Around the World Travel Radio, Winner of an IRHA

Doing radio is one of my favorite media outlets, quick and to the point. I did a segment about my trip to San Juan and the Marriott for Around the World Travel Radio today. I cannot believe I have been doing so for around seven years now, time flies by. Around the World Travel Radio has been going since 1998 and we recently won the IRHA, International Restaurant and Hotel Awards beating some big names and tough competition worldwide. The show can be heard online and runs live on KZSB AM 1290, give it a listen.

"The little show that could," Arthur von Wiesenberger's "Around the World" travel radio was named 2008 Best in Dining and Radio Award winner at the International Restaurant & Hotel Awards gala, Nov. 16 in Beverly Hills.

Also in the running: "The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer," WOR 710 HD in New York; "The Food Programme," BBC 4; and "Chef's Challenge," ABC in Sydney, Australia.

Presenter was Anthony Dias Blue, one of the most influential wine, food and lifestyle personalities in the United States. News-Press Co-publisher Mr. von Wiesenberger, host and creator of "Around the World" — heard live 10 a.m. Thursdays on KZSB AM 1290 — accepted the award and acknowledged the global network of correspondents that regularly report on the program as well as his co-host Richard Mineards, producer Graham Brown and the rest of the "Around the World" radio team.

Host for the star-studded affair at the Beverly Hilton was Mark DeCarlo from "Taste of America," on the Travel Channel.

Other honorees include former Monty Python comedian-turned-global traveler Michael Palin (Achievement in Travel), the late Robert Mondavi (Achievement in Wine) and Carlo Petrini of Italy, Founder of the Slow Food Movement (Achievement in Food and Dining