SAINT JOHN, NB – The Atlantic region of the Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada honoured its best during the RTNDA’s regional conference Saturday in Saint John.
The 2004 TELEVISION winners are:
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
Global News Maritimes -Dartmouth, NS – "Global News at 6:00" (Medium Market)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
ATV News – Halifax, NS – "White Juan"
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
Radio-Canada Atlantique -Moncton, NB – "Championne Des Foyes Des Soins"
Dave Rogers Award – Feature
ATV Halifax- Halifax, NS – "Jessie’s Journey" (Medium Market)
NTV- St. John’s, NL – "See For Yourself" (Medium Market Honourable Mention)
Gord Sinclair Award – Special Events
ATV News- Halifax, NS – "Presidential Visit" (Medium Market)
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
ATV News- Halifax, NS – "White Juan"
Global News Maritimes- Dartmouth, NS – "MK Cargo Crash" (Honourable Mention)
Web site Award
Global News Maritimes- Dartmouth, NS – "Global News Maritimes Website" (Medium Market)
The 2004 RADIO winners are:
Byron MacGregor Award – Best Newscast
KHJ – Fredericton, NB – "KHJ 5 O’clock News" (Small Market)
CBC Radio Halifax – Halifax, NS – "Morning Newscast 7:30, Dec 1/04" (Medium Market)
VOCM – St. John’s, NL – "VOCM 745 News" (Medium Market Honourable Mention)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
CJLS -Yarmouth, NS – "Battling the Blizzard"
CBC Radio Halifax- Halifax, NS – "The Shirley Street Standoff" (Honourable Mention)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
CBC Radio Halifax- Halifax, NS – "A House of Cards"
CBC Fredericton-Fredericton, NB – "Number 21" (Honourable Mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Feature
CBC Radio – Moncton, NB -"It won’t happen to Me" (Small Market)
CBC Radio Halifax- Halifax, NS – "It’s All Greece To Me" (Medium Market)
CBC Radio One Maritimes – Fredericton, NB -"A prayer for Oliver Mowat" (Large Market)
CBN (CBC Radio)- St. John’s, NL – "Hockey Dentist" (Medium Market Honourable Mention)
Gord Sinclair Award – Live Special Events
KHJ – Fredericton, NB – "2004 Municipal Election" (Small Market)
CBC Radio Halifax – Halifax, NS – "Party at the Park" (Medium Market)
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
CJLS – Yarmouth, NS – "Blizzard Blues"
CBC Radio Halifax – Halifax, NS – "Bluenose II: Setting Sail into Scandal" (Honourable Mention)
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
CJLS – Yarmouth, NS – "In Memory of Wayne"
CBC Radio Halifax – Halifax, NS -"George W. Bush visits Halifax" (Honourable Mention)
The Atlantic Regional winners now go on to compete for the RTNDA National Awards to be presented at the RTNDA National Conference in Toronto on June 10, 2005.
RTNDA Canada is the voice for electronic journalists and news managers in Canada. The members of RTNDA Canada recognize the responsibility of broadcast journalists to promote and to protect the freedom to report independently about matters of public interest and to present a wide range of expressions, opinions and ideas. The RTNDA Canada Code of Ethics, adopted by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, is used to measure fairness and accuracy in our profession.
