Lizzie won the award for \u2018Best Use of Digital Media\u2019 and Brad was named \u2018Kent New Journalist of the Year.\u2019<\/p>\n
Lizzie graduated from Kent in 2012 and is now a broadcast journalist for BBC South East. The judges said of her work: \u2018\u201dLizzie is fresh, engaging and knowledgeable, she matches the content for the appropriate channel.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brad graduated from CfJ last year and currently works as a reporter for The Kentish Gazette and Kent Online. The judges said: \u201cBrad was a stand-out winner, he covers a great breadth of stories, sensitively written, as well as creating newsy, undercover stuff we really wanted to read.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was also a great night for CfJ alumnus Joe Coshan<\/strong> who was Highly Commended in two categories: \u2018Kent Sports Journalist of the Year\u2019; and \u2018Kent Feature Journalist of the Year (Broadcast)\u2019. Joe graduated from CfJ with a Journalism BA<\/a> in 2018 and is now Assistant Editor for KMTV (Kent’s local TV station). The judges praised \u201chis energy and excitement\u201d and said he was \u201cgood at getting something out of nothing. His work is clever, thoughtful and creative.\u201d<\/p>\n Journalism BA graduate (2018) Isabelle Miller<\/strong> – now working at KMTV – made the shortlist for \u2018Kent New Journalist of the Year\u2019 and Journalism BA graduate (2017) Andy Robinson<\/strong> – now working at Ferrari Press Agency – was shortlisted for \u2018Best Use of Digital Media\u2019.<\/p>\n Staff from KMTV<\/a> (based on Kent\u2019s Medway campus) also scooped a number of awards: Mark Simmonite<\/strong> won Kent Media Innovation of the Year (for keeping the show on the road during lockdown whilst getting viewing figures up); and Katya Fowler<\/strong> was shortlisted in the \u2018Kent New Journalist of Year\u2019 category. Former KMTV journalist Josie Fowler<\/strong> won \u2018Broadcast Journalist of the Year\u2019<\/p>\n CfJ was also delighted to see a win for KentOnline as \u2018Kent News Website of the Year\u2019 where Journalism BA graduate (2015) Amy Nickalls<\/strong> is Senior News Editor.<\/p>\n Almost 140 entries were received across 15 categories for this year\u2019s KPBA. Now in its sixth year, the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards<\/a> is organised by Maxim, a leading South East PR, marketing and public affairs agency, and is judged by an independent panel of editorial experts: Susie Boniface, a national journalist known as Fleet Street Fox; PA photographer Gareth Fuller; digital consultant Patrick Fuller; Gillian Hargreaves, who spent 25 years with BBC news; journalist and lecturer Dr Sarah Lonsdale; sports journalist and lecturer Graham Jones; Rebecca Smith, former senior editor for Kent Regional News and Media; and Leo Whitlock, a local newspaper journalist for more than 20 years, much of which was spent at the KM Media Group.<\/p>\n Watch the award ceremony again online<\/a>.<\/p>\n See also:<\/p>\n
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