Award-winning Programs
Natalie has won top audio journalism awards in the UK, Taiwan, New York and Asia. She was host, producer, scriptwriter, and reporter for these documentaries and programs.
Freeing Taiwan's Slaves
Human trafficking victims reveal their stories and shed light on how foreign workers get trapped by traffickers and the systemic problems leading to this inhumane crime in Taiwan. It won:
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2011 Best Current Affairs Radio Documentary, UK Association of International Broadcasting
2011 Best Presenter, Social Issues, Taiwan's Golden Bell Awards (Taiwan's Peabody Award)
2012 New York Festivals World's Best Radio, Gold Award, Best News Documentary
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My Days at the Mental Ward
At Taiwan's first mental ward for youth, mentally ill teenagers share poignantly about what they need from others in society and how their classes - art, music and horticulture therapy - are helping them heal. It won:
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2013 UK Association of International Broadcasting (AIB) Highly Commended Current Affairs Documentary
2014 New York Festivals World's Best Radio, Silver Award, Health Documentary
From Lithuania With Love
Why would Lithuania risk billions of dollars in trade with China to show support for Taiwan? Natalie Tso and StaÅ› Butler talk to the movers and shakers in this inspiring friendship between two underdog countries and bring you a taste of Lithuania-mania in Taiwan. It won:
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2023 Excellence in Audio Reporting (Regional) Award, Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA)
2023 Best News Report Finalist, NY Festivals World's Best Radio
2022 Best Factual Podcast Finalist, UK Association of International Broadcasting
Once Upon A Taiwan
A fictional bicultural family celebrates Chinese and Western holidays and learns Chinese idioms along the way in these fun short features that won:
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2013 Best Feature, Taiwan's Golden Bell Awards (Taiwan's Peabody Award)
2014 NY Festivals World's Best Radio, Bronze Award, Education Program
Lost in Dutch Formosa
This radio play takes you back to 17th century Dutch Formosa as it depicts a modern bicultural family that accidentally travels into the past and tries to find their way back as they interact with historical figures. Natalie Tso and Andrew Ryan co-starred in and co-produced this play that Andrew wrote. It won:
2014 Best Radio Play, Taiwan's Golden Bell Awards (Taiwan's Peabody Award)
2014 UK Association of International Broadcasting Highly Commended Creative Radio Feature
Can Humor Save Taiwan?
Discover how Taiwan wields its diplomatic charm in this special program on Taiwan's use of humor and soft power in its global relations. It was honored as:
Finalist for Best Special Report at the 2021 New York Festivals World's Best Radio.
China's Weibo: Tiny Blogs, Huge Impact
This series delved into the influence of Weibo and its ties to Taiwan when the social media platform was burgeoning in China. It was honored as:
2012 UK Association of International Broadcasting Best Current Affairs Radio Documentary Finalist
2013 New York Festivals World's Best Radio Science/Technology Documentary Finalist