Walkley Awards finalists announced

The finalists for the 50th annual Walkley Awards have been announced in Sydney and Melbourne.

The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony at Sydney’s Luna Park on 1st December and broadcast nationally on SBS television.

The Walkleys, for excellence in journalism, feature awards in 31 categories, with 99 finalists announced.

The finalists in the radio categories are:

Radio News Reporting:

– ABC South Asia and Indonesian Correspondent Team, ABC, Tsunami

Tim Palmer, ABC Radio, Jakarta Embassy Bomb

Lachlan Parker, Daniela Ritorto, Simon Royal, ABC News, Baxter Woman

Radio Current Affairs Reporting:

Anne Barker, AM, World Today, PM, ABC Radio, Petrol Sniffing

Nick Grimm, ABC, DIMIA Kids

Leigh Sales, AM, ABC, Guantanamo Prosecutors

Radio Feature, Documentary or Broadcast Special:

Monica Attard and Jennifer Feller, Sunday Profile, ABC Radio, Rocket Rodney: Adler’s Crash Landing

Paul Barclay, ABC Radio National, Bundaberg’s Dr. Death

Sharon Davis and Geoff Parish, Radio Eye, ABC Radio National, When Time Stood Still

Broadcast Interviewing:

Monica Attard, Sunday Profile, ABC Radio, On The Brink

Jon Faine, 774 ABC Melbourne, ABC Radio, All In A Day’s Work

Richard Glover, Drive, ABC Radio, Three Drive Interviews

Commended: Steve Cannane, Triple J, ABC Radio, Brain Injury, Environment, CD Sales