Cape Town TV show wins international award

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Cape Town TV show wins international award --

Mon, 11 May 2015 14:19

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One of Cape Town TVs longest running shows, Street Talk, has won a prestigious award in the US from the non-profit organisation Shared Interest.

Last years winners included Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu and award-winning film producer Anant Singh. This year s honourees include Africa Prize laureate Gra a Machel and Street Talk.

Appearing on Cape Town TV since the channels first year on air in 2008, Street Talk has now been honoured for Raising the voices of South Africa s next generation and its achievements in increasing social awareness and building a conscious and inclusive society through media.

Comments Cape Town TV station manager Karen Thorne, CTV is very proud to be associated with Street Talk, which has been one of our flagship programmes since the channels inception. The Street Talk team have done a tremendous job in providing a platform for marginalised members of our community to express themselves about important issues that are often under-reported in mainstream media.

Over 400 of America s leading philanthropists will attend the Shared Interest 21st Anniversary Awards Gala event in New York. Jo Menell, co-founder of Street Talk and presenter Thina Daniel will be there to receive the award.

Street Talk is a documentary television series presenting uninhibited conversations between participants in discussion groups on controversial topics ranging from sex to politics, gangsterism and the myriad issues which confront Capetonians, particularly the youth.

This engaging programme exposes the lived realities and uncensored views of Capetonians, from the streets of the ghetto to the dining tables of the elite. The show encouraging citizens to debate, discuss and express their views, sharing their hopes, fears and longings with television audiences across the country.

Street Talk airs on two community television stations in South Africa - Cape Town TV in the Western Cape and Bay TV in Port Elizabeth. Both channels air on terrestrial signals in their home regions and nationally on DStv.

Shared Interest is a New York-based non-profit social investment fund working in Southern Africa.

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