Sky Sports Presenters Angela Powers and Brian Carney have been shortlisted for the prestigious Mind Media Awards Entertainment category for the work completed in the lead up to State of Mind Round 25 in 2013
Angela’s piece featured State of Mind training sessions and an interview with Paul Wood and State of Mind co-founder Dr. Phil Cooper from the 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 
Brian Carney’s piece featured an interview with former player Harry Pinner and interviews with fans and club staff across Super League about State of Mind
The exceptional shortlisted entries will go head-to-head in categories including Drama, Factual TV and Entertainment when they are awarded by Mind, the mental health charity, at a ceremony at the BFI on Monday 17 November.
In a record breaking year Mind received hundreds of entries to its media awards which honour powerful media portrayals and reporting of mental health problems.
Entries in the Factual TV category were so strong this year that an unprecedented seven programmes will be in the running including ‘Bedlam’ on Channel 4, ‘OCD ward’ on ITV and two documentaries broadcast as part of BBC Three’s ‘It’s a Mad World season’ including ‘Diaries of a Broken Mind’ and ‘Football’s Suicide Secret’.
The hotly contested Entertainment category will see Sky Sports Rugby League State of Mind Features go up against BBC One’s ‘The One Show’, ‘This Morning’ broadcast on ITV1 and Embarrassing Bodies on Channel Four
A diverse shortlist in the Drama category sees E4 comedy ‘My mad fat diary’ compete against period drama ‘Call the midwife’, children’s TV show ‘The dumping ground’ and medical drama ‘Casualty’.
Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind says
“The Mind Media Awards is a fantastic opportunity to reflect on the positive impact that accurate and informed media reporting can have on perceptions of those with mental health problems.
“It’s been a fantastic year for mental health in the media and we were inundated with an incredible number of entries. We have seen a lot of firsts this year with BBC Three becoming the first broadcaster to dedicate a whole season of programmes to young people’s mental health issues and Top Sante the first glossy magazine to dedicate an entire issue to mental health.
The judges really have a tough job picking winners, and we can’t wait to celebrate with the finalist at this year’s ceremony at the BFI!”
Shortlisted entries will be judged by a panel of media industry experts on criteria including whether the entry challenges common perceptions of mental health, is well-crafted and responsibly produced, safe for intended audiences and reaching new audiences. Joining the judging panel for the first time this year are BBC presenter Sian Williams, Channel 4 News journalist Victoria MacDonald and Radio 5 Men’s Hour presenter Tim Samuels.
The shortlist for the Mind Media Awards 2014 is:
Entertainment
Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the clinic, Channel 4
The latest series of Embarrassing Bodies Live featured a weekly segment on mental health including short films which introduce eight case studies each describing a different condition.
The One Show
The One Show explores mental health in a number of episodes, including a report by Benjamin Zephaniah on a pioneering ‘street triage’ scheme, a man with depression who uses ‘wild swimming’ to manage his mental health and drummer Woody from the band Madness who introduces his brother who has psychosis.
This Morning, ITV 1
This Morning takes an in-depth look at mental health in a number of special features. Matt Johnson volunteers at an Ecominds gardening project which helps people experiencing mental health problems. A viewer phone-in sees mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin, who experiences schizoaffective disorder, answering calls and giving advice alongside Dr Ranj. Actor Adam Rickett speaks openly about his experience of bulimia in a segment focussed on male eating disorders.
Rugby League: State of Mind, Sky Sports 1
Sky Sports highlighted the work of mental health campaign ‘State of Mind’ which arranges for former players with experience of mental health problems to deliver education sessions in clubs. It features interviews with former players including Harry Pinner. The two films aired during the ‘Round of 25’ State of Mind fixtures.
State of Mind are immensely proud of the work completed by Angela and Brian and wish them all the very best in November!
For more information about the awards click on the link below
www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/mind-media-awards-2014-shortlist-announced/