12 July 2007
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Media School Professor wins at New-York Awards 12 July 2007 |
Bournemouth University’s Professor Street has won a world award in New York. The Professor and his colleague Andy Cartwright, of Soundscape productions and the University of Sunderland, collected the award for the “Then- Now” radio programme.
The “Then- Now” radio programme was aired on BBC Radio 4 in January of last year. The innovative programme, or “radio poem” scooped a bronze World Medal in the best editing category at the New York Festivals Radio Awards.
Professor Street travelled to New York with Andy Cartwright to collect the award. At the glitzy ceremony the two met Radio industry “big wigs” from Germany to New York and a host of other places. “A lot of Business cards were exchanged” according to the professor. This can only be good news for Bournemouth University and has no doubt raised its profile alongside its reputation for excellence in media practice.
The thrill of getting the award was all the more poignant because his peers awarded it.
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"To win the best editing category was extra special because it is such an unusual project." |
“I still make radio and will go on doing it. You don’t make radio with a view to win an award, but that makes it all the nicer when you do. The most significant thing for me was that my peers judged this. That makes it all the more special”.
“To win the best editing category was extra special because it is such an unusual project. You do take a chance when doing something wacky and different. It was about what radio can do. It was about bringing people together. We put out a call to record one minute and then got the biggest cast ever for radio”.
The award still sits on the professor’s mantle piece. “The highlight however had to be sitting with Alvin Hall. It was a great time and he was very entertaining”. Being in such esteemed company may have meant the Professor had a lucky escape when he wasn’t required to make a speech.
Whilst in New York he was lucky enough to be able to visit the Paley Centre for Media and listen to the shows that sparked his love of radio. This was a rare break however as Professor Street continues to work in the forefront of radio programming. He is currently working on a programme for BBC Radio 3 to celebrate the 80 th Anniversary of the first BBC prom.
Written by Bruno Davies
1st year student on BA (Hons) Multi-Media Journalism
