Three journalists working for the Press Association have won the Hard News trophy at the Tom Cordner North East Press Awards.
Tom Wilkinson, Rod Minchin and Hugh MacKnight collected the award for coverage of the police hunt for gunman Raoul Moat last July.
The prize marked the first time reporters from PA have been victorious in the hard news category of the Cordner awards, which were presented at a ceremony at Customs House Theatre in South Shields last week. The event had been postponed from November because of heavy snow.
The night also saw the prize for North East journalist of the year presented to Dave Roberts of the Northern Echo, who also took the honours for online video news.
The trainee journalist prize was won by Dan Warburton of ncjMedia. The magazine of the year prize went to Tynedale Life with the lifetime contribution award went to Jon Smith for his work as a trainer, author and examiner across nearly three decades.
Full list of winners:
North East Journalist of the Year
Dave Roberts – Northern Echo
Tom Cordner Quill for North EastTrainee Journalist of the Year
Dan Warburton – ncjMedia
Highly Commended: Vicky Robson & Sara Nichol – ncjMedia
North East Weekly Newspaper Journalist of the Year
Brian Tilley – Hexham Courant
Graeme Stanton Award – Lifetime contribution to Journalism in the North East
Jon Smith – NCTL examiner, trainer and author
Jim Merrington Prize – North East Photographer of Year
Stuart Boulton – Northern Echo
Highly Commended
Paul Kingston – North News & Pictures
Ian Weir Award – Picture of the Year
Stuart Boulton – Northern Echo
Maurice Brady Award – Hard News
Tom Wilkinson, Rod Minchin, Hugh MacKnight – Press Association, Newcastle
Highly Commended: Dave Roberts Northern Echo
Mike Gilligan Prize – Magazine of Year
Tynedale Life – Editor, Myles Hodnett
Highly Commended: Cheers – Alastair Gilmour
Online Video News coverage
Dave Roberts – Northern Echo
Highly Commended: Gavin Havery – Northern Echo
Fred Hurrell Prize for features
Hannah Davies – ncjMedia
Highly Commended: Sarah Judd – Evening Gazette; Jessica Forster – Sunderland Echo
Durhams Sporting Plate
Mark Douglas – ncjMedia
Highly Commended: John Gibson – Evening Chronicle
NE Prize for Health & Wellbeing coverage
Karen Wilson – ncjMedia
Highly Commended: Hannah Davies – ncjMedia
ABC Spike for overall page design
Alan Formby-Jackson – Evening Gazette
Splash Subbing Award & Tony Dumphy trophy
News Team – Hartlepool Mail
Phillip Hickey Trophy: Columnist/Blogger of the Year
Alastair Gilmour – The Journal
Highly Commended
Brian Tilley – Hexham Courant
Eric Dobson Scroll: Top NCE Marks in the region
Alison Goulding – Sunderland Echo
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