Student's 'Youth In Politics' programme secured Best Factual prize
A student from the Isle of Man is celebrating after winning an award for his Manx Radio programme.
William King's 'Youth In Politics' scooped the prize for Best Factual Programme at the Sony Young ARIAs at a ceremony in London this afternoon.
.Up next is Best Factual, presented by Scala’s @jrapepper. The #YA19 goes to... YOUTH IN POLITICS - WILLIAM KING pic.twitter.com/E3wYM4BHY9
— Young ARIAS (@TheYoungARIAS) May 17, 2019
The 17-year-old, who goes to Castle Rushen High School, produced and presented the show, which looked at how the Island's younger generation views local politics.
The programme included an interviews with the Chief Minister, Education Minister and Speaker of the House of Keys, as well as a survey of Manx sixth form students.
After collecting the award, he spoke to Tim Glover:
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