RNZ Checkpoint presenter John Campbell has been named Presenter of the Year at a prestigious global broadcasting awards ceremony in London.

Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly

Campbell took out the award at the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) Awards, held earlier this morning.

Our Presenter of the Year for audio is @JohnJCampbell from Radio New Zealand (@radionz), congratulations John! #AIBAwards — The AIB (@AIBnews) November 1, 2017

Thank you, Heaps. — John Campbell (@JohnJCampbell) November 1, 2017

It seems our Presenter of the Year @JohnJCampbell is VERY popular! Lovely to see lots of comments coming in from NZ, hello from London https://t.co/AeKjRfDh8v — The AIB (@AIBnews) November 1, 2017

Campbell credited his executive producer Pip Keane and the Checkpoint team for his win, and also gave credit to RNZ heads Carol Hirschfeld and Paul Thompson, who are masterminding the multi-media development of RNZ.

He said he was delighted to be reaching out and engaging with an audience who were not traditionally RNZ listeners.

The win has been enthusiastically greeted by Campbell's listeners and colleagues on Twitter:

Wow this is HUGE news. @JohnJCampbell is a national treasure & his team @CheckpointRNZ on @radionz is priceless. — Paul Le Comte (@five15design) November 1, 2017

First @jacindaardern, now @JohnJCampbell - our NZ hearts are about to burst with pride!!! John is a very special human being and journalist. — Cushla (@alaskadreaming) November 1, 2017

Congratulations .@JohnJCampbell Winner of the Association for International Broadcasting - Presenter of the Year for Audio! #AIBAwards #RNZ pic.twitter.com/e4Uuj9eArg — Jo Bond (@Jo_Bond) November 1, 2017

RNZ podcast The 9th Floor was also on the shortlist in the politics and business category, won by Al Jazeera English.