Paul Henry Scoops Top Honors at the 2016 NZ Radio Awards

Paul Henry Scoops Top Honors at the 2016 NZ Radio Awards

MediaWorks dominates the 2016 NZ Radio Awards, with Paul Henry taking out the Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year Award, as well as Best Talk Presenter – All Markets.

Christian Boston was named Best Content Director, recognising an amazing year for the MoreFM Network. More FM also won Best Marketing Campaign for the More FM Dancing with the Stars promotion, and Best Single Market Station Promotion for #School of Ed, while More FM Canterbury won Station of the Year – Surveyed Market.

The Edge’s Jay Jay, Mike and Dom won Best Music Breakfast Show – Network, for a ? time, while The Edge also won Best Network Station Promotion, Best Radio Website, Best Station Imaging, and Best Effective Commercial for the Spookers Halloween – It’s Your Call joint campaign with Mai FM.

The Rock also won big with Drive show Jono and Ben, who won Best Music Non-Breakfast Hosts, Best Video (for Jono & Ben’s Castle Crusade), and Best Single Station Client Campaign for with the Jono V Ben campaign – all for a second time. Plus a joint Best Station Imaging win.

RadioLIVE also cleaned up in the News categories, with Hilary Barry named joint Best Newsreader, Lloyd Burr named Best Journalist, and Best Team Coverage of a News Story awarded to the RadioLIVE News and Drive Teams for their coverage of Jonah Lomu.

MediaWorks Radio CEO Wendy Palmer says: “I'm unbelievably proud of all our winners and finalists. We're just so fortunate to have such great talent. It's their work that underpins the record breaking commercial success of the past year, and it's so great to see them recognised by the industry.

“A special mention to Paul Henry and his deserving win of Best Talk Presenter, as well as the coveted Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year Award. It shows the hard work that has gone into making News Zealand’s first truly multi-platform programme has paid off.”

Group Content Director Leon Wratt says, “I am absolutely thrilled with the success our talent and our teams achieved at the awards this year. MediaWorks prides itself on creating world class radio, and this year’s wins, as well as the outstanding number of finalists is great recognition of the hard work, creativity and talent of our people.”

The full list of MediaWorks Radio winners follows.

THE NZ RADIO AWARDS 2016 – MEDIAWORKS WINNERS

Station of the Year - Surveyed Market
92.1 More FM Canterbury - Ben Harris & Christian Boston - More FM Canterbury

Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year
Paul Henry

Best Content Director
Christian Boston - More FM Network

Best Video
Jono & Ben's Castle Crusade - Oliver Green, Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, Bronwynn Bakker, Jordan Watson, Duncan Heyde, Daniel Webby - The Rock Network

Best Marketing Campaign
More FM Dancing with the Stars Campaign - Claire Chellew, Jo Marsh, Melissa Low, Gary Pointon, Simon Barnett - More FM Network

Best New Broadcaster - Off-Air
Ben French – Producer - MediaWorks Auckland

Best Journalist - News or Sports
Lloyd Burr - RadioLIVE Network

Best Newsreader (joint winners)
Hilary Barry - RadioLIVE Network
Bernadine Oliver-Kirby - Newstalk ZB Network

Best Team Coverage of a News Story
Lomu RadioLIVE News - RadioLIVE News & Drive Team - RadioLIVE Network

Best Music Breakfast Show - Network
Jay-Jay, Mike & Dom - Jay-Jay Harvey, Mike Puru, Dominic Harvey, Carl Thompson, Kerry Gregory, Sophie Hallwright - The Edge Network

Best Music Non-Breakfast Host or Team - Network
Jono & Ben Drive - Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, Duncan Heyde, Daniel Webby, Bronwynn Bakker - The Rock Network

Best Music Non-Breakfast Host or Team - Single Surveyed Market
Stu Smith and the Easy Drive Home - Stu Smith - The Breeze Wellington

Best Talk Presenter/s - All Markets
Paul Henry - Paul Henry, Sarah Bristow - RadioLIVE Network

Best Client Digital Execution
Mad Butcher 'Mad Fans' - Matt Headland, Matt Bowness, Monique Pierce, Steph Vercoe, Arron Smith, Jenny Kong, Jovan Milovic - MediaWorks Network

Best Network Station Promotion
The Edge Four Strangers & A Wedding - Dena Roberts, Casey Sullivan, Jay-Jay Harvey, Dom Harvey, Mike Puru - The Edge Network

Best Single Market Station Promotion
#School of Ed - Leanne Hutchinson, Melissa Low, Hale Speedy, Christian Boston - More FM Network

Best Single Station Client Campaign
Jono V Ben - Cam Bakker, Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, Duncan Heyde, Daniel Webby, Bronwynn Bakker, Stacey Wouters, Chris Lloyd, Adam Stevenson - The Rock Network

Best Commercial Voice Talent
Leilani Fokelau - MediaWorks Auckland

Best Creative Commercial/s - Single or Campaign
Spookers Halloween - It's Your Call Alastair Barran - The Edge & Mai FM Auckland

Best Radio Website
www.theedge.co.nz - Hamish Goodall, Samuel Fullick, Stephanie Munro, Oliver Green, Mel Chico, Rachael Wotherspoon, Chanel Prime, Michael Baker - The Edge Network

Best Technical Production - Commercial Production
Northland Regional Council – Texting - Chris Hurring - Mai FM Northland

Station Imaging (joint)
Grant Brodie - The Edge Network
Joe Baxendale - The Rock Network

Metropolitan Sales Team of the Year
MediaWorks Wellington - Wellington Sales Team - MediaWorks

Regional or Provincial Sales Team of the Year
MediaWorks Waikato - Waikato Sales Team - MediaWorks Waikato

ENDS

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