06. Commitment to society Annual Report 2013 Promotion and dissemination of culture and the arts From the very outset, PRISA has worked actively to promote 112 the arts, culture and journalism by honoring excellence with some of the world’s most prestigious prizes and awards. In the field of journalism, PRISA holds the Premios Ondas Awards and the Ortega y Gasset Awards for Journalism that pay tribute to the best professionals and productions in radio, television, online, in music and advertising. In the publishing world, PRISA honors literary creativity in Spanish with the Alfaguara Book Prize. In the area of innovation, PRISA is behind the Cinco Días Awards for Business Innovation, with a specific category for corporate social responsibility. The Premios Ondas Awards The 59th edition of the Premios Ondas Awards, awarded by PRISA through Radio Barcelona, honored a wide and varied group of professionals from the worlds of radio and television, including Luis del Olmo, Jordi Hurtado and the program Hora 25. Above all, the prizes also paid tribute to the long careers of great professionals on both sides of the Atlantic. Javier Gallego, director of Carne cruda (Radio 3) received the award for best radio program for his ‘skill at pushing the limits ‘. Luis del Olmo, won the Special Jury Prize and German Sanchez, won for his radio show Documentos RNE. Angels Barceló, accompanied by leading figures from Hora 25’s long history, picked up the award celebrating the Cadena SER’s 40 years on the air. Javi Nieves took the award for music radio on behalf of Cadena 100, and the innovation in radio award went to to Tea FM radio, at the University of Aragon. Across the Atlantic, Don Francisco, the alias of Mario Kreutzberger, was honored for 50 years of his program, broadcast in over 40 countries, while the Colombian broadcaster Julio Sánchez Cristo, from the program La W, broadcast on W Radio, was recognized for his 36- year career. In the television categories, award winners included Jordi Hurtado for the gameshow Saber y ganar (La 2); Anne Igartiburu for 15 years presenting TVE’s celebrity news program; the contest La Voz (Telecinco) for its contribution to music; Downton Abbey (Antena 3) for best foreign drama series; Isabel (TVE), best Spanish series; Jon Sistiaga for news and current affairs coverage in Reportajes Canal+; Mariano Peña, best actor for his role in Aida (Telecinco); and Concha Velasco, best actress for Gran Hotel (Antena 3). The Ondas Awards 2012
PRISA Annual Report 2013
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