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On Friday we were at @RBLI managing the media during HRH The Princess Royal's visit 📹🎙️🗞️
🏠She officially opened Greenwich House at the Centenary Village, Aylesford, which provides homes and a community for vulnerable veterans.
Thanks to all the press that covered the visit.
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The Kent Press & Broadcast Awards' sports award has been renamed in honour of @bbcsoutheast's reporter Neil Bell who died earlier this year maxim-pr.co.uk/news/tribute-… #KPBA
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📢We have news!
For the first time in our 26-year history, we have made changes to our senior management team with the appointment of new directors Erica Jones and Rachel Knight.
More here: maxim-pr.co.uk/news/kent-pr-…
#KentBusiness #PR #Kent
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#KPBA Kent Broadcast Journalist of the Year is @JosieHannett of @bbcsoutheast.
JUDGES SAID: “Josie is going to have a very, very good career – her work is inspired and she asks great questions.”
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Huge thanks to @simonhowland for coming in and going through our SEO report - he even brought cakes!
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Thank you to everyone who made this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards such a success, including fabulous host @MartineBBC. Full results now at kpbawards.co.uk/results2023
Official photos (thanks to @TimStubbings) from the #KPBA ceremony at kpbawards.co.uk/photos2023
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🥳 Well, what a day we had on Friday! #KPBA
👏 Massive thanks to everyone who came along to the 10th Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony and made it such a success.
🏆 You can see the full results at kpbawards.co.uk/results2024
📸 Photos at kpbawards.co.uk/photos2024
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Dear Kent,
Please don't do anything newsworthy today as a lot of the county's journalists will be rather busy this afternoon at #KPBA
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15 - #KPBA The Neil Bell Kent Sports Journalist of the Year, supported by @kentcricket, is @KeilanWebster of @KMTV_Kent. JUDGES SAID: “Keilan is a great all-rounder with a good interviewing style. He has a have-a-go attitude and highlights niche and non able-bodied sports.”
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#KPBA Kent News Website of the Year, sponsored by @Port_of_Dover, is @Kent_Online.
JUDGES SAID: “We were impressed with the year-on-year growth. The site is full of ‘good, useful journalism’ and is improving all the time.”
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#KPBA Designer of the Year is Jonathan Brewer of @BBCSouthEast.
JUDGES SAID: “Everything Jonathan touched was clever and innovative without distracting from the presenter.”
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Very impressive effort by the @Kent_Messenger titles this week, with a good selection of local content balanced alongside a countywide perspective of the current crisis. Well done to all the teams for supporting their local communities in this difficult time
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#KPBA The Neil Bell Kent Sports Journalist of the Year, supported by @kentcricket, is @JewelsRobber of @BBCSESport.
JUDGES SAID: “Juliette looks at the role of sport in wider society and how it can transform people’s lives – that’s the way sports journalism should be heading.”
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#KPBA Kent Print Journalist of the Year is @lydiachKM of @KentishGazette.
JUDGES SAID: “Lydia’s work was not only brilliant but also important, her interviews were beautifully done and she is a voice for the voiceless.”
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We're very pleased to announce that @MartineBBC will be hosting this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards. More at kpbawards.co.uk/host
Every finalist will be invited to attend the #KPBA ceremony on 14 July for free so get your entries in ASAP! 🏆
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Amazing wrap on today's Kent Messenger featuring The Queen's visit to @RBLI. The @KM_newsroom team worked really hard to get this done yesterday - thank you!
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#KPBA Kent Broadcast Journalist of the Year, sponsored by @LeShuttle, is @JosieHannett of @bbcsoutheast
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Slightly overwhelmed by all the feedback on the #KPBA finalists. Not gonna lie - it's a lot of work, but this afternoon has made it all worthwhile. Roll on 20 November for the virtual ceremony 🏆 If you missed the announcement, see the shortlist at kpbawards.co.uk/finalists
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#KPBA Highly Commended Kent Print Journalist of the Year is @marijkehall of @ThanetExtra.
JUDGES SAID: “We were impressed with the way Marijke sourced stories and formed relationships.”
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When it's your first day back in the office and the person bringing the milk decides to do their first meeting from home #gasping
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Very sorry to see @BBCSimonMcCoy is leaving the BBC. Although it does give us hope - he's not announced his future plans so maybe we could ask him to be permanently involved in the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards? He was an *excellent* host #KPBA
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There's something really rather reassuring and normal about getting our weekly paper delivery. Even if Phil now has the unenviable task of reading them all (we normally share them out between us)
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We're shortlisted for an award!
In partnership with @RochesterBridge and @FMConwayltd, we are finalists for Best In-House Consultancy Collaboration in the @PRCA_UK #PublicAffairsAwards - which officially makes us among the top five in the country 🥳
maxim-pr.co.uk/news/maxim-sh…
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Biggest cheer of the day - well done @JohnNurden #KPBA
Congratulations @JohnNurden on winning the #KPBA Commitment to the Community 2019 award! Very well deserved 💙
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This is crazy! We really don't need journos to be in danger to know it's windy out there.
Filming outside the Shard is proving to be an adventure for this crew! #StormEunice
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Hang on a minute - Philip and Erica left the office saying they were going to meeting with @RochesterBridge but they seem to be at @RochesterCathed seeing the moon instead! 😉
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The phone rang.
We went into shock. We stared blankly at the devices next to us.
What is this ringing noise?
How do we make it stop?
We answered.
It was not one of the bosses.
(more shock)
It wasn't a work call either.
We stood down the excitement and returned to our tea.
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#KPBA Kent Programme of the Year, sponsored by @Digitom, is @bbcsoutheast.
JUDGES SAID: “The overall standard was of a very high quality but there was also a level of creativity that you don’t always get with those who have bigger budgets.”
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#KPBA Best Use of Digital Media, sponsored by @LeShuttle, is @journalizzie of @bbcsoutheast.
JUDGES SAID: “Lizzie is fresh, engaging and knowledgeable, she matches the content for the appropriate channel.”
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Erica's at @RochesterCathed today supporting @RochesterBridge with numerous media interviews - this is @itvnews in action. An adventure golf course has been installed temporarily to inspire people to learn about bridges - a free activity for all the family.
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Just told Alice that Rachel will be on @BBCRadioKent this afternoon talking about the benefits of having dogs in the office. She doesn't look too bothered 😴
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#KPBA Kent Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by @Se_Railway, is @KentishGazette.
JUDGES SAID: “The Kentish Gazette is full of great features and stories. It’s punchy, vibrant and a solid, loud voice for Canterbury.”
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We’ve invited @rdsmithTW, friend and colleague of Neil Bell, to pay tribute to the BBC sports reporter who died earlier this year. The Neil Bell Kent Sports Journalist of the Year award will be a lasting tribute buff.ly/2JjHL3p #KPBA
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No such thing as a snow day now we can WFH but Kent is looking beautiful this morning. Anyone old enough to remember tuning into @BBCRadioKent when it was the only way to find out if your school was closed? ⛄️❄️
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#KPBA judging complete! This lot put their heart and souls into reviewing the entries for the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards. We're so grateful to them all for their time and energy.
Shortlist will be announced on Monday 👀
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Remember we were on the lookout for a giant pen? Well it turns out they're impossible to find so @AndyMetcalf spent a weekend making one. It was used for a shoot with client @RBLI to promote their 'Let’s Make A Will campaign'.
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#KPBA Highly Commended Kent Columnist of the Year is @maryharristw of @KSCourier.
JUDGES SAID: “Mary’s background as a reporter really showed, as did her love for the area she covers. She adds value to the Courier.”
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#KPBA Kent Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by @Se_Railway, is @doverexpress for the second year running
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In Canterbury this afternoon to say farewell to Neil Bell, the only person to win the #KPBA Kent Sports Journalist of the Year award, three times.
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Right then, here goes. A strange week ahead for us all - unprecented times, decisions to be made. Good luck, everyone.
PS - we'll be continuing to post cute dog pics because that seems to help.
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Lovely to see @JohnNurden on page 5 of today's @TimesGuardian. A very worthy winner of the individual Commitment to the Community title at #KPBA
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Snow in Sevenoaks is much worse than Tonbridge - take care out there #uksnow
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📢 #KPBA ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the General Election, the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, 26 July. Please spread the word.
The lovely @MartineBBC, who did an excellent job of hosting last year, has kindly agreed to return kpbawards.co.uk/host
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#KPBA Kent Digital Journalist of the Year, sponsored by @ArrivaKent, is @kjbailes of @IsleThanetNews
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5 October and we've issued our first Christmas press release - the Santa Express will be back in Tunbridge Wells thanks to @MarkerstudyL
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Thanks for all the lovely feedback after we announced the finalists for the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards today. You can see the full shortlist at kpbawards.co.uk/finalists
Also had a great call with our #KPBA host @MartineBBC. Can't wait to hear more stories at the ceremony!
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A random #ThrowbackThursday to 2015 when the bosses accidentally came to work dressed as twins.
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Please welcome Alice Burgess, our newest member of the team (not to be confused with office dog Alice).
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Finalists for #KPBA Kent Programme of the Year, sponsored by @Digitom, are @bbcsoutheast, @itvmeridian, @KentNLPodcast and @KMTV_Kent for Kent Decides - congratulations, everyone!
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First up is Best Use of Digital Media, sponsored by @Eurotunnel. Congratulations @andyrobinson123, @Kent_Online, @journalizzie and @smaisner 👏
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Kent New Journalist of the Year, sponsored by @EKC__Group, is @jadzia_samuel of @KMTV_Kent.
#KPBA JUDGES SAID: “Jadzia is one to watch and will go far. She’s a real pro – everything she does could go national.”
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The first batch of goody bags is packed and off for delivery. Finalists, a Maxim #KPBA Elf could be knocking on your door soon...
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Massive thanks to our #KPBA judges who gave up their afternoons (not to mention the time going through the entries) to fight it out over the finalists for the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards. Philip and Rachel were just there to keep the peace 😉 Shortlist announced next week!
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That's it for the awards - thanks to everyone who joined us for the 10th #KPBA.
Now for a little Q&A with @MartineBBC who has done a fabulous job of hosting this afternoon.
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Another one where it was hard for the judges to choose as the standard was so high. #KPBA Kent New Journalist of the Year finalists, sponsored by @EKC__Group, are @BradDAHarper, @JournoTijou, @KMTVIsabelle, @KatyaKMTV and @Megan___C
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Wow! Erica's with @RochesterBridge this evening at @RochesterCathed for the opening of #museumofthemoon 😍🌛
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Best press release ever - the return of #W1A and more @perfect_siobhan bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latest…
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And in the broadcast section of #KPBA Kent Feature Journalist of the Year, sponsored by @MHUpdates, congratulations to @loudlazylion, @JoeCoshan, @piershopkirk, @SamuelSupps and @yvette_austinTV
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Rachel and Andrew are at @RBLI today with @mattwalkerpics. No prizes for guessing why! 👑 #TheQueeninKent
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Woo hoo! Host for this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony confirmed this evening. They have a lot to live up to as @BBCSimonMcCoy was brilliant last year #KPBA
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Huge thanks to @KMTV_Kent for giving us a behind the scenes tour yesterday, and giving us the chance to talk about #KPBA on air.
It's an important part of our role to keep up-to-date with how the media works, and days like this are invaluable.
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#KPBA Kent New Journalist of the Year, sponsored by @EKC__Group, is @BradDAHarper of @KentishGazette.
JUDGES SAID: “Brad was a stand-out winner, he covers a great breadth of stories, sensitively written, as well as creating newsy, undercover stuff we really wanted to read.”
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It's time to announce the finalists for this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards.
Huge thanks to the #KPBA judges who review every single entry, and our sponsors whose support allows us to invite every finalist to the awards ceremony free of charge. kpbawards.co.uk/finalists
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The Neil Bell Kent Sports Journalist of the Year, supported by @kentcricket, is @jonphipps81 and @matthew_gerrard of @KentNLPodcast (joint entry)
#KPBA JUDGES SAID: “They’re consistent, chatty, know their subject back to front and have a great range of guest interviews.”
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With so much going on it's easy to forget about the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards but actually, local journalism has never been so important. Massive thanks to latest sponsor @Se_Railway and to all the #KPBA supporters for sticking with us when everything is so uncertain.
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Alice has won us this beautiful cake! Thank you so much @Gorkana @CisionGB #CisionCelebrates 🎄🍰
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Favourite comment 'Put someone on who understands Twitter'. You couldn't have handled this any better - you're the definition of a person and brand who absolutely gets Twitter. Would also buy the 'Sue, you're shouting at tea' T-shirt.
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Thanks to everyone who entered this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards. The judges met, argued and decided on the 2019 finalists which are now live at kpbawards.co.uk/finalists #KPBA
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Running our first event since pre-Covid today - and Cooden Beach Hotel is not a bad place to do it! #EastSussex #eventmanagement
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Good morning! Today is the day the winners of the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards receive their trophies. Andrew's on the road for a day of socially distant award presentations with these prize bags #KPBA
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Highly Commended #KPBA Kent Media Innovation of the Year, sponsored by @baesystemsplc, is @jamesjdunham of @ITVMeridian.
JUDGES SAID: “James’ solutions for interviewing a woman who was self-isolating in a first floor flat really brought the story to life.”
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The #KPBA Neil Bell Highly Commended Kent Sports Journalist of the Year, supported by @kentcricket, goes to Matt Cole and @BenWattsSport of @BBCKentSport
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All the results from today's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards are now online at kpbawards.co.uk/results2018. Thanks to everyone who made it such a great afternoon! #KPBA
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Such a rare sight to see a new publication in print! Huge congrats to @kjbailes and @JodieNesling 🍾📰
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We're very sad to hear of the death of former @bbcsoutheast presenter Geoff Clark. We did a lot of work with Geoff back in the day as he was a wonderful event host, as well as a brilliant TV presenter. Thoughts with his family and friends.
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Highly Commended in the #KPBA Best Use of Digital Media, sponsored by @LeShuttle, is @smaisner of @bbcsoutheast.
JUDGES SAID: “Stuart’s stories became much more engaging because they had been presented digitally.”
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Morning, someone made the mistake of giving Rachel the day off. Which means Erica's back on Twitter for one day only. We all know what that means...
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Time to start packing the #KPBA goody bags - one for every attendee at Friday's ceremony.
Thanks to our generous sponsors, they contain a powerbank, pens, a piggy bank, bottle openers, tickets to a cricket match, a day pass for Southeastern and a bluetooth speaker from Maxim.
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She did it! 🏃♀️👏👏👏👏
That was amazing. My hope was to get between 5.5/6hrs. Official time was 5.22.10s. Thank you to everyone for your support and sponsorship.
In total over the four years of my journey to #LondonMarathon I have now raised £10,000+ for @macmillancancer
2024tcslondonmarathon.enthus…
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Finalists for The Neil Bell Kent Sports Journalist of the Year, supported by @KentCricket, are @BenWattsSport, @JoeCoshan, @JewelsRobber and Matthew Panting of @KMMediaGroup - well done, everyone #KPBA
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What do you do when the office is closed but you need some help getting the #KPBA finalists boards in the post? You rope your family in! Thanks, Rachel's mum 😃
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#KPBA Kent Broadcast Journalist of the Year, sponsored by @LeShuttle, is @ZoieOBrien_ who has recently left @bbcsoutheast for @bbclookeast.
JUDGES SAID: “Her stories were fascinating and memorable – Zoie is definitely one to watch.”
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🏆 EXCITING #KPBA NEWS 🏆
We are very pleased to announce that @BBCRosAtkins, famed for his hugely popular 'Ros Atkins on…' explainer videos, will be hosting this year's Kent Press & Broadcast Awards ceremony on 5 July.
Find out more about Ros at kpbawards.co.uk/host
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Vans are cosy, aren't they?! Almost at @SpitfireGround now - lots to do before our guests arrive #KPBA
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Thanks to all the sponsors of the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards who joined us for lunch on Friday. Now the countdown is on to the #KPBA ceremony on 15 July 🏆🍾🥳
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