Sheppard – who works for the BBC and specialises in broadcast graphics – has been creating websites, web tools and digital services since the age of 12.
He started at the BBC in 2022 and his work has been used as the basis for innovative graphics on many sports programmes.
Sheppard said: “It is an honour and a privilege to win such a prestigious award. I would like to say a big thank you to my mentor at the BBC, Ryan McKenna.
The audio mix technician has multiple credits across the TV genres, including Landscape Artist of the Year and Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything.
Digital media consultant Terry Marsh, who chaired the RTS Young Technologist of the Year Award Jury, said: “Tatjana’s rapid rise at Sky since joining the company less than two years ago is hugely inspiring. She has demonstrated an excellent grasp of both the production requirements and the technology involved, while also devising improvements to the technology.”
Are you a dedicated early career technologist or engineer working in the broadcast or related industries? Or do you have someone like that working for you? Then this is the Award to enter.
Dock10’s Andrew Ware was announced as the runner-up at a special central London event in July, hosted by digital executive producer Muki Kulhan. Ware receives the Coffey Award for Excellence in Technology.
Wright, a graduate of the Mama Youth Project, is a user support specialist at Sky and has worked on Formula 1 and Premier League football. Chappell-Seetayah started his career at the BBC on its broadcast engineering degree apprenticeship.
The coveted award celebrates an outstanding engineer or technologist in the early stages of their career, highlighting the talent of those with a future in broadcast or its related industries. The RTS is now accepting submissions for the prestigious award, with entries open until 5pm on Monday 23rd May 2022.
Jahreal Wright, User Support Specialist at Sky, and Jonathan Chappell-Seetayah, IP Broadcast Project Engineer at Timeline TV, were both chosen to receive the coveted award by a panel of expert industry judges, which was chaired by Digital Media Consultant Terry Marsh.
Presented in memory of A.M Beresford-Cooke, the winners were announced at an event hosted by Muki Kulhan on Tuesday 12 July.
Dock10’s Andrew Ware was announced as runner-up and recipient of the Coffey Award for Excellence in Technology.
