Polish public broadcasters reactivate media awards

National broadcasters Polish Radio and Polish Television together with the state-run Polish Press Agency (PAP) are reactivating the country’s Public Media Awards after a hiatus of 11 years.

PAP editor-in-chief Radosław Gil, head of TVP Jacek Kurski, head of the National Media Council Krzysztof Czabański and Polish Radio CEO Andrzej Rogoyski

PAP/Leszek Szymański

 The awards will be handed out in three categories: Image, Music and Word.

The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in September. They will walk away with a statuette and a cash prize of PLN 100,000 (some USD 26,000, EUR 23,500).

Experts in a given field will sit on the juries in each of the categories. The jury in the music category will include famous Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

(pk)

Source: IAR/PAP