Winners of the Prix Bohemia Radio in 2023, 2024 and 2025
Over the past three years, the festival has really gotten into its stride, and last year (2025) saw the highest number of website visitors in our history.
YEAR 2023
The jury reviewed the 14 submitted reports and, at its meeting on October 17, 2023, decided:
1st place went to the report Attack on Slovjansk
Author: Martin Dorazín
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Explanation: This is an outstanding piece of war reporting from Czech Radio. The report takes place during and immediately after a rocket attack on Slovjansk in eastern Ukraine.
The author’s narration and the raw sound captured in this report convey not only the suffering of civilians in a city under siege, but also the confusion, suspition and anger in the aftermath of an attack. The report includes details that can only be transmitted through reporting from the front lines. We admire and appreciate the author’s bravery as well as his professional execution of this report.
2nd place went to Die gefährliche Arbeit in den heimischen Wäldern (The dangerous work in the domestic forests)
Authors: Naz Küçüktekin, Christof Mackinger - ORF Radio OE1, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
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Explanation: This is an important story about migrant workers from Romania exposed to exploitation and perilous working conditions in the forests of Austria.
The jury was unanimous in its appreciation of the high quality storytelling, including reporting from the field in Romania, the rich sound picture created in this report and its balanced pace. Several in the jury noted disappointement that the narration was voiced in a studio by a professional narrator rather than by one of the journalist who reported the story, as it creates a feeling of detachment from the events. Nevertheless, it remains an outstanding piece of journalism.
3rd place went to З вікна бачу Антонівський міст (I Can See Antonivka Bridge From the Window)
Authors: Taras Ibrahimov, Khrystyna Havryliuk - Ukrainian Radio, Suspilne Ukraine (UA:PBC)
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Explanation: This report from a recently de-occupied territory in Ukraine captures the fresh experiences of those who lived through the occupation and serves the vital purpose of documenting these events in history.
The piece presents several voices of those who lived under occupation and who continue to live under fire, and created a sense of place around Antonivsky bridge and with stories of those who chose to stay and those who chose to leave.
YEAR 2024
The jury reviewed the 14 submitted reports and, at its meeting on October 15, 2024, decided:
1st place went to Ukrainos moterys ir medikai apie gimdymą karo metu: gyvenimas visada laimi (Life always wins: Ukrainian women and doctors reflect on childbirth in wartime)
Author: Ieva Balsiūnaitė, LRT - Lithuanian National Radio and Television
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Explanation: The jury was unanimous in choosing this report for first place. The author looks at the situation of women giving birth in Ukraine during wartime.
The report takes us to various hospitals in different parts of the country, including a mobile clinic donated by a Lithuanian NGO. The author speaks to women at the clinics and to the doctors who are looking after them, building up a vivid picture that combines their accounts with a strong sense of place, using sound from the field.
Not only do we get a sense of the material hardship that they face, but also of the psychological impact of war on pregnant women, mothers and babies, and medical staff. This is backed up by extensive background research which is incorporated skilfully into the report. We are introduced to an aspect of life in wartime Ukraine that is not widely reported, with an optimistic message that “life always wins.”
2nd place went to Babybox stories - Johanna
Author: Veronika Hlaváčová
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Explanation: We meet Johanna, seven years after she was placed in a babybox in the Czech town of Pardubice.
The report is beautifully paced, placing Johanna at the centre of a story that introduces us both to Johanna and to her adoptive parents.
All three talk very openly about the unusual start to Johanna’s life, and the author treats all the family with respect and sensitivity. It is clear that the author succeeded in winning their trust and the result is a report that offers rare insights. The report forms part of a series of “babybox stories”.
3rd place went to У кожній хаті тепер горе» — у Грозі готуються до масового поховання (There is sorrow in every house now. In Groza people are preparing for a mass burial)
Author: Dmytro Grebinnyk, Ukrainske Radio Suspilne (UA: PBC)
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Explanation: This is a report from a Ukrainian village getting ready for the mass burial of 52 villagers killed in a Russian missile strike.
The reporting is raw and direct, painful to listen to, as survivors talk of identifying the remains of their loved ones or of the hope that, against all odds, missing relatives may have survived. In the background we hear a bulldozer preparing the cemetery for the mass grave. The reporter allows the villagers to speak for themselves in a report about human suffering that is concise and powerful.
YEAR 2025
The overall quality of this year’s entries was exceptionally high. The reports were professional and relevant, covering a wide variety of topics and embracing the ethos and values of public service broadcasting. Many of the reports covered social topics and gave a voice to people in society who would not normally be heard.
The jury reviewed the 13 submitted reports and, at its meeting on October 22, 2025, reached the following decision:
1st place went to A Day in Odesa Under War (Один день з життя Одеси під час війни)
Author: Diana Popkova, Suspilne Ukraine (JSC "UA: PBC")
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Explanation: This is a wonderfully rich story in terms of sound and the evocation of place. We are given poignant insights into life in Odesa at a time of war, as the story combines the sounds of the city with a journey through its streets to meet some of its inhabitants.
The report does not shy from difficult topics, including the debate around the statue of Pushkin on the Prymorskyi Boulevard. We are offered a collage of a city defiant in the face of aggression.
2nd place went to Bulgaria: Labor migration is causing the country to die out (Bulgarien: Arbeitsmigration lässt das Land aussterben)
Author: Martha Georgiew, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
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Explanation: This story is beautifully written. In subtle ways the author reminds listeners in Austria that life in an isolated part of north-western Bulgaria is relevant to their own world.
The difficulties faced by people living in the Vidin region on the border with Serbia and Romania are connected to political decisions taken not only locally, but also in other European countries and in Brussels.
The report weaves contextual background into the story and is rich in local colour. It also allows the local inhabitants to speak for themselves, offering a nuanced picture of one of the poorest regions in the European Union.
3rd place went to I don't owe anyone anything/ Nie jestem nikomu nic winien)
Author: Antoni Rokicki, Polish Radio
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Explanation: This is an unusual and hugely engaging story, exploring the complexities of Polish-Ukrainian relations through the prism of the experiences of a Ukrainian taxi driver in Gdansk.
The report is immersive and without commentary, built on dialogue between the taxi driver and the reporter in a number of contexts. The story develops in unexpected ways, reminding the listener that Polish-Ukrainian relations should not be reduced to cliché and stereotype.
