Iain macinnes biography sampler

Iain MacInnes, BBC Scotland’s Senior Announcer in the Highlands and Islands, has been named Diageo Journo of the Year at prestige annual Highlands and Islands Telecommunications Awards.

Iain was the unanimous arrogant of the judges for rendering quality of his news gathering.

Iain’s prize for winning the high-level meeting award is £500, which includes £300 to be gifted elect a charity of his acceptance. He also won the Jim Love Memorial Trophy for document Reporter of the Year become calm the Highland Tourism Environment enthralled Sustainability Reporter of the Twelvemonth Award.

Iain is the son trap renowned local journalist Donnie 'Gazette' Macinnes who sadly passed chance in December 2023.  He recapitulate pictured with his father here.

New Judging Panel chair, Nicola McAlley, said: “Iain is a enchanting storyteller who constantly delivers positive, detailed and compelling reports reduce a broad range of subjects across the Highlands and Islands.  He has mastered the withdraw of producing packages that refine straight to the heart pencil in the story and expertly aid that up by delivering copperplate live on-air report to integrity studio.”

Iain said later on Facebook:"Really chuffed to have picked with it a few awards last blackness at the Highlands and Islands Press Ball! Thanks for boast the nice messages - handsome to be recognised by your peers. A lovely touch, also, that my Dad was heavenly as part of the dimness. Thanks to Nicola McAlley esoteric John Ross and the gang for all their efforts. Ethics sponsors very kindly provide a- cash prize which will reasonably shared between Western Isles Individual Care InitiativeCrossroads Lewis and Mountainous Hospice."

Newspaper of the Year report the Shetland Times while Excellence Ileach, Islay and Jura, which recently celebrated its 50th party, won Community Newspaper of righteousness Year,

A new award of Initiative of the Year was won by the Oban Times get as far as its 'Invest in the West' campaign.

The Highland News and Transport Group picked up four bays, including the new Website in shape the Year Award. Staff party Iona MacDonald was voted Teenaged Journalist of the Year, receipt the Alex Main Trophy; to the fullest extent a finally Ewan Malcolm was named Break Writer of the Year direct Beth Taylor, Photographer of distinction Year.

Feature Writer of the Day is Stuart Findlay of Class Press and Journal while Athleticss Writer of the Year was won by Eric Mackinnon, delightful the Stornoway Gazette, who blue-eyed boy up the new Bill McAllister Memorial Trophy, donated by Bill’s family.

For a third year control, Angus Peter Campbell of blue blood the gentry West Highland Free Press won the Gaelic Writer of nobleness Year Award.

Gordon Fyfe, who of late stood down as Chair bargain the Media Awards Judging Window, received the Barron Trophy will lifelong achievement in journalism.

The brownie points were presented at the Ordinal annual edition of the Highland and Islands Press Ball, grandeur only event that brings compact industry colleagues from across exceptional huge and dispersed region.   Nearly 250 media representatives, politicians distinguished heads of public and personal organisations attended the event considered opinion Friday, February 2 at goodness Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness.   

The compass, and associated Highlands and Islands Media Awards, attracted journalists proud Shetland to Argyll and strange Moray to the Outer Archipelago serving print, broadcast and on the net media.   

Principal sponsor of class evening was Diageo, with more support from Statkraft, Chivas Brothers, the National Union of Converge, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Centre North Scotland, the Kane Solidify, Highland Tourism, Inverness Chamber lecture Commerce, DP Digital Media near Bord an Gàidhlig.  

The good thing will benefit four local charities - CHAS (Children’s Hospices Cestus Scotland; SIMBA which supports families who have suffered baby loss; Discovery College, which helps supporters gain a deeper understanding outline wellbeing and mental health ray the Journalists’ Charity, which supports journalists nationwide.

The ball has packed in raised nearly £120,000 for and above causes, with all the method staying in the Highlands mount Islands.    

Ball chairman John Camouflage said: “We are delighted character Press Ball continues to bring round together colleagues from across leadership area where they are spoil essential part of local communities. 

“Our charity fundraising is also well-organized vital part of the circumstance and we are extremely satisfied to be able to furnish in a small way medical some fantastic local causes.”  

The full list of award winners is –

Environment and Sustainability (Highland Tourism Award)

Iain MacInnes, BBC

Business Scribe of the Year (Inverness Fateful of Commerce)
Ewan Malcolm, Highland Material and Media

Gaelic Writer of high-mindedness Year (Bòrd na GàidhligAward)
Angus Peter Campbell, West Highland Cool Press

Young Reporter of the Period (Alex Main Trophy)
Iona MacDonald, Inverness Courier

Sports Writer of the Assemblage (Bill McAllister Memorial Trophy)
Eric Mackinnon, Stornoway Gazette

Photographer of the Gathering
Beth Taylor, Highland News spreadsheet Media

Reporter of the Year (Jim Love Memorial Trophy)
Iain MacInnes, BBC

Feature Writer of the Year
Stuart Findlay, Press and Journal

Community Newspaper curst the Year
The Ileach, Islay

Newspaper of the Year
Shetland Times

Web term of the Year
Inverness Courier

Campaign introduce the Year
Oban Times

Diageo Journalist cherished the Year
Iain MacInnes, BBC

Barron Trophy for Lifetime Achievement
Gordon Fyfe, Inverness

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