CATEGORY 1 - AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
1a - Best Music Breakfast Host or Hosts – Metropolitan
Finalists
Simon Barnett & Gary McCormick Si & Gary, More FM Canterbury
Polly Gillespie & Grant Kereama, The ZM Morning Crew, ZM Network
WINNER - Roger Farrelly, Simon Doull, Leah Panapa & Paul Ego The Morning Rumble The Rock
1b - Best Music Breakfast Host or Hosts - Regional
Finalists
Mark McCarron Mark McCarron in the Morning Hawkes Bay More FM
Mike West Mike West in the Morning More FM Manawatu
Brian Kelly BK and the Morning Team Classic Hits Tauranga
WINNER - Mark Bunting Bunting in the Morning Classic Hits Waikato
1c - Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts - Metropolitan
Finalists
Mike Hosking Saturday Morning with Mike Hosking Newstalk ZB
Bryce Casey The Bryce Casey Radio Show The Rock
Paul Henry Paul Henry Live Radio Live Network
WINNER - Robert Taylor & Jono Pryor Robert & Jono The Rock
1d - Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts - Regional
Finalists
Sam Robson Sam Robsons Drive Show More FM Taranaki
Tania Burgess Tania Burgess 10 - 3 More FM Manawatu
Glen Stuart Glen Stuart Drive More FM Dunedin
WINNER- Katrina Smith Katrina Smith 10 - 2 More FM Nelson
1e - Best On-Air Team or Individual Air Personality - Provincial
Finalists
Craig “Bundy” Hanford Bundy for Breakfast Kapiti’s More FM
Andrew Leiataua Andrew Leiataua Breakfast Show Taupo’s More FM
WINNER - Richard Dryden Richard Dryden for Breakfast Classic Hits Gisborne
1f - Best Talk or Current Affairs Host or Hosts – All Markets
Finalists
Jim Mora Afternoons with Jim Mora Radio New Zealand National
Paul Henry Paul Henry Live Radio Live Network
WINNER - Paul Holmes Paul Holmes Breakfast Newstalk ZB
CATEGORY 2 - BEST NEWS
2a - Best Newsreader
Finalists
Hilary Barry More FM
Nicola Wright Radio New Zealand
WINNER - Hewitt Humphrey Radio New Zealand
2b - Best Coverage of a News Story
Finalists
RNZ Team Folole Muliaga Death Radio New Zealand
Lesley Deverall Gisborne Earthquake Newstalk ZB
WINNER - RNZ Team Police Raids Radio New Zealand
2c - Individual Radio Journalist of the Year
Finalists
Monique Devereux Radio New Zealand
Andrea Blackshaw Newstalk ZB Wellington
WINNER - Matthew Farrell Radio New Zealand
CATEGORY 3 – BEST SPORTS
3a – Best Presenters
Finalists
D’Arcy Waldegrave Afternoon Sport with D’Arcy Waldegrave Radio Sport
Lesley Murdoch The All Sports Breakfast Newstalk ZB Christchurch
WINNER - Murray Deaker Scoreboard/Sportstalk with Murray Deaker Newstalk ZB
3b – Best Commentator
Finalists
Matt Gunn Radio Sport
Bryan Waddle Radio Sport
WINNER - Allen McLaughlin Radio Sport
3c – Best Story/Event – Team Coverage
Finalists
Malcolm Jordan Netball World Champs Radio Sport
Brian Ashby & Tim Dyer 25th Anniversary Speights Coast to Coast Newstalk ZB Christchurch
WINNER - Chris Forster Calamity in Cardiff - The All Blacks World Cup Demise Radio Live
