Winners of the fifth annual Asian Media Awards were announced on Wednesday 25 October at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate.
Publication of the Year
The Asian Today
Best Blog
Taran Bassi
Best Website
DESIblitz.com
Best Video Channel
Rucksar Naaz for Browngirl Problems1
Best Live Event
Magic Lantern Festival
Best Stage Production
Combustion
Written and Co-Produced by Asif Khan (AIK productions); Co-Producer: Jonathan Kennedy (Tara Arts); Directed by: Nona Shepphard; Designed by Mila Sanders Featuring: Mitesh Soni; Nigel Hastings; Shireen Farkhoy; Rez Kempton; Beruce Khan
Media Professional of the Year
Arika Murtza
Creative Media Award
‘I Am Yezidi’ Exhibition Campaign
Media Agency of the Year
Ethnic Reach
Best TV Programme / Show
My Family, Partition and Me: India 1947
AMA Best Newcomer
Bhavin Bhatt
TV Channel of the Year
Star Plus
Best TV Character
Bhavna Limbachia as Rana Nazir in Coronation Street
TV Report of the Year
Former Members of Banned Terror Group Meet at Far-Right Training Camp
By Rohit Kachroo, Producer: Becky Kelly for ITV News
Best Radio Show
Panjabi Hit Squad, BBC Asian Network
Regional Radio Station of the Year
Sabras Radio
Radio Presenter of the Year
Nihal, BBC Asian Network and BBC Radio 5 Live
Radio Station of the Year
Sunrise Radio
Regional Journalist of the Year
Audrey Dias, BBC Midlands Today
Outstanding Young Journalist
Shehab Khan, The Independent
Best Investigation
The Traffickers, Nelufar Hedayat for Lightbox
Journalist of the Year
Nelufar Hedayat
Media Personality of the Year
Anita Rani
The Sophiya Haque Services to British Television & Film Award
Gurinder Chadha
Outstanding Contribution to Media
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
