By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer
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We are delighted to let you know that Radio Meraj was awarded 3 prizes at the recent Herat Media Awards Festival. The event was open to all vocal, pictorial and print media. Meraj staff just celebrated the station's 3rd birthday. Meraj received the prizes for:
Best News Announcer: Meraj has professional on air staff who are both genial and serious in their presentation which adds to the trust level and engagement that audiences have with the station.
Best News Service: this was from a pool of 21 active radio stations and was for accurate reporting, developing news and best style of news broadcast.
Best Report: this was won by one of Meraj’s female reporters. She was encouraged by management to develop her journalist skills and presentation.
All the staff are proud that Meraj is one of the top stations both in Herat and regionally after only 3 years of operation. A staff person said, “A major goal of our programs is to enlighten minds and opinions opinion of Meraj Radio listeners. We work to help women to take a more active role in society and also to look after their families better through planning and management. For youth and children we have programs that aim to discourage negative behaviors, to make youths interested in studying and taking an active role in the country’s development.”
Thank you for your continued interest in the power of radio!
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