Astro AWANI journos, photographer nominated for NPC Awards

It is a proud day for Astro AWANI as reporters Siti Noor Arfa Mohd Yunus, Teoh El Sen and Hilal Azmi are nominated for the National Press Club Awards 2014 (NPC 2014).

Siti Noor Arfa, who is also a news anchor for Buletin Awani, and Teoh topped the list of nominees after receiving two nominations each.

Siti Noor Arfa was nominated for 'Young Journalist of the Year' and 'Online Journalist of the Year', while Teoh was nominated for 'Broadcast Journalist of the Year' and 'Journalist of the Year'.

Hilal, has also been nominated for the 'Broadcast Journalist of the Year' award.

As for Astro AWANI photographer, Shahir Omar, he is in the running for the 'Photographer of the Year' award.

The winners of the 'Young Journalist of the Year', 'Online Journalist of the Year' and 'Photographer of the Year' will each win RM5,000, a flight ticket and a trophy while the 'Broadcast Journalist of the Year' will take home RM10,000, a flight ticket and a trophy.

The 'Journalist of the Year' will win RM15,000, a flight ticket, a Samsung Galaxy S4 and a trophy.

The awards ceremony will take place on May 26 and will be attended by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.