RTS Television Journalism Awards 2024

The prestigious awards ceremony took place this evening at the London Hilton on Park Lane, hosted by Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid.

For 2024, the RTS Special Award was presented to Martin Lewis CBE for his pivotal role in changing an entire genre of journalism as he continues to provide the British public with clear, actionable financial advice, as well as influencing policy and holding banking and utility industries to account. The Outstanding Contribution Award was given to Kirsty Wark, in recognition of her tenure presenting BBC Newsnight and delivering landmark interviews, while providing a formidable breadth of knowledge, mentorship and guidance to others in the industry.

Across the 20 competitive categories, ITV led the evening with six awards, with coverage of the 2023 Nottingham attacks receiving the award for Nations and Regions News, Jonathan Brown for Nations and Regions Reporter of the Year and Daniel Hewitt taking home Specialist Journalist of the Year.

Channel 4 closely followed with four wins including Current Affairs – Home for its Dispatches programme Russell Brand: In Plain Sight. The coveted News Channel of the Year award was presented to Sky News, which was also recognised in two other categories, including the Innovation Award.

Adrian Wells, Chair of the RTS Television Journalism Awards, said: “This has been a year defined by conflict and many RTS award recipients have reported with great insight on the plight of those affected by extreme violence and loss, with a depth of quality from journalists working both on and away from front lines. Their talents have been prodigiously in evidence in the fields of home affairs, political, economic reporting and innovation.”

Please see below the full list of winners and nominees below.

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