The Yorkshire Post was yesterday named Daily Newspaper of the Year in the BT North East Press and Broadcast Awards.

The Wakefield Express won the Weekly Newspaper of the Year title in a ceremony at York racecourse.

HoldTheFrontPage will publish pictures and the judges comments later today.

Below is the full list of winners and runners-up:

Business Journalist of the Year:
Jim Simpson – Yorkshire Post

Runners-up:
Len Tingle – BBC Television Leeds

Sports Journalist of the Year:
Jeremy Robinson – Sunday Sun

Runners-up:
Duncan Madsen – Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Alan Oliver – Newcastle Evening Chronicle

News Photographer of the Year:
Mike Tipping – York Evening Press

Runners-up:
Frank Dwyer – York Evening Press
Dennis Lound – Sheffield Newspapers

Feature Writer of the Year:
Tim Power – Yorkshire Evening Post

Runners-up:
Mike Amos – Northern Echo
Angela Upex – The Journal

Radio News Broadcaster of the Year:
Andrew Edwards – BBC Radio Leeds

Runners-up:
Colin Briggs – BBC Radio Newcastle
Sarah Hughes – BBC Radio York

Television News Broadcaster of the Year:
Alan Whitehouse – BBC North Leeds

Runners-up:
Harry Gration – BBC North Leeds
David Morrison – BBC North East

Weekly News Journalist of the Year:
Roger Woodcock – Newcastle Herald & Post

Runners-up:
Deborah Pearson – Newcastle Herald & Post
Steve Petch – Driffield Times & Post

Daily News Journalist of the Year:
Karen Smith – Northern Echo

Runners-up:
David Bruce – Yorkshire Evening Post
Barry Nelson – Northern Echo
Angela Upex – The Journal

Newcomer of the Year:
Chris Bucktin – Hull Daily Mail

Runners-up:
Sarah Crabtree – Sheffield Star
Georgina Dickinson – Sunday Sun

News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year:
BBC Look North, Leeds

Runners-up:
Close Up North – BBC North Leeds
BBC Radio York

Weekly Newspaper of the Year:
Wakefield Express

Runners-up:
Sheffield Telegraph
Berwick Advertiser

Daily Newspaper of the Year:
Yorkshire Post

Runners-up:
Yorkshire Evening Post
Sunday Sun

Website Publication of the Year:
Everest Online – BBC North East and Cumbria

Runners-up:
Sunday Sun Online
thisisyork – Newsquest York

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