SUDBURY – The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada presented its Central Canadian awards at the Regional Professional Development Seminar in Sudbury Saturday evening.
The 2005 TELEVISION winners are:
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
* A-Channel London for Lynda Shaw’s Killer – (Medium Market)
* CTV Montreal for CTV NEWS AT 6 The December 16 Blizzard – (Large Market)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
* Global News – Ontario for Man on Fire
* CTV Toronto for The Boxing Day Shootings – (Honourable Mention)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
* City TV in Toronto for Fabry’s Drug Funding
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
* CTV Toronto for Night Court – (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
* A-Channel in Barrie for A-Channel – March of the Living – (Medium Market)
* Global News – Ontario for Miracle on Ice – (Large Market)
Gord Sinclair Award – Special Events
* A-Channel in Barrie for A-Channel – Remembrance Day
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
* Global News – Ontario for Alicia Ross
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
* CKMI Global Quebec for Too Much Promotion?
Website Award –
* CP24 in Toronto for pulse24.com
The 2005 RADIO winners are:
Byron MacGregor Award – Best Newscast
* AM 600 CKAT North Bay for The CKAT 8 AM News – (Small Market)
* Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre in Owen Sound for The 7:30 AM News on 560 CFOS Christine Curtis – (Small Market – Honourable Mention)
* AM 800 CKLW in Windsor for 7 AM News with Rob Shervill – (Medium Market)
* 570 NEWS CKGL-AM in Kitchener for Best Newscast – (Medium Market – Honourable Mention)
* 680 News in Toronto for Air France – (Large Market)
* Newstalk 1010 CFRB in Toronto for The Six O’Clock News Hour Day 154 – (Large Market – Honourable Mention)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
* Newstalk 1010 CFRB in Toronto for Queen’s Park Standoff
* 680 News in Toronto for Air France – (Honourable Mention)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
* Standard Radio – CFRB/CJAD in Toronto/Montreal for The Same Sex Marriage Town Hall Meeting
* Standard Radio in Toronto for The Journey of Hope – (Honourable Mention)
* 580 CFRA Ottawa for 9-1-1: Help Delayed – (Honourable Mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
* CBC Radio 1, Thunder Bay for Good Food Box – (Medium Market)
* AM 920 CKNX in Wingham for Doctor Recruitment – (Medium Market – Honourable Mention)
* CBC Radio Montreal for Expos Exported – (Large Market)
* 580 CFRA Ottawa for Stroke Victim: Back from the Brink – (Large Market – Honourable Mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
* AM 600 CKAT NORTH BAY for Mind Over Myth – (Small Market)
* 570 NEWS (CKGL) in Kitchener for Behind Closed Doors – (Medium Market)
* CBC Radio Montreal for Young and Muslim in Montreal – (Large Market)
* CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto for Only The Strong Will Survive Toronto’s Evolving Chinese Communities – (Large Market – Honourable Mention)
Gord Sinclair Award – Live Special Events
* CHOK in Sarnia for Travelling With Heroes…
* 580 CFRA Ottawa for Food Aid 2005 – (Honourable Mention)
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
* 680 News in Toronto for Air France
* 570 NEWS (CKGL) in Kitchener for Convicted Pedophile In Our Midst – (Honourable Mention)
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
* AM 800 CKLW in Windsor for Reality Check A Rob Shervill Commentary
Web site Award
* 580 CFRA Ottawa for cfra.com Ottawa’s Website
The Central Regional winners now go on to compete for the RTNDA National Awards to be presented at the RTNDA National Convention in St. John’s, NL on June 9, 2006.
