 SA Media Awards :: History A record of previous winners in the SA Media Awards. » 2009 Winners Gold Awards
- Journalist of the Year
Hendrik Gout, The Independent Weekly
- Hall of Fame
Patricia Dunstan
Don Riddell
Silver Awards
- Best Print Journalist
Hendrik Gout, The Independent Weekly
- Best Photographer
Sean McGowan, The Islander
- Best Radio Broadcaster
Peter Goers, ABC
- Best TV Broadcaster
Ian Henschke, ABC
- Best Young Journalist
Pia Akerman, The Australian
- Julie Duncan Memorial Award for Student Journalism
Catherine Graue
Stephanie Boltje
Bronze Awards
- Print, Online & Wire Best News Report
Jamie Walker, The Australian, "Death in Afghanistan"
- Print, Online & Wire Best News Feature
Peter Hackett, The Advertister, "The Grapes of Wrath"
- Print, Online & Wire Best Lifestyle Feature
Elissa Doherty, Sunday Mail, "Saving Adam"
- Print, Online & Wire Best Three Headings
Hendrik Gout, The Independent Weekly, Various
- Print, Online & Wire Best Page Layout
Shaun Hollis, Messenger Community News, "Domestic Silence"
- Best News Photo or Photo Series
Dean Martin, The Advertiser, "Heartache"
- Best Sport Photo or Photo Series
Luke Hemer, Messenger Community News, "Striving through the mud "
- Best Feature Photo or Photo Series
Sean McGowan, The Islander, "Declan's Dawn"
- Best Radio News & Current Affairs Reporting
Alexandra Parry, ABC, "Riverland current affairs"
- Best Radio Feature, Documentary or Broadcast Special
Nance Haxton, ABC, "Drought Exit Packages changing Murray Darling"
- Best Television News Report
Selga Berzins, Channel 9 South Australia, "Fishing Tragedy"
- Best Television Current Affairs Report
Michael Sexton, ABC, "Sorry Day"
- Best Television Feature, Documentary or Special
Prue Adams, ABC, "Food Miles"
- Best Television News or Current Affairs Camera
Rob Brown, Channel Seven Adelaide, "Inside Burma"
- Best Editorial Artist
Ray Hirst, The Advertiser, Various
- Comentary, Analysis, Opinion & Critique
Mike Smithson, Sunday Mail, Political Analysis
- Best Coverage of Suburban Affairs
Eszter Vasenszky, Messenger Community News, "Don't be a drop out"
- Best Coverage of Rural/Regional Affairs
Melissa Vander Haak, Southern Cross GTS/BKN, Various
- Best Coverage of Social Equity Affairs
Eszter Vasenszky, Messenger Community News, " Ray faces a life on the street"
- Best Coverage of Sport
Reece Homfray, Messenger Community News, "Footy on the Front Page"
- Best Coverage of Youth Affairs
Prue Adams, ABC, "Lone Scouts"
- Best Public Relations Campaign
Julie Gregory, David Primer, Peter Morrison, Primary Industries & Resources SA, "Fruit Fly Community Awareness Campaign"
- Best Freelance Contribution
Sharon Mascall, Freelance journalist, Various
» 2008 Winners Gold Awards
Journalist of the Year
Michael Sexton, ABC
Hall of Fame
Stewart Cockburn
Silver Awards
- Best Print Journalist
Greg Barila, The Independent Weekly
- Best Photographer
Alice Prokopec, The Advertiser
- Best Radio Broadcaster
Peter Goers, ABC
- Best TV Broadcaster
Michael Sexton, ABC
- Best Young Journalist
Caroline Kelly, Channel Seven Adelaide
- Julie Duncan Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Student Journalism
Jessica Marshallsay
Bronze Awards
- Print, Online & Wire Best News Report
Elissa Doherty, Sunday Mail, "Women's and Children's Hospital"
- Print, Online & Wire Best News Feature
Hendrik Gout, The Independent Weekly, "To hell and halfway back"
- Print, Online & Wire Best Lifestyle Feature
Brad Crouch, Sunday Mail, "This vision splendid"
- Print, Online & Wire Best Three Headings
Derek Pedley, The Advertiser, "Addicted to Idioms"
- Print, Online & Wire Best Page Layout
Shaun Hollis, Messenger Community News, "Rental Games"
- Best News Photo or Photo Series
Alice Prokopec, The Advertiser, "Polly bites pollie"
- Best Sport Photo or Photo Series
David 'Lenny' Robinson, The Islander, "Desperado"
- Best Feature Photo or Photo Series
Sarah Reed, The Advertiser, "Winter Wonderland"
- Best Radio News & Current Affairs Reporting
Nance Haxton ABC, "Mining boom"
- Best Radio Feature, Documentary or Broadcast Special
Annie Hastwell, Freelance Journalist, "Waiting for a heart"
- Best Television News Report
Jessica Schacht, ABC, "Water Politics"
- Best Television Current Affairs Report
Jason Om, ABC, "Mental review"
- Best Television Feature, Documentary or Special
Jeremy Boylen, ABC, "Ripples from Wave Hill"
Elton Rosas, ABC, "Ripples from Wave Hill"
- Best Television News or Current Affairs Camera
Rob Brown, Channel Seven Adelaide, "Afghanistan Drug Eradication"
- Best Editorial Artist
Ray Hirst, The Advertiser
- Comentary, Analysis, Opinion & Critique
Don Riddell, Freelance, for his columns in The Independent Weekly
- Best Coverage of Suburban Affairs
Eszter Vasenszky, Messenger Community News, "Park a haven for stolen generation"
- Best Coverage of Rural/Regional Affairs
Matt Neagle, Southern Cross GTS/BKN, "Water wars"
- Best Coverage of Social Equity Affairs
Lauren Novak, The Advertiser, " Where Brett lay dying"
- Best Coverage of Sport
Nance Haxton, ABC, "International Rules"
- Best Coverage of Youth Affairs
Michael Sexton, ABC, "Siblings support"
- Best Public Relations Campaign
Miranda Starke, Art Gallery of SA, "A century in focus"
- Best Freelance Contribution
Annie Hastwell, Freelance journalist, "Waiting for a heart"
» 2007 Winners 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"
» 2006 Winners 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"
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» 2005 Winners 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"
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» 2004 Winners 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"
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