Bruce McAvaney honoured with Lifetime Achievement at Quill Awards

Legendary Seven Sports broadcaster Bruce McAvaney was honoured with the Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award last night at the Quill Awards.

McAvaney thanked his Channel 7 colleagues – both in front of and behind the cameras – for their support throughout his extraordinary career to date.

“It’s a huge honour and a bit daunting when you see who has come before you,” he said.

“At my stage of life it does cause you to reflect on the last few decades, the great support you get as part of a broadcasting team and how to make the most of the time ahead.

“But truly, I feel like a very lucky kid who’s had the opportunity to fulfil a dream.”

ABC News, 7:30, Seven News, Nine News, A Current Affair and The Project were amongst other winners.

Hugh Nailon, Director of Nine News Melbourne, said: “I’m enormously proud of the hard-working and talented members of the Nine News team recognised tonight. These awards are a reflection of the fine television journalism our entire newsroom strives to deliver each day.”

For the first time in the award’s history, judges have awarded the Gold Quill to a photographer. Michael Willson of AFL Media was recognised for his iconic photograph of AFLW player Tayla Harris.

TV and related nominees (winners in bold):

Artwork
Richard Giliberto, The Saturday Age, The Perfect Storm
Mark Knight, Herald Sun, 2019 The Year That Was
Sam Mularczyk, Network Ten The Project, Assisted Dying Law
Jim Pavlidis, The Sunday Age, Tigertown

Breaking News Coverage
Mike Amor, Sharnelle Vella & Nick McCallum, 7NEWS Melbourne, George Pell Guilty
Brett McLeod & Eliza Rugg, Nine Network, George Pell Conviction
Nine News Melbourne Team, Nine News, Arrest of Jonathan Dick
Emma O’Sullivan, Network Ten, Pell Suppression Lifted

Business Feature
Amy Bainbridge, Loretta Florance & Lucy Kent of ABC 7.30 Bankruptcy Hunters
Sarah Danckert, The Age, Treasury Wines Under Fire
Sarah Danckert, The Age, Lendlease Battles Engineering Woes
Konrad Marshall, Good Weekend Magazine, Tough Call

Business News
Sarah Danckert, The Age, The CSL Data Heist
Adele Ferguson, The Age, Secret Interviews Reveal Risky Business For NAB’s Top Executives
Nick McKenzie, Grace Tobin & Nick Toscano, The Age/Sixty Minutes, Crown Unmasked

Coverage Of An Issue Or Event
Ed Giles, Hamish MacDonald, Anthony Hawwa & Krystal Keller, Network Ten The Project, Hong Kong in Crisis
Clay Lucas & Benjamin Preiss, The Age, Wasted: Victoria’s Recycling Crisis
Chris Vedelago, Sumeyya Ilanbey & Cameron Houston, The Age, Toxic Cowboys
Cassie Zervos, 7NEWS, Victorian Bushfires

Quill For Investigative Journalism
Andy Burns & Geoff Thompson, ABC 7.30, Standing Tall
Lisa Cox & Anne Davies, Guardian Australia, Angus Taylor and Josh Frydenberg investigation
Sashka Koloff & Nick McKenzie, ABC Four Corners, Interference
Nick McKenzie & Chris Masters, The Age/60 Minutes, War Crimes and Special Forces

Quill for Commentary
Waleed Aly, Network Ten & The Age, ‘Not my best words’
Greg Baum, The Age, It’s Not Cricket
Warwick McFadyen, The Age, Father and Son

Transport Quill
Sarah Danckert & Timna Jacks, The Age, Melbourne Metro’s $2 Billion Blow-Out
Matthew Johnston, James Campbell, Tom Minear & Kieran Rooney, Herald Sun, West Gate Tunnel Toxic Soil
Ben Knight, Elias Clure, Yara Murray-Atfield & Andie Noonan, ABC, Tarneit Transport
Lana Murphy, Nine News, Danger Sign

Quill For Road Safety Reporting
Stephanie Anderson, Nine News, Medical Episodes
Cathy Jacobs, Ben Knight, Mary Gearin & Cameron Best, ABC News, ABC News Road Safety Special
Benjamin Preiss, The Age, Speed Limit Slashed By 20km/h In Trial On Toll
Olivia Shying, Geelong Advertiser, Geelong Road Safety

TV Camera Work (Creative)
Andrew Altree-Williams, ABC 7.30, Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Kindergarten
Ryan Mason, Nine News, Grampians Trail
Travis Nemtsas, Nine News, Budj Bim
Josh Steele, 7NEWS, Forgotten Drought

TV Camera Work (Shot Of The Year)
Trigby Chvastek, Nine News, Jonathan Dick
Phil Loschiavo, 7NEWS, Bunyip Fires
John Parsons, Nine News, Mokbel Stabbing

TV/Video Feature (Long Form)
Rachael Brown, Josie Taylor, Chris Gillett & Greg Nelson, ABC 7.30, Nicola Gobbo Breaks Her Silence
Belinda Hawkins, Mark Farnell, Angela Leonardi Trabucco & Roger Carter, ABC Australian Story, An Innocent Abroad
Quentin McDermott, Natalie Whiting, Rebecca Latham & Andrew Altree-Williams, ABC Australian Story, The Invisible Man
Louise Milligan, Andy Burns, Sarah Curnow, Jeanavive McGregor & Lucy Carter, ABC Four Corners, Guilty, The Conviction of George Pell

TV/Video Feature (Short Form)
Christine Ahern, Nine Today, Cladding Catastrophe
Mike Amor, Jackie Quist, Cameron McAinch & Richard Hall, 7NEWS, Dying With Dignity
Mimi Becker, A Current Affair, Teachers Under Attack
Anthony Hawwa & Tommy Little, Network Ten The Project, Yiayia Next Door

TV/Video News
Cameron Baud, 7NEWS, Jonathan Dick Hide-Out
Jayde Vincent, Nine News, Mallacoota
Richard Willingham, ABC News, Leaked CCTV Vision Shows Money Laundering Risks At Crown Casino
Candice Wyatt, Network Ten, Remembering Aya Maasawe

Quill For Coverage Of Women In Sport
Lucy Carter, ABC 7.30, Liz Cambage Sidelined By Mental Health Issues
Konrad Marshall, Good Weekend magazine, Pitch Perfect: Ellyse Perry Is Reaching Her Zenith, Yet Can Walk The Streets Unrecognised
Linda Pearce, The Saturday Paper & The Age, Uganda, New York and The MCG
Lauren Wood & Michael Warner, Herald Sun, AFLW Vote Farce

Quill For Reporting On Disability Issues
Belinda Hawkins, Mark Farnell, Ian Harley & Vanessa Wiltshire, Australian Story & ABC News, A Bitter Pill
Norman Hermant, ABC News, People with Disability Struggle For Equality
Bridget Rollason, ABC News, Melbourne’s Tram Network
Evan Young, SBS News, Why Australia’s prison system can be ‘terrifying’ for people with an intellectual disability

The Young Journalist Of The Year
Mimi Becker, Nine Network A Current Affair
Sam Cucchiara, Nine News
Chantelle Francis, The Weekly Times
Tamara McDonald, Geelong Advertiser