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# [NZME. - 2021 New Zealand Radio Awards NZME Winners](https://www.nzme.co.nz/news/2021-new-zealand-radio-awards-nzme-winners)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.nzme.co.nz/news/author/admin) | Jun 9, 2021 12:00:00 PM

**2021 New Zealand Radio Awards NZME Winners**

**Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year: **Mike Hosking Newstalk ZB

**Network Station of the Year: N**ewstalk ZB

**Best Music Breakfast Show - Network: **ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan with Carl Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Anna Henvest, Sarah Mount, Jared Pickstock

**Best Music Breakfast Show - Local: **Callum Procter, Patrina Roche, The Hits Dunedin

**Best Music Host – Local: **Will Johnston, The Hits Bay of Plenty

**Best Talk Presenter – Other: **Marcus Lush, Nights Newstalk ZB

**'The Blackie Award': **The Hits “The Siri Prank” with Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, Ben Humphrey, Juliet Wrathall, Heidi Roberts, Max Middleton, Aaron Watkinson, Todd Campbell, Allan George, Josh Todd, Annie Pryor, John Pryor

**Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting: **Phil Gifford - Newstalk ZB

**Best News or Sports Journalist: **Barry Soper - Newstalk ZB

**Best Sports Reader, Presenter or Commentator: **The Alternative Commentary Collective with Mike Lane, Jeremy Wells, Matt Heath, James McOnie, Jason Hoyte, Mike Minogue, Scotty J Stevenson, Manaia Stewart, Chris Key, Ben Hurley, Paul Ford, Dylan Cleaver, Leigh Hart, Joseph Durie, Joseph Shuker, Tom Harper, Claire Chellew - NZME, The ACC, iHeart Radio

**Best Sports Story - Team Coverage: **The America's Cup World Series Auckland with Peter Montgomery, Chris Steele, Louis Herman-Watt, Andy McDonnell, Andy Duff, Gareth Lischner, Newstalk ZB Sports Team - NZME

**Best New Broadcaster – Journalist: ** Aaron Dahmen - Newstalk ZB

**Best New Broadcaster - Off-Air: **Alex Lansdown - The Hits Network

**Best Station Imaging: **Alistair Cockburn, Brynee Wilson - ZM Network

**Best Station Trailer: **ZM's $100k Secret Sound with Alistair Cockburn, Claire Chellew, Richie Simpson, Tom Harper, Gary Pointon - ZM

**The Johnny Douglas Award: **Joel Harrison - ZM and Static 88.1

**Sales Team of the Year: **NZME Auckland - Neil Jackson, Tweenie Hayward-Brown, Chelsea Norman, Ellyn Ricketts

**Best Single Commercial: **Taupo Violence Intervention - Born to be a Man with Tracy O'Halloran, Lisa Soden, James Irwin, Stephen Lovatt - NZME Taupo

 

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