Journalist and author Bodil Maroni Jensen has been awarded TONO's Media Prize 2022. – At a time when there is little or no coverage of classical music in the daily press, Bodil Maroni Jensen's work is a lifeline, the jury writes in its justification.
/ 23/11/2022 / Kristian DugstadOn Tuesday afternoon, November 22, Bodil Maroni Jensen was surprised at TONO's premises at Møllergata 4 in Oslo. The author and journalist thought she was going to be interviewed about music journalism for TONO Nytt, but was instead presented with TONO's Media Prize 2022.
Jensen is a former NRK journalist, and currently works as a freelancer. She mainly covers classical and new music from the serious the field.
– Thank you very much. This award is not just for me, but for the entire field I work in. It is a great encouragement, said an moved Jensen, when she received the award.
TONO's Mediator Award is awarded once a year to individuals or organizations who make exceptional efforts to increase knowledge, understanding and enthusiasm for music and its creation.
Previous recipients include the Øya Festival, Mannfred Eicher/ECM, music publisher Leif Dramstad, Tommy Tee, the Jazznytt blog "Now's the time", and in 2021 the rap and hip hop medium YLTV.
"After 30 years as a music journalist at NRK, Bodil Maroni Jensen made a brave and risky decision. She ventured out as a freelance music journalist, specializing in classical music, new music and music drama. The risk paid off, and we are all richer as a result of the choice. Jensen has the freedom to choose who and what she gives column space to. Her articles, reviews and podcasts are in-depth, nuanced studies of the people and topics she examines. Most of them would not have received coverage otherwise. In a time when there is little or no coverage of classical music in the daily press, Bodil Maroni Jensen's work is a lifeline.»
The jury for the EDVARD Prize 2022 has consisted of Torgny Amdam (NOPA, jury chair), Samsaya Sharma (NOPA), Kristin Norderval (Norwegian Composers' Association), Martin Rane Bauck (Norwegian Composers' Association), Ole Børud, (Independent), Sten Ove Toft (Independent), Oda Svendsby (Music Publishers) and Andrew Smith (Music Publishers).