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Kent Press & Broadcast Awards 2019
We received 149 entries for the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards 2019 - the most we've ever had. After considering each individual entry, the panel of judges decided on the results which were announced at an awards ceremony on Friday 12 July at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury.
Kent Media Innovation of the Year, sponsored by Port of Dover
Winner – kmfm news
Highly Commended – KMTV
Finalists
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ITV Meridian
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Kent Live
Kent Photographer of the Year, sponsored by Brachers
Winner – Matthew Walker, freelance
Highly Commended – Daisy Watson, 'cene magazine
Finalists
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Frank Leppard, Kent Live/Isle of Thanet Gazette
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John Horton, The Isle of Thanet News
Kent Design(er) of the Year, sponsored by The Historic Dockyard Chatham
Winner – Dave Hobday, Folkestone & Hythe Express, Gravesend Messenger
Highly Commended – 'cene magazine
Finalists
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Bygone Kent
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Mark Eastham, Kent Messenger/Kentish Gazette/What's On
Best Use of Digital Media, sponsored by Eurotunnel
Winner - KentOnline
Highly Commended – Lauren McDougall, Kent Live
Finalists
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Stuart Maisner, BBC South East
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'cene magazine
The Neil Bell Kent Sports Journalist of the Year, supported by Kent Cricket
Winner – Ben Watts, BBC Radio Kent
Highly Commended – Steve Tervet, Gravesend Messenger
Finalists
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Juliette Parkin, BBC South East
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Stephen Page, Kent & Sussex Courier/Kent Live
Kent Feature Journalist of the Year, sponsored by MHA MacIntyre Hudson
Winner – Sam Supple, BBC South East
Highly Commended – Ben Ashton, Kent Live
Finalists
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Derek Johnson, ITV Meridian
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Marijke Hall, Kentish Gazette Series
Kent Columnist of the Year, sponsored by Kent Invicta Chamber
Winner – Rachel Dixon, Medway Messenger
Highly Commended – Ed McConnell, Medway Messenger, Gravesend and Dartford Messengers
Finalists
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Nikki White, Medway Messenger
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Chris Hunter, Gravesend and Dartford Messengers
Kent New Journalist of the Year, sponsored by EKC Group
Winner – Will Rider, Kent & Sussex Courier
Highly Commended – Sean Doherty, Kent Live
Finalists
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Katie Boyden, Kent Live
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Phil Wellbrook, KMTV
Kent Broadcast Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Westwood Cross
Winner – Colin Campbell, BBC South East
Highly Commended – Lauren Moss, BBC South East
Finalists
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Poppy Jeffery, KMTV
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Louisa Britton, KMTV
Kent Print Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Benenden Hospital
Winner – Sean Axtell, Kentish Express/Folkestone & Hythe Express
Highly Commended – Katie Boyden, Isle of Thanet Gazette
Finalists
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Chloe Holmwood, Sheerness Times Guardian/Sittingbourne News Extra
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Amy Nickalls, Medway Messenger
Commitment to the Community, sponsored by Saga
Winner (individual) – John Nurden, Sheerness Times Guardian
Winner (team) – Thanet Extra, Thanet Community Awards
Finalists
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Hythe Life
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Kent Messenger
Kent News Website of the Year, sponsored by LKM Recycling
Winner – KentOnline
Highly Commended – Kent Live
Finalists
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The Isle of Thanet News
Kent Magazine of the Year, sponsored by Stagecoach South East
Winner – 'cene magazine
Highly Commended – Isle Magazine
Finalists
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Bygone Kent
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Sevenoaks Sports
Kent Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by Southeastern
Winner – Kentish Gazette
Highly Commended – Medway Messenger
Highly Commended – The Isle of Thanet News
Finalists
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Kent Messenger
Kent Programme of the Year, sponsored by Digitom Video Production
Winner – BBC South East Today
Highly Commended – Kent Cooks (KMTV)
Finalists
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ITV News Meridian
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KM Football Podcast
Photos & film from the ceremony
Thanks to Tim Stubbings for the photographs taken at the 2019 #KPBA ceremony.
Watch the highlights film below to see all the winners and get a taste of the ceremony. Thanks to sponsor Digitom Video Production for filming and producing the video.
