Voice of the Listener and Viewer (VLV) represents the citizen and consumer interest
in broadcasting and works for quality and diversity in British broadcasting.

The 2002 Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV) Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting was presented during VLV’s 20th annual Spring Conference in London on Wednesday, 
30 April at 13.45pm.

The Awards, nominated and selected by listeners and viewers rather than professional peers, they were organised by VLV member Jill Gregory.  Now in their 12th year, the Awards was sponsored by The Voice of the Listener Trust.  Each of the winners were presented by VLV's Chairman Jocelyn Hay with an engraved candle holder kindly donated by Dartington Crystal.

The winners are:

Radio
Best News Radio Programme, 2002
From Our Own Correspondent, BBC Radio 4 

Recipient:  Tony Grant, Producer

Best Entertainment Radio Programme, 2002
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, BBC Radio 4 

Recipient: John Naismith, Producer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor. 

Best Radio Contributor, 2002
John Humphrys, Today Programme, BBC Radio 4 

Recipient: John Humphrys

Special Award for Radio Broadcasting
Alistair Cooke, BBC Radio 4

Recipient:   Tony Grant, Producer/Editor

Television
Best Current Affairs Television Programme, 2002
Channel 4 News

Recipient: Guy Ker, Managing Editor, Jon Snow, Samira Ahmed 

Best Television Programme Series, 2002
The Life of Mammals, BBC 1

Recipient: Sir David Attenborough and Mike Salisbury

Best Individual Television Contributor, 2002
Michael Palin, BBC 1

Recipient:  Roger Mills, Producer of ‘Sahara’

Special Award for Excellence in Television Broadcasting, 2002
Nick Vaughan-Barratt  & BBC Television Events Team for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations.

Recipient: David Tickthall, Executive Producer; Julie Heptonstall, Producer; Clare Popplewell, Producer.

Commenting: VLV Chairman Jocelyn Hay said: ’We look forward to the opportunity of meeting and expressing our thanks to these broadcasters and the teams behind them for the hours of information, education and pleasure they have given to millions of listeners and viewers over the past year.’

For more information contact: Linda Forbes on 01474 - 352835 or Jill Gregory on 020-8767 2595. 

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