BFA was awarded a Peabody Award, administered by the Grady College of Journalism at UGA, for Promotion of International Understanding Through Radio in 1972. The citation reads: “From 40 countries, a unique variety of informational, public affairs and cultural audio-tape programs are released daily to commercial and educational stations. These cover such events as the great European music festivals and developments in the fields of science, education, and the lively arts. The timely World Press Digest reports opinion from such capitals as London, Paris, Rome, or Tokyo, giving current news from around the world.”
Program titles in this collection include:
Arab Press Review
Arts in Belgium, The (From the Belgian Radio International Service)
BBC World Report
Belgian Press Review
Belgian Radio International Service Presents
Bergen International Festival 1973
British Press Review
Call From London
Features of the Week
First Fifty Years with Marty Robinson
French Press Review
Indian Press Review
International Almanac
International Literary Report
International Science Report
Iran Today and Yesterday
Israel Press Review
Italian Press Review
Japanese Press Review
Midnight Special, The
Music From Rochester
New Dimensions of Education
New York Botanical Garden, The
Overseas Assignment (BBC)
Panorama of the Lively Arts
Radio Norway Presents: Norway This Week
Republic of China--Exchange Program, The
Salzburg Festival, 1973
Salzburg Festival, 1975
Singing Lady, The
South African Farmer's Newsletter
South African Magazine
Starcaster Series, The
Studs Terkel Show, The
Swedish Press Review
This Is Your World! A BBC Public Affairs Program
This Week in Latin America
Vienna Festival of 1973
World Press Digest
Yugoslav Press Review
Each program runs approximately 5 minutes to 60 minutes in length and is either complete on one tape or complete on two tapes.