Ms Chebli was nominated for the award by her colleague Ciaran Murray.
“For the past three months, Naima has given up her lunch-time while she’s in work to perform Karaoke sessions for patients,” Mr Murray said.
“Clients who typically refuse to join in groups or eat in the dining rooms have been coming to these sessions.
“She lifts everyone’s spirits and has single-handedly changed the culture.”
Ms Chebli received a sculpture and a gift voucher worth €1,000.
“I’m on top of the world to get this award,” she said.
“This year has been so challenging for everyone, but it’s really ending on a high.
Executive producer Ciaran Murray
Near FM has won the Celtic Media award for Radio Drama in 2020. Beating off competition the BBC, Near FM won the award as part of their work encouraging new audio drama from women writers.
The Torc Award for Best Radio Drama
The Celtic Media Festival is an annual event that promotes film, TV and radio content among Celtic Nations and Regions. Near FM won Best Radio Drama for
Petal’s written by Gillian Greer with script consultancy by Lisa Tierney-Keogh.
Petal’s, which was also directed by Jeda de Brí and starred Kate Gilmore, was produced as part of New Drama Hour, a series of audio drama’s written exclusively by women writers.