2024 British Sports Journalism Awards Announced: Leading Figures from Major Media Outlets Honoured

The 2024 British Sports Journalism Awards, organised by the Sports Journalists’ Association (SJA), were held in London on the evening of March 24, honouring outstanding achievements in sports writing, photography, and broadcasting over the past year. Widely regarded as the highest accolade in UK sports media, the awards celebrate excellence across the industry.

At the 2024 British Sports Journalism Awards, the BBC’s Kelly Cates won the Presenter of the Year award.

The Guardian emerged as one of the biggest winners of the night, taking home five awards. Chief sports writer Barney Ronay was named both Columnist of the Year and Popular Culture Commentator of the Year, while veteran journalist Donald McRae retained his titles as Feature Writer of the Year and Specialist Correspondent of the Year.

In broadcasting, Sky Sports News’ Deadline Day coverage won Television Show of the Year. Roy Keane was awarded Pundit of the Year, Kelly Cates was named Presenter of the Year, and senior reporter Geraint Hughes received the award for Sports Summariser of the Year.

Amanda Davies, sports anchor for CNN, won Broadcast Journalist of the Year in a highly competitive category. She prevailed over strong contenders from the BBC, Sky News, Amazon Prime, and others, describing the honour as “really, really special.”

In writing, David Ornstein of The Athletic was named Sportswriter of the Year. The Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph also won major awards in the newspaper and feature-writing categories.

This year’s ceremony, held in partnership with Canon, featured over 30 award categories and attracted wide participation from leading national and international media outlets, showcasing the depth, professionalism, and diversity of the British sports media landscape.