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The home News Coverage award for 2012/2013 goes to the Woolwich Attack coverage from ITN for ITV News.

Regional Presenter of the Year

BBC Look East’s Stewart White has won the Regional Presenter of the Year 2012/2013 at tonight’s RTS TV Journalism awards.

Nina Hossain of ITV News London and Alex Lovell of BBC Points West were also nominated for this award.

Nation and Regions News Programme

BBC East Midlands Today has been won the award for Nations and Regions News Programme, seeing off BBC Newsline and ITV Calendar.

Congratulations Royal Television Society Nations and Regions News Programme award: BBC East Midlands Today

— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) February 19, 2014

And here’s the award pic.twitter.com/C6Q5o4H6lW

— Stuart Thomas (@stuartthomas) February 19, 2014

Young Talent of the Year

Peter Smith of STV News has won the RTS award for Young Talent of the Year 2012/2013.

Sky News’ Tom Rayner and the BBC’s Catrin Nye were also nominated for the award.

I won! #rtsawards pic.twitter.com/a91ccxOYiz

— Peter A Smith (@PeterAdamSmith) February 19, 2014

And Finally, Richard Tait CBE receives the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2011/2012 Lifetime Achievement Award.

The whole room on its feet for Richard Tait CBE #RTSTVJ pic.twitter.com/QfMVe8skuV

— Royal Television Society (@RTS_media) February 20, 2013

The Judges’ Award for 2011/2012 goes to Susannah Schofield for her work with the John Schofield Trust.

The Trust was set up by the friends and family of the journalist John Schofield who was killed whilst working in Croatia on the BBC’s World Tonight programme.

The Trust set out to create a lasting memorial to John’s work and character by supporting new journalists.

Wonderful. @JSchofieldTrust winner of #RTS Judges Award. John died 18 yrs ago on Bosnia/Croatia border. Mentoring new generation of journos

— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) February 20, 2013

Very well deserved standing ovation for Susie Schofield @JSchofieldTrust at tonight's #RTSTVJ

— Royal Television Society (@RTS_media) February 20, 2013

..And the awards just keep coming for Channel 4 News… Jon Snow has been named RTS National Presenter of the Year 2011/2012 beating Sky’s Jeremy Thompson and BBC’s Jon Sopel.

Did I mention Jon Snow won presenter of the year? #C4news #RTS pic.twitter.com/oDEqhDLIHb

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) February 20, 2013

Massive Congratulations to @alextomo for winning Journalist of the Year at #RTSTVJ. Well deserved!

— Jamal Osman (@JamalMOsman) February 20, 2013

And @alextomo wins rts journalist of the year #c4news pic.twitter.com/A1sTkuswY1

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) February 20, 2013

Specialist Journalist of the Year goes to the BBC’s Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen.

@BowenBBC many congrats on rts! Well done.

— Kevin Bakhurst (@kevinbakhurst) February 20, 2013

CNN International has been named News Channel of the Year 2011/2012..

Congrats to CNN for their success at RTS awards. #rtsawards #rtstvj

— alan grady (@alanalexgrady) February 20, 2013

Thoroughly well deserved team CNN for winning Newschannel of the Year at Royal Television Society Awards.

— Dan Rivers (@danriversitv) February 20, 2013

The RTS Daily News Programme of the Year 2011/2012 goes to…. Channel 4 News.

Are you all up on stage @Channel4News? pic.twitter.com/NbdsoXgaIw

— Royal Television Society (@RTS_media) February 20, 2013

http://twitter.com/alstewitn/statuses/304359702043693058

Ridiculous behaviour as entire c4news team goes up onto the stage. We've waited a long time for that particular one #RTS

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) February 20, 2013

Big congratulations to the Channel 4 News team in the UK for winning RTS Programme of the Year

— Neal Mann (@fieldproducer) February 20, 2013