WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio walked home with an award for Best Programme/Show (Kannada), from the India Radio Forum 2007 Awards Ceremony held earlier this month in Mumbai, India.
The award honored Suvarna Samputa, a three-month series airing on WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio’s Kannada channel, Radio Sparsha. The category under which Radio Sparsha won this award is designed for shows that deserve particular recognition for their high standards, originality, professionalism and innovation.
Radio Sparsha’s original series was produced in-house and scripted by Mr. Prem Kumar, a well-known expert in Kannada history and literature. The series aired consecutive Sunday mornings beginning in February, to coincide with the commemoration of the Golden Jubilee celebrations for the state of Karnataka. As the name indicates, this ‘Golden Collection’ is a collection of highly interesting facts about the state, its history, literature and people. These include well researched narratives and dramatic adaptations of historical events and peoples’ profiles read out and enacted by popular Indian faces and voices from film, theatre and various other fields.
“It is an honour to be recognised for the Suvarna Samputa series on our channel Radio Sparsha, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Indian state of Karnataka,” said William Sabatini, vice president of global programming, WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio. “WORLDSPACE strives to provide programming that is unique, compelling and exclusive to our listeners in our primary market of India and beyond. This award validates that approach and motivates us to continue to develop unique programming for our markets around the world.”