TORONTO – The Radio Television Digital News Association Canada announced last week Sandie Rinaldo will receive its lifetime achievement award.
“In her 45-years with CTV News, calling Sandie Rinaldo an icon would be a major understatement”, said RTDNA president Ian Koenigsfest, in a press release. “Her trailblazing work as a journalist has inspired dozens of people in our industry. Her list of career achievements stands in an esteemed class of its own. This RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award epitomizes Sandie’s consummate professionalism and recognizes her outstanding contribution to journalism in Canada.”
She will be presented with her award during the Awards Gala Dinner on May 26, 2018 at the 2018 National Conference & Awards Gala
Rinaldo has anchored weekend broadcasts of CTV National News and reports for W5. She has received national recognition for her news stories and was named on the 2013 Women’s Executive Network list of Canada’s most powerful women in arts an communications. In 1980, Rinaldo became the first woman in Canadian history to anchor a daily network newscast, when she was promoted to News Anchor of Canada AM just four years after beginning as a story producer. This year, Rinaldo marks 45 years with CTV.
