It is the fifth Asian Media Award win for DESIblitz
The 2025 Asian Media Awards (AMA) were held on October 31.
The 13th annual event took place at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate.
The University of Salford was the premier partner of the Asian Media Awards.
Journalists, writers and bloggers attended the 2025 AMAs, as many were honoured for their work as British South Asians in the UK media industry.
Sky Sports News presenter Bella Shah hosted the event.
With an exciting evening filled with the who’s who from British South Asian media, the 2025 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 2025 AMAs saw Shebz Miah, Romesh Ranganathan and BBC Asian Network win awards for their contribution to British South Asian media.
DESIblitz.com was proud to win ‘Best Blog/Website’.
Producing news and lifestyle content, DESIblitz has elevated into a highly recognised and much-needed publication for the British and South Asian diaspora.
The award was picked up on the night by DESiblitz Managing Director Indi Deol and Video Editor Iman Ahmadi.
It is the fifth Asian Media Award win for DESIblitz, having previously won awards in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2021.
Darshna Soni, of Channel 4 News, was named ‘Journalist of the Year’ while Sky News’ Amrit Singh Mann won ‘Outstanding Young Journalist’.
Diversity and Inclusion Reporter at Sky Sports News, Miriam Walker-Khan, won ‘Sports Journalist of the Year’.
Waseem Mahmood OBE received the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Media’ award for his lifelong dedication, influence, and transformative work across media landscapes.
The Full List of Winners
Best Blog/Website
DESIblitz.com
Journalist of the Year
Darshna Soni – Communities Editor, Channel 4 News
Best Investigation
MasterChef Investigation – Noor Nanji for BBC News
Regional Journalist of the Year
Ushma Mistry – Reporter, BBC CWR Radio
Outstanding Young Journalist
Amrit Singh Mann – Sky News
Sports Journalist of the Year
Miriam Walker-Khan – Diversity and Inclusion Reporter, Sky Sports News
Report of the Year
Woman, Life, Surveillance – Reha Kansara & Ghoncheh Habibiazad for BBC News
Radio Presenter of the Year
Raj Baddhan
Best Radio Show
Rena Annobil – BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Surrey & BBC Radio Sussex
Radio Station of the Year
Sunrise Radio
Best TV Character
Shebz Miah as Kammy Hadiq – Emmerdale
Best Programme
Amol Rajan Goes to the Ganges – Freemantle for BBC
Best Show
Virdee
Creative Media Award
No Stone Unturned: Kidney Health Campaign for the South-Asian Community – Intent Health for Alynlam Pharmaceuticals with National Kidney Federation & South Asian Health Action.
Media Agency of the Year
PR UK
Best Stage Production
Expendable – Written by Emteaz Hussain, Directed by Esther Richardson, Royal Court Theatre. Maya Bartley, Avita Jay, Lena Kaur, Gurjeet Singh & Humera Syed.
Outstanding Stage Performance
Azan Ahmed as Yusuf – Statues
Best Live Event
Asian Network Certified – BBC Asian Network
Best Podcast
Making a Husband Podcast
Best Video Channel
Boxing King Media
Best Newcomer
Maimuna Memon
Diversity In Media Award
ITV Central
The Sophiya Haque Services to British Television, Film & Theatre Award
Sudha Bhuchar
Media Personality of the Year
Romesh Ranganathan
Outstanding Contribution to Media Award
Waseem Mahmood OBE
The Asian Media Awards highlight 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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