Herald writers scoop prestigious awards
THE Herald has won more awards than any other newspaper in this year’s Scottish Press Awards – with Herald on Sunday writer-at-large Neil Mackay among the major winners.
The ceremony for the 43rd annual awards was held at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central, with the newspaper and its journalists winning several awards across 13 categories.
In total, nine awards were won among titles – including The Herald – owned by Newsquest. Winners from The
Herald were: Brian Donnelly, for Financial Business Journalist of the year; Teddy Jamieson for Interviewer of the year and also Arts and Entertainment journalist; Neil Mackay for Feature Writer; health correspondent Helen McArdle for Specialist Reporter; Joanna Blythman for Food and Drink Writer; and Hannah Rodger who won the award for Political Journalist.
Garry Scott, Acting Editor of The Herald, said: “We are extremely proud of all our journalists.”