New York Festivals Radio Awards 2019 Winners

The Winners

NEW YORK FESTIVALS unveiled its 2019 award winners during a ceremony in MANHATTAN last night.

RTÉ/IRELAND was honored as Broadcaster of Year for the third consecutive year. The network earned a number of awards, Gold trophies winners include “The Summer Of Astral Weeks” (RTÉ RADIO 1), “The Yellow Line” (RTÉ RADIO 1), “The lyric Concert” (RTE LYRIC FM), “The Announcement” (RTÉ RADIO 1), and “Finding Private Branch” (RTÉ RADIO 1).

“At RTÉ RADIO we are immensely proud to be ‘Broadcaster of the Year’ for the third successive year at THE NEW YORK FESTIVALS. The ultimate listening experience at RTÉ is a tribute to the production, research, sound quality, presentation and storytelling of dedicated and professional broadcasters. We look forward to ‘Trumpeting’ our success and continuing to ‘make Radio great!” said Head of RTÉ RADIO TOM MCGUIRE. 

ALMOST TANGIBLE, U.K. earned the title of Production Company of the Year and the Grand Award for “Macbeth” (Best Digital Drama Program). The podcast was recorded live on location at GLAMIS CASTLE with a cast and crew of 25. Macbeth also earned 4 Gold trophies for Best Digital Drama Program, Best Director, Best Sound, and Drama Podcast. 

“We are absolutely delighted to receive a Grand Award for 'Macbeth' and to be named Production Company Of The Year.  Alongside the incredible response from our audience, being recognised by the NYF Radio Awards proves there is a growing appetite and appreciation for immersive audio experiences.  It's hugely exciting to enter the next phase of our development at a time when audio is booming.  We are expanding our collaborative network and brand partnerships, growing our community and putting together a season of work that will champion new voices and new writing alongside more established pieces of work,” said ALMOST TANGIBLE Founder CHARLOTTE MELÉN.

For a complete list of all the 2019 New York Festivals Radio Award winners click here.

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