Best radio interpretation of foreign affairs
AWARD YEAR: 1981
AWARD NAME: The Lowell Thomas Award
AWARD RECIPIENT: ABC News Radio
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: ABC News Radio
AWARD HONORED WORK: Perspective: Sadat, The Aftermath
When Sadat was assassinated and Egypt had elected a new president, the effects of the change were an open question. So Barrie Dunsmore, Peter Jennings and Doreen Kays, ABC commentators with first-hand experience of complex Middle Eastern politics, joined moderator Jon Donvan to explore the question. They offered listeners an insightful and fascinating look into the future, at the probable stability of the Mubarek government, its future relationship with IsraeL as well as with the United States. The discussion, broadcast from Cairo, fully justified its title “Perspective.”
A Citation for Excellence was awarded to Fred J. Kennedy of NBC News Radio Network for “Hitler’s Children.”
Judges: Gene Sosin, Howard Kany, William Kratch, Gloria Zukerman.