For the second consecutive year, the celebration was held at the Atxega Palace in Usurbil. The lunch on the table was in charge of receiving the guests, and the presentations and first words were delivered between snacks. Once seated at the tables, the humorous couple of the Beranegi program began the act with their usual irony, extending the series of tips to follow during the meal. Then we had the opportunity to eat a good time, but we also had the opportunity to talk calmly: among the issues that spoke to us were not the economic crisis, the critical situation of the media or the new political landscape, reflected in the guest list.

Like every year, more than one tried at the tables to invent the names of the winners and make their own quiniela, but the secret remained until the end. The awards ceremony began with coffee, led by Olatz Korta of Argia. First, director Xabier Letona argued in his speech the demands of non-public media in Basque – read it on page 41 – and then the winners received, one by one, the gifts sculpted by the sculptor Antton Mendizabal. Iñako Gurrutxaga, a member of the EiTB Nahieran project, pointed out that they have made many contents available to people, but that they still have two challenges: “To develop the license to download these contents, documenting and fragmenting them for tasting and making full use of them.”

Karlos Zurutuza picked up the print trophy emotionally. “In recent years I have learned a lot, non-stop and in every way; it seems to me to be the most enriching trade in the world,” he acknowledged.

The following were spoken by Luzien Etxezaharreta and Jakes Casaubon from the Planes Bazterrak program. Etxezaharreta highlighted the strength of the Basque free radios. Casaubon emphasized the characteristics of the show: “Heritage, relations between citizens (present and past) and the history of our people.” Kanaldude, Ximun Carrere, also pointed out three pillars in his work: promoting participative television, being in Basque and developing local television to maintain the bond with the people.

Aitor Unanue, president of the ikastola Ikasberri of Azpeitia, spoke of collaboration: “Klikmetroak is the achievement of a great partnership without borders; going beyond 35 years old, taking the idea of Beasain’s ikastola and adapting it to current communication instruments.”

Finally, Joseba Álvarez took the floor to thank his father, Txillardegi, for the Merit Award: “My father, along with others, had the ability to ignite a small light in the grim and desperate environment that Euskal Herria lived after the war, and gradually this light brought with it the rebirth of Euskal Herria in culture, in Basque culture, in politics, in the form of the new Basque nationalism. My father saw that little light grow and today it has become a sun that nourishes and enriches our land, thanks to the work of all.”

The sound of the hand of Aitor Furundarena and the voices of those who were encouraged, enlivened the feast of Basque communication.