A record of previous winners in the SA Media Awards.

Gold awards

• Journalist of the Year
  Mike Smithson, Channel Seven Adelaide & Sunday Mail
• Hall of Fame
  Max Fatchen
  Kevin Crease

silver awards

• Best Print Journalist
  Hendrik Gout, The Independent Weekly
  
• Best Photographer
  Jo-Anna Robinson, Sunday Mail
  
• Best Radio Broadcaster
  Sharon Mascall, Freelance journalist
  
• Best TV Broadcaster
  Chris Campey, Network Ten Adelaide
  
• Best Young Journalist (new award)
  Caroline Kelly, Channel Seven Adelaide
  
• Julie Duncan Memorial Award for Best Journalism Student
  Lisa Maksimovic, ABC
  

Bronze Awards

• Print, Online & Wire Best News Report
  Hendrik Gout, The Independent Weekly, "Breaking the Silence"
  
• Print, Online & Wire Best News Feature
  Verity Edwards, The Australian, "Maralinga Fallout"
  
• Print, Online & Wire Best Lifestyle Feature
  Brad Crouch, Sunday Mail, "To Africa with Devotion"
  
• Print, Online & Wire Best Three Headings
  Derek Pedley, The Advertiser, "Human Headlines"
  
• Print, Online & Wire Best Page Layout
  Ray Hirst, The Advertiser, "Young Talent Team"
• Best News Photo or Photo Series
  Sarah Reed, The Advertiser, "Vanstone"
  
• Best Sport Photo or Photo Series,
  Jo-Anna Robinson, Sunday Mail, "Agony & Ecstasy"
  
• Best Feature Photo or Photo Series
  Grant Nowell, The Advertiser, "Desert Textures"
  
• Best Radio News Reporting
  Jason Om, ABC, "Various"
  
• Best Radio Current Affairs Report
  Iskhandar Razak, ABC, "Food in the APY Lands"
  
• Best Radio Feature, Documentary or Broadcast Special
  Sharon Mascall, Freelance Journalist, "Wildfire"
  
• Best Television News Report
  Mike Smithson, Channel Seven Adelaide, "Wistow Road"
  
• Best Television Current Affairs Report
  Graham Archer, Channel Seven Adelaide, "Medical Board Result"
  
• Best Television Feature, Documentary or Special
  Graham Archer, Channel Seven Adelaide, "The Ice Factor"
  Travis Levi, Channel Seven Adelaide, "The Ice Factor"
  
• Best Television News or Current Affairs Camera
  Lennon Cooper, Freelance, "Pathways to the NBA"
  
• Best Editorial Artist
  Steven Grice, The Advertiser, "Various"
  
• Comentary, Analysis, Opinion & Critique (new award)
  Mike Smithson, Sunday Mail, "Question Time"
  
• Best Coverage of Suburban Affairs
  Tanya Westthorp, Messenger Newspapers, "It's Reigning Men"
  
• Best Coverage of Rural/Regional Affairs
  Jack Kerr, ABC, "SA - from Corner to Corner"
  
• Best Coverage of Social Equity Affairs
  Jayne Stinson, ABC, " Homeless Legal"
  
• Best Coverage of Sport
  Andrew Capel, The Advertiser, "Doing if for Dad"
  
• Best Coverage of Youth Affairs (new award)
  Graham Archer, Channel Seven Adelaide, "The Ice Factor"
  Travis Levi, Channel, Seven Adelaide, "The Ice Factor"
  
• Best Public Relations Campaign
  Peter Adams, Safework SA, "Challenges, Crises and Change"
• Best Freelance Contribution
  Sharon Mascall, Freelance journalist, "Bushfire Coverage"

  
  

GOLD AWARDS

• Journalist of The Year
  Jessica Adamson, Channel Seven Adelaide
  
• Hall of Fame
  Des Colquhoun
  

SILVER AWARDS

• Best Print Journalist
  Roy Eccleston, The Australian
  
• Best Photographer
  Brenton Edwards, The Advertiser
  
• Best Radio Broadcaster
  Nance Haxton, ABC
  
• Best TV Broadcaster
  Krista Eleftheriou, ABC
  
• Julie Duncan Memorial Award for Best Journalism Student
  Katherine Yeo, University of South Australia
  

BRONZE AWARDS

• Best Print, On-line & Wire News Report
  Michelle Wiese Bockmann, The Australian, "Wrongful detention, long term detention and deportation"
  Jeremy Roberts, The Australian, "Wrongful detention, long term detention and deportation"
  
• Best Print, On-line & Wire News Feature
  Leisha Petrys, Sunday Mail, "Terrible reality in a tangle of steel"
  Roy Eccleston, The Australian, "A world of their own"
  
• Best Print, On-line & Wire Lifestyle Feature
  Elissa Doherty, Sunday Mail, "Praying for rain"
  
• Print, On-line & Wire Best Three Headings
  Lawrie McCauley, The Advertiser, "Heading in the right direction"
  
• Print, On-line & Wire Best Page Layout
  Shaun Hollis, Messenger Newspapers, "Shoe must be joking"
  
• Best News Photo or Photo Series
  Ivon Perrin, Freelance Photographer, "Eyre Peninsula bushfires"
  
• Best Sport Photo or Photo Series
  Cameron Richardson, The Advertiser, "Lone Hand"
  
• Best Feature Photo or Photo Series
  Grant Nowell, The Advertiser, "Milk madness"
  
• Best Radio News Reporting
  Daniela Ritorto, ABC, "Baxter Woman"
  Lachlan Parker, ABC, "Baxter Woman"
  Simon Royal, ABC, "Baxter Woman"
  
• Best Radio Current Affairs Report
  Tim Jeanes, ABC, "Eyre Peninsula fires"
  
• Best Radio Feature Documentary or Broadcast Special
  Andrew Costello, Austereo, "Homelessness in SA"
  
• Best Television News Report
  Jessica Adamson, Channel Seven Adelaide, "Banda Aceh"
  
• Best Television Current Affairs Report
  Angelique Johnson, ABC, "Claim Coorong bird numbers have collapsed"
  Ian Henschke, ABC, "Claim Coorong bird numbers have collapsed"
  
• Best Television Feature, Documentary or Special
  Network Ten Adelaide, "Tsunami - Island of Hope"
  Abyss Pictures, "Tsunami - Island of Hope"
  
• Best Television News or Current Affairs Camera
  Paul Martino, Channel Seven Adelaide, "Aceh Rescue"
  
• Best News Artwork
  Peter MacMullin, The Advertiser, "Three pieces"
  
• Best Feature Artwork
  Ray Hirst, The Advertiser, "Natural disasters"
  
• Best Coverage of Suburban Affairs
  Kara Phillips, Messenger Newspapers, "Port River bridges"
• Best Coverage of Rural/Regional Affairs
  Tim Jeanes, ABC, "Eyre Peninsula fires"
• Best Coverage of Social Equity Affairs
  Ric Teague, Network Ten Adelaide, "Aboriginal wind"
• Best Coverage of Sport
  Richard Earle, The Advertiser, "Best of Boof"
• Best Freelance Contribution
  Max Anderson, Freelance Journalist, "The Rann Clann"

GOLD AWARDS

• Journalist of The Year
  Rebecca Morse, ABC
  
• Hall of Fame
  John Doherty, ABC
  

SILVER AWARDS

• Best Print Journalist
  Laura Anderson, The Advertiser
  
• Best Photographer
  Lindsay Moller, The Australian
  
• Best TV Broadcaster
  Michael Smyth, ABC
  
• Julie Duncan Memorial Award for Best Journalism Student
  Andrew Liberts, University of South Australia
  

BRONZE AWARDS

• Best Print & Wire News Report
  Andrew Hough, The Advertiser, "Leon Byner - cash for comment"
  
• Best Print & Wire News Feature
  Paul Lloyd, The Advertiser, "Only love gets them through"
  
• Best Print & Wire Lifestyle Feature
  Brad Crouch, Sunday Mail, "When surfs up the Sharks don't matter"
  
• Print & Wire Best Three Headings
  Peter MacMullin, The Advertiser, "Murray mouths"
  
• Best News Photo or Photo Series
  Tricia Johnson, The Advertiser, "Last look at a land of hope and opportunity"
  
• Best Sport Photo or Photo Series
  Jo-Anna Robinson, Sunday Mail, "Rib tickler"
  
• Best Feature Photo or Photo Series
  Dean Martin, The Advertiser, "Little Italy"
  
• Best Radio News Reporting
  Matthew Pantelis, FIVEaa, "Various"
  
• Best Radio Current Affairs Report
  Hayden Cooper, ABC, "Mitsubishi folds"
  
• Best Television News Report
  Rebecca Morse, ABC, "Archbishop letters"
  
• Best Television Current Affairs Report
  Ian Henschke, ABC, "Ian George interview"
  
• Best Television Feature, Documentary or Special
  Prue Adams, ABC, "Field of genes"
  
• Best Television News or Current Affairs Camera
  Rob Brown, Channel Seven Adelaide, "Sunday Sunrise 'Baghdad'"
  
• Best News Artwork
  Peter MacMullin, The Advertiser, "Scratch my back"
  
• Best Feature Artwork
  Ray Hirst, The Advertiser, "Ocean planet"
  
• Best Coverage of Suburban Affairs 
  Rachel Brown, Messenger Newspapers, "Glenelg foreshore development"
  
• Best Coverage of Rural/Regional Affairs 
  Nan Berrett, Northern Argus, "Safe house"
• Best Coverage of Social Equity Affairs 
  Nance Haxton, ABC, "Bomb dump"
  
• Best Coverage of Sport 
  Ross Stargatt, Channel 9 South Australia, "The Power to win"
  Adrian Wilson, Channel 9 South Australia, "The Power to win"
  
• Best Public Relations Campaign
  Miranda Starke, Art Gallery of South Australia, "The Edwardians - secrets & desires"

GOLD AWARDS

• Journalist of The Year
  Alan Atkinson, ABC
  
• Hall of Fame
  Michael Atchison, The Advertiser
  

SILVER AWARDS

• Best Print Photographer
  Bryan Charlton, Fairfax Publications
  
• Best TV Broadcaster
  Ian Henschke, ABC
  
• Best Editorial Artist
  Ray Hirst, The Advertiser
  
• Best Print Journalist
  Andrew McGarry, The Australian
  

BRONZE AWARDS

• Best Print & Wire Lifestyle Feature
  Nan Berrett, The Northern Argus, "Little Lillis Battle"
  
• Sports Journalism
  Andew Capel, The Advertiser, "Various"
  
• Best Sports Photo or Photo Series
  Bryan Charlton, Fairfax Publications, "Ricky Ponting"
  
• Best TV News Report
  Fiona Clark, Network TEN, "Snowtown Verdict"
  
• Best Print & Wire News Report
  Brad Crouch, Sunday Mail, "Doorsnake and 2 bulbs"
  
• Best Coverage of Suburban Affairs
  Verity Edwards, Messenger Newspapers, "Waste Care"
  
• Best Radio Feature Documentary or Broadcast Special
  Nance Haxton, ABC, "Iga Warta"
  
• Best Public Relations Campaign (JOINT WINNERS)
  Tim Hughes, Hughes Public Relations, "Harris Scarfe"
  Danielle Gordon, Hughes Public Relations, "Harris Scarfe"
  
• Best Print & Wire News Feature
  Colin James, The Advertiser, "Nuclear Family"
  
• Best TV News or Current Affairs Camera
  Travis Levi, Network TEN, "Scale Sealions"
  
• Best Coverage of Social Equity Affairs
  James Quast, Messenger, "Out Lost Souls"
  
• Best Feature Photo or Photo Series
  Grant Nowell, The Advertiser, "Dragons"
  
• Best News Photo or Photo Series
  Sarah Reed, The Advertiser, "Kevin Matthews"
  
• Best TV Feature Documentary or Special
  Dominique Schwartz, ABC, "A Big Heart"
  
• Best TV Current Affairs Report (JOINT WINNERS)
  Michael Sexton, ABC, "River Redgums"
  Alan Atkinson, ABC, "Aitken Crash Questions"
  
• Best Coverage of Rural/Regional Affairs
  Michael Sexton, ABC, "Private Power"