Winners announced in
Kent Press & Broadcast Awards Finalists
We received 142 entries to the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards 2026. After considering each individual entry, the panel of judges met to decide the finalists, which are listed below. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Friday, 3 July.
Kent Broadcast Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Le Shuttle
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Claire Starr, BBC South East
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Joe Coshan, ITV News Meridian
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Ollie Leader, KMTV
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Sofia Akin, BBC South East
Kent Broadcast Presenter of the Year, sponsored by CPL Films
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Casey Dale, BBC Radio Kent
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Ellie Crisell, BBC South East
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Matt Teale, ITV News Meridian
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Nicola Everett, kmfm / KentOnline Podcast
Kent Design(er) of the Year, sponsored by Ashford Designer Outlet
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Anna Hamer, BBC South East
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Harry Twyman, CommunityAd magazines
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Rhodri Andrews, KMTV
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Wed IN Kent
Kent Feature Journalist of the Year (Broadcast), sponsored by Shepherd Neame
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Ben Moore, BBC South East
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Claudia Sermbezis, BBC South East
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Kristin Hawthorne, KMTV
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Tony Green, ITV News Meridian
Kent Feature Journalist of the Year (Print & Online), sponsored by GSE Group
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Brad Harper, KentOnline
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Chris Britcher, KentOnline
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Chris de Coulon Berthoud, Bygone Kent
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Joe Crossley, KentOnline / Sittingbourne News / Sheerness Times Guardian
Kent Investigation of the Year, sponsored by Panattoni
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Alex Bish and Ben Moore, BBC South East
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Max Chesson, KentOnline
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Robert Boddy, KentOnline / Kent Messenger
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Sean Axtell, KentOnline / Kentish Gazette
Kent Magazine of the Year, sponsored by Visit Kent
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Brightside Publishing
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Bygone Kent
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’cene Magazine
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Wed IN Kent
Kent Making it Happen Award, sponsored by Gallagher Group
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Chris de Coulon Berthoud, Kent Current / Local Authority
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David Croft, BBC South East
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Francesca Dorsa Zamagna, Kent Current / Local Authority
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Rob Bailey, KMTV / University of Kent
Kent New Journalist of the Year
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Alex Keir, KentOnline
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Emily Sinclair, BBC Radio Kent / BBC South East / KMTV
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Henry Luck, KMTV
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Maisy Walker, KMTV
Kent News Website of the Year, sponsored by Port of Dover
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BBC Kent
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KentOnline
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Local Authority
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The Isle of Thanet News
Kent Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by Southern Water
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East Kent Mercury
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Folkestone & Hythe Express
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Kentish Express
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Kentish Gazette
Kent Print & Online Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce
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Alex Langridge, KentOnline
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Brad Harper, KentOnline
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Daniel Esson, KentOnline
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Max Chesson, KentOnline
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Millie Bowles, KentOnline
Kent Programme of the Year
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BBC Radio Kent Breakfast Show
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BBC South East Today – The week without water
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ITV News Meridian – Meningitis outbreak
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Kent Politics Podcast, KM
Kent Story of the Year, sponsored by Stagecoach South East
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Ed Jennings, Local Authority
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Hedi Mehrez, Kent Live
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Joe Crossley, KentOnline / Sittingbourne News / Sheerness Times Guardian
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Matt Leclere and Elli Hodgson, KentOnline
The Neil Bell Kent Sports Journalist of the Year, supported by Kent Cricket
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Andrew Pate, ITV News Meridian
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Finn Macdiarmid, KMTV
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Henry Luck, KMTV
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Mark Doig, Kent Sports News
Kent Voices Award, sponsored by Vattenfall
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Elli Hodgson, KentOnline
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Hedi Mehrez, Kent Live
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News Nuggets, KMTV
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Rhys Griffiths, Folkestone Dispatch
