For the original Magazine Diaries project, former editor of Smash Hits Barry McIlheny told the story of winning his first PPA magazine award. He wrote about finding a pay phone on London’s Park Lane to ring his mum and tell her he’d won. More than 30 years later, he found a picture of him getting his award when clearing his late mum’s house in Belfast.
Making the shortlist
Making the shortlist
Making the shortlist
For the original Magazine Diaries project, former editor of Smash Hits Barry McIlheny told the story of winning his first PPA magazine award. He wrote about finding a pay phone on London’s Park Lane to ring his mum and tell her he’d won. More than 30 years later, he found a picture of him getting his award when clearing his late mum’s house in Belfast.