NYF announces finalists for Radio Awards
The New York Festivals (NYF) Radio Awards has announced the finalists for 2021.
The 2021 Radio Awards Grand Jury of creative media professionals and content creators from around the globe selected finalists based on production values, writing, creativity, direction, achievement of purpose, and audience suitability. Entries achieving finalist status will advance to the next round to determine gold, silver, and bronze trophies.
Rose Anderson, executive director of NYF Radio Awards, said, “Once again, this year’s finalists, in addition to appealing to their own listeners, also impressed the Grand Jury with their mastery of the audio medium. Across all genres, they proved that radio – the original social medium – is robust and thriving. From podcasts and audiobooks to sound art and breaking news, these talented storytellers bring the world together and engage in real time.”
By 96five Contributors Thursday 25 Feb 2021
By Sam Robinson
Walkley Award winner Marc Fennell is quickly becoming Australia’s busiest media guy.
Host of The Feed on SBS, radio program Download This Show, and the ABC podcast Stuff the British Stole, it’s surprising that he’s found any time to pick up a new role as quizmaster on the new season of Mastermind on SBS. If you’ve never heard of the show – which has been on air since 1972 in the UK – it’s a fairly classic quiz format.
As Marc said, the show was first created from an interesting point of inspiration.
Host of
Download This Show, and the ABC podcast
Stuff the British Stole, it’s surprising that he’s found any time to pick up a new role as quizmaster on the new season of
Mastermind on SBS. If you’ve never heard of the show – which has been on air since 1972 in the UK – it’s a fairly classic quiz format.
As Marc told Hope Breakfast, the show was first created from an interesting point of inspiration.
“If you’ve ever seen it, it’s a very serious show, and there’s a good reason for that. The guy who created it, he was interrogated by the Gestapo [during World War II],” Marc said.
Where are we going with Australia Day?
Normal text size
Advertisement
As soon as I stepped off the tour bus the tears appeared. The other Aussies and Brits started to cry. The Turkish tour guide looked teary while the Americans looked solemn but puzzled. “Was there a war here?” one asked in hushed tones.
Anzac Cove in Gallipoli, Turkey.
Credit:AP
I have never felt more patriotic than during that visit to Anzac Cove. The little beach fringed by the low sandstone wall, the schoolbook history of the failed Anzac campaign suddenly alive and overwhelming, the pride in Australia and Turkey as two enemies that became friends.