New Zealand Radio Awards 2006 Winners Announced
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
1b – Best Music Breakfast Host or Hosts – Regional
Kent & Bundy’s Classic Breakfast – Classic Hits Nelson
1c – Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts – Metropolitan
Murray Lindsay – Classic Hits 97.4 FM
1d – Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts – Regional
Gareth Lischner Drive – 95.9 More FM Rotorua
1e – Best On-Air Team or Individual Air Personality – Provincial
Richard Alexander – 1XX
1f – Best Talk or Current Affairs Host or Hosts – All Markets
The Paul Holmes Breakfast – Newstalk ZB
CATEGORY 2 – BEST NEWS
2a – Best Newsreader
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby – Newstalk ZB
2b – Best News Story – Team Coverage
‘Michael Campbell’ – Chris Forster, Radio Live News and Sports Team
2c – Individual Radio Journalist of the Year
Grant Ogilvie – Radio New Zealand
CATEGORY 3 – BEST SPORTS PRESENTER
3a – Best Presenter or Talk Show
The Tony Veitch Sporting Breakfast – Tony Veitch, Radio Sport – Sports Confidential – Hamish McKay & Brendon McNeice, Radio Live
Special Commendation : Sam Ackerman, Radio Live
3b – Best Commentator
John Dunne – Newstalk ZB Christchurch
CATEGORY 4 – BEST NEW BROADCASTER
Sarah Gandy – ZM Network
Special Commendation: Bryce Casey – The Rock
CATEGORY 5 – BEST SPOKEN PROGRAMMES
5a – Best Documentary or Feature Programme
Insight: Children’s TV “What are they Watching” – Colin Peacock, National Radio
Special Commendation: Local Born – Suzanne Schokman, Radio New Zealand
5b – Best Daily or Weekly Series
Mediawatch – Colin Peacock, National Radio – Nine to Noon – Marc Piercey, National Radio
Special Commendations: – New Years Show 50 – Irene Crawford, Te Puutake Youth Radio Show – That’s the Story – Ronald Mackie, Loudmouth Productions
5c – Best Dramatic Production
Winner: When Sun & Moon Collide – Ross Jolly, Radio New Zealand
CATEGORY 6 – BEST NZ PRODUCED MUSICAL PROGRAMME
6a – Best Music Feature
The Times Are A Changing – Trevor Reekie, National Radio
Special Commendations: – He Ara Puoro “A Pathway of Song” – Roger Smith & Gareth Watkins, Concert FM – Enzology “The Story of Split Enz” – Jeremy Ansell, National Radio/RNZ
6b – Best Recorded Live Music Event
The Death of Klinghoffer – Tim Dodd, 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.
Special Commendation: Mundo Hispano – Community Radio Hamilton
7b – Best Spoken Programme
Quiet Minds Mental Health Radio – Pam Barnett, Colin Slade, Debbie May, Murray Cameron, Leon Chamber, Plains FM 96.9
Special Commendation: Focus On Arts – Janet Secker, Coast Access
7c – Best Music Programme
Te Puutake Youth Radio Show – Irene Crawford, Te Puutake
CATEGORY 8 – BEST RADIO COMMERCIAL
8a – NZ Radio Station Writers, Agency Writers & Production Houses – Creative
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
(Judges commend the overall standard of the entries)
8c – NZ Radio Station Writers, Agency Writers & Production Houses – Effectiveness
Ideal Garages “Bob’s Your Uncle” – Dezley Davidson, RadioWorks Auckland
8d – Best Campaign For A Client
Wrightway Homes – Kelly Burdon, RadioWorks Wellington – Compass Communications “Talk n’ Save” – Robert Hamlin, The Radio Network Auckland
CATEGORY 9 – BEST PROMOTION
9a (i) – Best Promotion of a Radio Station – Networks
Desperate Housewives vs Crazy Frog – Will Maisey, Darryl Paton, Corrina Bush & Leon Wratt, The Edge Network
9a (ii) – Best Promotion of a Radio Station – Individual Station
Vinyl 96.1 – Students of the New Zealand Broadcasting School
9b – Client Promotion
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
Special Commendation: Radio Live – Aaron Watkinson, Radio Live
CATEGORY 10 – PROGRAMMER OF THE YEAR
Brad King – The Rock Network
CATEGORY 11 – SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR
11a – Best Sales Person – Metropolitan
Jac Kluts – The Radio Bureau, Christchurch
11b – Best Sales Person – Regional/Provincial
Sonya Fraser – RadioWorks, Otago
Special Commendation: Debra Brown – RadioWorks, Nelson
CATEGORY 12 – BEST TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
12a – Station Imaging
ZM Network Imaging – Chris Nicoll, ZM – More FM Network Imaging – Andrew Biggs, More FM Network
12b – Commercial or Trailers
One Hit Wonder, U2 – Chris Nicolll, ZM
12c – Studio or O.B Recording
Music Alive: JJ Milteau Live from the Jazz Festival – Ian Bull, Concert FM
CATEGORY 13 – ASSOCIATED CRAFT AWARD
Judi Thomson – 1XX
Special Commendation: Bridget Moen – The Radio Bureau, Wellington
CATEGORY 14 – OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS
14a – One-Off Community Campaign for the Year
Solid Gold FM Radiothon – Jennifer Long, Solid Gold FM
14b – Overall Contribution for the Year
More FM Auckland – Sarah Porter, Anna Kemp, Kath Allen & Tiffany Montgomery
CATEGORY 15 – BEST MAORI LANGUAGE BROADCAST
Nga Maunga Kore-Maata Te Taiawatea – 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
17b – Regional
93 More FM Nelson – General Manager, Phillipa Pattison
17c – Provincial
One Double X – General Manager, Glenn Smith
