Winners announced in
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.
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Kent Media Innovation of the Year, sponsored by Port of Dover
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Winner – kmfm news
​Highly Commended – KMTV
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Finalists
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ITV Meridian
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Kent Live
Kent Photographer of the Year, sponsored by Brachers
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​Winner – Matthew Walker, freelance
Highly Commended – Daisy Watson, 'cene magazine
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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
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Winner – Dave Hobday, Folkestone & Hythe Express, Gravesend Messenger
​Highly Commended – 'cene magazine
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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
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​Winner - KentOnline
Highly Commended – Lauren McDougall, Kent Live
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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​
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Winner – Ben Watts, BBC Radio Kent
Highly Commended – Steve Tervet, Gravesend Messenger
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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
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Winner – Sam Supple, BBC South East
Highly Commended – Ben Ashton, Kent Live
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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
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Winner – Rachel Dixon, Medway Messenger
Highly Commended – Ed McConnell, Medway Messenger, Gravesend and Dartford Messengers
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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
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Winner – Will Rider, Kent & Sussex Courier
Highly Commended – Sean Doherty, Kent Live
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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
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​Winner – Colin Campbell, BBC South East
Highly Commended – Lauren Moss, BBC South East
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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
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Winner – Sean Axtell, Kentish Express/Folkestone & Hythe Express
​Highly Commended – Katie Boyden, Isle of Thanet Gazette
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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
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​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
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Winner – KentOnline
Highly Commended – Kent Live
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Finalists
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The Isle of Thanet News
Kent Magazine of the Year, sponsored by Stagecoach South East
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Winner – 'cene magazine
Highly Commended – Isle Magazine
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Finalists​
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Bygone Kent
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Sevenoaks Sports
Kent Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by Southeastern
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Winner – Kentish Gazette
Highly Commended – Medway Messenger
Highly Commended – The Isle of Thanet News
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Finalists
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Kent Messenger
Kent Programme of the Year, sponsored by Digitom Video Production
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​Winner – BBC South East Today
​Highly Commended – Kent Cooks (KMTV)
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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.
