2012 Winners

Congratulations to all finalists and winners who were recognised for their work at the 2012 ASC Media Awards presentation gala dinner on Thursday 6 December.

2012 ASC Media Awards winners:

  • Lifetime Achievement Award:  Peter Wilkins
  • Best Reporting of an Issue in Sport:  Daniel Lane – 'For 30 years, they had a monster in their midst' (Fairfax Media)
  • Best Coverage of Sport by an Organisation — Broadcast Media:  Fox Sports - 2011-12 KFC T20 Big Bash League
  • Best Coverage of Sport by an Individual — Broadcast Media:  Gerard Whateley (ABC and Fox Sports)
  • Best Coverage of Sport by an Organisation — Print Media:  The Sunday Age - Winners, sinners, grinners
  • Best Coverage of Sport by an Individual — Print Media:  Richard Hinds (Sydney Morning Herald)
  • Best Profiling of an Athlete, Team or Coach — Broadcast Media:  Denise Reardon – ‘Profiles: Julian Huxley’ (Fox Sports)
  • Best Profiling of an Athlete, Team or Coach — Print Media:  Paul Connolly– ‘The fastest man you've never heard of’ (The Global Mail)
  • Best Sports Journalism from Rural, Regional or Suburban Media:  Newcastle Herald Sports Department – ‘Trouble in Tinkler Town’ (Newcastle Herald)
  • Best Sports Photography:  Scott Barbour - ‘Rugby League 2012’ (Getty Images)
  • Best Depiction of the Value of Sport to Australians in a Community Setting:  Luke Waters – ‘Race Game’ (SBS)
  • Best Coverage of Women in Sport:  The Canberra Times ‘A capital season for women in Canberra’ (The Canberra Times)
  • Best Coverage of Sport for People with Disability:  Stathi Paxinos - ‘London Paralympic Games’ (Fairfax Media)
  • Best Coverage of Sport through Digital Media:  SBS - 2012 Tour de France

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