Austrian Radio Prize
The Austrian Radio Prize has been awarded since 2015 and is a joint initiative of ORF , the Association of Austrian Private Broadcasters (VÖP) and the Media Department of Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH (RTR-GmbH). Outstanding achievements in Austrian public and private radio programs from the previous year are honored.
The price
The Austrian Radio Prize is awarded by an independent jury; the jury members are selected by the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences . In 2015 the prize was awarded in nine categories, and in 2016 two more categories were added with the categories Best Newcomer and Best Regional Report.
Award winners and nominees
2015
A total of 127 contributions and 62 hours of audio material were submitted for the Austrian Radio Prize 2015. The award took place in a gala event on June 1, 2015 in the Vienna City Hall .
The prize was awarded in the following categories:
- Best presenter: Dori Bauer ( Energy 104.2 )
- Nominated: Theresa Jobst ( Arabella Mostviertel) and Martina Rupp (Ö3)
- Best presenter: Robert Kratky ( Ö3 )
- Nominated: Markus Dietrich ( Antenne Steiermark ) and Meinrad Knapp ( KroneHit )
- Best morning show: Ö3-Wecker (Ö3)
- Nominated: The Antenne Steiermark Muntermacher (Antenne Steiermark) and FM4 Morning Show (FM4)
- Best news show: Mittagsjournal ( Ö1 )
- Nominated: News with a regional focus ( Life Radio Oberösterreich) and Radio Osttirol Mittagsmagazin ( Radio Osttirol )
- Best Comedy: Ö3-Callboy (Gernot Kulis, Ö3)
- Nominated: FM4 at the SPÖ party congress (FM4) and Sau Paulo - The World Cup oracle on Life Radio (Life Radio Oberösterreich)
- Best music show: Memories of Udo Jürgens ( Radio Kärnten )
- Nominated: Playrooms World Cup 2014 (Ö1) and In Heat! Special: 75 Years of Blue Note Records ( 98.3 superfly )
- Best innovation: Tonio - sound with information: the world's first truly interactive radio quiz ( LoungeFM )
- Nominated: Ö1 focus on “Open Innovation” (Ö1) and Superfly radio app (98.3 Superfly)
- Best verbal contribution: "Close-up special" on 25 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall ( Radio Niederösterreich )
- Nominated: Sagenhaftes Ländle - Legends from Vorarlberg ( Antenne Vorarlberg ) and Ivan and Sabine - Marketing woman meets beggar ( Radio Stephansdom )
- Best promotion: The KRONEHIT Facebook Experiment Reloaded ( KroneHit )
- Nominated: The Antenne Auto Spion ( Antenne Kärnten ) and FM4 promotion campaign for myboshi (FM4)
2016
The award took place in a gala event on June 20, 2016 in the Vienna City Hall. The event was moderated by Dani Linzer and Andi Knoll , the music was framed by The Common Linnets , Lemo as well as Robb and Monthaye. The award was broadcast on June 21, 2016 on ORF III .
The prize was awarded in 2016 in the following categories:
- Best presenter:
- Gold: Christiane Stöckler ( Antenne Steiermark )
- Silver: Birgit Hofbauer ( 88.6 of the music channel )
- Bronze: Anita Ableidinger ( KroneHit )
- Best presenter:
- Gold: Stuart Freeman ( FM4 )
- Silver: Joe Kohlhofer ( Antenne Kärnten )
- Bronze: Peter L. Eppinger ( Ö3 )
- Best morning show:
- Gold: Ö3 alarm clock (Ö3)
- Silver: The Antenna Muntermacher (Antenna Steiermark)
- Bronze: Joey & Sophie in the morning ( Radio Arabella 92.9 )
- Best News Show:
- Gold: Ö1 morning journal ( Ö1 )
- Silver: Reality Check Special: "The Paris Attacks" (FM4)
- Bronze: Mittagsmagazin ( Radio Osttirol )
- Best Comedy:
- Gold: The Antenne Rapzepte (Antenne Kärnten)
- Silver: Lower Austrian for advanced learners ( Radio Niederösterreich )
- Bronze: Star Lords Hoamatland - The Struggle for Power ( Life Radio Oberösterreich)
- Best music show:
- Gold: Peter Meissner for Da Capo - 60 years of television (Radio Niederösterreich)
- Silver: Notes & Anecdotes ( Radio Kärnten )
- Bronze: ENERGY Club Files ( ENERGY Vienna )
- Best innovation:
- Gold: KRONEHIT TV (KroneHit)
- Silver: speech synthesis, voice tracking and live moderation ( Mein Kinderradio )
- Bronze: The FM4 Player (FM4)
- Best verbal contribution:
- Gold: Nadja Hahn and Elisabeth Stratka for audio images "For a piece of happiness" (Ö1)
- Silver: Marlene Groihofer for The Only One Who Survived ( Radio Klassik Stephansdom )
- Bronze: Michael Koch for The Hour of the State Treaty (Radio Niederösterreich)
- Best promotion:
- Gold: Ö3 Christmas Miracle (Ö3)
- Silver: Mission Kran (Antenne Steiermark)
- Bronze: 88.6 - the first radio for the deaf (88.6 Der Musiksender)
- Best newcomer:
- Gold: Philipp Hansa (Ö3)
- Silver: Beate Panschur (88.6 Der Musiksender)
- Bronze: Angela Alexa (Radio Ö24)
- Best regional report:
- Gold: Karin Stangl for Hubertuskapelle in Hinterbichl (Radio Osttirol)
- Silver: Fabian Fessler for Schlossteich dries up (Radio Niederösterreich)
- Bronze: Gerlinde Wallner for the last of their kind: The oldest cinema in Austria (Radio Klassik Stephansdom)
2017
The award ceremony took place in a gala event on June 26, 2017 in the Vienna City Hall. The event was moderated by Anita Ableidinger and Andi Knoll , the music was framed by Julian le Play , Thorsteinn Einarsson and Granada . The award was broadcast on June 27, 2017 on ORF III .
The prize was awarded in 2017 in the following categories:
- Best presenter:
- Gold: Julie McCarthy ( FM4 )
- Silver: Claudia Stöckl ( Ö3 )
- Bronze: Irene Pravits ( Radio 88.6 )
- Best presenter:
- Gold: Andi Knoll ( Ö3 )
- Silver: Meinrad Knapp ( KroneHit )
- Bronze: Thomas Axmann ( Antenne Steiermark )
- Best morning show:
- Gold: Ö3 alarm clock ( Ö3 )
- Silver: The Antenna Muntermacher ( Antenna Steiermark )
- Bronze: Kathi and Christian in the morning ( Antenne Salzburg )
- Best News Show:
- Gold: Morning Journal ( Ö1 )
- Silver: Niederösterreich-Journal ( Radio Niederösterreich )
- Bronze: Mittagsmagazin ( Radio Osttirol )
- Best Comedy:
- Gold: Dietrich has to go ( Antenne Steiermark )
- Silver: Top FM4 ( FM4 )
- Bronze: April Fool's Day ( Radio Vienna )
- Best music show:
- Gold: FM4 Music Education ( FM4 )
- Silver: 88.6 The 90s, between trash and cult ( Radio 88.6 )
- Bronze: Classical in the evening plagiarism and musical recycling ( Radio Niederösterreich )
- Best innovation:
- Gold: Generation What? ( Ö3 )
- Silver: #HowtobeAustrian ( Ö1 )
- Bronze: The Art Of Cineastic Chillout: Red Bull Media House & Visual Radio (Radio LoungeFM Salzburg)
- Best verbal contribution:
- Gold: The crisis mom. About a temporary love. ( Radio Klassik Stephansdom )
- Silver: Journal Panorama: Dying with Dignity? ( Ö1 )
- Bronze: Help is given first in such situations - 60 years of the Hungarian uprising ( Radio Niederösterreich )
- Best promotion:
- Gold: Freeze You South ( Life Radio )
- Silver: Antenne Steiermark key hunt ( Antenne Steiermark )
- Bronze: The FM4 #Hashtagprinter ( FM4 )
- Best newcomer:
- Gold: Florian Pehofer ( Radio Arabella 92.9 )
- Silver: Philipp Bergsmann ( Life Radio )
- Bronze: Thomas Seidl ( Antenne Steiermark )
- Best regional report:
- Gold: 88.6 City escape when the big city becomes too expensive ( Radio 88.6 )
- Silver: When the water came ( Radio Osttirol )
- Bronze: Dorfwirt wanted for Stanz ( Radio Tirol )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "Austrian Radio Prize 2016" presented: More categories, more awards . OTS bulletin of March 8, 2016, accessed June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Austrian Radio Prize 2015: "I dedicate it to my mother!" . OTS notification dated June 2, 2015, accessed June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Nominations 2015 ( Memento from June 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Gold, silver, bronze: Austrian Radio Prize 2016 awarded . OTS bulletin dated June 20, 2016, accessed June 20, 2016.
- ↑ Dani Linzer and Andi Knoll present the Austrian Radio Prize 2016 . OTS bulletin dated June 20, 2016, accessed June 20, 2016.
- ↑ Nominations 2016 ( Memento from June 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c Austrian Radio Prize 2016: 1x gold, 2x silver, 1x bronze for Radio Niederösterreich . OTS notification dated June 21, 2016, accessed June 22, 2016.
- ↑ a b Radio Prize: "radio classic St. Stephen's Cathedral" also received an award . Article dated June 21, 2016, accessed June 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Austrian Radio Prize 2017" awarded in eleven categories . OTS notification dated June 26, 2017, accessed June 26, 2017.