Television Sports Awards 1998

RTS Television Sports Awards

Judges' Award

Winner: Jimmy Hill

Live Outside Broadcast Coverage

Winner: The First Division Play-Off, Sky Sports
Nominee: FA Cup Final - Arsenal v Newcastle Utd, Central/ISN for ITV Sport
Nominee: The Derby, Channel 4

Newcomer

Winner: Guy Mowbray: Eurosport
Nominee: Kirsty Gallacher: Sky Sports
Nominee: Peter Drury: ITV Sport

Regional Sports Documentary

Winner: Bred For The Red: Home Truths, BBC Northern Ireland
Nominee: Close Up North - Boxing Babes, BBC Manchester
Nominee: The Prince and The Pocket, Ulster Television

Regional Sports News

Winner: Meridian Tonight, Meridian
Nominee: Calendar, Yorkshire Television
Nominee: North West Tonight, BBC North

Regional Sports Presenter or Commentator

Winner: Hazel Irvine: BBC Scotland
Nominee: Kevin Piper: Anglia Television
Nominee: Stephen Watson: Ulster Television

Regional Sports Programme - Actuality

Winner: Goodwood Historic Racing, Meridian
Nominee: Coca Cola International North West 200, Ulster Television
Nominee: Friday Sportscene, BBC Scotland

Regional Sports Programme - Entertainment

Winner: Extreme, Westcountry Television
Nominee: World Cup TV, Meridian
Nominee: Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards, BBC Northern Ireland

Sports Commentator

Winner: Clive Tyldesley: ITV Sport
Nominee: John Motson: BBC Sport
Nominee: Bill McLaren: BBC Scotland, BBC Sport

Sports Documentary

Winner: The Man Who Jumped To Earth, BBC Wales for BBC One
Nominee: The Sack Race, BBC
Nominee: Inside Story - Justin Fashanu: Fallen Hero, BBC Production for BBC One
Nominee: Are You Watching Jimmy Hill?, BBC Sport

Sports Innovation

Winner: Cheltenham - Wire Cam, Channel 4

Sports News

Winner: News at Ten - World Cup Trouble, ITN News for ITV
Nominee: Newsnight: East German Doping, BBC News
Nominee: Channel 4 News - France '98, ITN News for Channel 4

Sports Presenter

Winner: Desmond Lynam: BBC Sport
Nominee: Jim Rosenthal: ITV Sport
Nominee: Bob Wilson: ITV Sport

Sports Programme - Actuality

Winner: World Cup 1998 - Argentina v England, Central/ISN for ITV Sport
Nominee: World Cup Final 1998, BBC Sport
Nominee: UEFA Champions League, ISN/Central for ITV Sport

Sports Programme - Entertainment

Winner: A Question of Sport, BBC Production for BBC One
Nominee: They Think It's All Over, Talkback for BBC One

Sports Pundit

Winner: Martin Brundle: Mach 1, ITV Sport
Nominee: Ron Atkinson: ITV Sport
Nominee: Alan Hansen: BBC Sport

Television Sports Award

Winner: Production Team: Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports