Indian FM stations have secured 13 finalists at the New York Festivals 2020 Radio Awards wherein Radio Mirchi and Radio City led the chart.
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Mirchi Mir |
98.3 Mirchi Kolkata, Entertainment Network India Limited |
On-Air Talent: B69 - Best Radio Personality: Local Market |
Darr Poem by RJ Nyssha |
104.8 Ishq |
Digital: B115 - Best Digital Special Event |
Delhi Is Injurious To Health |
98.3 Mirchi, Delhi, Entertainment Network India Limited |
NEWS: REPORTS/FEATURES: B16 - Best Human Interest Story |
Dhrighangchu |
98.3 Mirchi Kolkata, Entertainment Network India Limited |
Entertainment: B48 - Best Children/Young Adult Program |
Domestic Abused Coma Survivor Designer Champions Prison Boutique |
Radio City 91.1 FM |
Documentary: B35 - Heroes |
FIRST CRUSH |
RADIO CITY 91.1 FM |
Documentary: B27 - Climate Change & Sustainability |
Independence Day Aana Rap |
Club FM |
Promotion Spots, Opens & IDs: B102 - Public Service Announcement Promotion |
Mirchi Ganesha Tales With Devdutt Pattanaik |
Radio Mirchi |
Entertainment: B52 - Best Mini Series |
Sarkeet - RJ Abhi |
Club FM |
MORNING DRIVE/AFTERNOON PROGRAMMING: B91 - Best Information/News Talk Show |
Saving a childhood (Bacha Rahe Bachpan) |
Radio City |
Documentary: B45 - Social Issues |
STATION ID MYFM |
MYFM |
Promotion Spots, Opens & IDs: B104 - Station ID |
THE KAVACH STORY |
Music Broadcast Private Limited |
NEWS: REPORTS/FEATURES: B21 - BEST SPECIAL REPORT |
THE SOUND OF EMPOWERMENT |
Radio City 91.1 fm |
Craft: B84 - Best Sound |
The 2020 NYF Radio Awards international Grand Jury evaluated entries submitted from 40 countries around the globe and selected Finalists based on production values, organization, presentation of information, creativity and use of the medium. All entries achieving Finalist status advance to the medal round of judging.
Prominent broadcasters took the lead including RTĂ Ireland, 2019 Broadcaster of the Year, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2015 Broadcaster of the Year, CBS News Radio and Radio New Zealand.
Podcasts, Audio Books and Documentary entries were prominent this year, scores of entries submitted by content creators from around the globe advanced to the medal round.
Podcast finalists include: â30 for 30 Podcasts: Season 6â ESPN Films, âAmy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keithâ Spotify, âAltamontâ The Washington Post, âHunting Warheadâ CBC Radio and Audio ,âMusic Lifeâ BBC World Service, âDolly Parton's Americaâ OSM Audio/ WNYC Studios, âThe Last Voyage of the Pong Suâ The Age Newspaper Australia, âStardustâ Journal Media, âBad Batchâ Wondery, âSleepwalkers â iHeartMedia, âOn the Green Fenceâ Deutsche Welle (DW), âBreaking Kids Newsâ Swedish Radio, âBabies Behind Barsâ CliffCentral.com, and âThe Take by Al Jazeeraâ Al Jazeera Digital.
Compelling Audio Books entries advanced including âThe Handmaid's Tale,â âWar of The Worldsâ and âThe Secret Commonwealthâ Penguin Random House, âThe Beast of Buckingham Palaceâ and âNightingale Pointâ Harper Collins Publishers, âThe Little Match Girlâ Almost Tangible, âWizenard Book Seriesâ Granity Studios, âRose: An Inspiring New Musical â Soulpepper, and âTo the Infernal Rhythm of the Bombaâ ACSR.
Documentaries dominated, compelling documentaries captivated listeners with riveting stories and unique points of view. Finalists include: âOne Giant Leapâ CBS News Radio, âAbbey Road Phase One and Twoâ Howlett Media Productions Ltd./Sirius XM Radio, âVirtues of Vulnerabilityâ TBI Media, âThe Whistleblowerâ RTĂ Radio 1, âOn Gladys Avenueâ CBC Radio & Audio, âStories from the New Silk Roadâ BlokMedia, âSelling Kids: Human Trafficking in Alabamaâ Alabama Public Radio, âChinaâs Great Famine: Sad Songs of Peasants in a Food Warâ Radio Free Asia, âBerlin 30 - The Fall of the Wallâ BFBS Radio and âForgotten Men of a Forgotten Warâ Radio National -Australian Broadcasting Corporation. To view all entries advancing, visit: Finalists.
Breaking news, feature and investigative reports captured events and provocative topics unfolding on the world stage. Finalists include: âChristchurch Terror Attacksâ Radio New Zealand, âAmerica in the Morningâ and â75th Anniversary of D-Dayâ Westwood One, âProtests Grip Hong Kongâ Bloomberg LP, âCBS World News Roundupâ and âNotre Dameâ CBS News Radio, âStroke of Luckâ Radio Metro S.A., âDelhi Is Injurious To Healthâ Radio Mirchi and â13 North Koreansâ 10,000 km Journey in Search of Freedomâ Radio Free Asia.
Entertainment Finalists include: âVoices in the Hallâ BMP Audio, âConversation with Margaret Atwoodâ CBC Radio and Audio, âNorthern Lights by Stephen Jonesâ RTĂ Radio 1 âPassport To Oblivionâ Spiteful Puppet Entertainment, âThe Ash Treeâ Bafflegab Productions and âSunday Playground: The But's Theatreâ R2, Radio Television Hong Kong, âSound & Visionâ BBC 6 Music, âRicky Gervais is Deadly Siriusâ SiriusXM Satellite Radio, âBlockbuster: George Lucas, Steven Spielberg & the 1970s Movie Revolutionâ Epicleff Media, âAbsolute Radio Storiesâ Absolute Radio âCelebrating James Galway at 80â RTĂ Lyric FM, âMagical History Tourâ SiriusXM Satellite Radio, âThe Sound Odyssey : Loyle Carner in Guyanaâ BBC 6 Music, âThe Putumayo World Music Hourâ Big Toe Audio, and â50th Anniversary of Apollo 11â FM Communications.
Best Children/Young Adult Program entries advanced: âThe Puniesâ Granity Studios, âThe Brothers Lionheartâ Swedish Radio, âDhrighangchuâ Radio Mirchi, and âKids Commuteâ Interlochen Public Radio.
Sound Art finalists include âSoundwalk Collective with Patti Smith and Werner Herzog - The Peyote Danceâ Soundwalk Collective, âZENScapes | Stadt, Land, Flussâ Götz Naleppa and âThe Skewerâ Unusual.
New York Festivals Radio Awards will announce the 2020 award winners on Tuesday, April 21.