New Zealand Football Media Association
The NZFMA media award winners for 2012 have been decided. They are:
Audio Broadcaster of the Year
Winner: Jason Pine (The Radio Network)
Highly Commended: Yellow Fever podcast In The Zone
Jason Pine has now won this award a record five consecutive times and was also judged overall media winner in 2003. His portfolio featured commentary from New Zealand's World Cup qualifiers and Phoenix games.J
udge: Dennis Katsanos (Sky TV presenter)
Judge's comments: "I was impressed with the professionalism of the Yellow Fever guys and the relationship they’ve fostered with the Phoenix players. If there was a non-commercial category or a best fan piece, they'd be definite winners. But I kept coming back to Jason’s entry, which was sharp, polished, concise and covered everything most football fans would want to know. It wasn’t an easy call but in the Voice of the Fans versus the Voice of Football, I’m going with Jason Pine."