Television Sport Awards 2002

RTS Television Sport Awards 2002

Monday 19 May
The London Hilton
Park Lane, W1

Hosted by: Mark Nicholas and Micheal Grade CBE
Sponsered by: Millbank Studios and The Daily Telegraph

RTS Television Sports Awards

Creative Sports Sequence of the Year

Winner: How Arsenal Won the Title, Carlton/ISN for ITV1
Nominee: World Cup Closer, Carlton/ISN for ITV1
Nominee: Sports Personality of the Year: Peter Ebdon Piece, BBC Sport for BBC One

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: Desmond Lynam

Live Outside Broadcast Coverage of the Year

Winner: Commonwealth Games, BBC Sport for BBC One and BBC Two
Nominee: Channel 4 Test Cricket, Sunset + Vine Productions for Channel 4
Nominee: UEFA Champions League Final, ISN for ITV1

Regional Sports Actuality Programme

Winner: Rugby League Raw III, Paul Doherty International for Yorkshire Television
Nominee: Wales v Italy, BBC Sport Wales
Nominee: Soccer Sunday, Anglia Television

Regional Sports Presenter or Commentator

Winner: Roger Johnson: BBC South
Nominee: Dougie Donnelly: BBC Sport Scotland
Nominee: Manish Bhasin: Carlton Television (Central Region)

Regional Sports Programme

Winner: Grasping the Thistle, Colour Television for BBC Scotland
Nominee: The Perfect Player, Northern River Productions for BBC North West
Nominee: Joe Calzaghe: Gloves Off, BBC Wales

Sports Commentator

Winner: Clive Tyldesley: ITV Sport, ITV1
Nominee: Steve Cram: BBC Sport for BBC One and BBC Two
Nominee: John Motson: BBC Sport for BBC One

Sports Documentary

Winner: The Game of their Lives, VeryMuchSo Productions in association with Passion Pictures for BBC Four
Nominee: Naz: The Little Prince: The Big Fight, A Zig Zag Production for Channel 4
Nominee: The Flying Scot, Mark Stewart Productions for Channel 4

Sports Feature

Winner: How Arsenal Won the Title, Carlton/ISN for ITV1
Nominee: Ski Sunday: Wengen: Graham Bell Cameras, BBC Sport for BBC Two
Nominee: Sports Personality of the Year: George Best Feature, BBC Sport, BBC One

Sports Innovation Award

Winner: Channel 4 World Rally Championship 2002:Virtual Spectator, Chrysalis Television for Channel 4
Nominee: Ski Sunday 2002: Wengen: Graham Bell Cameras, BBC Sport for BBC Two

Sports News Reporter

Winner: Gabriel Clarke: ITV Sport for ITV1
Nominee: James Pearce: BBC Sport for BBC One and BBC News 24
Nominee: Sue Turton: ITN for Channel 4 News

Sports Presenter

Winner: Gary Lineker: BBC Sport for BBC One
Nominee: Clare Balding: BBC Sport for BBC One and BBC Two
Nominee: Jon Desborough: Chrysalis Television for Channel 4

Sports Programme of the Year

Winner: Formula One, Chrysalis Sport/Granada Sport for ITV1
Nominee: The Premiership, Carlton/ISN for ITV1
Nominee: Channel 4 World Rally Championship 2002, Chrysalis Television for Channel 4

Sports Pundit

Winner: Simon Hughes: Sunset + Vine Productions for Channel 4
Nominee: Terry Venables: ITV Sport for ITV1
Nominee: John McEnroe: BBC Sport for BBC One and BBC Two

Sports Show or Series

Winner: Ski Sunday: Kizbuhel 2002, BBC Sport for BBC Two
Nominee: On The Ball, Carlton/ISN for ITV1
Nominee: Sports Personality of the Year, BBC Sport for BBC One