Nigel Farage is named News Presenter of the Year at the TRIC Awards after public vote and is booed by audience with shouts of ‘off’ as he gives acceptance speech

• The GB News host, 59, was the surprise award winner at the 2023 TRIC Awards
• He was booed after berating the guests for the way industry measured viewers 

Nigel Farage was named the best news presenter in the country – beating established veteran journalists Eamonn Holmes and Susanna Reid – then told industry award attendees ‘You should be frightened because you will lose your jobs’.

The GB News host, 59, was the surprise award winner at today’s 2023 TRIC Awards.

His award was decided by a public vote and Farage attracted boos after berating the industry audience.

He railed: ‘I am really rather proud to have this because I’m a new boy – I have only been doing this for a couple of years.

‘So a huge thank to all those good, ordinary folk who live outside the M25 for voting for me.

The GB News host, 59, was the surprise award winner at today’s 2023 TRIC Awards in London

Farage wasted little time in berating the booing audience and told them some would ‘lose their jobs’

‘I suspect had the industry had the say, I very much doubt I would have won.

‘I’m certain three GB News presenters would not have been in the shortlist of five which should be very instructive for the rest of the industry.’

As he began to be heckled, he declared: ‘Please keep the abuse coming, because it says a lot more about you than about me.

‘Whether they are BBC or not I don’t mind but learn this and think about this.

‘There’s a massive gap in the market, you’ve all become too much the same.

‘What we are doing is creating a new identity brand in British broadcasting.’

Nigel Farage attends The TRIC Awards 2023 at Grosvenor House before his award was announced

Farage got his award after beating Eamonn Holmes, Piers Morgan, Stephen Dixon and Susanna Reid. 

He added ‘I led a party which became mocked and derided at lunches like this that went on to win a national election.

‘In those days the polling industry who didn’t understand us. Here’s my one serious point – please take it on board.; 

He then referenced host Judge Rob Rinder at the stage of the stage.

Farage said: ‘Poor Rob he can’t even open his eyes, he’s finding it so tricky, so awkward so difficult.

‘This industry is worth about 12 or 15 million pounds a year. It matters culturally, it matters so many different ways in our country.’

He added the way the industry was measuring ratings was ‘out of touch.’

Farage said over jeers: ‘Oh I can hear the noise, there’s a lot of money at stake, any idea of competition and you should shout, you should be frightened because you will lose your jobs.’

Farage was initially met by a mixture of cheers and then huge boos and shouts of ‘off’.

Host Rinder reminded the room the categories were voted for by the public.

He said even though he didn’t agree with Farage everyone needed to listen more to other opinions.

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