OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) today announced the finalists for the prestigious Gold Ribbon Awards, honouring excellence in private broadcasting. The awards will be presented during the CAB 2007 Convention in Ottawa on November 5th and 6th.
The Gold Ribbon Awards honour achievement in broadcasting in various categories including community service, breaking news, humour, public affairs, and promotion of Canadian talent. The CAB has again this year broken records for the number of entries received, with a total of 544 submissions – an increase of 5% over 2006. Radio and Specialty/Pay/Pay-per-view entries broke new records with a total of 223 and 258 submissions respectively, while 163 entries were received for the TV awards. After reviewing the entries, the judges selected 158 finalists in 33 categories.
“The record number of entries again this year is in itself a tribute to the incredible wealth of talent and commitment to excellence amongst our nominees,” said Glenn O’Farrell, President and CEO of the CAB. “ Canada’s private broadcasters have demonstrated again a very high level of creativity, with outstanding programming that entertains, informs and connects with Canadians in their own community.”
“Jury members were impressed by the uniqueness and high caliber of all the entries,” said Erica Benson, Chair of the Gold Ribbon Awards Judging Panel for the Television and Specialty/Pay/PPV services categories. “It really speaks to the level of commitment of Canada’s private broadcasting system,” she added.
“ The range of community involvement by broadcasters in large, medium and small markets is outstanding,” said Rick Holmes , Chair of the Gold Ribbon Awards Judging Panel for Radio categories.
The list of 2007 finalists, along with the list of this years’ jury panel members, is below.
RADIO FINALISTS / FINALISTES RADIO
ABORIGINAL PROGRAMMING / PROGRAMMATION AUTOCHTONE
• CJNB/CJNS, North Battleford (Cree Ways)
• CKOM, Saskatoon (Meeting Ground)
• CKOV, Kelowna (Highway Protest)
BREAKING NEWS / NOUVELLES DE DERNIÈRE HEURE
• CINW, Montreal (The Dawson Tragedy, Live on the Radio)
• CJAD, Montreal (Dawson College Shooting)
• CJME, Regina (Amber Alert)
• CKAT/CHUR-FM/CKFX-FM, North Bay(The Storm of 2006)
• CKNW, Vancouver (CKNW Storm Season)
• CKNW, Vancouver (Queen of the North)
COMMUNITY SERVICE / SERVICE À LA COLLECTIVITÉ
Large Market / Grand marché :
• CFRA, Ottawa (Food Aid 2006 )
• CHFI-FM, Toronto (The 98.1 “Give a Kid a Coat” Campaign )
• CHFI-FM, Toronto (The 98.1 CHFI Radiothon to Help Stop Violence Against Women)
• CHUM-FM, Toronto (CHUM/City Christmas Wish)
• CKMF-FM, Montréal (L’Album tel quel vol. 3)
• CKNW-FM, Vancouver (CKNW Orphans’ Fund Pledge Day)
Medium Market / marché Moyen :
• CFMC-FM, Saskatoon (C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer)
• CIOO-FM, Halifax (C100 “100 Hours for the Kids” Radiothon 2006)
• CIZL-FM, Regina (Bras Across the Bridge)
• CKCK-FM, Regina (Food for Friends)
• CKTB, St. Catharines (Poster Boy)
Small Market / Petit marché :
• CHAT-FM, Redcliff (Food Drive 2006)
• CHMN-FM, Canmore (Julie’s Day)
• CJNB, North Battleford (Operation Dollar for Dollar)
• CKBI, Prince Albert (Give a Little Life Day)
• CKLM-FM, Lloydminster(The Christmas Convoy)
• CKNX, Wingham (Health Care Heroes)
DIVERSITY IN NEWS AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMING / LA DIVERSITÉ DANS LES ÉMISSIONS DE NOUVELLES ET D’INFORMATION
• CFRB, Toronto (The Neighbourhoods)
• CFTR, Toronto (Rudy Blair at 680 News)
• CKOM, Saskatoon (Seeds of Success)
• CKOV, Kelowna (Conversations With the Chief)
HUMOUR – ENGLISH / HUMOUR – ANGLAIS
• CFOX, Vancouver (Jeff O’Neil Breakfast Show)
• CHOM, Montreal (Terry, Ted and Kim in the Morning)
• CHUM, Toronto (Roger, Rick and Marilyn)
• CJDV, Cambridge (Oktoberfest IDs)
• CKLG, Vancouver (Larry and Willy on JACK)
HUMOUR – FRENCH / HUMOUR – FRANÇAIS
• CFTX, Gatineau (Katastrophe)
• CKMF, Montréal (Les deux minutes du peuple)
• CKMF, Montréal (Les grandes gueules)
• CKOI, Montréal (Les justiciers masqués)
INFORMATION PROGRAM / ÉMISSIONS D’INFORMATION
• CHED, Edmonton (Remembering the Fallen Four)
• CHUM-FM, Toronto (Toronto Under the Gun)
• CJCL, Toronto (The Year in Review – 2006)
• CJME, Regina (Restaurants – Your Right to Know)
• CKNW, Vancouver (Dead End Streets)
PROMOTION: AUDIENCE BUILDING / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : ACCROÎTRE L’AUDITOIRE
• CFBR-FM, Edmonton (Paul Brown Show’s Really Tough Contest)
• CFNY-FM, Toronto (The Edge Buns of Steel)
• CHIK-FM, Québec (I Love PY)
• CILQ-FM, Toronto (Derringer’s Search for the Funniest Person With a Day Job)
• CIMO-FM, Sherbrooke (Y’a d’ces matins)
• CKSA-FM, Lloydminster (Lloyd FM’s Celebrity Duets)
PROMOTION: IMAGE / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : IMAGE
• CFIX-FM, Chicoutimi (Sur le ton de la confidence)
• CHUM-FM, Toronto (Another CHUM-FM Experience Money Can’t Buy)
• CITI-FM, Winnipeg (Classic Moments)
• CJAQ-FM, Toronto (Jack Superband)
• CJDV-FM, Cambridge (Legal IDs)
PROMOTION OF CANADIAN MUSICAL TALENT / MISE EN VALEUR DE TALENTS MUSICAUX CANADIENS
• CFMC-FM, Saskatoon (10K20)
• CFXJ-FM, Toronto (Soul Search 2006)
• CHDI-FM, Edmonton (Sonic Band of the Month)
• CILV-FM, Ottawa (The Live 88.5 Big Money Shot)
• CING-FM, Hamilton (Canada Day Jam 4)
• CKFX-FM, North Bay (Trophies for the Trews)
WHAT RADIO DOES BEST / LA RADIO À SON MEILLEUR
• CFMJ, Toronto (Silence the Guns)
• CHFI-FM, Toronto (The 98.1 CHFI Radiothon to Help Stop Violence Against Women)
• CIGL-FM, Belleville (Mix 97 Exposes a Pedophile on the Air)
• CJAY-FM, Calgary (Gerry Forbes Neighbourhood Takeover)
• CJMF-FM, Québec (Québec, Ville de Champions)
• CKST, Vancouver (CHUM Radio’s “Day of Giving”)
TELEVISION FINALISTS / FINALISTES DE TÉLÉVISION
COMMUNITY SERVICE / SERVICE À LA COLLECTIVITÉ
Large Market / Grand marché :
• CFJP-TV, Montréal (Donnez au suivant II)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Les retrouvailles)
• CITY-TV, Toronto (The Liveable City)
• CIVT-TV, Vancouver (Dead End Streets)
Medium Market / marché Moyen :
• CFPL-TV, London (Connections)
• CJOH-TV, Ottawa (Wake Up! Get a Working Smoke Alarm)
• CKMI-TV, Montreal (La Stanza Generations Breakfast)
Small Market / Petit marché :
• CFTK-TV, Terrace (Food 4 Friends)
• CHMI-TV, Winnipeg (M.A.S.T.)
• CHOT-TV, Gatineau (L’Enflammé spécial)
• CIVI-TV , Victoria (United Way 2006 – Vancouver Island)
• CKVR-TV, Barrie (When Seconds Count)
DOCUMENTARIES / DOCUMENTAIRES
• CFMT-TV, Toronto (The Shoeshine Boy)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Destination Nor’ouest)
• CHAN-TV, Burnaby (Damage Done: The Drug War Odyssey)
• CIII-TV, Toronto (Final 24)
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING / PROGRAMMATION DE DIVERTISSEMENT
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Gala Artis 2006 )
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (On n’a pas toute la soirée : Spécial 31 décembre )
• CHAN-TV, Burnaby (21st Gemini Awards)
• CIII-TV, Toronto (From the Ground Up With Debbie Travis)
FICTIONAL PROGRAMMING / ÉMISSION DE FICTION
• CFJP-TV, Montréal (450, Chemin du golf)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Annie et ses hommes)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Lance et Compte : La revanche)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Le cœur a ses raisons II)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Nos étés II)
MAGAZINE PROGRAMMING / PROGRAMMATION DE TYPE MAGAZINE
• CFJP-TV, Montréal (Qu’est-ce qui mijote)
• CHCA-TV, Red Deer (Stampede Central)
• CIII-TV, Toronto (ET Canada)
• CITY-TV, Toronto (FT – Fashion Television)
NEWS: BREAKING NEWS / NOUVELLES : NOUVELLES DE DERNIÈRE HEURE
• CFCN-TV, Calgary (Carseland Fire)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Fusillade au College Dawson)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Effondrement mortel)
• CHAN-TV, Burnaby (Shooting at Dawson College)
• CIVT-TV, Vancouver (Queen of the North)
NEWS: SPECIAL / SERIES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
NOUVELLES : SPÉCIALE OU SÉRIE ET EMISSIONS D’AFFAIRES PUBLIQUES
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (H591…Le virus de la prochaine pandémie?)
• CHEK-TV , Victoria (The Wine Islands)
• CIVT-TV, Vancouver (Filthy Foster Home)
• CKMI-TV, Montreal (Mistissini Kids)
• CKY-TV, Winnipeg (Finding Erin)
PROMOTION: STATION IMAGE / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : IMAGE DE LA STATION
• CFAP-TV, Québec (Le Grand Journal de 17h00, édition Québec)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (TVA, c’est vrai – Lancement automne 2006)
• CHAN-TV, Burnaby (Global National – News Understood)
• CHNM-TV, Vancouver (Chinese (Lunar) New Year IDs )
• CHNM-TV, Vancouver (Diversity Lives Here Station IDs)
PROMOTION: CANADIAN PROGRAM/SERIES
AUTOPUBLICITÉ : ÉMISSION OU SÉRIE CANADIENNE
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Campagne d’information : Darfour, Contrebande, Kidnapping)
• CFTM-TV, Montréal (Un homme mort – Teaser 1)
• CIII-TV, Toronto (Entertainment Tonight Canada)
• CIII-TV, Toronto (Deal or No Deal Canada)
• CKVU-TV, Vancouver (BT – Everybody’s Talking)
SPECIALTY/PAY/PPV FINALISTS
FINALISTES DES SERVICES SPÉCIALISÉS/PAYANTS/ À LA CARTE
DOCUMENTARIES / DOCUMENTAIRES
• ARTV, Montréal (Une chanson pour l’Afrique)
• CBC Newsworld, Toronto (Braindamadj’d – Take II)
• History Television, Toronto (The Bomber’s Dream)
• RDI, Montréal (Caporal Mark)
• VisionTV, Toronto (The Geometry of Love)
ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL/SERIES
SPÉCIALE OU SÉRIE DE DIVERTISSEMENT
• HGTV, Toronto (Holmes on Homes VI)
• MuchMusic, Toronto (MuchMusic Video Awards 2006)
• Séries+, Montréal (François en série – saison 1)
• Showcase, Toronto (Slings & Arrows)
• W Network, Toronto (The Smart Woman Survival Guide)
MAGAZINE PROGRAMMING
PROGRAMMATION DE TYPE MAGAZINE
• ARTV, Montréal (Mange ta ville)
• ARTV, Montréal (Bazart)
• W Network, Toronto (The Shopping Bags)
• Ztélé, Montréal (Ça s’branche où?)
NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS : SPECIAL / SERIES
NOUVELLES ET ACTUALITÉS : SPÉCIALE OU SÉRIE
• MuchMusic, Toronto (MuchVote 2006)
• RDI, Montréal (Le Mur)
• The Weather Network, Oakville (Emergency Preparedness Week 2006)
• VisionTV, Toronto (360º Vision – Evangelical Tourism)
PROMOTION: BRAND IMAGE
AUTOPUBLICITÉ : IMAGE DE MARQUE
• Historia, Montréal (Identifications de chaîne)
• RDI, Montréal (Source d’information)
• The Movie Network, Toronto (Hero Campaign)
• YTV, Toronto (Twist/Shake/Tidy Up IDs)
• Ztélé, Montréal (Identifications « La Route Ztélé »)
PROMOTION: CANADIAN PROGRAM/SERIES
AUTOPUBLICITÉ : ÉMISSION OU SÉRIE CANADIENNE
• CLT, Toronto (3-Day Novel Contest)
• MuchMusic, Toronto (2006 Holiday Wrap Campaign)
• RDI, Montréal (Les grands reportages : Le 11 septembre)
• The Movie Network, Toronto (Regenesis Season 2)
• TV5, Montréal (Bâtisseurs d’ailleurs)
PUBLIC SERVICE / SERVICE À LA COLLECTIVITÉ
• APTN, Winnipeg (Anti-Racism Day)
• Canal Vie, Montréal (Campagne « Don d’organes »)
• Météomédia, Montréal (Le développement durable)
• VRAK-TV, Montréal (R-Force)
TELEVISION & SPECIALTY/PAY/PPV FINALISTS
FINALISTES DE TÉLÉVISION ET SERVICES SPÉCIALISÉS/PAYANTS/ À LA CARTE
ABORIGINAL PROGRAMMING/ PROGRAMMATION AUTOCHTONE
• APTN, Winnipeg (Chiefs and Champions)
• APTN, Winnipeg (Wapos Bay)
• CIII-TV, Toronto (National Aboriginal Achievement Awards 2007)
• CIII-TV, Toronto (Renegade Press)
• History Television, Toronto (Stealing Mary: Last of the Red Indians)
DIVERSITY IN NEWS AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMING
LA DIVERSITÉ DANS LES ÉMISSIONS DE NOUVELLES ET D’INFORMATION
• CFJP-TV, Montréal (C’est nous autres)
• CICT-TV, Calgary (Racism at the Door)
• CKCK-TV, Regina (Calling Home)
• RDI, Montréal (109 – Les Têtes fortes)
• The Weather Network, Oakville (Weather Mosaic)
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