Awards

Award-Winning Programs

CNBC Asia Pacific's range of top-notch programming, extensive coverage and in-depth reporting has been acknowledged by awarding bodies in Asia and the West. Some of the distinctions received include:

Asian Television Awards
2005 Winner of "Best News Presenter" Category
2004 Winner of "Best News Program" Category
  • The Asian Wall Street Journal
1998 Runner-up in "Best News Program" Category
  • The Asian Wall Street Journal
1997 Finalist in "Best News Program" Category
  • ASEAN This Week Finalist in "Best Magazine Program" Category
New York Festivals
2005 Finalist in "Best News Magazine Program" Category
  • Generation-e, April 16, 2004
Finalist in "Best News Magazine Program" Category
  • New China Special: Zhejiang November 14, 2003
2004 Finalist in "Best News Documentary / Special" Category
  • Malaysia Special: Legacy & Succession
Finalist in "Inserts - Coverage of Breaking News Story" Category
  • Asian Wall Street Journal
2002 Finalist in "Information/Magazine Promotion" Category
  • Generation-e Waves
Bronze World Medal for "News Promotion" (Generic) Category
  • Business Centre Australia - Aussie Icons Medal
2001 Bronze World Medal for "Best News Promotion (special series)" Category
  • Asia Squawk Box
Finalist in "Best News Promotion" (special series) Category
  • US Market Watch
2000 Finalist in "Best News Promotion" (Generic) Category
  • Asia Squawk Box
1999 Finalist in "Best News Promotion" (Generic) Category
  • Asia in Crisis
1998 Finalist in "Breaking News (longform)" Category
  • Asia Nightly News (India - Pakistan nuclear tests)
Finalist in "Breaking News Story" Category
  • Coverage of Indonesia Crisis from May 12-30, 1998
1997 Finalist in "Best International Affairs Programming" (non-broadcast) Category
  • International Affairs Hong Kong Handover Documentary
Finalist in "Best Human Interest" Category
  • Sydney 2000
Finalist in "Best Human Interest Feature" Category
  • Building Asia on the Back of Children
Finalist in "Best Magazine Show" Category
  • Storyboard

Award-Winning Anchors

CNBC's anchor team comprises TV professionals whose combined years of experience and expertise in broadcast journalism and business news truly make them world-class. The following are awards received by CNBC's anchors:

Christine Tan

  • Finalist in "Best Current Affairs Presenter" in the 1997 Asian Television Awards, Highly Commended
  • Finalist in "Best New Anchor" in the 2001 New York Festivals

Martin Soong

  • Best News and Current Affairs Presenter at 1998 Asian Television Awards
  • Silver World Medal for Best News Anchor at the 1997 New York Festivals
  • Best News and Current Affairs Presenter at 1996 Asian Television Awards

Other International Awards

  • "The Age of Wal-Mart: Inside America’s Most Powerful Company"
    • 2005 winner, Peabody Award
    • duPont-Columbia University Award
  • "The eBay Effect: Inside a Worldwide Obsession"
    • Emmy-nominated
  • Generation-e and New China
    • Finalists in Best News Magazine Program
  • "Malaysia Special: Legacy & Succession"
    • Finalist in "Best News Documentary / Special“
Peabody Awards