Television Sport Awards 2003

Television Sport Awards 2003 were presented on 24 May 2004 at the London Hilton, Park Lane, London W1. The evening was hosted by Gabby Logan and sponsored by Millbank Studios.

RTS Television Sports Awards

Creative Sports Sequence

Winner: Rugby World Cup Final: Happy The Man. ISN/Granada Sport for ITV Sport
Nominee: Six Nations Grandstand: Whisper It Softly. BBC TV Sport
Nominee: The Premiership: The Premiership Titles. Carlton/ISN for ITV Sport

Judges' Award

Winner: Martin Hopkins

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: Richie Benaud OBE

Live Outside Broadcast Coverage of the Year

Winner: Channel 4 Cricket 2003. Sunset + Vine for Channel 4
Nominee: Rugby World Cup Final. ISN/Granada Sport for ITV Sport
Nominee: UEFA Champions League: Manchester United v Real Madrid. Carlton/ISN for ITV Sport

Regional Sports Actuality Programme

Winner: The Championship. BBC Northern Ireland
Nominee: NatWest Island Games 2003. Channel Television
Nominee: Soccer Sunday. Granada Television, Manchester

Regional Sports Presenter or Commentator

Winner: Alistair Mann. Granada Television, Manchester
Nominee: Roger Johnson - BBC South Today. BBC South
Nominee: Stephen Watson. BBC Northern Ireland

Regional Sports Programme

Winner: Big Six. BBC Northern Ireland
Nominee: George Reynolds - Playing By His Own Rules. BBC North East and Cumbria for BBC ONE
Nominee: Kicking It Around - Christmas Special. Carlton Television for ITV Central

Sports Commentator

Winner: Steve Cram. BBC TV Sport
Nominee: Clive Tyldesley ITV Sport
Nominee: Eddie Butler BBC TV Sport

Sports Documentary

Winner: The Real John Curry. Granada Television for Channel 4
Nominee: Bare Knuckle Boxer A Juniper Production for Channel 4
Nominee: Inside the mind of Paul Gascoigne A Seek Production for Channel 4

Sports Feature

Winner: Grand National: Johnny Vegas - Super Jockey. BBC TV Sport
Nominee: Jonathan Pearce's Football Night - Leeds Feature Sunset + Vine for five
Nominee: On The Ball: Notts County Carlton/ISN for ITV Sport

Sports Innovation

Winner: Sunday Grandstand: Silverstone Flying Lap BBC TV Sport
Nominee: UEFA Champions League Final 2003: Wire-Cam Carlton/ISN for ITV Sport
Nominee: Wales Rally GB - WRC Live Chrysalis Television for Channel 4

Sports News Reporter

Winner: Sue Turton. ITN for Channel 4 News
Nominee: Adam Parsons BBC News for BBC ONE
Nominee: James Pearce BBC News 24

Sports Presenter

Winner: Clare Balding BBC TV Sport
Nominee: Steve Rider BBC TV Sport
Nominee: Jim Rosenthal ITV Sport

Sports Programme of the Year

Winner: The Rugby World Cup Final. ISN/Granada Sport for ITV Sport
Nominee: Channel 4 Cricket 2003 Sunset + Vine for Channel 4
Nominee: Channel 4 Racing (Cheltenham Gold Cup) Highflyer Productions for Channel 4

Sports Pundit

Winner: Michael Johnson. BBC TV Sport
Nominee: François Pienaar ITV Sport
Nominee: Andy Townsend ITV Sport

Sports Show or Series

Winner: Grand National Preview: The Night Before the National. BBC TV Sport
Nominee: The Premiership On Monday Carlton/ISN for ITV Sport
Nominee: Channel 4 Cricket 2003: The Cricket Show Sunset + Vine for Channel 4

 

Winners