The organisers of the Kennedy Awards have delayed the presentation event scheduled for August. The annual journalism awards named after Sydney journalist Les Kennedy tries to hold the awards each year close to the anniversary of Kennedy’s passing in August 2011. However this year the organising committee told Mediaweek the impact of an extended Sydney Covid lockdown and the anticipated knock-on effects meant it seemed prudent to delay the event originally scheduled for August 6.
The new date for the 10th Anniversary Gala where the 2021 winners will be revealed is now Friday September 24. The venue stays the same at the Royal Randwick function centre.
The organisation has also rescheduled the Kennedy Foundation’s Sydney Media Club lunch with Sharri Markson, originally planned for July 21, and now set to take place at City Tattersalls Club on September 15.
In the year of the historic 10th Annual Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism, the NRMA continues to provide support to Australia’s media charity, the Kennedy Foundation, maintaining a sponsorship bond forged in 2012.
The NRMA Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism, are named in honour of Sydney crime reporter Les Kennedy who died aged 53 years in 2011. The awards continue to recognise media professionals and those who have put so much back into the industry.