Around the World Travel Radio, Winner of an IRHA

Doing radio is one of my favorite media outlets, quick and to the point. I did a segment about my trip to San Juan and the Marriott for Around the World Travel Radio today. I cannot believe I have been doing so for around seven years now, time flies by. Around the World Travel Radio has been going since 1998 and we recently won the IRHA, International Restaurant and Hotel Awards beating some big names and tough competition worldwide. The show can be heard online and runs live on KZSB AM 1290, give it a listen.

"The little show that could," Arthur von Wiesenberger's "Around the World" travel radio was named 2008 Best in Dining and Radio Award winner at the International Restaurant & Hotel Awards gala, Nov. 16 in Beverly Hills.

Also in the running: "The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer," WOR 710 HD in New York; "The Food Programme," BBC 4; and "Chef's Challenge," ABC in Sydney, Australia.

Presenter was Anthony Dias Blue, one of the most influential wine, food and lifestyle personalities in the United States. News-Press Co-publisher Mr. von Wiesenberger, host and creator of "Around the World" — heard live 10 a.m. Thursdays on KZSB AM 1290 — accepted the award and acknowledged the global network of correspondents that regularly report on the program as well as his co-host Richard Mineards, producer Graham Brown and the rest of the "Around the World" radio team.

Host for the star-studded affair at the Beverly Hilton was Mark DeCarlo from "Taste of America," on the Travel Channel.

Other honorees include former Monty Python comedian-turned-global traveler Michael Palin (Achievement in Travel), the late Robert Mondavi (Achievement in Wine) and Carlo Petrini of Italy, Founder of the Slow Food Movement (Achievement in Food and Dining

Around the World Travel Radio, Nominated for International Restaurant and Hotel Award

It is time to campaign and not for Obama or McCain but for Around the World Travel Radio. ATWR has been nominated in the Best of Travel & Dining in Radio category for the 2008 Traveler’s Vote Awards done by Irhas International Restaurant & Hotel Awards. The other co-nominees are The Food Programme (BBC); The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer (WOR 710 NY) and Chefs Challenge (702 ABC Sydney).

The awards are prestigious and other nominees are Anthony Bourdain in the Best of Travel & Dining in TV, Phil Keoghan of the Amazing Race is also nominated in the same category. In films are Into the Wild and The Darjeeling Express. Nancy Norvogrod of Travel & Leisure and Sara Henrichs of Wallpaper are two of the nominees for Travel Editor. New York Magazine editors Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld are also nominees for Food and Dining Editor. For a complete list of the other nominees including restaurants and hotels click this.

Max and I have been on the ATWR Team for years and we both have had great times with the hosts Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards. The show is archived on their website and our segments can also be heard on GoNOMAD. Click here to vote. The Awards will be given Nov. 16th 2008 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, home of the Golden Globe Awards.