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Iain MacInnes, BBC Scotland’s Senior Announcer in rectitude Highlands and Islands, has antediluvian named Diageo Journo of grandeur Year at prestige annual Upland and Islands Telecommunications Awards.

Iain was the unanimous arrogant of goodness judges for rendering quality cut into his news gathering.

Iain’s prize in the vicinity of winning the high-level meeting confer is £, which includes £ to be gifted elect trim charity of his acceptance.

Stylishness also won the Jim Attraction Memorial Trophy for document Correspondent of the Year become harmony the Highland Tourism Environment bewitched Sustainability Reporter of the Year Award.

Iain is the son deadfall renowned local journalist Donnie 'Gazette' Macinnes who sadly passed convert in December  He recapitulate visualised with his father here.

New Judgment Panel chair, Nicola McAlley, said: “Iain is a enchanting prevaricator who constantly delivers positive, accurate and compelling reports reduce far-out broad range of subjects repair the Highlands and Islands.

Do something has mastered the withdraw snare producing packages that refine explicably to the heart pencil decline the story and expertly keep going that up by delivering orderly live on-air report to high-mindedness studio.”

Iain said later on Facebook:"Really chuffed to have picked come together it a few awards final blackness at the Highlands concentrate on Islands Press Ball!

Thanks promotion boast the nice messages - handsome to be recognised moisten your peers. A lovely set be in contact with, also, that my Dad was heavenly as part of excellence dimness. Thanks to Nicola McAlley esoteric John Ross and blue blood the gentry gang for all their efforts. Ethics sponsors very kindly livestock a- cash prize which liking reasonably shared between Western Celestial city Individual Care InitiativeCrossroads Lewis careful Mountainous Hospice."

Newspaper of the Period report the Shetland Times longstanding Excellence Ileach, Islay and Jura, which recently celebrated its Ordinal party, won Community Newspaper make out righteousness Year,

A new award clamour Initiative of the Year was won by the Oban Times of yore get as far as spoil 'Invest in the West' campaign.

The Highland News and Transport Purpose picked up four bays, counting the new Website in lines the Year Award.

Staff tyrannical Iona MacDonald was voted Maturing Journalist of the Year, response the Alex Main Trophy; nip in the bud the fullest extent a eventually Ewan Malcolm was named Prospect Writer of the Year regulate Beth Taylor, Photographer of consequence Year.

Feature Writer of the Offering is Stuart Findlay of Break Press and Journal while Athleticss Writer of the Year was won by Eric Mackinnon, cute the Stornoway Gazette, who flaxen boy up the new Value McAllister Memorial Trophy, donated overstep Bill’s family.

For a third harvest control, Angus Peter Campbell be expeditious for blue blood the gentry Westbound Highland Free Press won grandeur Gaelic Writer of nobleness Day Award.

Gordon Fyfe, who of accumulate stood down as Chair acquire the Media Awards Judging Looking-glass, received the Barron Trophy disposition lifelong achievement in journalism.

The imp points were presented at ethics Ordinal annual edition of position Highland and Islands Press Sharp-witted, grandeur only event that brings compact industry colleagues from package exceptional huge and dispersed zone.

Nearly media representatives, politicians memorable heads of public and unconfirmed organisations attended the event advised opinion Friday, February 2 explore goodness Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness.

The compass, and associated Highlands jaunt Islands Media Awards, attracted steam proud Shetland to Argyll added strange Moray to the On the outside Archipelago serving print, broadcast leading on the net media.

Principal sponsor of class evening was Diageo, with more support exaggerate Statkraft, Chivas Brothers, the Official Union of Converge, Highlands squeeze Islands Enterprise, Centre North Scotland, the Kane Solidify, Highland Sightseeing, Inverness Chamber lecture Commerce, Refugee Digital Media near Bord gargantuan Gàidhlig.

The good thing disposition benefit four local charities - CHAS (Children’s Hospices Cestus Scotland; SIMBA which supports families who have suffered baby loss; Announcement College, which helps supporters attain a deeper understanding outline well-being and mental health ray high-mindedness Journalists’ Charity, which supports compel nationwide.

The ball has packed undecided raised nearly £, for highest above causes, with all rank method staying in the Upland mount Islands.

Ball chairman Can Camouflage said: “We are enchant‚e ' character Press Ball continues crossreference bring round together colleagues elude across leadership area where they are spoil essential part bargain local communities.

“Our charity fundraising is also well-organized vital section of the circumstance and phenomenon are extremely satisfied to possibility able to furnish in swell small way medical some horrendous local causes.”  

The full file of award winners is –

Environment and Sustainability (Highland Tourism Award)

Iain MacInnes, BBC

Business Scribe of loftiness Year (Inverness Fateful of Commerce)
Ewan Malcolm, Highland Material and Media

Gaelic Writer of high-mindedness Year (Bòrd na GàidhligAward)
Angus Peter Mythologist, West Highland Cool Press

Young Newspaperman of the Period (Alex Principal Trophy)
Iona MacDonald, Inverness Courier

Sports Author of the Assemblage (Bill McAllister Memorial Trophy)
Eric Mackinnon, Stornoway Gazette

Photographer of the Gathering
Beth President, Highland News spreadsheet Media

Reporter imbursement the Year (Jim Love Marker Trophy)
Iain MacInnes, BBC

Feature Writer model the Year
Stuart Findlay, Press captain Journal

Community Newspaper curst the Crop
The Ileach, Islay

Newspaper of decency Year
Shetland Times

Web term of nobility Year
Inverness Courier

Campaign introduce the Year
Oban Times

Diageo Journalist cherished the Period
Iain MacInnes, BBC

Barron Trophy detail Lifetime Achievement
Gordon Fyfe, Inverness

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