Winners of the 2010 SA Media Awards follow:

Gold Awards

• Journalist of the Year
  Nigel Hunt, Sunday Mail
• Hall of Fame
  Murray Nicoll

Silver Awards

• Best Print Journalist
  Nigel Hunt, Sunday Mail, "SAJC", "Car bribes racket" & "Be my pal"
• Best Photographer
  Sarah Reed, The Advertiser "Davis", "Dead sea" and "Who cares for carers?"
  
• Best Radio Broadcaster
  Sharon Mascall-Dare, Freelance journalist, "Culture not colour", "Wildlife smugglers" & "New Australians"
  
• Best TV Broadcaster
  Kerry Staight, ABC, "All in the family", "Catch 22" & "Treading the boards"
  
• Best Young Journalist
  Melissa Van der Haak, Southern Cross Television, "Desal debate" (12/11), "Mine mystery" (15/9) & "Missing man" (12/12)
  
• Julie Duncan Memorial Award for Student Journalism
  Brigette Elliott
  
  

  Bronze Awards

   

• Print, Online & Wire Best News Report
  Nigel Hunt, Sunday Mail, "Bikies Series" (1/3, 5/4 & 10/5)
  
• Print, Online & Wire Best News & Liefestyle Feature
  Penelope Debelle, The Advertiser, "I did the best I could ....it wasn\'t good enough" (28/2)
  
• Print, Online & Wire Best Three Headings
  Chris Hackett, Advertiser Newspapers, Three pieces (5/12, 25/11 & 27/11)
  
• Best News Photo or Photo Series
  Gregg Higgs, The Advertiser, "Boy and Dog" (9/11)
  
• Best Sport Photo or Photo Series
  Sean McGowan, The Islander, "Amber\'s Pain"
  
• Best Feature Photo or Photo Series
  Sarah Reed, The Advertiser, "Who cares for carers?" (15/8)
  
• Best Radio News & Current Affairs Reporting
  Nance Haxton, ABC, "River Murray" (27/3), "Grape Glut Forecast" (22/4) & "Maralinga Traditional owners get their land back" (18/12)
  
• Best Radio Feature, Documentary or Broadcast Special
  Sharon Mascall-Dare, Freelance journalist, "The wildlife smugglers" (6/2)
  
• Best Television News Report
  Margie McLew, Network Ten Adelaide, "Carly Ryan murder trial" (19/10 to 27/11)
  
• Best Television Current Affairs or Feature
  Kerry Staight, ABC, "All in the Family" (11/2 & 29/11)
  
• Best Television News or Current Affairs Camera
  Caleb Sutherland, Channel 9 SA, "Medstar" (11/9), "Lower Lakes" (28/5) & "River of shame" (12/2)
  
• Best Artwork or Cartoon
  Ross Bateup, Freelance artist, "Swine Flu" (27/4 & Dec)
  
• Comentary, Analysis, Opinion & Critique
  Tory Shepherd, The Advertiser, "Right to die" (12/5), "Double-edged sword" (30/6) & "They said it" (1/12)
  
• Best Coverage of Suburban Affairs
  Messenger Team Entry, Messenger Community News, "Know your neighbour" (11/2 to 1/4)
  
• Best Coverage of Rural/Regional Affairs
  Melissa Van der Haak, Southern Cross Television, "Desal debate" (12/11), "Mine mystery" (15/9) & "Missing man" (12/12)
  
• Best Coverage of Social Equity Affairs
  Messenger Team Entry, Messenger Community News & Today Tonight, "Help out" (5/8 to 8/10)
  
• Best Coverage of Sport
  Richard Earle, The Advertiser, "Old enemies become friends" (25/7, 28/8 & 3/12)
  
• Best Coverage of Youth Affairs
  Larine Statham, AAP, "Comic" (9/10)
  
• Best Public Relations Campaign
  Sarah Diekman, Taryn Battye, Luke Golding & Sarah Brussow, Department for Environment & Heritage, "Art of Nature Campaign"
  
• Best Freelance Contribution
  Sharon Mascall-Dare, Freelance journalist, "Culture not colour", "Wildlife smugglers" & "New Australians"