Spoon Network, owner of Spoon FM and TV, Fabric radio and Super FM in Monrovia has been nominated to receive the 2022 Media Institution of the year award, by the online news site, Global News Network (GNN) Liberia.
GNN Liberia said Spoon Network, which owns and operates the three commercial radio stations has overwhelmingly won the hearts of the Liberian people for its professional presentation of programs, especially its weekly nighttime program, Spoon Talk. The network is headed by US based Liberian, Stanton Witherspoon.
“Its broadcast of factual programs including news and talk shows on radio and online TV, have made Liberians to believe in the professionalism of its staff, particularly its team of journalists,” GNN said in release.
“Thousands of Liberians and foreigners at home and in the diaspora follow the broadcasts both online and by radio and participate passionately in the usually though provoking national discussion.”
The media group also reaches out to Liberians with cash prizes through its weekend Bible Quizzing program, “God Can Bless Anybody.” Listeners win weekly cash prizes for answering simple Bible questions.
According to the news platform, several listeners have expressed appreciation to the media group the level of professionalism in the dissemination of factual and credible news and information, through its subsidiary radio stations.
The news platform also named young Liberian journalist, and radio talk show host on OK FM 99.5, Julius Jeh, as its nominee for its Humanitarian of the Year 2022 Award.
“His preferment for this prestigious award is mostly because of his advocacy and humanitarian services for young under privileged Liberian children,” it said.
The publication revealed that during the year under review, Jeh used his media platform to raise money, both locally and internationally, to pay school fees for several kids across Liberia whose parents did not have the financial means to get them enrolled in school.
As a result of his intervention, it said the underprivileged kids received school materials and tuition to join their colleagues in school.
“In addition to his kids’ school enrollment efforts, the young Liberian journalist, also during the course of the year, paid visits to various public schools within Montserrado County, where the learning environments were very deplorable.”
Accordingly, the nominee also used his weekly radio program, “The OK Afternoon Conversation,” to continuously call on government to do something about the prevailing conditions at those institutions.
Based on his consistent advocacy, the Ministry of Education took action by providing the much-needed assistance.
“No ordinary Liberian is more deserving of this prestigious award than this young and patriotic citizen,” the statement added.