We’re delighted to announce that CBA has won another three trophies at the New York Festivals World’s Best Radio Programs℠ 2017.

What we won

• Gold award for Best Writing for Newstalk 33AD.
• Silver award for Best Religious Programme for Newstalk 33AD.
• Silver award for Best Children/Young Adult Programme for The Crazy Kiwi Christmas Kids Show.

Achieving the mission

CBA’s Josh Couch was one of the writers who won the Gold award for our time-traveling radio-drama, Newstalk 33AD, creatively retelling the events of the original Good Friday.

…we can both communicate the heart of the Christian faith, and produce top-quality, engaging radio at the same time.Josh Couch

Josh is stoked with the result, saying “What’s particularly exciting about this win, is that it demonstrates that we can both communicate the heart of the Christian faith, and produce top-quality, engaging radio at the same time. The two goals are not mutually exclusive.”

About the awards

The New York Festivals receives entries from all over the globe, which are assessed by an international panel of radio industry professionals. Winners include the likes of the BBC, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and NPR (National Public Radio).

This latest win brings CBA’s total number of New York Festivals trophies to 13. You can read about other awards we’ve won in recent years by clicking here.