CALL FOR ENTRIES
Listen up news teams! We're approaching that time of the year again...time to review another year's worth of hard graft on the news and sport beats and get your entries in for the 2019 IRN Awards in association with Sky News!
While Brexit, Donald Trump's Presidency, the Salisbury nerve agent attack, North Korea, the Royal wedding, and England's remarkable World Cup campaign featured heavily on the main agenda, there have been plenty of stories and issues that have made a huge impact on your listeners. Commercial radio continues to deliver trusted, reliable news and sport, creative bulletins, highly valued campaigns, well-researched investigations and news-making interviews. All this at a time when the battle for listeners on all platforms is more competitive than ever. So let's celebrate the quality, creativity and relevance of our journalism at the 2019 IRN Awards.
There are 12 categories this year including an additional 'Reporter of the Year' to reflect TSAs of over and under one million.
News Team of the Year (hubs or stations over 1M TSA)
News Team of the Year (hubs or stations under 1M TSA)
Best News Special or Feature
Campaigning Journalism Award
Reporter of the Year (hubs or stations over 1M TSA)
Reporter of the Year (hubs or stations under 1M TSA)
Newsreader of the Year (hubs or stations over 1M TSA)
Newsreader of the Year (hubs or stations under 1M TSA)
Best Interview
Best Sports Coverage
Newcomer of the Year
Student Journalist of the Year - supported by the BJTC
IRN Awards entry is free but only open to teams and individuals working at IRN Newslink client stations - with the exception of the Student Journalist of the Year category - and the entry must comprise material recorded originally between 1st January 2018 and 31st December 2018.
The entry deadline is 5pm, Tuesday 8th January 2019.
The deadline for the Student category only is 5pm, Tuesday 15th January 2019.
The IRN Awards 2019 will be held at Sky Cinema at Sky Central in west London on Thursday 7th March 2019.
Dave Terris
IRN Editor & Chair of Judges
While Brexit, Donald Trump's Presidency, the Salisbury nerve agent attack, North Korea, the Royal wedding, and England's remarkable World Cup campaign featured heavily on the main agenda, there have been plenty of stories and issues that have made a huge impact on your listeners. Commercial radio continues to deliver trusted, reliable news and sport, creative bulletins, highly valued campaigns, well-researched investigations and news-making interviews. All this at a time when the battle for listeners on all platforms is more competitive than ever. So let's celebrate the quality, creativity and relevance of our journalism at the 2019 IRN Awards.
There are 12 categories this year including an additional 'Reporter of the Year' to reflect TSAs of over and under one million.
News Team of the Year (hubs or stations over 1M TSA)
News Team of the Year (hubs or stations under 1M TSA)
Best News Special or Feature
Campaigning Journalism Award
Reporter of the Year (hubs or stations over 1M TSA)
Reporter of the Year (hubs or stations under 1M TSA)
Newsreader of the Year (hubs or stations over 1M TSA)
Newsreader of the Year (hubs or stations under 1M TSA)
Best Interview
Best Sports Coverage
Newcomer of the Year
Student Journalist of the Year - supported by the BJTC
IRN Awards entry is free but only open to teams and individuals working at IRN Newslink client stations - with the exception of the Student Journalist of the Year category - and the entry must comprise material recorded originally between 1st January 2018 and 31st December 2018.
The entry deadline is 5pm, Tuesday 8th January 2019.
The deadline for the Student category only is 5pm, Tuesday 15th January 2019.
The IRN Awards 2019 will be held at Sky Cinema at Sky Central in west London on Thursday 7th March 2019.
Dave Terris
IRN Editor & Chair of Judges