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Friday, May 18, 2012

M. RAMACHANDRAN WON BEST COMMENTATOR AWARD


M. RAMACHANDRAN WON
 BEST COMMENTATOR AWARD

M. Ramachandran, former news reader at All India Radio, has won the K. Krishnakumaran Thampi award for Best Commentator in Audio-Visual media. The 9{+t}{+h}K. Krishnakumaran Thampi award was announced here at a press conference on Thursday,17th May,2012.Mr. Ramachandran was given the award for his work in ‘Sakshi' telecast on ‘Kairali' channel.C.J. Wahid, an employee of the Water Resources Department and a news reader at Doordarshan, won the Special Jury Award for narration in the documentary ‘Charithra Vandiyil Oru Yathra'.The award winners were selected from the programmes aired on AIR and other television channels between March 1 2011 and March 31 2012.Mr. Ramachandran was selected as the winner from among 15 shortlisted entries. The award comprises a purse of Rs. 5,001, a citation and a memento designed by artist P.V. Krishnan.Saraswati Amma, former station director, AIR, was the chairman of the jury. The awards will be distributed on May 16 at a function at the Press Club here.

                                             Prof. John Kurakar

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