Finalists for the 52nd Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism have been announced, with more than 1100 entries received. A total of 106 nominees
are short listed and will now go on for judging by the Walkley Advisory Board across 34 categories in print, radio, television, photography and all media.

Winners will be announced at the Walkley Award Gala Ceremony on November 29 at the Royal Hall of Industries in Sydney.

The shortlist reflects the year’s stories; from the tragedy of Garuda Flight 200 to
the moving story of Australian terminally ill doctor, John Elliott; from the
government’s response to terrorism, the storm-ravaged Newcastle, and the
intervention into indigenous communities.

Radio finalists are:

RADIO NEWS REPORTING (Sponsored by AKE Asia Pacific)

ABC Radio Newcastle Team, ABC Radio, “Floods and Storms”

Rafael Epstein, ABC Radio, “Mohamed Haneef”

Michael Rowland, ABC Radio, “Hicks Trial”

COMMENDED

Brendan Donohoe, Radio 3AW, “Steve Bracks Resigns”

RADIO CURRENT AFFAIRS REPORTING (Sponsored by ABC)

Anne Barker, AM, PM and The World Today, “NT Intervention”

Rafael Epstein, ABC Radio Current Affairs, “Mohamed Haneef’s SIM Card”

David Hardaker, AM and PM, “Life, Love and Loss in Israel and the Palestinian
Territories”

RADIO FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY OR BROADCAST SPECIAL (Sponsored by QUT Creative Industries)

Eurydice Aroney and Sharon Davis, ABC Radio National, “The Search for Edna
Lavilla”

Michael Edwards, Eleanor Hall, Stephen Long and Tim Palmer, The World
Today, ABC Local Radio and ABC Radio National, “Where the Boom Ended”

Nance Haxton, PM, ABC Radio, “Operation Flinders”

The ABC Radio Newcastle Team is also a finalist in the BEST USE OF MEDIA category for its “Emergency Broadcast June 2007”