinson, Sean Plunket & Martin Gibson - Radio New Zealand
5c - Best Dramatic Production
Finalists
The Man That Lovelock Couldn't Beat - Jason Te Kare - Radio New Zealand
The Moehau - Adam Macaulay - Radio New Zealand
Winner - The Raft - Duncan Smith - Radio New Zealand
Special Commendation
Time Past Port - Students of the New Zealand Broadcasting School - Splat 96 one
Category 6 - BEST NZ PRODUCED MUSICAL PROGRAMME
6a - Best Music Feature
Finalists
Houstoun & Chopin - Tim Dodd - Radio New Zealand
Classic Hits Dream Concert Weekend - John Taylor - Classic Hits Network
Winner - North and South - Tim Dodd & Marshall Walker - Radio New Zealand
6b - Best Recorded Live Music Event
Finalists
Opera in Concert: Salome - Matthew Crawford - Radio New Zealand
WOMAD Taranaki 2008 - Ian Bull - Radio New Zealand
Winner - Exploring Antartica - David McCaw - Radio New Zealand
Category 7 - BEST COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAMMES
7a - Best Spoken/Informational Programme in Any Language
Finalists
Inclusion Fusion - Ron Main - Fresh FM Nelson
Wheels On Fire - Matthew Wills & Sonia Boyd - Arrow FM
Winner - Japanese Downunder - Naoko Kudo - Plains FM 96.9
7b - Best Music Programme in Any Language
Finalists
Quinteto Los Immorales Live - Leopold Bloom - Fresh FM Nelson
Voices of Brazil - Gina & Mark Culpan - Community Radio Hamilton
Winner - Six Degrees - Simon Thomas - Fresh FM Nelson
Category 8 - BEST RADIO COMMERCIAL
8a - Best Single Commercial – Creative
Finalists
Jubilee Motors "Extra Mile" - John Martin - Radio Network
TNT "Space" - James Dashfield - MediaWorks Radio
Winner - Bananas Up - Jamie McAulay - Southern Creative - Radio Network Christchurch
8b - Best Jingle or Jingle Package
Finalists
The Vic - Neil Jenkins & Gareth Curtis - Stooges Studio
Thin Lizzy - Steve Keats & Malcolm Smith - Smith & Keats Music
Winners - McCallum's Drycleaners - Gareth Curtis & Neil Jenkins - Stooges Studio
8c - Best Single Commercial – Effectiveness
Finalists
TNT Space - James Dashfield - MediaWorks Radio
You Can See Where They've Been - Neil Jenkins & Gareth Curtis - Stooges Studio
Winner - "Superbubble: Always Judge a Pool by its Cover" - Sarah Sampson - MediaWorks Radio Auckland
8d - Best Campaign – Effectiveness
Finalists
"Shock Education" The Shock Shop - Ryan Andrews - MediaWorks Radio Auckland
Campaign of Comedy 'Hot' - Aaron Watkinson - MediaWorks Marketing Group
Winner - Sue Hall - Carolina Simpson & Ronald Mackie - Radio Network
Category 9 - BEST PROMOTION
9a - Best Network Radio Promotion
Finalists
Wheel of Misfortune - The Edge Network
ZM's Lip Dub - ZM Network
Winner - The Edge Next Top Friend - The Edge Network
9b - Best Individual Radio Station Promotion
Finalists
Bay Everyday - Kirstin Richards - More FM Tauranga
ZM Coruba Gold Summer Break 08 - Jacinth Rowland & Jeff Mahon - ZM Nelson
Winner - Look MORE Good Naked - Grant Millman, Damian Newell & Nicky Hunt - More FM Dunedin
9c - Best Client Promotion
Finalists
Show Us Your Batman - Kristy Craig and Duncan Heyde - The Rock Network
The Rock Hose Nurse - Sarah Derecourt - The Rock Nelson
Winner - 24/7 with The Phoenix XI - Anna Skinner & Casey Sullivan - ZM Wellington
9d - Best Promotional Trailer
Finalists
Britney Spears - Chris Nicoll - ZM Network
Flava - T-Pain: Thr33 Ringz Album of the Week - Kieran Bell - Flava Network
Winner - The Timbaland Trip - Chris Nicoll - ZM Network
Category 10 - BEST PROGRAMMER OF THE YEAR
Finalists
Jason Pine - The Radio Network Wellington
Richard Jones - More FM Northland
Category 11 - SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR
11a - Metropolitan Sales Person of the Year
Finalists
Ajeshni Raj Kumar - Radio Tarana
Winner - Simon "Swampy" Marsh - MediaWorks Radio Wellington
11b - Regional or Provincial Sales Person of the Year
Finalists
Bernie Risbridger - MediaWorks Radio Tauranga
Kerriann Ashworth - MediaWorks Radio Waikato
Winner - Colin Thomson - More FM Northland MediaWorks
SPECIAL RECOGNITION – SERVICES TO BROADCASTING
Awarded to Jack Perkins – Radio New Zealand
Category 12 - BEST TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
12a - Station Imaging
Finalists
Flava Network Imaging - Kieran Bell - Flava Network
More FM Imaging - Tom Cross - More FM Network
Winner - ZM Network Imaging - Chris Nicoll - ZM Network
12b - Commercial Production
Finalists
McCallum's Drycleaners - Gareth Curtis - Stooges Studio
TNT Space - Gordon Lundy - MediaWorks Radio Auckland
Winner - Natures Curator - Gordon Lundy - MediaWorks Radio Auckland
12c - Studio or Outside Broadcast Recording
Finalists
The Funeral of Sir Edmund Hillary - Barry Hartley - Radio New Zealand
The Moehau - Phil Benge - Radio New Zealand
Winner - Salmonella Dub/NZSO Live @ Aotea Centre - Andre Upston - Radio New Zealand
Category 13 - ASSOCIATED CRAFT AWARD
Finalists
Irene Strong - RNZ Sound Archives
Aaron Anderson - Radio 1XX & Bayrock
NZ Radio Training School
Winner - Lana Bolton-Marston - Radio Network Wellington
SPECIAL RECOGNITION – SERVICES TO BROADCASTING
Awarded to Neil Colins – Radio Dunedin
Category 14 - OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS
14a - One-Off Community Campaign
Finalists
Make It Happen - Natasha Skinner & Jamie Valentine - More FM Auckland
Tamahere Firefighters Fund - James Cooper - MediaWorks Radio Waikato
Winner - Little Elms Charity Build - Jill Kennington - More FM Hawkes Bay
14b - Extended Campaign or Contribution
Finalists
More FM Taupo - Penny Lyons, Station Manager
Winner - More FM Dunedin - Cindy Davies, General Manager
Category 15 - BEST MAORI LANGUAGE BROADCAST
Finalist
Kupenga - John Simpson - Te Reo Irirangi O Te Manuka Tutahi Trust
Winners - Meremere Tu Ahiahi - Kingi Taurua - Waatea 603am
Tawera - Julian Wilcox - Waatea 603am
Category 16 - BEST EMERGING MAORI RADIO BROADCASTER
Finalist
David Kaire - Waatea 603am
Winner - Kahi Stevens - Te Reo Irirangi O Te Manuka Tutahi Trust
Category 17 - BEST RADIO WEBSITE
Finalists
www.theedge.co.nz - Lee Gilmour, Michael Kooge, Kevin Nolan & Tom Jackson - The Edge Network
www.zmonline.com - Christian Boston & Matt Anderson - ZM Network
Winner - www.radionz.co.nz - Richard Hulse - Radio New Zealand
Special Commendation
www.accessradio.org - NZ Community Access Broadcasters
Category 19 - OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO RADIO
Posthumously awarded to Phil Armstrong
Category 20 - STATION OF THE YEAR
20a - Metropolitan Station of the Year
Finalists
Newstalk ZB - Bill Francis, General Manager Talk Programming
The Rock Network - Brad King, Programme Director
Winner - Radio New Zealand National - Radio New Zealand National Staff & Management Team
Special Commendation
Splat 96 One - Students of the New Zealand Broadcasting School
20b - Regional Station of The Year
Finalists
Manawatu's 92.2 More FM - Willie Furnell, General Manager
More FM Dunedin - Cindy Davies, General Manager
Winner - More FM Northland - Heidi Erceg, General Manager
20c - Provincial Station of The Year
Finalists
89.3 More FM Wairarapa - Heather Lucas, General Manager
More FM Gisborne/Wairoa - Scott McSloy, General Manager
Winner - More FM Taupo - Penny Lyons, Station Manager