Radio Bulgaria – with three nominations for the annual BNR awards

At a solemn ceremony today, the Bulgarian National Radio will present its annual awards for radio journalism, named after the first director of the media, Sirak Skitnik. The special event is dedicated to 91 years since the establishment of the public media. Special guest will be President Iliana Iotova, who will present the grand prize "Sirak Skitnik". Among the seven nominations for the biggest radio award, there is also one for Radio Bulgaria, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. Here are the contenders:

• National Program "Horizont";
• The "Humor and Satire" Team of the "Hristo Botev" Program;
• The "Turkish Language" Team of "Radio Bulgaria";
• The "Digital Programs" Directorate for the new sites and the first-of-its-kind mobile application of BNR;
• The Bulgarian National Radio Children's Choir for the 65th anniversary of its establishment;
• Radio Sofia's donation campaign "Christmas with a book for every child"; • BNR Commercial Directorate

Every day, the colleagues from the "Turkish Language" team of "Radio Bulgaria" receive well-deserved recognition from their listeners for their high professionalism. Their role over the years has been enormous also in upholding the principles of ethnic and religious tolerance. The broadcast program and the website of "Radio Bulgaria" in Turkish represent a unique media product, which is of exceptional importance for our Turkish-speaking compatriots both in Bulgaria and abroad by providing reliable and timely information about the events and processes in this country. A special place in Radio Bulgaria's Turkish-language broadcasts is devoted to the problems of people from small settlements, the traditions and history of the Turkish community and the bilateral relations between Bulgaria and neighbouring Türkiye.

In the morning, afternoon and evening, the Radio Bulgaria team in Turkish presents one-hour broadcasts, in which the audience is actively involved. The strong "feedback" continues in off-air correspondence, as the journalists from the team spare no effort and time to give the necessary attention to each listener who has turned to the editorial office with a request to congratulate their relatives on a personal or family holiday, to receive more information on an exciting topic or has a suggestion for topics and interlocutors that they would like to hear on the radio.

The listening ratings show a persistent high interest in these broadcasts - between 65% and 75% of the listeners of BNR-Kardzhali (one of the platforms for broadcasts in Turkish) express their preferences precisely for the radio content in Turkish, prepared by the Radio Bulgaria team.

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Six journalists from the public radio are nominated for an individual award for outstanding presence in front of the microphone and contributing to the establishment of the authority of the Bulgarian National Radio. Among the contenders for this individual award is journalist in the main editorial office of "Radio Bulgaria", Yoan Kolev, who knows how to discover meaning where others see just dry facts. His reports and interviews follow compatriots all over the world - from the Bessarabian Bulgarians in Moldova and Ukraine, through the cultural life of Bulgarian people in Europe, to the personal stories of artists, doctors, volunteers. They do not just bring information, but empathy, attention and respect for the person. He is one of those journalists who work quietly, consistently and with heart and this is precisely what leaves a lasting mark, connecting people, spaces and times.

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The Radio is a magic created by teams and that is why among the annual awards of the Bulgarian National Radio there is a special distinction that emphasizes the symbiosis of professionalism, ideas and implementation - this is the Award for a radio broadcast, radio project, music project or multimedia project. This year there are 9 contenders, among which is the specialized podcast of Radio Bulgaria "Bridge of Faith" with hosts Darina Grigorova from Radio Bulgaria and Alexandra Karamihaleva, editor-in-chief of the printed organ of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church - "Church Gazette".

This is the "youngest offspring" of Radio Bulgaria - it started a year ago, but has already managed to reach our compatriots in Berlin, London, Paris, Lyon, Geneva, Mannheim and The Hague and tell the story of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church communities in the center of Europe. The series "Bridge of Faith", created on the idea of ​​the editor-in-chief of Radio Bulgaria, Krasimir Martinov, and implemented in partnership with the Western and Central European Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, is a unique media product that, through personal testimonies, interviews and authentic recordings of church services, makes us join the spiritual life of Bulgarians abroad.

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The names of the laureates of the Sirak Skitnik Awards for 2025 will become clear tonight, as the solemn award ceremony will begin at 7:00 PM in Studio 1 of the Bulgarian National Radio. And since the Old House likes to open its doors to the audience and reach the hearts of even the youngest listeners, the organizers have prepared a modern audio-visual show with lots of music - join the celebration of the Bulgarian National Radio via the radio broadcast and on the website bnrnews.bg.

Editor: Elena Karkalanova