The Scoop wins a Lizzie

April 29th, 2009 by mhjones

Way back in 2007 I had this idea for a business podcast. A technology podcast that brought together the best minds in the technology business to uncover a few pearls of wisdom for CIOs and technology leaders. I called it “The Scoop.”

Former publisher of The Australian Financial Review’s MIS Magazine, Matt Rigney, backed the idea and helped sell it to editorial and management at Fairfax Business Media. And FBM has backed me ever since.

Fast forward to April 2009 and  I received a huge thumbs up from my tech journalism and media colleagues when The Scoop received a Lizzie Award for Best Audio Program.  Obviously I’m stoked by the win, particularly given that The Scoop returns next week after a long summer hiatus. I’ll write more about that soon.

But since this is my site, and I’m not about to get drowned out by music as the logies fade to a commercial, a massive thanks & kudos to the following people:

• Mark Hollands and Foad Fadaghi - two regular guests who helped the show gain traction in the early days.
• Marc Tewksbury, FBM’s Multimedia Manager and my online producer at the AFR.
• Matt Rigney and FBM’s Jacqui Marlin & Barry McGhee.
• All the CEOs, CIOs, and tech leaders who have come on the show.
• James Kennedy for writing & recording the music.
• MediaConnect’s Phil & Donna Sim for hosting the Lizzies, and to Phil for being my first tech journalism editor.
• My wife. She’s awesome. And it’s her voiceover on the ads.
• God (And I’m not being silly about that.. :).

Finally, here’s some of the associated media coverage. And btw, congrats to all the other winners.

• MISAustralia.com: “Award winners“
• MediaConnect: “AFR & Yates win Gold Lizzies“
• Digital Media: “The 2009 Lizzie Winners“

Tagged: MISaustralia.com, Podcasting, The Australian Financial Review, The Scoop
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