The O2 North West Media Awards announced has announced its shortlist
Category winners will be announced at a presentation evening at Lancashire Cricket Club in Manchester on 8 November.
Here’s the full list
Business Journalist of the Year
Rupert Cornford – North West Business Insider
Alistair Houghton – Liverpool Post
Chris Maguire – North West Business Insider
Multi Media Journalist of the Year
Andy Downton – Heart FM
Dan Kay – Liverpool Echo
Vanessa Cornall – Lancashire Telegraph
Young Journalist of the Year
Will Metcalfe – North West Evening Mail
David Raven – Crosby Champion
Ellie Cullen – Crewe Chronicle
Daniel Hewitt – ITV Granada
Feature Writer of the Year
Chris McGuire – North West Business Insider
Paddy Shennan – Liverpool Echo
Roger Lytollis – News & Star/ Cumberland News
News Reporter of the Year
Neal Keeling – Manchester Evening News
Vanessa Cornall – Lancashire Telegraph
Marc Waddington – Liverpool Echo
Photographer of the Year
Phil Rigby – Cumbria Life
John Granger – North West Evening Mail
Robert Binder – Lancashire Telegraph
Radio Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Alex Davies – Heart FM
Kate Collins – Real Radio
Sarah Poole – Real Radio
Scoop of the Year
Lancashire Evening Post – Cage Fighting Kids
Liverpool Echo – BNP Mayoral candidate arrested
Specialist Publication of the Year
Post Culture – Liverpool Post
Business Week – Manchester Evening News
Saddleworth Independent
Lancashire Magazine
Sports Journalist of the Year
Amanda Little – Cumberland News
Chris Hall – ITV Granada
Greg O’Keeffe – Liverpool Echo
TV Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Melissa Barham – ITV Granada
Matt O’Donoghue – ITV Granada
Jacey Normand – BBC North West
Editorial team of the year
Real Radio
Westmorland Gazette
Cumbria Life
Champion Newspapers
Daily Newspaper of the Year
Bolton News
News & Star
Blackpool Gazette
Liverpool Echo
Weekly Newspaper of the Year
The Liverpool Post
Cumberland News
Crewe Chronicle
Macclesfield Express
Accrington Observer
Champion Newspapers
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