MediaWorks is celebrating following the 2021 New Zealand Radio Awards which were held in Auckland last night.
The Rock Drive with Jay and Dunc won Best Music Team Show (Network), Robert Scott from The Breeze Drive show took out
the award for Best Music Host (Network), and Jayden King from The Edge Afternoons with Sharyn & Jayden was awarded Best New Broadcaster - On-Air.
More FM also received the award for Best Content Team and MediaWorks also took out all five awards in the Best Promotion
category, which included The Edge team winning the award for Best Website and Social Content. The Breeze team was also
crowned with four awards for its Coca-Cola Christmas on The Breeze event which saw all elements of the show broadcast
live on The Breeze and Breeze TV.
The Associated Craft accolade went to the MediaWorks technology team for its work in the set up of the company’s studios
and IT infrastructure at its new purpose-built head office in Auckland.
Steve Rowe and Mike Berry also received Services to Broadcasting awards recognising their longstanding commitment to
radio.
MediaWorks Director of Content Leon Wratt says it’s fantastic to see so many MediaWorks teams and individuals recognised
for their outstanding work.
“These awards are a reflection of the hard work our teams do every day to create industry leading content for our
audiences and our advertisers. Everyone at MediaWorks is hugely proud of our winners, all finalists, and the teams who
support them.”
The full list of MediaWorks 2021 Radio Award winners is below:ASSOCIATED CRAFT AWARD
MediaWorks technology team - Mike Heard, Christian Shearer, Kieran Connellan, Brad Wright, Rob Stewart, Blake Beale, Jim
Cowan, Richard Brayne, Will Plummer, Bradley Hamilton, Ray Smith, Tony Grimwood, Dane Cookson, Christopher Smith, Graham
Wright, Andrew Scott, Emma Michell, Peter Wallace, Bradley BaconBEST COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN
Coca-Cola Christmas on The Breeze - Will Maisey, Tiffany Montgomery, Nicky Ranson, Sarah Nickson-ClarkSERVICES TO BROADCASTING
Steve Rowe
Mike BerryBEST CONTENTBEST CONTENT DIRECTOR/CONTENT TEAM
Matt Anderson, Amy Tempero, Christian Boston - More FMBEST SHOW PRODUCER/TEAM - MUSIC SHOW
Troy Scott - Steve & Kath - The Breeze WellingtonBEST PROGRAMMESBEST MUSIC FEATURE
Coca-Cola Christmas on The Breeze - Will Maisey, Kris Edwards, Braydon Priest, Carl Thompson - The BreezeBEST HOST - MUSIC NETWORK
Robert Scott - The Breeze Network Drive ShowBEST TEAM SHOW - MUSIC NETWORK
Rock Drive with Jay and Dunc - Jay Reeve, Duncan Heyde, Jeremy Pickford, Jack HoneyboneBEST MUSIC HOST OR TEAM - NON SURVEYED MARKET
Breakfast with Brent & Jacque - More FM RodneyBEST NEW BROADCASTERBEST NEW BROADCASTER - ON-AIR
Jayden King - The EdgeBEST PROMOTIONBEST CLIENT PROMOTION/ACTIVATION
The Vibe with V Energy - The EdgeBEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN
A Christmas Special Like No Other - Christmas on The Breeze - Lee Gilmour, Will Maisey, Tiffany Montgomery, Jacquetta
HazlettBEST NETWORK STATION PROMOTION
Coca-Cola Christmas on The Breeze - Will Maisey, Tiffany Montgomery, Braydon Priest, Nicky Ranson, Sarah Nickson-Clark,
Carl ThompsonBEST SINGLE MARKET STATION PROMOTION
Ernie & the Magic Kennel - Will Maisey, Tiffany Montgomery, Jeanette Thomas, Robert Rakete, Grace Rhynd - The Breeze AucklandBEST WEBSITE AND SOCIAL CONTENT
The Edge - Ricky Bannister, Jerome Sears, MediaWorks digital teamBEST RADIO CREATIVEBEST COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN
Far North Reap & Waka Kotahi “Think” - Richard Matthews, Benjamin French, Hope Etherington, Kevin Etherington - MediaWorks NorthlandBEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION
NRC - No Sense it Makes - Chris Hurring, Alastair BarranBEST VOICE TALENT
Hannah Venneman