Judges selected for Environmental Media & Environmentalist of the Year Awards
"It was thanks to Dr Player that these awards were started and he remains a very active environmentalist. We are honoured that he has agreed to be part of this year's proceedings," says Robyn Chalmers, head of corporate communications at SAB.
Judges
Broadcast:
Michelle Garforth-Venter (Eco-journalist)
Jeunesse Parks (Founder of Food and Trees for Africa)
Derek Watts (Investigative Commentator and Reporter)
Print and New Media:
James Clarke (Co-founder of Endangered Wildlife Trust)
Monica Graaff (Environmental Journalist)
Mbaweni Manqele (Environmental Educator)
Peter Sullivan (Former Editor and Chairman of Birdlife South Africa)
Photography:
Darryl Hammond (Sunday Times Picture Editor)
Steve Lawrence (The Star Picture Editor)
Lisa Skinner (Freelance Photojournalist)
Entries for the SAB Environmental Media & Environmentalist of the Year open at 8am on 1 August 2012 and close at 5pm on Friday 24 August 2012. Winners will be announced at an awards function on Wednesday 17 October 2012. For more information, go to www.SABenviromedia.co.za.