2007 SPARC Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards
New Zealand’s top sports journalists and photographers were recognised at the 2007 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards Dinner in Auckland last night.
The Awards, sponsored by SPARC, attracted around 260 past and present media and sporting celebrities. Among the special guests were representatives of the 1987 World Champion All Blacks and New Zealand Netball teams.
Present on the night were, Grant Fox, Buck Shelford, Steve McDowall, Joe Stanley, John Drake, Coach Sir Brian Lochore, John Hart and Richie Guy, members of the All Blacks team who won the inaugural Rugby World Cup and remain the only All Black team to have won the William Webb Ellis Trophy. Also at the dinner were members of the 1987 New Zealand Netball team, Julie Coney, Rita Fatialofa-Patolo, Margaret Forsyth, Joan Hodson (Solia), Angela Bell (Pule), Tracy Shortland (Eyrl) and Sandra Gray (Edge), plus Coach Lois Muir DCNZM.OBE., winners of the 1987 World Netball Championships in Glasgow.
At the dinner Buck Shelford, on behalf of the 1987 All Blacks and Margaret Forsyth and Sandra Gray, from the 1987 Netballers, entertained guests recalling some of their special moments from their respective world championship winning campaigns. And 2011 RWC CEO, Martin Snedden, updated progress on the next Rugby World Cup here in New Zealand.
A record 214 entries were received for this year’s TP McLean Awards and the big prize on the night went to The Press reporter Tony Smith, who took out the supreme Air New Zealand Sports Journalist of the Year Award. Smith also won the Steinlager Award for Newspaper Feature Writing.
The SPARC Lifetime Contribution to Sport through Journalism Award went to radio sport host Brendan Telfer, one of New Zealand’s most respected sports broadcasters.
Two journalists were also made Life Members of the NZSJA – former cricket and rugby commentator, Colin Snedden, and long time Newstalk ZB sports guru, Barry Holland.
These were the 27th NZSJA awards, the 13th under the patronage of SPARC and the seventh year they have been known as the Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards.
The 2007 TP McLean National Sports Journalism Awards winners, by award category, were:
Orca Award for Sports News Print
Paul Lewis (Herald on Sunday)
Orca Award for Sports News Broadcast
Andrew Saville (TVNZ)
Wilson Award for Sports Radio
Brian Kelly (Radio Network)
Telecom Award for Sports Television
Hamish Clark (TV3)|
Millennium Hotels Award for Best Sports Column/Opinion
Dylan Cleaver (Herald on Sunday)
Steinlager Award for Feature Writing – Newspapers
Tony Smith (The Press)
Steinlager Award for Feature Writing – Magazines
Peter Malcouronne (Metro)
New Zealand Herald DJ Cameron Young Writer Award
Logan Savory (Southland Times)
SPARC Award for Recreation/Adventure/Lifestyle Reporting
Peter Cronshaw (TVNZ)
SPARC Award for Recreation/Adventure/Lifestyle Photography
Peter Meecham (The Press)
SPARC Award for Best Photography Portfolio
Michael Bradley (Freelance)
SPARC Award for Best Single Photo
Marty Melville (Getty Images)
Special Awards:
Air New Zealand Sports Journalist of the Year
Tony Smith (The Press)
Fairfax Media Best Provincial Writer Award
Jamie Troughton (Bay of Plenty Times)
Fairfax Media Best Provincial Photographer Award
John Borren (Bay of Plenty Times)
Garry Frew Memorial for Outstanding Contribution to Provincial Sports Journalism
Phil Quinney (Newstalk ZB, Taranaki)
SPARC Lifetime Contribution to Sport through Journalism
Brendan Telfer (Radio Sport)