2009 Awards: The Winners Oh yes it is! - for the Hartlepool Mail The Hartlepool Mail collected a clutch of golden eggs when the prizes of the 2009 Cordner Awards were handed out in pantoland. Sturdy newsman Paul Watson emerged from the enchanted castle wearing the North East Journalist of the Year crown and carrying the trophy for Hard News, when the 28th Cordner presentations were made on the stage of the Customs House Theatre, South Shields, with its scenery for next week’s Sleeping Beauty Christmas show. See more. And his bold dragon-slaying associate Keith McCaffery was granted the twin Splash Subbing trophies for his dramatic handling of big page 1 news beasts. Editor/Fairy Godmother Joy Yates, who collected McCaffery’s prizes, said she was delighted with her team’s success and led the applause for her victorious duo. It was a good night too for ncjMedia titles in Newcastle, with writing and design prizes, including young Rod Pattinson who returned with the shimmering Tom Cordner Quill as Trainee Journalist of the Year, Babette Decker - again with the golden Spike of Design, and word-wizard David Whetstone for Features. And for the Hexham Courant’s valiant Brian Tilley as Weekly Journalist of the Year, for the Press Association’s Owen Humphreys who won both photographic awards, for Dave Robson, of the Evening Gazette who was Columnist of the Year, and Business Quarter as Top Magazine. Gavin Havery of the Northern Echo won the first Cordner trophy for Online Video News coverage and his colleague Barry Nelson collected the Health prize for the third year on a row. And their stable-mate James Entwistle at the Darlington & Stockton Times earned the magic lamp award for journalistic potential in getting the top NCE exam marks in the region. Two giants of North East journalism were honoured – John Gibson of the Evening Chronicle won the Sport prize, and Clive Crickmer, former Daily Mirror man in the North East and doyen of the national papers’ corps in the region for many years, received the Graeme Stanton Trophy for a lifetime contribution to journalism, Ray Spencer, the theatre’s director and seasoned writer and performer, was a quick-witted host who pulled off the trick of complimenting regional journalists and sending them up at the same time.
North East Journalist of the Year 2009
Sponsor: University of Sunderland Paul Watson – Hartlepool Mail
Tom Cordner Quill: Trainee Journalist of the Year
Sponsor: Northumbria University Rob Pattinson- ncjMedia Also shortlisted:, John Sutton - Evening Gazette, Emma Greenhalgh -Hartlepool Mail; and Dan Warburton ,Kim Carmichael & Joanne Butcher - ncjMedia Weekly Newspaper Journalist of the Year
Sponsor: Go Warm Brian Tilley - Hexham Courant Also shortlisted: Kaye Jemmeson - Teesdale Mercury, and Myles Hodnett & Emma Andrews - Hexham Courant Jim Merrington Prize: Photographer of the Year
Sponsor: Lumsden & Carroll Owen Humphreys - Press Association Also shortlisted: Mike Urwin & Tim McGuinness – ncjMedia, Matthew Lloyd - North News & Pictures, Doug Jackson – Freelance, Chris Booth - Northern Echo Ian Weir Memorial Award: Picture of the Year
Sponsor: Northern Echo Owen Humphreys - Press Association Also shortlisted: Mike Urwin, Emily Barber & Lewis Arnold – ncjMedia, Paul Kingston - North News and Pictures
Maurice Brady Award for Hard News reporting
Sponsor: Nexus Paul Watson - Hartlepool Mail Also shortlisted: Rob Pattinson – ncjMedia, Adam Jupp & Amy Hunt - Evening Chronicle, Deborah Johnson - Northern Echo
Mike Gilligan Prize: NE Magazine of the Year
Sponsor: DCM-Dual Concept Marketing Business Quarter – Editor Brian Nicholls Also shortlisted: Lifestyle, Food Quarter, A Love Supreme NEW AWARD: Online Video News coverage
Sponsor: Darlington College Gavin Havery - Northern Echo Also shortlisted: Ross Robertson - Sunderland Echo, David Roberts & Gavin Englebrecht - Northern Echo, Richard Rayner & Paul Kingston - North News and Pictures, Sarah Judd - Evening Gazette Fred Hurrell Prize for feature writing Sponsor: Northern Gas Networks David Whetstone - The Journal Also shortlisted: Brian Tilley & Myles Hodnett - Hexham Courant, Mike Kelly – ncjMedia, Kaye Jemmeson - Teesdale Mercury, Alastair Gilmour - The Journal Durhams Sporting Plate for NE Sports reporting
Sponsor: Cordner Awards John Gibson - Evening Chronicle Also shortlisted: Scott Wilson - Northern Echo, Brian Tilley - Hexham Courant, Luke Edwards - The Journal
North East Prize for Health & Wellbeing coverage Sponsor: Northumbrian Water Barry Nelson - Northern Echo Also shortlisted: Chris Robinson – ncjMedia, Sophie Doughty - Evening Chronicle, Emma Andrews - Hexham Courant ABC Spike for overall page design Sponsor: Cordner Awards Babette Decker - The Journal
Splash Award for front and/or back page design & Tony Dumphy trophy
Sponsor: Evening Gazette Keith McCaffery - Hartlepool Mail Also shortlisted in the two design categories: Chris Faulder - Sunday Sun, Sean Collins - The Journal, Gary Beckwith - Evening Chronicle Phillip Hickey Trophy: North East Columnist or Blogger of the Year Sponsors: Northeast Press Ltd and Northern Echo Dave Robson - Evening Gazette Also shortlisted: Sam Wonfor & Alastair Gilmour - The Journal; Brian Tilley - Hexham Courant, Richard Ord - Sunderland Echo, Andy Fletcher – ChronicleLive, Lindsay Bruce - Evening Gazette
Eric Dobson Scroll
Trainee with highest NCE exam marks in the region James Entwistle – Darlington & Stockton Times In the reduced line-up in 2009 the titles of North East Newspaper of the Year and Weekly Newspaper of the Year were not awarded. 28 November 2009 |
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