The SJA is delighted to add two new categories to the British Sports Journalism broadcast awards in recognition of the growing numbers who subscribe to podcasts or who watch their sport on YouTube.
Contenders for the podcast are The Athletic, who also figure in the writing awards (The Totally Football Show), talkSPORT (After the lights go out), Sky Sports News (Football’s Cult Heroes), Rob Harris (Sport Unlocked), BBC Sports News (The Sports Desk) and ITV Sport (Racing Podcast).
The YouTube contenders are: The Overlap (Buzz 16), What I Wore (BT Sport), Saturday Social (Sky Sports), Vibe with five (New Era Ingenious) White and Jordan (talkSPORT), Watch Along (AFTV).
The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony, sponsored by The National Lottery, at the Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge on Monday 7 March 2022. Presenter of the year Laura Woods has an opportunity to repeat her feat of last year.
talkSPORT’s Woods has made the shortlist again in a category which also includes Caroline Barker (Sky Sports and BBC), Hazel Irvine (BBC Sport), Orla Chennaoui (freelance), Ade Adepitan (Whisper for Channel 4), Dave Jones (Sky Sports), Gary Lineker (BBC) and Mark Chapman (BBC 5Live).
Broadcast Journalist of the Year is a coveted prize and within the grasp of six TV heavyweights including BBC sports editor Dan Roan, who is up against Antoine Allen from ITV News, Des Kelly of BT Sport, CNN’s Amanda Davies, Gabriel Clarke (ITV Sport) and Craig Slater of Sky Sports News.
The winners of the ‘Ones to Watch’ categories will be revealed on the SJA website on February 28 and will be invited to attend the awards.
Tickets and tables are available to purchase now via the awards website.
www.BritishSportsJournalismAwards.co.uk
BROADCAST SHORTLISTS
AUDIO / RADIO DOCUMENTARY
Al Jazeera Investigates: The Men Who Sell Football – Al Jazeera Media Network
BBC Radio 4 Today Programme: Raheem Sterling guest editor – BBC Sports News / BBC News
Defiance – A History of Protest in Sport – Folding Pocket Productions
Dementia & Football: talkSPORT’s Support for Change – talkSPORT
It Was All A Dream… The Football Academy Journey – talkSPORT & Unedited
The Sound of Football – The Athletic UK
The Story of The Open – IMG Audio for the R&A’s Open Podcasts
AUDIO / RADIO LIVE EVENT COVERAGE
England’s Tour of India – talkSPORT
Euro 2020 – talkSPORT
Euro 2020 Final – BBC Radio 5 Live
Fury v Wilder 3 – talkSPORT
The Open Radio – IMG Audio
The Wimbledon Radio Channel – IMG Audio
AUDIO / RADIO SHOW
BBC Radio 5 Live Olympic Breakfast – BBC Radio 5 Live
GameDay Exclusive – talkSPORT
Monday Night Club – BBC Radio 5 Live
talkSPORT Breakfast – talkSPORT
The Netball Show – Andy Lamb
White & Jordan – talkSPORT
BROADCAST JOURNALIST
Amanda Davies – CNN
Antoine Allen – ITV News
Craig Slater – Sky UK – Sky Sports News
Dan Roan – BBC Sports News
Des Kelly – BT Sport
Gabriel Clarke – ITV Sport
SPORTS COMMENTATOR
Alistair Bruce-Ball – BBC Radio 5 Live
Andrew Cotter – BBC Sport
Clive Tyldesley – Freelance
Richard Hoiles – ITV Sport
Ronald McIntosh – Freelance
Sam Matterface – ITV Sport / talkSPORT
Vicki Sparks – BBC Radio 5 Live
Steve Cram – BBC Sport
SPORTS PODCAST
After The Lights Go Out Podcast – talkSPORT
Football’s Cult Heroes – Sky Sports News
ITV Racing Podcast – ITV Sport
Sport Unlocked Podcast – Rob Harris
The Sports Desk – BBC Sports News
The Totally Football Show – The Athletic UK
SPORTS PRESENTER
Ade Adepitan – Whisper for Channel 4
Caroline Barker – Sky Sports and BBC
Dave Jones – Sky Sports
Gary Lineker – BBC Sport
Hazel Irvine – BBC Sport
Laura Woods – talkSPORT
Mark Chapman – BBC Radio 5 Live
Orla Chennaoui – Freelance
SPORTS PUNDIT
Ally McCoist – talkSPORT & Sunset+Vine / BT Studios for Prime Video
Emma Hayes – ITV Sport
Gary Neville – Sky Sports
Ian Wright – ITV Sport
Karen Carney – BBC Radio 5 Live
Micah Richards – BBC Sport
Nasser Hussain – Sky Sports
Ruby Walsh – ITV Sport
Simon Jordan – talkSPORT
Steve Bunce – BBC Radio 5 Live
TELEVISION / DIGITAL DOCUMENTARY
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible – Noah Media Group
Al Jazeera Investigations: The Men Who Sell Football – Al Jazeera Media Network
Arsène Wenger: Invincible – Noah Media Group & Federation Entertainment
How the West Midlands Police are tackling hate crime in football – Sky Sports
I’m Game – Sky Sports News
Living with Concussion – Sky Sports News
Standing Firm – Football’s Windrush Story – BT Sport
TELEVISION / DIGITAL LIVE EVENT COVERAGE
Deadline Day – Sky Sports News
Euro 2020 – ITV Sport
The Hundred – Sky Sports
The Tokyo Paralympics – Whisper for Channel 4
Tokyo 2020 – BBC Sport
WSL – Women’s Football Weekend – Sky Sports
TELEVISION / DIGITAL SHOW
Formula One on Channel 4 – Whisper for Channel 4
MOTDx – BBC Sport
Ski Sunday – BBC Sport
South Of The River – Noah Media Group for BT Sport
Super Sunday – Sky Sports
Super Sunday Matchday – Sky Sports News
YOUTUBE SPORTS SHOW
The Overlap – Buzz 16
What I Wore – BT Sport
Saturday Social – Sky Sports
Vibe with five – New Era Ingenious
White and Jordan – talkSPORT
Watch Along – AFTV
ONES TO WATCH – Off Air
Chris Siddall – Sky Sports News
Daniel Raza – BBC Sports News
Ellen McCarthy – Sky Sports
James Williams – Sky Sports
Olly Clink – talkSPORT
Reginaldo Do Rosario – BBC Sports News
Rio Clarke – Buzz 16
Tom Burton – Sky Sports
Victoria Polley – BBC
*The winners of the ‘Ones to Watch’ categories will be revealed on the SJA website on February 28 and will be invited to attend the awards.
ONES TO WATCH – On Air
Aaron Paul – BBC Radio 5 Live
Florence Lloyd-Hughes – Freelance
Joe Thomlinson – Sky Sports
Katie Smith – BBC Sports News
Kyle Walker – Sky Sports News
Liam MacDevitt – BBC Sport
Lutalo Muhammad – BBC Sport
Robyn Cowen – BBC Sport
*The winners of the ‘Ones to Watch’ categories will be revealed on the SJA website on February 28 and will be invited to attend the awards.
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