
Sarah Blake
Documentary makerSarah Blake is a multi-award winning documentary maker and producer.
Sarah has been producing radio for almost 20 years, working across formats in current affairs, music, entertainment and features in RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm and RTÉ lyric fm.
Having graduated from the European Broadcasting Union Masterschool in Radio Features in 2009, she joined the Documentary on One Unit the same year. She produces her own documentaries, along with working with independent documentary makers on Doc on One productions.
Sarah is passionate about storytelling and travels around Ireland and abroad collecting stories about real life. She also shares her craft with other radio makers and as part of the Documentary on One Team provides training at the Documentary on One Seminar Weekend.
She is a native of Limerick and holds a B.A. in Music from Trinity College Dublin and an M.A. in Music Technology from the University of Limerick.
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Suggested listening:
Miracle in Galway Bay with Lorna Siggins
(2022) Celtic Media Festival - Best Radio Documentary, Winner
(2022) IMRO Radio Awards - Best Documentary, Bronze
(2021) Water Safety Ireland - Media Appreciation Award
The Curious Case of Typhoid Mary with Orla Higgins
(2022) New York Festivals Radio Awards - Best History Documentary, Silver
The Little Shop of Secrets with Bill Murphy
(2021) New York Festivals Radio Awards - Best History Documentary, Bronze
Conor Walsh – Passing Through with Eoin Butler
(2021) Association of International Broadcasters - Best Arts & Culture Programme, Winner
The Case of Majella Moynihan with Aoife Kelleher and Liam O'Brien
(2020) IMRO Radio Awards - Best Documentary, Gold
(2020) New York Festivals Radio Awards - Best National or International Affairs Documentary, Gold
(2019) Prix Europa Berlin - Best Radio Current Affairs Programme, Special Commendation