Winners of the RadiRo contest

The winners of the prize-winning contest called “The International Radio Orchestras Festival, RadiRo, at its 2nd edition.

România Internațional, 28.10.2014, 12:37

Dear friends, RRI had invited you to participate, until September 26, in a prize-winning contest called “The International Radio Orchestras Festival, RadiRo, at its 2nd edition”. The contest was devoted to a unique musical event in Europe, which brought on the stage of the Radio Hall in Bucharest and live, on public radio stations, 5 famous orchestras and world-class conductors. The contest did stir your interest and we received no less than 289 correct answers. We thank you for that, and we warmly welcome you to take part in other contests organized by Radio Romania International. The contest was organized with the support of the “Casa Radio” Publishers and the Bucharest City Hall. Listening to our programs and visiting Radio Romania International’s website as well as our Facebook, Twitter and Google+ profiles enabled you to find out the correct answers to the questions. The contest ended on September 26, mailing date. And now here is the list of winners:

Honourable mentions went to the following RRI English Service listeners or Internet users: Jaroslaw Jedrejczak of Poland, Shahanaj Parvin şi Mohammad Akksan, both from Bangladesh, Fadi Shaaban of Liban, Sepo Lustig of Finland, Beandry Joseph, of Canada, Abdulkarim Ahmed Ali Almabrouk, of Libya, Hans Verner Lollike of Denmark, Mr. Srikanth, from India and Obaid Alam from Pakistan.

3rd prizes went to Syed Ali Akbar, Muhammad Punhal Khoso, Lukyari and Jinnah DX Club, all from Pakistan, Sagrika, Zenon Teles and Eyamin Hossain, from India, Sajjaid Hossain, from Bangladesh, S. J. Agboola, from Nigeria and Aderval Lima Gomes from Brazil.

The 2nd prize winners are: Ferhat Bezazel from Algeria, Sourodeed Sarkar, Surendra Kumar, Dr. Siddharta Sarkar and Chinmoy Mahato from India, Brian Kendall and Martin Rogan from the UK, Mustapha Hassan, from Nigeria and Asghar Shah from Pakistan.

The winners of the 1st prizes offered by RRI are: Amela Omerspahic, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nikolai Matveev from Rusia, Raïf Chaaban from Lebanon, who wrote to the French section, Abdelilah Boubchir, from Algeria, Antonella Monti from Italy, Wang Shufeng from China, Jorge Alfredo Castelli, from Argentina, Gita Chakrabarty from India, Christopher Lewis and Alan Holder, both from Great Britain.

Gita Chakrabarty from India sent us the following message:

“It is indeed a pleasant experience to listen to the English service of Radio Romania International. I have been tuning in to the short-wave broadcasts of RRI for quite some time and I have to express my appreciation to you. The friendly voice of the broadcasters of RRI coupled with the high quality and content of programmes make listening a pleasure. You have programmes on politics, business, economy, culture and sports to keep listeners well-informed about events in Romania, Europe and the world at large. RRI website is well-structured and technically of a high standard. Your programmes are informative and entertaining. In my opinion RRI is one of the best radio stations in Europe.”

Christopher Lewis from Britain wrote us the following message:

“I have been listening to RRI for 16 years or more now. Why do I listen? because your programs are interesting and they make me want to tune in, almost daily. I knew little to nothing about Romania before I started to listen to RRI and it has taught me a lot. there are very few international broadcasters left on short-wave in Europe. RRI provides excellent coverage of Romanian events and those I neighboring countries. I like checking the website to, because it provides me with extra news, frequency information, live audio and much, much more. I like RRI on Facebook too. “

10 special prizes went to the following listeners or Internet users: Nikolai Prigodici from Belarus, André Biot from Belgium, Fritz Andorf from Germany, Mahmoud Hamzaoui from Egypt, Edoardo Pesce from Italy, Zhang Shifeng fom China, José Miguel Domínguez Jurado from Spain, Sanusi Isah Dankaba from Nigeria, Mogire Machuki from Kenya and Mitul Kansal from India.

And here is what one of our listeners from Nigeria, Mr Sanushi Isah Dankaba, wrote about our programs:

“I am a faithful listener to Radio Romania International. Signal is very strong and your programs in English are fabulous. Although I could listen to the radio online, I continue to use my short-Wave radio. I enjoy listening to the programs of interesting countries, such as Romania. I observe that being a listener to RRI and an online fan is both an honor and a privilege. I am also a gainer, in the sense that I enjoy quality programs with excellent audio and video quality. I don’t have to hunt for other radio stations for my daily quota of the latest news and reports on Romania, Europe and the world. RRI is reliable and unbiased in projecting Romania in its true perspective. Imparting valuable information on the socio-political economic , cultural and historical affairs is a special treat of RRI. Its English service is a boon for those listeners, like myself, for whom English is a second language. My friends, relatives and myself are appreciative of the fact that RRI has given us various programs over the years that are educative, absorbing, entertaining and interesting. Isn’t it exciting that we can expect so much by the flick of a key in browsing RRI ‘s well structured website. With Romanian music in my heart, RRI is a friendly source of music of various genres — be it traditional folk, classical, jazz, popular. To me, the hardworking staff members of RRI, with their full dedication and with a lot of interest for its listeners have made RRI one of the best loved radio stations in Europe”.

And here is what Mitul Kansal from India, wrote :

“What inspired me to take part in the contest is the fact that for me, Radio Romania has been best means of communication and information since 2004. It has always provided me with plenty of information about Romanias culture and especially, music. “

Our heartfelt thanks go to all those who took the time to answer the questions, also adding some extra wording on what spurred them to take part in our contest.

The happy recipients will receive prizes and honorary mentions via snail mail. We kindly ask you to send a letter, a fax or an email massage acknowledging the receipt and the content of the package. Thank you once again for taking a chance and sending your answers for the contest dedicated to the 2nd edition of the International Radio Orchestras Festival RadiRo, and please don’t hesitate to take part in out future contests. Thank you!