{"id":11,"date":"2021-10-06T09:55:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T08:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kmtv\/?p=11"},"modified":"2021-10-06T12:12:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T11:12:57","slug":"kmtv-making-the-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kmtv\/2021\/10\/06\/kmtv-making-the-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"KMTV \u2018making the cut!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For 18 months the world as we knew it was turned upside down and inside out by the Covid-19 pandemic. While most of us stayed at home out of harm&#8217;s way, life for the team at KMTV has for the most part been business as usual. Reporting on local news stories, seeking out new and exciting shows and creating features on Covid-19 has been<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> recognised by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpbawards.co.uk\/results2021\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kent Press and Broadcasting Awards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Five KMTV journalists were shortlisted in the Kent Press and Broadcast Awards 2021 in the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kent Feature Journalist of the Year (Broadcast)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Coshan, KMTV<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phil Wellbrook, KMTV<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kent New Journalist of the Year<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katya Fowler, KMTV<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tommaso Dimiddio, KMTV\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ollie Collins, KMTV<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Neil Bell Kent Sports Journalist of the Year<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ollie Collins, KMTV<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Coshan, KMTV<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2020 Award<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KMTV<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are very proud of the work Katya has produced over the past year and it was no surprise to us that she won the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kent New Journalist of the Year award. Congratulations from us all at KMTV!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kmtv\/files\/2021\/10\/Kat-Award.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Winning the award was a huge shock, as I was against great competition. This is my second time being shortlisted for the award, so to finally win is incredible. I&#8217;m so glad awards like this exist to highlight the newer journalists in this huge industry. It just goes to show what amazing opportunities KMTV can bring your way!&#8221; <a href=\"mailto:kfowler@kmtv.co.uk\"><i>Katya Fowler<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another KMTV reporter Tommaso Dimiddio received Highly commended in the same category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kmtv\/files\/2021\/10\/IMG_8783.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being shortlisted first and then highly commended for this year&#8217;s Kent new journalist makes me so proud. It really shows how far I&#8217;ve come since moving out of my home country to study journalism in the UK back in 2016. Since the first day I came through the KMTV newsroom door as an intern, this TV station has provided me with an exciting platform to explore the profession in so many different ways. I am so curious to see what more is yet to come!\u201d <\/span><a href=\"mailto:tdimiddio@kmtv.co.uk\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tommaso Dimiddio<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 18 months the world as we knew it was turned upside down and inside out by the Covid-19 pandemic. 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