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MUMBAI:
Anil Machado, Programming Director at Radio One FM 94.3 in Bangalore
was awarded the 'Super Achiever' by the 'INDIRA Super Achiever Award
2007' at The Times Ascent Asia Pacific HRM Congress held in Bangalore
last week. The award identifies outstanding professionals who have
had tremendous achievements in their respective fields. This year
theme was people who believe in " MAD " approach - which
is 'Making a Difference'. The award was presented by Prof Dave Ulrich
from the University of Michigan and has been ranked as 'The Most
Influential Person in HR' by HR Magazine (www.daveulrich.com), Mr.
Arun Arora, President of Bennett and Coleman, Economic Times and
Prof. Chetan Wakalkar, Group Director, Indira Group of Institutes.
 This
award is a reflection of the progressive and innovative practices
followed by Radio One to grow and nurture within the organization
hence reflecting on the Human resource and the brand image of Radio
One, under Mr. Anil Machado's leadership. He is the man responsible
for bringing the Urban & Cool image of Radio One to the youth.
Anil has successfully created the only 85 per cent Hindi speaking
station in Bangalore. The Radio One's target was to achieve the
right balance between Kannada and English speaking population, arriving
at the latest 'Kangalish' cult in Bangalore.
The
other achievers sharing the dice were Mr. Pradipta Mohapatra, CEO
RPG Enterprises, Mr. Vaughn Richtor, MD & CEO ING Vysya Bank
Limited, Mr. Ranju Kumar Mohan, VP - Sales & Marketing Henkel
India, Mr. Srinivas Kandula, Global Head - Human Resources iGATE
Global Solutions Ltd and the likes.
Anil
Machado is currently the Director - Programming for Radio One FM
94.3, a BBC worldwide and MID DAY publications tie up. He has over
10 years of experience as a television host, TV producer, Radio
jockey, Programming & Production manager, writer and has set
up 9 radio stations in 6 years. As Production Head of Radio City
now Radio One, he was instrumental in successfully setting up this
channel in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai. He was also the
production head in charge of set up and operations in the UAE, Sudan
and Iraq for the Channel 4FM network. Having nothing to do with
his current choice of career, Anil by qualification is an Aircraft
Maintenance Engineer, having worked with HAL, Air India and Jakkur
Aerodrome, Bangalore.
On
this momentous occasion, Mr. Anil Machado, Programming Director
Radio One said, "The award highlights our innovative team effort
at Radio One. The achievement will only add to our zeal and zest
to come up with more exciting and attractive programming with the
help of our dedicated team and loyal listeners."
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