Whitireia graduate takes top honours

Whitireia graduate takes top honours

Last night the winners of the 2012 New Zealand Radio Awards were announced.

A total of 52 radio awards were given out this year, acknowledging on air-personalities, programming, news and sports reporting, promotions, creativity and production, sales and community involvement.

A number of finalists were in the running for this year’s awards across 16 categories. Included in the finalists list were Whitireia graduates from the Certificate in Commercial Broadcasting programme. The hotly contested category of “Best New Broadcaster” has this year been won by one of these graduates.

Libby Greatbatch has taken the top honour in the” Best New Broadcaster “category at the 2012 New Zealand Radio Awards. She was awarded two awards in this category; the Best New Broadcaster Creative and Technical award and the Best New Broadcaster Overall award. “This is a fantastic effort and achievement for Libby said Jono Manks, Programme Manager, New Zealand Radio Training School at Whitireia”. This is a highly sought after and well contested award for new broadcasters he said. Libby, who is a creative writer for The Radio Network in Wellington, took out the Best New Broadcaster award ahead of 11 other finalists in this category.

Four Whitireia commercial broadcasting graduates were finalists in this year’s awards. Along with Libby, Debra Sandford was a finalist in the Associated Craft category, Emma Helleur was a finalist in the Best New Broadcaster – Promotions category and George Berry was a finalist in the Best New Broadcaster – Journalist category.

We were absolutely thrilled to have four of our graduates as finalists in this year’s radio awards said Jono. “These students have all graduated in the last two years and to have their talent recognised this early in their careers is very exciting” he said.

The Certificate in Commercial Broadcasting is a six month, full-time programme run from the Whitireia Media Training Centre in Wellington City and also in Auckland. On this programme you learn skills in radio production, promotions and commercial copy-writing while gaining experience in live on-air broadcasting. This is a well-regarded qualification in the radio industry.

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