Awards time!
In my career in the media industry, I've never attended an awards ceremony before. I've written one but I've never been into one as a nominee. Until yesterday.
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| From Bam Salvani |
It was a two-hour trip from Quezon City to U.P. Los Banos for the 2015 Gandingan Awards presented by the U.P ComBroadSoc. MARS was nominated for Gandingan ng Kababaihan award. We didn't win but it was an experience worth remembering!
It wasn't a perfect staging but you have got to give it to the students for organising a "big" event like this. It was a delight watching the band Talahib, with their folk-flavored world music.
Memorable quotes from the event, particularly during their acceptance speech:
Sandra Aguinaldo accepting the award on behalf of Jessica Soho:
"Kaming mga reporter, ang biruan namin, parang nag-gi-graded recitation kami kapag magre-report kami kay Ma'am Jess. Kasi kabisado niya ang mga issues."
From DJ Chacha:
"Salamat sa Gandingan! Kasi nung napansin niyo ako, saka na naggagayahan ang iba! Kita niyo naman itong suot ko, hayaan niyo next year, mas mababa na ang neckline ko!"
Below are the (incomplete) list of winners:
A. Best Morning Show and Host- Unang Hirit/ Unang Hirit Team
B. Best Development-Oriented Talk Show and Host- Bottomline/ Boy Abunda
C. Best Public Service Program and Host- Salamat, Dok/ Bernadette Sembrano and Alvin Elchico
D. Best Investigative Program and Host- Brigada/ Jessica Soho
E. Best Documentary Program and Host- I-Witness/ Sandra Aguinaldo
F. Best Magazine Program and Host- Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho/ Jessica Soho
G. Best Drama Program and Host- Maalala Mo Kaya/
H. Best News Program and Anchor- 24 Oras/ 24 Oras Hosts
I. Best AM Station and Announcer- DZMM/ Ted Failon
J. Best FM Station and Disc Jock- MOR/ DJ Chacha
K. Gandingan ng Edukasyon and Host- Matanglawin/ Kuya Kim
L. Gandingan ng Kabuhayan Host- My Puhunan/ Karen Davila
M. Gandingan ng Kababaihan and Host- Investigative Documentaries/ Malou Mangahas
N. Gandingan ng Kabataan and Host- Matanglawin/ Kuya Kim
Thank you for appreciating our efforts during Gandingan. I do hope that we see you again next year! I would just like to correct the name of our organization. It is the UP Community Broadcasters' Society or UP ComBroadSoc.
ReplyDeleteGod bless!
Julian Duba, Partnerships and Linkages Manager (UP CombroadSoc)
Thank you so much for the clarification, Julian! Congratulations to everybody! And thanks, too, for reading!
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