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RNZ wins gold award at international radio honours

15:43 pm on 19 April 2023

Rob Ruha with the Auckland Philharmonia. Photo: screenshot

RNZ has taken home New Zealand's only gold medal at the New York Festivals Radio Awards, which honour top radio content worldwide.

'Ka Pō Ka Ao - Rob Ruha and the Auckland Philharmonia,' which aired on RNZ Concert, won the gold award for Best Live Sound. The concert can be listened to here:

Winner: Gold award, Best Sound, New York Festivals Radio Awards

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The awards recognise radio content in all lengths and formats and across all platforms from radio stations, networks, and independent producers from around the globe.

RNZ also won a bronze award in the Personal Lives Podcast category for 'NZ Aviators look back to their experience of the Second World War' which aired last Anzac Day.

Listen to it here:

NZ Aviators look back to their experience of the Second World War

This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.

Another RNZ podcast production, 'The Elephant in the Bedroom,' was a finalist in that same category.

The full list of all winners can be found here.