November
4, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Press Club
Media Awards – Meet The Nominees
NASSAU, The Bahamas – The best in Bahamian media would be
recognized for their hard work and dedication in the field of journalism and
mass communications, during The Bahamas Press Club Media Awards scheduled for
Saturday, November 10, 2018.
The Black Tie, Red Carpet event will be held in the
Governor’s Ballroom at the British Colonial Hilton, under the Patronage of Her
Excellency the Most Hon Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General of the
Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
This year’s theme is: “Celebrating 45 Years of Bahamian
Media 1973-2018”, and Title Sponsor is IL Cares Foundation and Verizon Media
Group. Other major sponsors are Aliv, Sunshine Holdings Ltd. Royal Fidelity,
ZNS, The Nassau Guardian, The Tribune, The Pan-American Health Organization
(PAHO) and many other supporters of Bahamian media.
The night’s top award is The Etienne Dupuch Lifetime
Achievement Award and the recipient is veteran broadcaster and owner of Island
FM, Sir Charles Carter. The Pioneer Award goes to Ivan Johnson, Publisher of
The Punch and The Press Club Person of The Year will be revealed at the awards
ceremony, as well as The People’s Choice Award being voted online by the public.
CATEGORIES
& NOMINEES
Best Cinematography Award
1. Eyewitness news - Eyewitness News -
Sentenced to suffer
2. Andrew Burrows - Ministry of
Agriculture - We can feed ourselves ( North Andros & Long Island)
Best Editing for Television News
Story
1. Terran Knowles - NB 12 - Tradewinds
Best
Editing for Television News Story or Documentary
1.
Andrew Burrows -
Ministry of Agriculture - Can We Feed Ourselves – Abaco
Best Newscast
1. Clint Watson - Eyewitness News -
Labour day newscast
Best
Producer Award – Packaged
1.
Apryl Sands and Shameko
Gilbert - Eyewitness News - Autism: Special Place for Special People
2.
Clint Watson -
Eyewitness News - Newscast Oct 4 Beyond the Headlines
3.
Andrew Burrows -
Ministry of Agriculture - Can We Feed Ourselves – North Andros
4.
Genea Noel-Ferguson
& Kendeno Knowles - Eyewitness News - Newscast October 1st – Cancer
Registry Long Overdue
Best
Television Documentary
1.
Deandre Williamson -
ZNS - A history of Fox Hill
2.
Andrew Burrows -
Ministry of Agriculture - Can We Feed Ourselves (Long Island & Abaco)
3.
Eyewitness News -
Sentenced to Suffer
4.
Carla Palmer - ZNS - Agriculture Now
5.
Jerome Sawyer - REV TV-
Lifeline to Crooked Island
Best
Television News Story
1.
Jasmine Brown -
NB12/Nassau Guardian - Phenton Neymour Shares Cancer Battle
2.
Kyle Walkine - Nassau Guardian
- Johnathon's Prom Night
3.
Deandre Williamson -
ZNS - Shantytown Eviction Deadline Update
4.
Apryl Sands -
Eyewitness News - Shanty Town Residents
5.
Genea Noel-Ferguson -
Eyewitness News -Ashes or Dirt?
6.
Sancheska Brown -
Eyewitness News - Girl Needs Help
7.
Theo Sealy - Eyewitness
News- Child Murdered in Cross Fire
Best
Video Editing Award
1.
Rossano Deal - Nassau
Guardian - Special Needs Prom Night
2.
Rossano Deal - Nassau
Guardian - Minnis to address the OBAN issue
3.
P Giovanni Armbrister -
Eyewitness News - Tyler’s Place
4.
Shemako/Shamiko Gilbert
- Eyewitness News - Labour Day Family Victim Mourns
5.
Agatha Christie -
Eyewitness News - Johnson Prepares for Fight
Bursell
Brandshaw Press Photographer of the Year
1.
Torrell Glinton -
Nassau Guardian - Munning Road Vigil
2.
Eric Rose - BIS - Youth
and Culture in The Park A Hit in St. Barnabas
3.
Eric Rose - BIS -
Coverage of E. Clement Bethel Arts Festival
4.
Elizabeth Bryan - The
Eleutheran -The Eleutheran
Cyril
Stevenson Award for Outstanding
Political Journalism
1.
Vaughnique Toote -
NB12- Minnis on Oban BPC Report
Kenneth
Nathaniel Francis Award for Newspaper Design and Composition
1.
Ayhisha Small-Cleare -
The Nassau Guardian
2.
Vernal Bryan - Volume
11, Issue 9 - The Eleutheran Newspaper
3.
The Tribune - The
Tribune
Leon
Turnquest Award for Sports Print Journalism
1.
Sheldon Longley -The
Nassau Guardian - We’ve Come a Long Way in The Men's 400m
2.
Sheldon Longley – The Nassau
Guardian - Steven, Shaunae shine in Shanghai
3.
Renaldo Dorsett - 10
Year Seniors - The Legend of Deandre Ayton: Part II
4.
Renaldo Dorsett - 10
Year Seniors - There Can Only Be One
5.
Simba French - The
Nassau Guardian - A breakdown of The Bahamas’ medals at CARIFTA
6.
Simba French - The
Nassau Guardian - Unstoppable
Leslie
Higgs Feature Writer of the Year
1.
Rogan Smith - The Punch
- Now, Let Me Be More Pacific, How To Avoid Getting Catfished In Classified Ads
2.
Sloan Smith - The
Nassau Guardian- We Wanted the Death Penalty
3.
Cara Hunt - The Tribune
- Shaunae Miller and Natajia Miller interviews
4.
Elizabeth Bryan - The
Eleutheran - An Eleutheran Profile: Dorothy Elaine, Neely Rahming
Outstanding
Sports Broadcast Journalism
1.
Randy Smith -
Eyewitness news - Johnson Preparing for Fight
2.
Amajahl Knowles - ZNS -
Klay, Mychal Thompson speak about Giving Back
P.
Anthony White Columnist of the Year
1.
Inigo ‘Naughty’
Zenicazelaya - A Comic's View: Dey Can’ Be Serious With This Political BS
2.
Inigo ‘Naughty’
Zenicazelaya - A Comic's View: Left In The Dark – Again
3.
Rogan Smith - All Fun
And Jokes Aside, To Beat Or Not To Beat
4.
Felicity Ingraham - A Blind
Love
5.
Felicity Ingraham -
Face to Face
Social
Media Award of the Year
1.
Hadassah Deleveaux -
Blog - Over The Hill...The Other Side
2.
Timothy Bain - 2018
Deandre Ayton NBA Draft Recap
3.
Ras De'Niro Thompson -
YSC PR - Current Affairs Podcast
Student
Media Journalism Award
1.
Kenton Hepburn - UB TV
- Sherwood Rahming
2.
Laurencis Smith - UB TV
- Ken Mullings
3.
Leah Cooper, Andrea
Darville, Berthony McDermott, Jade
Bethel - UBTV - UB Grad Day
4.
Ginelle Longley -
Eyewitness News - Eyewitness News
Website
of the Year
1.
Rogan Smith - Blog
2.
Spice Media Group - The
Eleutheran
3.
Eyewitness News
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Tickets are $150 per person.
Contact
To learn more, please contact:
Lindsay Thompson
Secretary
242-434-5643
Facebook: The Bahamas Press Club
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