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January 16, 2009

O2 Yorkshire Media Awards 2008: Full list of winners

By Press Gazette

Digital journalist of the year
David Behrens – Yorkshire Post
Highly commended:
Joanna Hunter – Hull Daily Mail,
David Parkin – The Business Desk.com

Photographer of the year
Lucy Ray – Bradford Telegraph and Argus
Highly commended:
Jon Corken – Grimsby Telegraph
Simon Hulme – Yorkshire Post
Garry Atkinson – The York Press

Business journalist of the year
Greg White – Yorkshire Post
Highly commended:
Laura Crowthers – Scarborough Evening News
Anastasia Weiner – The Business Desk.com

Feature writer of the year
Tom Richmond – Yorkshire Post
Highly commended:
Barry Gibson – The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Nick Ahad – Yorkshire Post
Jo Davison – The Star, Sheffield

Sports journalist of the year
James Smailes – Hull Daily Mail
Highly commended:
Tom Richmond – Yorkshire Post
Nick Westby – Yorkshire Post

Young journalist of the year – dailies
Adam Lovell – Hull Daily Mail
Highly commended:
Joe Shute – Halifax Evening Courier
Selina Maycock – Scunthorpe Telegraph

Young journalist of the year – weeklies
Cherry Wilson – Rotherham Advertiser
Highly commended:
Kate Liptrot – Doncaster Free Press,
Ashley Marshall – Harrogate Advertiser

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Broadcast journalist of the year
Mick Lunney – BBC Radio Sheffield
Highly commended:
Richard White – BBC Radio York
Maddii Lown – Minster FM

News reporter of the year
Sophie Hazan – Yorkshire Evening Post
Highly commended:
Kevin Shoesmith – Hull Daily Mail
Charles Heslett – Yorkshire Evening Post
Deborah Wain – Doncaster Free Press

Scoop of the year
Richard Marsden – The Star, Sheffield

Editorial team of the year
Worksop Guardian
Highly commended:
The Community Newsletter
BBC Radio York Drive
Halifax Evening Courier
Yorkshire Life

Newspaper of the year
Yorkshire Post
Highly commended:
Worksop Guardian
Whitby Gazette
Hull Daily Mail

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