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Golden Microphone

The Golden Microphone is awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of broadcasting in order to promote the continuity of the national broadcasting culture.

The Golden Microphone is awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of broadcasting in order to promote the continuity of the national broadcasting culture.

The Golden Microphone is awarded to both radio and television journalists.

The Golden Microphone may be awarded for life’s work as well as a one-time outstanding achievement. The reason for awarding the Golden Microphone must be announced.

The Golden Microphone is awarded only once.

The Golden Microphone is awarded once a year, on the anniversary of the Estonian Public Broadcasting on 18 December.

The recipient of the Golden Microphone is decided by the general assembly of the Association of Estonian Broadcasters based on the proposal of the management board. The management board makes its proposal based on a survey carried out among its members.

The Golden Microphone includes a monetary award, whose amount is determined by the general assembly of the Association of Estonian Broadcasters every year.

Winners of the Golden Microphone

2021

Ulla Länts

Länts has dedicated nearly 30 years to radio. Between 1992 and 1994, she worked as a radio host and news editor at Tartu Raadio. In 1994, she temporarily joined the newsroom of Eesti Raadio and, in the same year, went to work at Kuku Raadio, where she worked as a senior editor until 2021.

2019

Olav Osolin

For his long-standing and diverse work on radio and television.

2017

Owe Petersell

For a quarter of a century of radio work performed both in front of and behind the microphone.

2015

Reet Linna

For her idiosyncratic mediation of both serious and entertaining topics.

2013

Tõnis Erilaid

Awarded to the legendary radio personality for his long-standing and diverse work.

2011

Sirje Eesmaa

For her long-standing and memorable work in news coverage on both radio and television.

2009

Tiit Karuks

For his long-standing and productive work on both television and radio. Diverse in the best sense of the word – he has undertaken investigative journalism, as well as stories on sports and music.

2007

Hubert Veldermann

For his life’s work.

2005

Erki Berends

For promoting talk radio, including the creation of a sustainable radio programme at Kuku.

2003

Helgi Erilaid

For her work in transforming the radio into an intimate medium (especially on midnight programmes).

2001

Fred Jüssi

For his contribution to the preservation of the sounds of nature and the popularisation of the ecological way of thinking in broadcasting.

1999

Vello Lään

For carrying out the idea of local radio and to celebrate 40 years of work in broadcasting.

1997

Anne Erm

For promoting the culture of music programmes.

2020

Hendrik Relve

Hendrik Relve’s programme Kuula rändajat (Listen to the Wanderer) has been one of the most popular programmes on Vikerraadio for nineteen years. Every Sunday at 14:00, Hendrik Relve takes listeners on radio adventures to various parts of the world – but always to the natural environment, not to city streets.

2018

Tõnis Kipper

For his outstanding contribution to the development of regional broadcasting.

2016

David Vseviov

For more than 20 years of broadening people’s horizons and developing a personal and engaging talk show format.

2014

Toomas Lasmann

For a long and diverse career in television.

2012

Lembitu Kuuse

For his long-standing and memorable work as a reporter, which has brought people hundreds of sports events in an emotional but professional manner.

2010

Erik Lillo

For his long-standing work and memorable reports and professional mediation of great emotions on radio and television.

2008

Mati Talvik

For his contribution to the promotion of broadcasting culture and for the series Eesti aja lood (Tales of Estonian Times).

2006

Riina Eentalu

For her people-oriented coverage of news, as well as to celebrate her 60th birthday and 35th anniversary of radio work.

2004

Vahur Kersna

For skilful and playful TV reports.

2002

Valter Ojakäär

For the promotion of musical culture in broadcasting.

2000

Enn Eesmaa

For promoting broadcasting culture on television, in particular in the major series Sajandi valgus ja varjud (Light and Shadows of the Century) and as editor-manager of TV3 news programmes.

1998

Harri Tiido

For the promotion of analytical journalism

1996

Lembit Lauri

For his activities as the keeper of national memory in broadcasting.