It’s turning out to be a busy awards season at Air TV, and we have now found out that we have been shortlisted for three further awards at the forthcoming O2 Media Awards. These awards cover all the media in the Yorkshire area including newspapers, radio, digital agencies and TV. The categories we have been shortlisted in (including the other nominees) are:

Best Documentary

• Air TV – River Walks: The Nidd
• BBC Radio York – There’s Nothing Like A Panto Dame
• BBC Radio Sheffield – The Emptiness Within
• BBC TV Yorkshire – The Jews of Leeds

Factual Programme/Series

• Air TV – Helicopter ER
• Daisybeck Studios – Made In Britain
• Daisybeck Studios – The Yorkshire Vet
• BBC Yorkshire – Inside Out Rail Special

Best Team

• Air TV
• Rotherham Advertiser
• BBC Radio Leeds
• Hull Daily Mail

BBC Breakfast’s Louise Minchin will host the awards event which is being held at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Thursday 4th July.

“We’ve enjoyed another wonderful year of entries. It’s clear that the Yorkshire and Humber region has some of the most talented writers, broadcasters and filmmakers in the country and is now an established hub for the creation, production and distribution of news and entertainment to both UK communities and worldwide audiences,” said Nicola Green, Director of Corporate Affairs at O2.

More details including all the other nominees are here: https://news.o2.co.uk/press-release/rising-stars-to-shine-at-o2-awards-evening/