Radio and Television Prize of Eastern Switzerland 2022 goes to Luzia Tschirky
This year's SRG Ostschweiz Radio and Television Award 2022 goes to SRF television journalist Luzia Tschirky. She has been SRF's Russia correspondent since 2019 and is reporting on the war in Ukraine.
Luzia Tschirky was born in 1990 in Sargans SG, where she spent her childhood and youth and attended the Sargans Cantonal School. After studying politics at the University of Zurich, she completed internships and freelance work at SRF. Tschirky also founded the industry association "Medienfrauen Schweiz" back in 2014.
Tschirky has been Russia correspondent for SRF since 2019, providing journalistic coverage of the war in Ukraine. She has reported and continues to report tirelessly from war and crisis zones, venturing courageously - but also carefully - into dangerous spaces to report for SRF. At the same time, she stands for transparency in public service. Luzia Tschirky stands up for journalism and gives it a face of constancy in times of uncertainty. The Radio and Television Prize is awarded to her for her tireless work in and for journalism.
Radio and Television Award of Eastern Switzerland
As a rule, SRG Ostschweiz has awarded the Radio and Television Prize of Eastern Switzerland annually since 1952. This recognition or promotion prize is endowed by the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Graubünden, St. Gallen and Thurgau and is worth CHF 10,000. It is awarded to media professionals who meet various criteria. On the one hand, the person has made exceptional achievements in the field of audiovisual media - radio, television, online, film or photography. On the other hand, they have either created an outstanding journalistic contribution on a topic from eastern Switzerland or have a biographical connection to the region, i.e. they work there or have their roots in eastern Switzerland.
