9News reporter Tim Arvier was named 2020 Journalist of the Year at last night’s Queensland Clarion Awards.

Arvier also claimed two other awards: the Clarion Award for best Broadcast Interview for “Live Reporting in Minneapolis”, broadcast nationally on 9News and TODAY, and the Clarion Award for best TV News Report for “Minneapolis Burning”, seen on 9News and TODAY.

“Minneapolis Burning” formed part of an extraordinary week of TV news reporting from Minneapolis as civil unrest spread across the city after the killing of George Floyd in police custody. On the first morning, as police responded to a stabbing, Arvier and his cameraman were the only local or international news team who remained live on-air and on the scene as demonstrators clashed with police.

Posted online, his first two days of live and packaged reports have been viewed more than 40 million times and were of international significance.

“It’s an honour to be named ‘Journalist of the Year’ among so many outstanding and deserving nominees. Having the opportunity to cover such a momentous story, alongside an incredible cameraman in Adam Bovino, was certainly a privilege and something I will never forget,” Arvier said.

9News and TODAY reporter Jessica Millward was nominated alongside Arvier in the Broadcast Interview category for her story “Live Reporting in the Exclusion Zone”, broadcast on 9News and TODAY.

Additionally, 9News Queensland was nominated for the Clarion Award for TV News Report for its story “Hannah Clarke” and A Current Affair was nominated for the Clarion Award for TV Current Affairs, Feature, Documentary or Special Broadcast for its story “Hannah Clarke”.

9News Queensland’s Director of News, Amanda Paterson, said: “I’m extremely proud of Tim and his efforts in bringing Queenslanders, and the nation, some of the most captivating live reporting I’ve ever seen. These awards are a testament to Tim’s journalistic excellence in garnering the eyes of a nation.

“His fellow nominees, Jess Millward and the 9News Queensland team, should also be immensely proud of their achievements in reinforcing 9News as the premier news source in Queensland.”

The annual Queensland Clarion Awards are the pre-eminent, state-based awards promoting excellence in the Australian media.

These esteemed awards for 9News coincide with 9News Queensland claiming the 2020 OzTAM ratings survey year for the 6.00-7.00pm news hour Monday to Friday, reaching over two million people and proving to be the news service that Queenslanders trust.

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Saturday, September 19, 2020