Irish radio show scoops international award

A RADIO programme featuring a Dublin man who overcame his shyness to enter a well-known television quiz show has scooped an award in America.

Millionaire, an episode of the weekly documentary series Flux on RTÉ Radio 1,won the Best Documentary Award at the Third Coast International Audio Festivalin Chicago.

The documentary, produced by Ronan Kelly, tells the story of Dublin man Roger Dowds’ struggle to enter the television quiz show Who Wants To Be AMillionaire. After overcoming his shyness, Dowds went on to win IR£250,000 (€317,000).