Radio Pulpit scoops awards of the decade
Mar 6th, 2008 by Jim Reyes
(Surisa Nel, Communication Manager and Lucky Mbiko, Programme Manager of Radio Pulpit with the PanSALB Award)
Radio Pulpit received the PANSALB (Pan South African Language Board) for multilingualism and nation building of the decade in electronic media this weekend.
PANSALB was established through an Act of parliament mainly to promote multilingualism in South Africa and to develop the country’s 11 official languages. The Act mandates PANSALB to initiate studies and research aimed at promoting and creating conditions for the development of all 11 official languages, as well as the Khoi and San languages and South African sign language.
As part of the organisation’s work, they awarded institutions and individuals that promoted multilingualism and nation building during the past decade, at their gala dinner on 2 February 2008 at Emperor’s Palace.
The award for the category radio and television was scooped up by Radio Pulpit, a Christian radio station that broadcasts in all eleven official languages and produce high quality TV programmes. The runner up for this year’s radio award was Lesedi FM, a national radio station with almost 1 million listeners.
Radio Pulpit is currently broadcasting on mediumwave, AM 657 and through their website: www.radiopulpit.co.za and is awaiting the outcome to their licence application that was presented to Icasa in September 2007.
Ms Surisa Nel, media spokesperson for Radio Pulpit said that is exceptional to be rewarded for two of the issues that are close to Radio Pulpit’s heart and indeed part of their vision – to provide the Gospel of Jesus Christ to each and every man, woman and child in South Africa in the language of their choice and to make a real and lasting difference to the country’s moral fibre. She said that it is proof that the station’s vision is not only one on paper but a real and existing effort.
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to everyone involved. You make us all proud to be associated with such a great broadcaster as Radio Pulpit. Your other award/reward is waiting in heaven. (Col 3:23-24)
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