Bronze at New York for Mix 94.5

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MIX 94.5’s Chris Davis and Matt Dickson have taken out a Bronze World Medal at the New York Festivals Radio Programming & Promotion Awards.

Davis and Dickson picked up the award in the Station Contest’ category for its ‘I Believe in Santa Claus‘ competition.

The contest was run in November last year on MIX 94.5, with the winner sent overseas to Lapland to meet Santa Claus at the North Pole – complete with snow, elves, and reindeer. SGIO were the major sponsor of the contest. ‘I Believe in Santa Claus’ was also a finalist in the ‘Station Promotion’ category.

The 2009 NYF Radio Awards received entries from 26 countries around the world. Australia’s successful entries were dominated by the ABC and SBS broadcasting.

2009 Gold World Medal:

Title:            Remembrance Day: The 90th Anniversary

Advertiser:   Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Company:    Radiowise

Category:     History

2009 Gold World Medal:

Title:            Losing Erin Parts 1 & 2

Advertiser:   ABC Radio National

Company:    Radio National -Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Category:     Social Issues/Current Events

2009 Silver World Medal:

Title:             The Paper Trail

Advertiser:    SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) Radio

Company:    SBS – Special Broadcasting Service

Category:    National/International Affairs

2009 Silver World Medal:

Title:             Beyond the Shock Machine

Advertiser:    Radio Eye

Company:    Sharon Davis, Gina Perry & Russell Stapleton

Category:    History

2009 Bronze World Medal:

Title:            I Believe in Santa

Advertiser:    Mix 94.5

Company:    Chris Davis, Matt Dickson

Category:    Contest Promotion

2009 Bronze World Medal:

Title:            Vega 91.5 Station Imaging

Advertiser:    Vega 91.5

Company:    Andrew Biggs

Category:    Station ID

2009 Bronze World Medal:

Title:            THE SPOOK

Advertiser:    AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Company:    Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Category:    Best Regularly Scheduled Drama Program

2009 Finalist Certificate:

Title:            Beyond the Shock Machine

Advertiser:    Radio Eye, ABC Radio National

Company:    Sharon Davis, Gina Perry & Russell Stapleton

Category:    Social Issues/Current Events

2009 Finalist Certificate:

Title:             The Late, Great Townes Van Zandt

Advertiser:    Into the Music, ABC Radio National

Company:    Robyn Ravlich

Category:    Best Music Special

2009 Finalist Certificate:

Title:             I Believe in Santa

Advertiser:    Mix 94.5

Company:    Chris Davis, Matt Dickson

Category:    Station Promotion

2009 Finalist Certificate:

Title:            Improvising a Miracle – Kind of Blue in Retrospect

Advertiser:    Into the Music, ABC Radio National

Company:    Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Category:     Best Music Special

2009 Finalist Certificate:

Title:             Despite What They Say

Advertiser:    ABC Radio National

Company:    Radio National -Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Category:    Human Relations

2009 Finalist Certificate:

Title:            Singers of the Sea – songs of whales and whaling

Advertiser:    Into the Music, ABC Radio National

Company:    Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Category:    Best Music Special