Winners - 2008
CATEGORY 1 - AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
1a - Best Music Breakfast Host or Hosts – Metropolitan
Finalists
Simon Barnett & Gary McCormick Si & Gary, More FM Canterbury
Polly Gillespie & Grant Kereama, The ZM Morning Crew, ZM Network
WINNER - Roger Farrelly, Simon Doull, Leah Panapa & Paul Ego The Morning Rumble The Rock
1b - Best Music Breakfast Host or Hosts - Regional
Finalists
Mark McCarron Mark McCarron in the Morning Hawkes Bay More FM
Mike West Mike West in the Morning More FM Manawatu
Brian Kelly BK and the Morning Team Classic Hits Tauranga
WINNER - Mark Bunting Bunting in the Morning Classic Hits Waikato
1c - Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts - Metropolitan
Finalists
Mike Hosking Saturday Morning with Mike Hosking Newstalk ZB
Bryce Casey The Bryce Casey Radio Show The Rock
Paul Henry Paul Henry Live Radio Live Network
WINNER - Robert Taylor & Jono Pryor Robert & Jono The Rock
1d - Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts - Regional
Finalists
Sam Robson Sam Robsons Drive Show More FM Taranaki
Tania Burgess Tania Burgess 10 - 3 More FM Manawatu
Glen Stuart Glen Stuart Drive More FM Dunedin
WINNER- Katrina Smith Katrina Smith 10 - 2 More FM Nelson
1e - Best On-Air Team or Individual Air Personality - Provincial
Finalists
Craig “Bundy” Hanford Bundy for Breakfast Kapiti’s More FM
Andrew Leiataua Andrew Leiataua Breakfast Show Taupo’s More FM
WINNER - Richard Dryden Richard Dryden for Breakfast Classic Hits Gisborne
1f - Best Talk or Current Affairs Host or Hosts – All Markets
Finalists
Jim Mora Afternoons with Jim Mora Radio New Zealand National
Paul Henry Paul Henry Live Radio Live Network
WINNER - Paul Holmes Paul Holmes Breakfast Newstalk ZB
CATEGORY 2 - BEST NEWS
2a - Best Newsreader
Finalists
Hilary Barry More FM
Nicola Wright Radio New Zealand
WINNER - Hewitt Humphrey Radio New Zealand
2b - Best Coverage of a News Story
Finalists
RNZ Team Folole Muliaga Death Radio New Zealand
Lesley Deverall Gisborne Earthquake Newstalk ZB
WINNER - RNZ Team Police Raids Radio New Zealand
2c - Individual Radio Journalist of the Year
Finalists
Monique Devereux Radio New Zealand
Andrea Blackshaw Newstalk ZB Wellington
WINNER - Matthew Farrell Radio New Zealand
CATEGORY 3 – BEST SPORTS
3a – Best Presenters
Finalists
D’Arcy Waldegrave Afternoon Sport with D’Arcy Waldegrave Radio Sport
Lesley Murdoch The All Sports Breakfast Newstalk ZB Christchurch
WINNER - Murray Deaker Scoreboard/Sportstalk with Murray Deaker Newstalk ZB
3b – Best Commentator
Finalists
Matt Gunn Radio Sport
Bryan Waddle Radio Sport
WINNER - Allen McLaughlin Radio Sport
3c – Best Story/Event – Team Coverage
Finalists
Malcolm Jordan Netball World Champs Radio Sport
Brian Ashby & Tim Dyer 25th Anniversary Speights Coast to Coast Newstalk ZB Christchurch
WINNER - Chris Forster Calamity in Cardiff - The All Blacks World Cup Demise Radio Live
CATEGORY 4 - BEST NEW BROADCASTER
Finalists
Peter Marsden Flava, TRN
Estelle Clifford More FM Northland
WINNER - Nadine Chalmers-Ross Radio New Zealand
CATEGORY 5 – BEST SPOKEN PROGRAMMES
5a - Best Documentary or Feature Programme
Finalists
Adrienne Baron Winnaretta Singer; La Princesse de Polignac Radio New Zealand Concert
Philippa Tolley Tokelau; Insight Radio New Zealand National
WINNER - John Joyce Top 70 Jazz Hits Coast Access Radio
5b(i) - Best Daily or Weekly Series of under an hour’s duration
Finalists
Deborah Nation Spectrum; Breaksea Girl Radio New Zealand
Don Wiseman &
Tagata o Te Moana Tagata o Te Moana Radio New Zealand International
WINNER - Michael Parsons Composer of the Week; Kurtag Radio New Zealand Concert
5b(ii) - Best Daily or Weekly Series of one hour or more duration
Finalists
Mark Cubey Saturday Morning with Kim Hill Radio New Zealand National
Simon Morton & Richard Scott This Way Up Radio New Zealand National
Jim Sullivan Sounds Historical Radio New Zealand National
WINNER - Martin Gibson Morning Report Radio New Zealand National
5c - Best Dramatic Production
Finalists
Ross Jolly Potiki’s Memory of Stone Radio New Zealand National
Adam Macaulay Straight Man Radio New Zealand National
WINNER - Prue Langbein King and Country Radio New Zealand National
CATEGORY 6 - BEST NZ PRODUCED MUSICAL PROGRAMME
6a - Best Music Feature
Finalists
Tim Dodd Doctor Big Man Radio New Zealand Concert
Irene Crawford, Ana Hassel,
Marama Papau, Irena Smith, Te Puutake Youth Radio Show
Te Awanui Reeder - Episode 41 Stretchmark Productions
WINNER - Tim Roxborogh & Ronald Lapread All About Soul Easy Mix, TRN
6b - Best Recorded Live Music Event
Finalists
Andre Upston Dudley Benson Live at St Matthews Radio New Zealand National
Andre Upston Don McGlashan & Seven Sisters Live at Womad Radio New Zealand National
WINNER - David McCaw NZSO 60th Anniversary Concert Radio New Zealand Concert
CATEGORY 7 - BEST ETHNIC AND ACCESS PROGRAMME
7a – Best Non-English or Non-Maori Language Programme
Finalists
Gina & Mark Culpan Voices of Brazil Community Radio Hamilton
Armritpal Singh &
Ritcha Srinivasan Radio India Plains FM
WINNER - Luis Urzua & Mauricio Castro Candela Community Radio Hamilton
7b – Best Spoken Programme
Finalists
Greenmeadows School Schools Out Radio Kidnappers
Paul Featherstone Out of the Glow Plains FM
WINNER - Joanna Cobley The Museum Detective Plains FM
7c – Best Music Programme
Finalists
Terry Shore Terry’s Songwriters Show; Hinemoana Baker Wellington Access Radio
Nate Taiapa The Blues Room Community Radio Hamilton
WINNER - Leopold Bloom Sounds of the Planet; Womad NZ 2007 Fresh FM Nelson
CATEGORY 8 – BEST RADIO COMMERCIAL
8a – Best Single Commercial – Creative
Finalists
Dezley Davidson “I Smoke”- Quit Line Something Radio, Radioworks
Dezley Davidson “I Love The Beach” - SPCA Something Radio, Radioworks
WINNER - Darin To’o “Rocky” - Embassy Theatre TRN Wellington
8b – Best Jingle Or Jingle Package
Finalists
Tom Davidson Jacqui Something Radio
Gareth Curtis & Neil Jenkins The Mad Butcher Stooges Studio
WINNER - Gareth Curtis & Kelvin Crickett A Women’s Touch Stooges Studio
8c – Best Single Commercial – Effectiveness
Finalists
Dezley Davidson Nana - Traffic Systems Something Radio, Radioworks
Schroeder Evans Rangitikei 24/7 - McDonalds Radioworks Manawatu
WINNER - Alastair Barran Keeps the Pricks on the Outside-Cactus Security Radioworks Rotorua
8d – Best Commercial Campaign
Finalists
Dezley Davidson Traffic Systems Something Radio, Radioworks
Darin To’o Its Bigger At The Embassy TRN Wellington
WINNER - Miranda Gregg The Girls TRN Wellington
CATEGORY 9 - BEST PROMOTION
9a – Best Promotion of a Radio Station – Networks
Finalists
Kristy Craig 7:20 Sin Bin The Rock
Kate McGowan The Christina Cancellation Party ZM
WINNER - Stacy Taylor, Kim Summerville, Leon Wratt & Amanda Midgley Three Strangers & A Wedding The Edge
9b – Best Promotion of a Radio Station – Individual Station
Finalists
Tracy Chambers The Big OE Radioworks Otago
Vaughan Hobbs &
Tiffany Montgomery Maternity Leave More FM Auckland
WINNER - Trudy Godwin More FM’s Carters Cranford House Challenge Radioworks Hawkes Bay
9c – Best Client Promotion
Finalists
Nichola Maclean Bathroom Idol The Radio Network Tauranga
Leanne Hutchinson,
Mark Woods & Linda Smeele Speights; The Great Beer Delivery ZM, Radio Hauraki, TRB
WINNER - Leanne Hutchinson & Cam Bisley 0800 New Cops ZM
9d – Best Promotional Trailer
Finalists
Tom Cross Celebrity Cash Call More FM
Aaron Watkinson Movember National Anthem The Rock
WINNER - Chris Nicoll Live Rent Free ZM
CATEGORY 10 - PROGRAMMER OF THE YEAR
Finalists
Brad King The Rock Network
Richard Jones Radioworks Northland
WINNER - Christian Boston ZM Network
CATEGORY 11 - SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR
11a – Best Sales Person - Metropolitan
Finalists
Jac Kluts The Radio Bureau
Linda Smeele The Radio Bureau
WINNER - Murray Hale RadioWorks Canterbury
11b – Best Sales Person – Regional/Provincial
Finalists
Chris Beach RadioWorks Bay of Plenty
Russell Duncan The Radio Network Nelson
WINNER - Sarah Derecourt RadioWorks Nelson
CATEGORY 12 - BEST TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
12a - Station Imaging
Finalists
Grant Brodie The Edge Station Sound The Edge
Chris Nicoll ZM Network Imaging ZM
WINNER - Grant Brodie The Rock Station Sound The Rock
12b - Commercial Production
Finalists
Gareth Curtis A Woman’s Touch Stooges Studio
Alan Larsen “Ladies Night” - The Frog The Radio Network Christchurch
WINNER - Gareth Curtis Complex Engineering Stooges Studio
12c - Studio or O.B Recording
Finalists
Graham Kennedy NZSO 60th Anniversary Concert Radio New Zealand Concert
Andre Upston Don McGlashan & Seven Sisters Live at Womad Radio New Zealand National
WINNER - Andre Upston - Dudley Benson Live at St Matthew in the City Radio New Zealand National
CATEGORY 13 - ASSOCIATED CRAFT AWARD
Finalists
Phillipa Stiebel The Radio Bureau
Melanie Read The Radio Network
James Pettigrew The Radio Network, Engineering
WINNER - Sarah Catran ZM & Flava Sales
CATEGORY 14 - OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS
14a – One-Off Community Campaign
Finalists
Cindy Davies More FM’s Charity House More FM Dunedin
Kristy Craig Movember The Rock
WINNER - Trudy Godwin More FM’s Carters Cranford House Challenge Radioworks Hawkes Bay
14b – Extended Campaign or Contribution
Finalists
Anna McGovern Times FM 89.9 Radioworks
Jac Dinnan, Phillipa Pattison, Jos Preston More FM Nelson
WINNER - Cindy Davies More FM Dunedin
CATEGORY 15 - BEST MAORI LANGUAGE BROADCAST
Finalists
Irena Smith Te Puutake Youth Radio Show Stretchmark Productions
Aubrey Gibson Pakiwaitara Series 2007; Te Kotuku Turanga FM
WINNER - Aubrey Gibson Pakiwaitara Series 2007; Te Kotuku Turanga FM
CATEGORY 17 – OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO RADIO
Paul Homes Newstalk ZB
CATEGORY 18 - STATION OF THE YEAR
18a - Metropolitan
Finalists
The Rock Programme Director, Brad King
Radio New Zealand National
WINNER - ZM Auckland Programme Director, Christian Boston
18b - Regional
Finalists
More FM Northland General Manager, Mereana Hawthorn
More FM Nelson General Manager, Phillipa Pattison
WINNER - More FM Manawatu General Manager, Willie Furnell
18c - Provincial
Finalists
92.5 ZEFM Classic Hits Station Manager, Kerry Treymane
More FM Taupo General Manager, Penny Lyons
WINNER - One Double X General Manager, Glenn Smith