World’s Best Radio Award for UCC Academic
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World’s Best Radio Award for UCC Academic
27.06.2011

Dr Jools Gilson, currently on a career break from the Department of English, UCC, has been awarded a Gold Award for Best Narration for her radio documentary "Los Preciosos" at the New York Festivals Gala Ceremony for the World's Best Radio. For 54 years the New York Festivals Radio Program and Promotion Awards has recognised the World's Best Radio Programmes.  "Los Preciosos" was made as part of RTE Radio One's Documentary on One Series, and was compiled, written and narrated by Jools Gilson and produced by Liam O'Brien. It was first broadcast in December 2010.

  "Los Preciosos" was a personal look at a multicultural family livingin rural Ireland – a British mother, an Italian father and two children adopted from Guatemala. The documentary follows the story of years of assessment by domestic social workers, monumental bureaucracy in Ireland, England and Guatemala, and the eventual adoption of two children. It is a moving and powerful story of the making of a family.

The documentary is archived: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/adoption-ireland-guatemala-adopting.html

Picture: Dr Jools Gilson receiving her award



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