OTTAWA – Monday evening’s Gold Ribbon Awards Gala, held as part of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ 2008 Convention, celebrated outstanding achievement by Canada’s private broadcasters. The Gold Ribbon Awards pay tribute to achievements in broadcasting in various categories including community service, breaking news, humour, entertainment programming, and promotion of Canadian talent. A total of 403 submissions were received this year. The winners were: RADIO What Radio Does Best: CITI-FM, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Winnipeg (92 CITI FM Gets a Stat Holiday for Manitoba –“Louis Riel Day”) Humour – English: CJDV-FM, 107.5 Dave FM, Corus Entertainment Inc., Cambridge (Bob Franklin –...
