At a time when the screens are already the second reason for addiction among young people and adolescents -as revealed this week by the entity Projecte Home-, Jordi Margarit valued yesterday "the historical importance of radio" in the 23rd edition. edition of the Ràdio Associació awards. “Faced with the image, audio has always favored the imagination and has accompanied our day to day, allowing us to develop. The reference to radio as the ideal means of communication is unavoidable”, affirmed the president of the radio organization.
With an eye already set on next year, when the centenary of the arrival of radio in Catalonia and Spain will be celebrated with the birth of Ràdio Barcelona, which launched the National Broadcasting Association (later the Ràdio Associació de Catalunya), Margarit defined that pioneer station as "technically advanced, professionally rigorous and editorially committed to its country roots." He advanced that in 2024 "we will celebrate the 100 years of these pioneers, their vision, their work, the discovery of the possibilities of audio and expressiveness in their own language."
Toni Clapés, director of Versió RAC1, collected one of the most outstanding awards of the night: the best professional in the medium. The journalist made a quick and ironic review of his radio career, talking about the many changes he has experienced in the medium. He also predicted that the desired "relief" that he -he assured- has not been granted will ever come to him "within one or two years" thanks to the GPT Chat. Clapés dedicated the award to his father, who recently passed away.
Also from RAC1, Joan Lluís Garcia, head of sports for the station, received an honorable mention for his vocation and effort to recover after a serious motorcycle accident he suffered almost a year ago. The journalist thanked the medical and health personnel who treated him and also his friends and colleagues from RAC1 for the support received. In addition, he wanted to dedicate this recognition to Eduard, "a 26-year-old boy, full of life who was killed by a car just the day after my accident." The other three honorable mentions went to Eduard Boet, Rafael Turia and Magda Llurba.
During the gala, presented by Jair Domínguez, Neus Rossell and Peyu in the ONCE Auditorium in Barcelona, Roger Escapa also received the award for excellence awarded to the 35 years of El Suplement (Catalunya Ràdio), while the award for the best program went to We could do better (À Punt Média). In this category, the jury also awarded a mention to the La Sotana podcast.
In terms of innovation, the winner was the platform La Xarxa (Local Audiovisual Network) and the mention of quality for L'informatiu Viral (Empordà School of Radio and Digital Journalism Association, Pals). The inclusion award went to Yes, and what? (Ràdio Palafrugell), with mention for Between today and tomorrow. Chronicles from Ethiopia (IB3 Radio). Como mejor espacio de local radio fue gardonado How do you see it? (Ràdio Igualada) and mention for Coblejant (Radio Calella Televisió). The 1924 award went to the animated series Jasmine
