GMA Network wins 8 medals at the 2018 New York Festivals

GMA Network dominated the 2018 New York Festivals bringing home eight medals.

"Reel Time", the GMA News TV documentary show, won two awards: a silver medal for 'Gutom', and a gold medal from this year's festival for 'Hawla'.

Pambansang Bae Alden Richards, meanwhile received the silver medal for the special docudrama "Alaala: A Martial Law Special."

"Front Row", "Reporter's Notebook", "Brigada" and PSD's EDSA plug each bagged bronze medals; "Front Row" for its 'Batang Bomba (Bomb Pickers)' episode, "Reporter's Notebook" for Maki Pulido’s 'Yapak sa Pusod ng Dagat (Footsteps on the Bed), and "Brigada" for its 'Combat Camera Team' report by Marisol Abdurahman and Raffy Tima who detailed the operation of Philippine Army’s Scout Ranger Batallion in Marawi City using combat cameras.

Jessica Soho, meanwhile, is the first Filipino recipient of the "Best News Anchor" award, bagging the bronze medal. She is also a two-time winner of the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for Investigative Journalism.

Incidentally, Ma'am Jessica and Pambansang Bae Alden were chosen presenters at the awarding ceremony that took place in Las Vegas.

Four finalist certificates were also given to I-Witness, the network summer plug and State of the Nation.

Meanwhile, "Sunday Pinasaya" director Louie Ignacio also won a bronze medal for the movie "Area", which isn't a GMA project per se but Louie is a Kapuso so we cheers to him as well!

— Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA/LBG, GMA News