he late Paul O’Grady and Nigel Farage have been among the many winners from the world of leisure who have been honoured on the 2023 Tric Awards.

A factual gong was awarded to the presenter’s much-loved ITV present Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs on the Television and Radio Industries Club ceremony which happened on the Grosvenor House on Tuesday.

The programme, which sees O’Grady meet canines dropped at the centre in want of medical therapy, coaching and finally new houses, launched its newest sequence in April after O’Grady died on the age of 67 earlier this yr.

Farage, who as soon as led the Ukip and Reform political events, was introduced as a bunch of GB News in November 2021 and has since interviewed former US president Donald Trump on the channel.

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He picked up the presenter of the yr award on the annual occasion as his station was an honoured with a news programme gong for its breakfast present.

TalkTV’s Piers Morgan, who used to current Good Morning Britain (GMB), picked up the interview of the yr gong after Cristiano Ronaldo appeared on his present final November.

In the unauthorised and explosive 90-minute tv interview, Ronaldo criticised his membership, Manchester United.

The Premier League membership subsequently introduced that the footballer would go away with instant impact.

Morgan’s TalkTV colleague Julia Hartley-Brewer was additionally given greatest radio programme for her breakfast present.

BBC presenter Huw Edwards picked up the perfect reside occasion honour for being amongst these to cowl the state funeral of the late Queen for the broadcaster.

The protection of the state funeral, together with the service from Westminster Abbey and procession of the coffin via London, featured commentary from presenters together with Edwards, Kirsty Young and David Dimbleby.

Dimbleby had come out of retirement for the occasion.

On the night time, awards got to Peaky Blinders for drama, Gogglebox for leisure, A Place In The Sun for daytime, After Life for streamed TV, That Peter Crouch Podcast for podcast, Bradley Walsh for TV character and The Great British Bake Off for meals.

Danielle Harold, whose EastEnders character Lola Pearce-Brown died after being recognized with a mind tumour, obtained cleaning soap actor.

Picking up their gongs after wins final yr have been The Chase for recreation present, Emmerdale for cleaning soap of the yr and radio host Roman Kemp for greatest radio character.

ITV breakfast news present GMB, which options Susanna Reid and Ed Balls amongst its presenters, picked up the Tric 2023 particular award.

The awards, hosted this yr by Judi Love and Rob Rinder, have been going for greater than 50 years.