Wednesday 26 October 2016

AIR's entry on dwindling tiger habitats wins ABU award

All India Radio’s (AIR’s) entry Diary of a Tiger (एक बाघ की डायरी) in October 2016 won the first prize in the Community Service Announcement category of the prestigious Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) awards for the year 2016. Dairy of a Tiger was declared the winner at an award ceremony held in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of ongoing 53rd ABU General Assembly and Associated Meetings. he
award includes a trophy, certificate and cash prize of 2000 US Dollars.
Abhinay Srivastava received his award by Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in association with RRI (Radio Republic Indonesia) & MMIT (Ministry of Communication and Informatics), Indonesia.

About Diary of a Tiger (एक बाघ की डायरी)

• The programme was produced by Abhinay Srivastava, Programme Executive, AIR Allahabad.
• The selected programme is an 89 second spot in Hindi on the dwindling forests and gradually decreasing habitat of tigers.
• It reflects through the notes inscribed by the successive generations of tigers in a diary format on their gradual decreasing numbers due to apathetic behaviour of human beings.
ABU Prizes 2016 (Radio) included six categories
1. Drama
2. Documentary
3. News Reporting
4. Community Service Announcement (CSA)
5. Interactive Programmes
6. Innovative Programmes
AIR had submitted its entries in four categories namely, Drama, Documentary, CSA and innovative categories.
2016 RADIO WINNERS
CATEGORY
ORGANISATION
ENTRY TITLE
Drama
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Iran
Vibration
Documentary
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), Hong Kong
An Age of Our Own:
War Times - 70th Anniversary Commemoration of the End of WWII
News Reporting
Radio and Television of the People's Republic of China (RTPRC) | China National Radio (CNR), China
36 Days
Community Service Announcement (CSA)
All India Radio (AIR), India
Diary of a tiger
Interactive Programme
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
Iran
Iranian Online
Innovative Programme
Radio and Television of the People's Republic of China (RTPRC) | China National Radio (CNR), China
Chinese Voice - Chinese New Year
Special Jury Prize
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication, (BNNRC) | Radio Chillmari, Bangladesh
The Destroyed Dream

AIR's entry on dwindling tiger habitats wins ABU award

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