9News Adelaide has swept the field at the 2024 SA Press Club Awards for Excellence in South Australian Journalism, taking home more wins than any other news organisation, including Best Broadcaster, awarded to Ben Avery, and Young Journalist of the Year, Kelly Hughes.

9News Adelaide was also awarded the Best Long Form TV Report or Extended Coverage for the special bulletin reporting of the Marion Lockdown, As well as Highly Commended for Officer Down.

Veteran sports reporter Vicki Schwarz won the Best Sport Story in any medium for Mum’s Crusade, the inspiring story of a parent of a young footballer who died on the field, working to prevent other senseless deaths. Gus MacDonald was Commended for Olympic Selection Fight. 

Kelly Hughes, Diana Hayward, Piper Denholm, Jason Abbott and Matthew Pilling-Milne were awarded the Best Investigative Coverage of an Issue or Event, in any medium for their exceptional work on 9News Presents: Behind Closed Doors, an investigation into violence against women, exposing the struggles of survivors and calling for change from leaders. Ben Avery was also Commended for his work on Anthea Bradshaw Murder. 

In the Best Graphics (including interactive), Illustration or Cartoon category, the winner – as well as all commendations and high commendations – was scooped by the 9News Adelaide team. Iris Canda-van de Kreeke won for her work on 101, So much more. For their respective bodies of work, colleagues Deanna Keogh was Highly Commended and Zach Hamilton was Commended. 

In addition to being named Best Broadcaster, 9News Journalist Ben Avery was also awarded Best TV News Report for his work on Charlie Stevens Tragedy a story that rocked the state. Avery also won the Best Podcast Series or Episode award for his investigation into the death of South Australian woman Anthea Bradshaw, in Just Married: The Anthea Bradshaw Mystery.

The 9News Adelaide team’s other commendations and high commendations included: Ollie Haig, Commended (Best Broadcaster); Kelly Hughes, Commended (Best TV News Report for Susan) and Highly Commended (Best Community Report in any medium for Bodycam and Best Scoop of the Year for Susan); and 9News Adelaide, Highly Commended (Best TV News Report for Steven Marshall’s Second Job). 

Jeremy Pudney, Director of 9News Adelaide, said: “Everyone in the 9News Adelaide team strives every day to deliver quality news reporting to the people of South Australia. 

“It’s pleasing to see the excellent work our people have done, and the commitment to news they have shown, be recognised in this way.” 

For further information, please contact:
Sean Salter
9Network Publicity
ssalter@nine.com.au

Monday, November 11, 2024