New Zealand Radio Awards 2006 Finalists Announced
The New Zealand Radio Awards 2006 will be held on Saturday 29 April, 2006. The finalists are:
CATEGORY 1 – AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
1a – Best Music Breakfast Host or Hosts – Metropolitan
– The Morning Rumble – Nick Trott, Roger Farrelly, Leah Panapa, Simon Doull – The Rock Network
– Si & Gary In The Morning – 92 More FM Christchurch
– Andrew, Jacque & Justin’s Classic Breakfast – Classic Hits Auckland
1b – Best Music Breakfast Host or Hosts – Regional
– Mornings with Gretchen & James – More FM Invercargill
– Kent & Bundy’s Classic Breakfast – Classic Hits Nelson
– Boggy & the Brekkie Crew – Classic Hits 98.8FM
1c – Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts – Metropolitan
– Murray Lindsay – Classic Hits 97.4 FM
– Robert & Jono – The Rock FM
– Fletch, Vaughan & Chang Drive Show – The Edge Network
1d – Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts – Regional
– Drive Time Dan – 93.4 More FM
– Gareth Lischner Drive – 95.9 More FM Rotorua
– Jason ‘JT’ Tikao – More FM Taranaki
1e – Best On-Air Team or Individual Air Personality – Provincial
– Mark Dallas, Lana Searle, Kerryn Benefield – The Classic Breakfast – Waitaki’s Classic Hits 98.4
– Luke Valentine’s House of Fun – Classic Hits 90.9 ZGFM
– Richard Alexander – 1XX
1f – Best Individual or Team Talk Host or Interviewer – All Markets
– The Mike Yardley Morning Show – Newstalk ZB Christchurch
– The Paul Holmes Breakfast – Newstalk ZB
– The Leighton Smith Show – Newstalk ZB
CATEGORY 2 – BEST NEWS
2a – Best Newsreader
– Nicola Wright – National Radio/RNZ News
– Hilary Barry – More FM Auckland
– Bernadine Oliver-Kerby – Newstalk ZB
2b – Best News Story – Team Coverage
– On Safari (Lions Tour) – Malcolm Jordan, Radio Sport
– Tony Veitch Sporting Breakfast – Peter Everatt, Radio Sport
– Michael Campbell – Radio Live News and Sport Team
2c – Individual Radio Journalist of the Year
– Grant Ogilvie – Radio New Zealand
– Robyn Cubie – Radio New Zealand
– Jane O’Loughlin – Radio New Zealand
CATEGORY 3 – BEST SPORTS PRESENTER
3a – Best Presenter or Talk Show
– The More FM Taupo Great Lake Sports Show – Richard Jones, More FM Taupo
– Sports Confidential – Hamish McKay & Brendon McNeice, Radio Live
– The Tony Veitch Sporting Breakfast – Tony Veitch, Radio Sport
3b – Best Commentator
– John Dunne – Newstalk ZB Christchurch
– Bryan Waddle – Radio Sport
– Nigel Yalden – Newstalk ZB/Radio Sport
CATEGORY 4 – BEST NEW BROADCASTER
– Sarah Gandy – ZM Network
– Alice Duncan – RadioWorks Coromandel
– Sapna Samant – Radio New Zealand/National Radio
CATEGORY 5 – BEST SPOKEN PROGRAMMES
5a – Best Documentary or Feature Programme
– Mt Eden The Escape That Misfired – Jenny MacIntyre, Radio New Zealand
– Insight: Children’s TV What are they Watching – Colin Peacock, National Radio
– Insight: Nepal Peace at the Barrel of a Gun – Robyn Cubie, Radio New Zealand
– A Song of Islands – Tony Vercoe – Gareth Watkins & Roger Smith, Concert FM
5b – Best Daily or Weekly Series
– Morning Report London Bombings – Martin Gibson, National Radio
– Mediawatch – Colin Peacock, National Radio
– Nine to Noon – Marc Piercey, National Radio
– Checkpoint: Coalition Announcement – Maree Corbett, National Radio
5c – Best Dramatic Production
– The Way Forward – Hone Kouka, Radio New Zealand
– Two Fish & A Scoop – Marion Nancarrow, Radio New Zealand
– When Sun & Moon Collide – Ross Jolly, Radio New Zealand
CATEGORY 6 – BEST NZ PRODUCED MUSICAL PROGRAMME
6a – Best Music Feature
– It’s Good, As Its Getz – John Joyce, Coast Access Radio
– Inside Track 2005: Episode 9 NZ Hip Hop – Noelle McCarthy & Aroha Harawira, 95bFM
– The Times Are A Changing – Trevor Reekie, National Radio
6b – Best Recorded Live Music Event
– The Death of Klinghoffer – Tim Dodd, Concert FM
– Music Alive: JJ Milteau Live Wellington International Jazz Festival – Ian Bull, Concert FM
– Music Alive: Kronos Quartet – Matthew Crawford, Concert FM
CATEGORY 7 – BEST ETHNIC AND ACCESS PROGRAMME
7a – Best Foreign Language Programme
Due to only one entry judges deemed this to be a no contest.
7b – Best Spoken Programme
– The 6 to 9 Session – Matt Lawrey, Fresh FM Nelson
– Lesbian Radio Pride Week Special – The Lesbian Radio Collective, Plains FM 96.9
– Quiet Minds Mental Health Radio – Pam Barnett, Colin Slade, Debbie May, Murray Cameron, Leon Chamber, Plains FM 96.9
7c – Best Music Programme
– Brass Bands – Graeme Joyes, Coast Access
– It’s Good, As It’s Getz – John Joyce, Coast Access
– Te Puutake Youth Radio Show – Irene Crawford, Te Puutake
CATEGORY 8 – BEST RADIO COMMERCIAL CREATIVE
8a – NZ Radio Station Writers, Agency Writers & Production Houses – Creative
– Nairn Fisher Plus & Minus – Alastair Barram, RadioWorks Rotorua
– Victoria Grove Doctors & Nurses – Alastair Barram, RadioWorks Rotorua
– U Can 2 Dance Studio Timing – Dezley Davidson, RadioWorks Auckland
8b – Best Client Jingle Or Jingle Package
– Thrifty Car Rentals Don’t Drive It Over A Clifty – Shaun O’Neill, Debbie O’Neill & Rikki Morris, RadioWorks Waikato
– Mikes Mowers and Chainsaws This Is The Jingle – Gareth Curtis & Kelvin Crickett, Stooges Studio
– Renton Motors Till Death Do Us Part – Ronald Mackie, The Radio Network
8c – NZ Radio Station Writers, Agency Writers & Production Houses – Effectiveness
– Ideal Garages Bob’s Your Uncle – Dezley Davidson, RadioWorks Auckland
– Students – Kelly Burdon, RadioWorks Wellington
– The Lab Mouthguards – Changing Shed Remix – Kelvin Crickett, TRN Southern Creative
8d – Best Campaign For A Client
– Compass Communications Talk n’ Save – Robert Hamlin, The Radio Network, Auckland
– Father & Son – Kelvin Crickett, Stooges
– Wrightway Homes – Kelly Burdon, RadioWorks Wellington
CATEGORY 9 – BEST PROMOTION
9a (i) – Best Promotion of a Radio Station – Networks
– Rock Star: INXS Campaign – Katie Mills, The Rock
– Newstalk ZB Relaunch – Shereen O’Donnell, Whybin/TBWA
– Desperate Housewives vs Crazy Frog – Darryl Paton, Corrina Bush, The Edge Network
9a (ii) – Best Promotion of a Radio Station – Individual Station
– Vinyl 96.1 – New Zealand Broadcasting School
– Living with Damian & Breffni – Rebecca McBride, More FM Dunedin
– More FM’s Amazing Race – Kirsten Richards, 93.4 More FM
9b – Client Promotion
– The Great Around the Mountain Lawnmower Challenge – Sarah Jamieson, TRN Taranaki
– King Kong – Mike Lane, ZM Network
– Marooned at the Mall – Michele Blain, Radio Nelson
9c – Best Promotional Or Image Trailer for a Radio Station
– One Hit Wonder-U2 – Chris Nicoll, ZM Network
– Go Ape In The Big Apple – Chris Nicoll, ZM Network
– Radio Live – Aaron Watkinson, Radio Live
CATEGORY 10 – PROGRAMMER OF THE YEAR
– Dallas Gurney – Classic Hits 97.4FM & Viva 98.2FM
– Brad King – The Rock Network
– Tim Dyer – Newstalk ZB Christchurch
CATEGORY 11 – SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR
11a – Best Sales Person – Metropolitan
– Jac Kluts – The Radio Bureau, Christchurch
– Emma Thomas – Newstalk ZB, Auckland
11b – Best Sales Person – Regional/Provincial
– Sonya Fraser – RadioWorks, Otago
– Fahim Kahn – RadioWorks Times FM, Rodney
– Marie Baker – RadioWorks, Nelson
CATEGORY 12 – BEST TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
12a – Station Imaging
– ZM Network Imaging – Chris Nicoll, ZM
– Axe Attack Imaging – Mark Vorstman, RadioWorks Auckland
– Classic Hits Imaging – Phil Yule, The Voice Box
– More FM Network Imaging – Andrew Biggs, More FM Network
12b – Commercial or Trailers
– One Hit Wonder, U2 – Chris Nicolll, ZM
– Pheasant Plucker Pluck You – Alastair Barram, RadioWorks Rotorua
– Kiwi Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – Andrew Biggs, Kiwi FM
12c – Studio or O.B Recording
– Music Alive: JJ Milteau Live from the Jazz Festival – Ian Bull, Concert FM
– Golden Horse with the Auckland Philharmonia – Graham Kennedy, Radio New Zealand
CATEGORY 13 – ASSOCIATED CRAFT AWARD
– Kate Dinwiddie – Radioworks Canterbury
– RNZ Sound Archives/Nga Taonga Korero
– Judi Thomson – 1XX
CATEGORY 14 – OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS
14a – One-Off Community Campaign for the Year
– Solid Gold FM Radiothon – Jennifer Long, Solid Gold FM
– NZ Breast Cancer Foundation Awareness – Angie Skerrett, Viva
14b – Overall Contribution for the Year
– Sounds FM – Bridget McNamara
– RadioWorks Times FM 89.9 & 96.6 – Anna Donaldson
– More FM Auckland – Sarah Porter, Anna Kemp, Kath Allen & Tiffany Montgomery
CATEGORY 15 – BEST MAORI LANGUAGE BROADCAST
– Tawera – Julian Wilsox, Radio Waatea
– Nga Maunga Kore-Maata Te Taiawatea – William Pryor, Te Reo Irirangi o Te Manuka Tutahi – Sun 96.9FM
– Waatea News – Willie Jackson, Radio Waatea
– Pakiwaitara-Tutanekai me Hinemoa – William Pryor, Te Reo Irirangi o Te Manuka Tutahi – Sun 96.9FM
CATEGORY 17 – STATION OF THE YEAR
17a – Metropolitan
– The Rock Network – Programme Director Brad King / Network Marketing Manager Katie Mills
– Auckland’s Classic Hits 97.4FM – Operations Manager & Programme Director, Dallas Gurney
– Newstalk ZB Auckland – Bill Francis
17b – Regional
– More FM Manawatu – General Manager, Willie Furnell
– Radio Dunedin – General Manager, Cindy Davies
– 93 More FM Nelson – General Manager, Phillipa Pattison
17c – Provincial
– More FM Gisborne – General Manager, Scott McSloy
– 93.5 More FM Taupo – Station Manager, Penny Lyons
– One Double X – General Manager, Glenn Smith
