Sunyani, July 6, Space FM - More Organisations in the Brong Ahafo Region continue to commend Space FM for emerging the best radio station in the region for 2006 at the maiden media awards organised by Door Steps Ventures in collaboration with the Brong ahafo Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association, (GJA) and the Regional Planning Committee of the Ghana@50 Celebrations.
The latest organisation to commend Space FM is Beauty In virginity, (BIV) an NGO in Sunyani. In a letter, the Chief Executive of BIV, Mrs Theodora asubonteng, said "We wish to commend Space FM for emerging as the best radio station in the Brong Ahafo region for 2006.We know getting there has not been easy because there are several factors that go into deciding who is the best". Mrs Asubonteng conitnued that "BIV believes that the awards would motivate media practitioners in the region to continue to strive for excellence in their professsion and ensure the total development of the nation".
The Chief Executive added that "rewarding excellence has seen many individuals and organisations bringing the very best in them".
She urged journalists to highlight issues affecting women and children to ensure that they have a fair playing field.
In another development, the Chief Executive of Glogal Support Services, another NGO in Sunyani,Mr Vincent Yaw Preko, has congratulated Space FM for winning the Best Brong Ahafo Radio Station Award. He said "the performance of Space FM over the past four years has proven that it is a force to reckon with in the radio industry".
Mr Preko continued that media practitioners have been promoting the cause of the communities and it is only proper that they are adequately rewarded for their jobs.
Space FM, operated by Global Media Partners, won five out of the twenty-one awards at the event including the best sports presenter (Alhaji Alhassan Yahaya), Best Sports Programme (Space Super Sports), Best Arts and Entertainment presenter (Danny Glover - presenter of Space Ecstasy,) and Best Morning Show presenter Nana Kyei Adoma Samuel (Nana KAS). The over all best media practitioner, however went to Kwabena Pra Jnr (Dondada), of Nananom FM, Goaso. Before the awards, there were indications that Space FM was going to annex most of the awards and it was therefore no surprise that the station won five of the awards.
But Nana KAS, host of "Space Morning Flight" thought his programme should have won the best radio programme. "Though I have won the best morning show award, I believe the show should have rather won the award".
Patrons also could not understand why Space FM's "Business and Finance programme "Pe Adwuma Bi Ye", hosted by Kwabena Appiah Kubi, did not win an award.
They argue that even before the presentation of the awards, MP for Sunyani West, Hon. Kwadwo Adjei Darko, had mentioned that the programme was unique in several ways.
Dignitaries at the programme included, Hon. Kwadwo Adjei Darko, MP and Minister of State at the Office of the President, Professor Akumfi Ameyaw, Minister, Ports, Railways and Harbours, Abraham Kwadwo Kwakye, Deputy B/A Minister, Hon.Adjei Yeboah, Deputy Minister, Mines, Lands and Forestry and Hon. Kwame Ampofo Twumasi, Deputy Education Minister.
The rest were, Nana Owusu Ansah Kokroko, Wenchi Krontihene and chairman of the occasion, Daasebre Amankona Diawuo, Berekumhene and Nana Gyau Gyan, Berekum Atipemhene.
