Awards Results 2020
Our twelfth awards night was held on Friday November 13, 2020 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Adelaide.
See the winners and their winning entries below.
News Corp Best News Report in Print or Digital
Winner
PATRICK MARTIN & NICHOLAS HARMSEN, ABC
“Liberal MP Terry Stephens facing questions over allowance eligibility and ABC investigation”
Commended
ANDREW HOUGH,
News Corp
“Board Spending Row”
News Corp Best Feature in Print or Digital
Joint Winner
ROY ECCLESTON, News Corp
“It roared five times”
Joint Winner
BENSION SIEBERT and PAIGE MEWETT
“Human Rights Abuse at the Royal Adelaide Hospital”
Highly Commended
MICHAEL McGUIRE,
News Corp
“Our Lives Matter”
Commended
ANDREW HOUGH,
News Corp
“COVID ICU”
RAA Best Sports Story in Any Medium
Winner
MICHAEL McGUIRE, News Corp
“Hot Shots”
Highly Commended
MATT TURNER,
News Corp
“How Port helped me cope with heartache”
Commended
NATARSHA KALLIOS,
ABC
“Iron Survivor”
People’s Choice Credit Union Best Finance or Business Reporting in Any Medium
Winner
CAMERON ENGLAND, News Corp
“The Rankine File”
Lion Best News Photograph Print or Digital
Winner
TRICIA WATKINSON, News Corp
“Hellfire”
Highly Commended
TOM HUNTLEY,
News Corp
“Aloha”
Lion Best Features Photograph Print or Digital
Winner
MATT TURNER, News Corp
“Lost at Sea”
Highly Commended
MATT TURNER,
News Corp
“Flipping Heck”
Commended
TRICIA WATKINSON,
News Corp
“Vegan Festival”
Seven Network Best Television News Report
Winner
ALAN MURRELL and CAM INGLIS, Network 10
“Cudlee Creek Fires”
Highly Commended
BEN AVERY,
Nine News
“Kangaroo Island Fires”
HANNAH FOORD,
Network 10
“Kangaroo Island Fires”
Commended
HANNAH FOORD,
Network 10
“Carer Arrest”
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Best Long Form Television Report
Winner
PATRICK MARTIN, ABC
“Expenses scandal, a trip to Victor Harbor”
Highly Commended
CLAIRE CAMPBELL & LINCOLN ROTHALL,
ABC
“Kangaroo Island Recovery”
Commended
ISABEL DAYMAN,
ABC
“Shackled in Hospital”
Best Broadcaster Television, Radio or Online
Winner
PATRICK MARTIN, ABC
“Expenses Investigated, MPs Adelaide Claims Under Scrutiny, Whip Faces Questions”
Highly Commended
BEN AVERY,
Nine News
“KI Bushfires, COVID-19, Black Lives Matter”
Commended
HANNAH FOORD,
Network 10
“KI Fires, Shanahan Farewell, Azaria 40 Years”
MARK MOONEY,
Seven Network
“Crash Tragedy, Boaties Found, KI Fires”
Telstra Best Special or Extended Coverage of a News Event, Television, Radio or Online
Winner
ABC NEWS
“Disability Care: An ABC News Special”
Highly Commended
NETWORK 10
“Catastrophic conditions”
Commended
NINE NEWS
“Bushfire Emergency Day 1”
Nine News Best Camera News Coverage
Joint Winner
RAY WARD and STEVE WILLIAMS, Network 10
“Cudlee Creek Fire”
Joint Winner
SEVEN NEWS ADELAIDE
“Cudlee Creek Bushfire Coverage”
Telstra Best Radio Report
Winner
KEZIAH SULLIVAN, Nine News
“Edithburgh Evacuation”
Telstra Best News Feature, Podcast or Long Form Radio Report
Winner
CHLOE BOURAS, Network 10
“The Premiers: Steven Marshall”
Highly Commended
HANNAH FOORD, Network 10
“Blayze Williams – still looking for answers”
People’s Choice Credit Union Best Community Report in Any Medium
Winner
ANGELIQUE DONNELAN, ABC
“Jonda’s Story”
Highly Commended
GABRIELLA MARCHANT, ABC
“NDIS Concerns”
Commended
BRITTANY EVINS, ABC
“Voracious Seals”
ISABEL DAYMAN, ABC
“Future Planning”
Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide Best Regional or Rural Report in Any Medium
Winner
BEC WHETHAM, ABC South East SA
“Are SA’s country towns really dying?”
Highly Commended
STEPHANIE RICHARDS, InDaily
“Not a safe drop to drink: SA town’s water scandal”
Commended
SARA TOMEVSKA, ABC
“Native Grasses”
People’s Choice Credit Union Best 3 Headlines in Any Medium
Winner
JOHN WHISTLER, News Corp
“Lonely Harts Club Ban, Crows coach our for 6″
“Virus might boot scooting”
“No Womad, No Cry: Search on to replace Ziggy”
People’s Choice Credit Union Best Graphics (Including Interactive, Illustration or Cartoon) in Any Medium
Winner
DEANNA KEOGH, Nine News
“Cudlee Creek Bushfires”
Jeff Tims Jewellery Best Columnist/Blogger Print or Online Digital
Winner
MICHAEL McGUIRE, News Corp
“Three Thoughts”
Highly Commended
JESSICA BRAITHWAITE,
Nine News
“Hey Instagram, Let’s Get Real”
RAA Best Investigative Coverage of an Issue or Event in Any Medium
Winner
PATRICK MARTIN and NICHOLAS HARMSEN
“MPs expenses scandal: body of work”
Commended
PAUL ASHENDEN, News Corp
“KI Bushfires”
Network 10 Best Scoop of the Year in Any Medium
Winner
PATRICK MARTIN and NICHOLAS HARMSEN, ABC
“Expense Scandal: Terry Stephens faces questions over allowance eligibility”
University of South Australia Young Journalist of the Year
Winner
CHLOE BOURAS, Network 10
Highly Commended
PATRICK MARTIN, ABC
Commended
LUCY HINTON, Nine News
University of South Australia Student Journalism Award
Winner
JASMINE TEURLINGS
Highly Commended
NIKITA SKUSE
Commended
DYLAN SMITH
Gold Award
Winner
PATRICK MARTIN and NICHOLAS HARMSEN