"I would like to thank my friends, family and fantastic colleagues."
The 2024 Asian Media Awards (AMA) was held on October 25.
The 12th annual event took place at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate.
The University of Salford was the premier partner of the Asian Media Awards. Other partners included ITV, EssenceMediacom, Reach PLC, Women In Journalism & Lancashire Mind.
Journalists, writers and bloggers attended the 2024 AMAs as many were honoured for their work as British South Asians in the UK media industry.
Diversity and Inclusion Reporter at Sky Sports News Miriam Walker-Khan hosted the event. Miriam kindly stepped in to host the event after colleague Bela Shah was unable to present due to illness.
With an exciting evening filled with the who’s who from British South Asian media, the 2024 AMAs gave recognition for the hard work and efforts of the nominees for the awards.
The awards were given across a number of key categories that demonstrated the value and importance of Asian media in the UK.
The 2024 AMAs saw the likes of Kal Sajad, Anushka Asthana and Saywah Mahmood win awards for their contribution to Asian media.
Sangita Myska gave an impassioned speech after being named the 2024 Media Personality of the Year.
On stage, she said: “I would like to thank my friends, family and fantastic colleagues.
“You have seen me through many years in this industry where it is still a challenge to be a woman and woman of colour.
“Let us not underestimate how much further we have to break barriers.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the listeners and viewers who have backed me over the years but came out in full force in April this year, in the most unexpected in the most and unplanned and humbling way possible.”
Presenter, singer and actress Ayshea Brough, who helped to launch some of the biggest pop bands of the seventies on her show Lift Off with Ayshea, was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Media award.
BBC South’s Sophia Seth won Regional Journalist of the Year.
She said: “Thanks so much for the Asian Media Awards. So many great nominees. I was thrilled I was going to be up against so many great people.
“Just to be in a room of so many talented people is amazing.
“For me being a journalist has been about sharing those untold stories.”
“Being based in the south you have to find those people that want to tell their stories.
“For me, I have tried to reach out to so many communities in the years I have been there.”
Dr Shani Dhanda won the second Diversity In Media Award.
As the only visibly disabled South Asian woman working on screen and behind the scenes, she has broken down barriers and amplified the voices of marginalised communities and beyond.
The Full List of Winners
Best Blog/Website
The Curious Pixie
Best Podcast
A Muslim & A Jew Go There
Best Live Event
World Halal Food Festival
Best Stage Production
Blue Mist – Mohamed-Zain Dada & Directed By Milli Bhatia for Royal Court Theatre
Outstanding Stage Performance
Nadia Nadarajah as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra at The Globe
Media Agency of the Year
Media House Global
Creative Media Award
Soho Theatre India, Soho Theatre
Best Programme/Show
The Push: Murder on the Cliff, Candour Productions for Channel 4
Best TV Character
Mawaan Rizwan as Jamma in Juice
TV Channel of the Year
Utsav Plus
Best Radio Show
The Breakfast Show with Paul Shah, Sunrise Radio
Radio Presenter of the Year
Asad Ahmad
Radio Station of the Year
Lyca Radio
Report of the Year
Disabled Scuba Diving Duo, Mohammed Salim Patel for BBC North West
Regional Journalist of the Year
Sophia Seth, Reporter, BBC South
Outstanding Young Journalist
Saywah Mahmood, Data Journalist, Sky News
Sports Journalist of the Year
Kal Sajad, Boxing Reporter, BBC Sport
Best Investigation
Sudiksha: Condemned to Die in Secret – Inderdeep Bains for The Daily Mail
Manchester Metropolitan University Journalist of the Year
Anushka Asthana, Deputy Political Editor, ITN ITV News
Best Video Channel
Mrwhosetheboss
Best Newcomer
Talia Palamathanan
Diversity In Media Award
Dr Shani Dhanda
The Sophiya Haque Services to Television & Film Award
Harvey Virdi
Outstanding Contribution to Media
Ayshea Brough
Media Personality of the Year
Sangita Myska
The Asian Media Awards highlights the importance of Asian media within the UK and the role it plays in bringing ethnic communities and the mainstream media together.
The winners prove that the Asian Media Awards can only get bigger and better. Congratulations to all of the winners.
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