Long Service Award
January 22nd,
2012
Lew Smith
Icon – that
word is often used and one is tempted to call it cliché.
However, it
must be used tonight as there is no better word, no word more appropriate, to
describe this person whom the Media Workers Association is presenting with a
Lifetime Achievement Award.
This quiet,
humble gentleman has worked in broadcast journalism for almost four decades. He
has made his mark in every decade. Today, he has a morning radio program, as
well as interview and call-in shows on radio and television, that all draw high
listener and viewer ratings. And when there was Radio Grenada, he was the
leading voice of news and music programming. He was creative in scripting and
voicing promos, as well as in the creation of jingles.
His
signature on his promos for parties, with Djs like Harro and Akaila, was the
word, “She-bang, She-bang, with a bang bang”. A jingle created for news in the
early days of Radio Free Grenada is still regarded by many as the best-ever
locally produced news jingle.
He has also
been a popular Master of Ceremony, and travelled extensively as a reporter with
former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.
Grenadians
were proud to tune in to news at 6 p.m. on the Montserrat-based Radio Antilles,
where he was News Director and frequently anchored the evening’s main newscast.
Many local
journalists and broadcasters – some who are veterans in the field today –
benefitted from his mentoring and tutoring.
His
contribution to broadcast journalism earned him a national award which was
presented to him at the 2011 independence celebrations; an award from the
Grenada Steelbands’ Association at carnival 2011; and recently he was named a
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Tonight,
the Media Workers Association is pleased to present him with a Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Ladies and
gentlemen, let’s welcome and congratulate Mr. Lewellyn “Lew” Smith, MBE!
COURTESY:
Media Workers Association of Grenada
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