Now in its fifteenth edition, the Gold microphone prize He also confirmed his central role in the Italian radio scene in 2025. In the ceremony held on 10 July in the room of the protomoteca in Campidoglio, in Rome, speakers, programs, directors, technicians and editorial offices were rewarded that in the last year have distinguished themselves for quality, innovation and impact. But, between comedy, entertainment and information, he has made a news above all a recognition that speaks of the environment: the one assigned to Green Carpet radio talk.
Designed and conducted by the Roman singer -songwriter KnockGreen Carpet-The Gran Gala of the planet Earth airs on Radio Roma Sound in the afternoon drone-time, from 17 to 19. The format deals with environmental themes such as biodiversity, circular economy and climatic sustainability, using accessible, light but well-founded language, with a popular approach that tries to avoid rhetoric and guilty.
“My sensitivity on these themes went growing year after year. The more I discover and the more I grow,” said Bussoletti during the award ceremony. “This is why I understood how useful it can be to tell this world creatively, being careful not to aim for the finger at those who still do not know it”.
The green carpet of radio language
A clear idea that of Green Carpet: bring the public closer to environmental themes using the strength of the stories and the charisma of the guests. And not few are: in this season there have been over 150 the protagonists interviewed, including singers, actors, writers, scientists and disseminates. From the first episode with Violante Placido to the participation of the Greenme director, Simona Falascaeach intervention has tried to maintain a balance between entertainment and content.
“It is not mandatory to be boring” is the mantra with which the conductor carries on his idea of radio sustainability. And the numbers seem to give him reason: the program intercepted a transversal audience, also involving those who normally do not approach environmentalism.
An award, therefore, that does not celebrate only a content, but a method: talking about the environment without doing predictions, but arousing interest and stimulating questions.
Because this prize also matters for those who deal with the environment
The golden microphone is not only a showcase for radio professionals, but also a thermometer of what moves in the world of communication. And if a program that talks about Environment, recycling and biodiversity It conquers space in a generalist context, it is an important signal: sustainability can and must enter media everyday life. Even via etere.
In a historical moment in which the environmental challenge requires new forms of storytelling, Green Carpet shows that it is possible to make environmental education in a pop key, without losing rigor or underestimating the urgency of the themes. And the recognition received confirms it.
For those looking for new ways to communicate the environment, this is also a model to observe.
