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Midlands Media Awards shortlist is revealed

The Birmingham Press Club has announced its shortlist for the Midlands Media Awards 2007.

The awards, which recognise and reward the achievements of the media industry in the region, will take place on November 21 at Baskerville House, in Birmingham city centre.

This year’s black tie awards will have a New York theme – which will include transforming part of Baskerville House into Central Park.

The awards are open to journalists from all sectors of the media, including newspapers, radio and TV.

There are 13 award categories:

NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR

Warwick Times
Leicester Mercury
Leamington Times
Shrewsbury Chronicle
North Shropshire Chronicle
Shropshire Star
Hinckley Times
Nuneaton Tribune
Gloucester Echo
Coventry Telegraph
Birmingham Mail
Sunday Mercury

NEWS REPORTER OF THE YEAR (DAILY)

Lucy Lynch, Coventry Telegraph
Ben Hurst, Birmingham Mail
Neil Elkes, Birmingham Mail
Jasbir Authi, Birmingham Mail
Alison Dayani, Birmingham Mail
Anna Jeys, Birmingham Mail
Emma Cullwick, Birmingham Mail
Mark Cowan, Birmingham Mail
Patrice John, Birmingham Mail
James Cartledge, Birmingham Mail
Leda Reynolds, Birmingham Mail
Adam Aspinall, Sunday Mercury
Fionnuala Bourke, Sunday Mercury
Bob Haywood, Sunday Mercury

NEWS REPORTER OF THE YEAR (WEEKLY)

Richard Ashmore, Coventry Times
Laura Bradbeer, Shrewsbury Chronicle
James Holt, Shrewsbury Chronicle
Elizabeth Gray, Shrewsbury Chronicle
Richard Botley, North Shropshire Chronicle
Lynn Grainger, Stafford Post
Mike Lockley, Chase Post
Amy Harris, Hinckley Times
Michael Corley, Hinckley Times
John Harris, Bedworth Echo
Emma Ray, Nuneaton Tribune
Steven Shaw, Hinckley Times
Rachel Parrish, Hinckley Times

NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Anna Lythgoe, Glos Echo/Citizen
Andrew Compton, Shropshire Newspapers
Alan Williams, Birmingham Post & Mail
Steve Bould, The Sentinel
Richard Harris, Express & Star
Alex Severn, The Sentinel
Daniel Martino, Gloucestershire Media
Matt Short, Leicester Mercury
Jim Tomlinson, The Hinckley Times
Lee Busby, The Hinckley Times
Tim Thursfield, Express & Star
Tim Sturgess, Express & Star
Jason Skarratt, Birmingham Post & Mail
Dale Martin, Birmingham Post & Mail
Emma Lee, Birmingham Post & Mail
Loretta Brennan, Birmingham Post & Mail
Trevor Roberts, Birmingham Post & Mail
Matthew Alexander, Nottingham Evening Post
Daniel Matthams, Nottingham Evening Post
Shaun Ryan, Nottingham Evening Post
Dustin Michailovs, Nottingham Evening Post

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Alan Williams, Birmingham Post & Mail
Steve Bould ,The Sentinel
Richard Harris, Express & Star
Alex Severn, The Sentinel
Jim Tomlinson, The Hinckley Times
Lee Busby, The Hinckley Times
Mikal Ludlow, Gloucestershire Media
Tim Thursfield, Express & Star
Tim Easthope, Birmingham Post & Mail
Dale Martin, Birmingham Post & Mail
Emma Lee, Birmingham Post & Mail
Daniel Matthams, Nottingham Evening Post

TREVOR ROBERTS AWARD

Anna Lythgoe, Glos Echo/Citizen
Emma Lee, Birmingham Post & Mail
Dustin Michailovs, Nottingham Evening Post

SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

John Harris, Bedworth Echo
Emma Ray, Nuneaton Tribune
Brian Dick, Birmingham Post
Don Hale, North Wales Living Magazine
Bill Howell, Birmingham Mail

FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR

Richard Ashmore, Coventry Times
Elizabeth Gray, Shrewsbury Chronicle
James Holt, Shrewsbury Chronicle
Ben Bentley, Shropshire Star / Shropshire Mag
Mike Lockley, Midland Weekly Media
Rachel Parrish, Hinckley Times
Don Hale, North Wales Living Magazine
Graham Young, Birmingham Mail
Paul Fulford, Birmingham Mail
Patrice John, Birmingham Mail
Diane Parkes, Birmingham Mail
Catherine Hendrick, Birmingham Mail
Emma Cullwick, Birmingham Mail
Zoe Chamberlain, Sunday Mercury
Lorne Jackson, Sunday Mercury

BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Don Hale, North Wales Living Magazine
Jon Griffin, Birmingham Mail

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Richard Ashmore, Coventry Times
Anna Lythgoe, Glos Echo/Citizen
Alex Hannam, Leicester Mercury
Peter Kitchen, Shrewsbury N. Shrop Chronicle
Russell Roberts, Shrewsbury Chronicle
Lizzie Yates, Shrewsbury N. Shrop Chronicle
Daniel Martino, Gloucestershire Media
Lisa Whitelaw, BRMB
Joe Michalczuk, BRMB
Gemma Peplow, Leicester Mercury
Amy Harris, Hinckley Times

MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Darren Parkin, Living Magazine (Warks)
Tanya Gledhill, Weekend Magazine (Glos)
Henry Carpenter, Shropshire Magazine
Jon Perks, Cityliving Magazine
Don Hales, North Wales Living Magazine

SCOOP OF THE YEAR

Elizabeth Gray, Shrewsbury Chronicle
Newsteam, BRMB
Keith Pashby, BRMB
Amy Harris, Hinckley Times
Bill Howell, Birmingham Mail
Bob Haywood, Sunday Mercury

HEADLINE OF THE YEAR

Kim Bennett, Shrewsbury Chronicle
Alun Owen, Shrewsbury Chronicle
Fran Llewellyn, Shrewsbury Chronicle
John Butterworth, Shrewsbury Chronicle
Paul Webb, Hinckley Times
Paul Webb, Hinckley Times
John McLaren, Birmingham Mail.