November 19, 2007  

With just days to go until the winners of the Midlands Media Awards 2007 are revealed, the Birmingham Press Club has announced that a host of firms will be supporting this year’s event.

The awards, which recognise and reward the achievements of the region’s media industry, will take place on November 21 at Baskerville House, in Birmingham city centre.

Sponsors include Aston Science Park; Advantage West Midlands; law firm Bevan Brittan; Barclays Bank; East Midlands Airport; Just Good Food; and Targetfollow, the developer behind the multi-million pound renovation of Baskerville House. Other supporters of the event, which this year will have a New York theme, include Heart FM; Crosby Lendlease; Mechu; and Moet.

John Lamb, chairman of Birmingham Press Club, said: “The standard of entries has again been outstanding, demonstrating what a vibrant industry the media is in this region.”

Now in its fifth year, the Midlands Media Awards is open to journalists from all sectors of the media, including newspapers, radio and TV. There are 13 award categories in total including newspaper of the year; scoop of the year; headline of the year; news photographer of the year; sports photographer of the year; sports journalist of the year and news reporter of the year.