Veteran journalist A.B.K. Prasad has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award for excellence in journalism for 2020.
- ‘Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award for Excellence in Journalism’ is given by the Press Council of India in honour of one of the greatest reformer journalists of the country. The award carries a cash award of Rupees One Lakh, a plaque and a citation.
- The journalistic career of Anne Bhavani Koteswara Prasad, popularly known as ABK, spreads over 75 years.
- He has the singular honour of being the editor of all the mainstream journals of Andhra Pradesh.
- He also served as the chairman of the Official Language Commission from 2004 to 2009 in United Andhra Pradesh.
