Last Friday, the second annual Kennedy Awards were held in the new ballroom at Royal Randwick Racecourse. Almost 600 people attended including NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, NSW Police Comissioner Andrew Scipione.

This Kennedy Awards was devised to recognize journalism excellence in NSW while raising funds for the children’s cancer charity Redkite and the Aboriginal Medical Service at Redfern.

2GB almost singlehandedly flew the flag for radio with the ABC the only other broadcaster to be called to the podium.

The radio winners are …

SEAN FLANNERY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RADIO REPORTING, sponsored by Echo Entertainment – Natalie Peters – 2GB (pictured)

OUTSTANDING RADIO CURRENT AFFAIRS – Peter Ryan – ABC

OUTSTANDING RADIO COMMENTATOR – Ray Hadley – 2GB

CLIFF NEVILLE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING TEAM PLAYER – Michael Thompson – 2GB

Natalie Peters said of her award for Outstanding Radio Reporting, “It was a real honour, made even more special by the fact all three finalists were from 2GB! Very proud of the newsroom.

See the full list of winners here and read more about the Kennedy Awards here.