'RCTI' awarded as favorite TV station
JAKARTA (JP): Private TV station RCTI won 15 of the 36 awards at the Panasonic Awards 1997 here on Friday night.
Viewers voted RCTI their favorite TV station and Seputar Indonesia their favorite TV show. RCTI anchors Desi Anwar and Adolf Posumah were named people's favorite news presenters.
The Panasonic Awards 1997, telecast live by Indosiar, was organized jointly by electronics maker PT National Panasonik Gobel, tabloid Citra and Indosiar.
Information Minister R. Hartono attended the event.
Citra's managing editor, H. Maman Suherman, said the winners were chosen by viewers who answered questionnaires distributed to readers of Citra, magazines Hai, Tiara, Kawanku, Nova and Jakarta Jakarta, newspapers Banjarmasin Pos, Bernas, Sriwijaya Pos, Serambi Indonesia and Surya.
In the acting categories, Desy Ratnasari won the favorite telestar award, while the award for favorite drama actor went to Si Doel Anak Sekolahan's (Doel the Scholar) Rano Karno and that for favorite drama actress to Paramitha Rusadi from Janjiku (My Promise).
Basuki won the award for favorite comedy actor and Ulfa Dwiyanti was named favorite comedy actress.
Although teleseries Si Doel Anak Sekolahan lost the favorite drama award to Janjiku, it grabbed the favorite culture teleseries award. The award for favorite comedy-drama went to Gara Gara (Because of It), while Spontan (Spontaneous) was named the comedy nondrama favorite with its producer Septian Dwicahyo winning the award for favorite comedy producer.
In the music show categories, Hedi Yunus won the award for favorite male host and Dian Nitami for favorite female host.
The favorite quiz show award went to ANteve's Famili 100 (Family 100) program and Sonny Tulung was named favorite male quiz presenter. Ulfa Dwiyanti won the award for favorite female quiz presenter.
Buah Bibir (Gossip) was named favorite talkshow, and the award for favorite male talkshow host went to Wimar Witoelar, while Ingrid Widjanarko won the award for favorite female talkshow host.
In the children's show category, the favorite female presenter award went to Eno Ceria and the favorite male presenter award to Yoga Pratama.
At Friday's ceremony, the president of PT Nasional Panasonik Gobel, Rachmat Gobel, presented a special award to state-owned TVRI director, Aziz Husein, for the station's contribution to Indonesia's television industry. (02)