BBC Asian Network, Sabras Radio, Sunrise Radio and Lyca Radio 1458 are shortlisted as Station of the Year in the Asian Media Awards 2015.
The national event also gives out awards for Regional Station of the Year, Presenter of the Year and Best Radio Show. In the Best Radio Show category, four shows on BBC Asian Network (Bobby Friction, Noreen Khan, Panjabi Hit Squad and Tommy Sandhu) are up against Sunny and Shay on BBC Radio London 94.9.
Some radio stations are also shortlisted in other categories such as Regional Journalist of the Year and Best Live Event.
Winners will be announced at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate on Thursday 29 October.
The University of Salford is premier sponsors and partners to the event include ITV, MediaCom & Press Association Training.
Here’s the full list of all the finalists:
Radio Station of the Year
BBC Asian Network
Sabras Radio
Sunrise Radio
Lyca Radio 1458
Regional Radio Station of the Year
Asian Sound Radio
Asian Star Radio
Sabras Radio
Sunrise Yorkshire
Unity 101 Community Radio
Radio Presenter of the Year
Anita Anand
Anushka Arora
DJ Neev
Nihal
Yasmeen Khan
Best Radio Show
Bobby Friction on BBC Asian Network
Noreen Khan on BBC Asian Network
Panjabi Hit Squad on BBC Asian Network
Tommy Sandhu on BBC Asian Network
Sunny and Shay on BBC London 94.9
Journalist of the Year
Kavita Puri (Deputy Editor, BBC TV Current Affairs)
Secunder Kermani (Reporter, BBC Newsnight)
Dipesh Gadher, (Chief Investigative Reporter, The Sunday Times)
Dharmesh Sheth (Reporter, Sky Sports)
Nelufar Hedayat (Journalist, Channel Four)
Shabnam Mahmood (Senior Broadcast Journalist, BBC Asian Network)
Best Investigation
Exposure – Jihad: A British Story (ITV News)
India’s Daughter: A film by Leslee Udwin
Muslim Drag Queens (Kieran Yates for the Guardian)
Pakistan’s Hidden Shame (Clover Films for Channel 4)
Revenge Porn (BBC Newsnight)
Unreported World: Vaccination Wars (Quicksilver Media for Channel 4)
Regional Journalist of the Year
Arif Ansari (BBC North West)
Emb Hashmi (BBC Radio Derby)
Aasma Day (Lancashire Evening Post)
Ibrahim Rahman
Sangeeta Bhabra, (ITV Meridian)
Outstanding Young Journalist
Siraj Datoo, Political Reporter, Buzzfeed
Dalmeet Singh Chawla, Science Journalist
Joty Chopra, Writer & reporter
Kiran Kaur (Reporter and Newsreader, KM Group)
Chayya Syal, Writer & blogger
TV Report of the Year
Autism in the South Asian Community (ITV News Central)
Fake Healers (BBC East Midlands)
Slave Wives (BBC Newsnight)
Tackling Extremism (ITV News Central)
The Honour Code (BBC Asian Network)
Publication of the year
Asian Express
Eastern Eye
Gujarat Samachar
The Asian Today
The Muslim News
Best Website
Asian Culture Vulture.com
BizAsiaLive.com
Desiblitz.com
Khushmag.com
Simply Bhangra.com
Best Blog
Amena Beauty
Bollybrit.com
British Asian Podcast
Kaushal Beauty
The Chatterjis
Best TV Character
Pasha Bocarie (Rakesh, Emmerdale)
Sair Khan (Alya Nazir, Coronation Street)
Nikesh Patel (Aafrin Dalal, Indian Summers)
Rakhee Thakrar, (Shabnam Masood, Eastenders)
TV Channel of the Year
Hum TV Europe
Star Plus
Zee TV
Best TV Show
Desi Rascals (Sky TV)
Desi Beat (Colors TV)
Mulaqat with Sukhi Bart (Brit Asia TV)
TV Presenter of the year
Natasha Asghar
Sukhi Bart
Momtaz Begum-Hossain
Asad Shan
Best Live Event
Alchemy 2015 (The Southbank Centre)
BBC Proms (Late Night with the BBC Asian Network)
Diwali Lights Switch-On (Leicester City Council)
Best Stage Production
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Bend it Like Beckham: The Musical
East is East
Happy Birthday Sunita (Rifco Arts)
The Infidel – The Musical
Media Agency of the Year
Curzon PR
Ethnic Reach
Media Moguls
Here & Now 365
Sterling Media
Media Professional of the Year
Farzana Baduel
Natasha Mudhar
Anjna Raheja
Puja Vedi
