101 East brings home two Asian TV awards

Published on: 02 Dec 2015

101 East wins Best Current Affairs programme
101 East Presenter Steve Chao wins Best Current Affairs Presenter

Doha - 2nd December 2015

Al Jazeera English is celebrating winning two awards at the Asian TV Awards in Singapore.

101 East won Best Current Affairs programme while Steve Chao won the Best Current Affairs Presenter.

Commenting on the success of 101 East, Giles Trendle, Acting Managing Director at Al Jazeera English said: “101 East’s success at the Asian TV awards is a testament to the quality of fearless journalism and filmmaking to which Al Jazeera’s adheres. Our current affairs documentary strand, 101 East, has always set high standards and is part of our mission to tell compelling stories from around the world. Steve Chao’s award as the Best Current Affairs Presenter is a reward for his hard work and pursuit of stories instilled with his bold journalism.”

Commenting on his award, Steve Chao said: “The team at 101 East is extremely honoured by these back to back awards. We have always strived to tell the stories that matter, and to fulfill our responsibility as journalists to hold power to account, these awards are a recognition that we’re achieving that goal. ”

Launched in 1996, the Asian Television Awards is the Asian TV industry’s most significant and celebrated event, recognising excellence in programming, production and performance.

101 East is Al Jazeera’s in-depth weekly current affairs programme which focuses on stories from across Asia and the Pacific. In recent years 101 East has won awards for its exemplary journalism from the World Media Awards Summit and Human Rights Press Awards.

Before joining 101 East, Steve Chao spent close to two decades on the frontlines in the world’s hotspots. Steve began his career in Canada working for various networks and was Asia Bureau Chief for CTV News, before joining Al Jazeera in 2009 as Senior Asia Correspondent.

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The team behind 101 East:

Sharon Roobol – Executive Producer 101 East

Steve Chao – Presenter

CHAN Tau Chou- senior producer

Drew Ambrose - senior producer

Mavourneen Dineen- senior producer

Parky krishnan - producer

Sarah Yeo - producer

Tiffany Ang - producer

Susanna Low - production co-ordinator

Lois Nam/Sara salman - online producer