NEW YORK – CBC Radio won Broadcaster of the Year at the New York Festivals on Monday night, plus took home an additional 25 awards during the annual awards gala held in New York City.
The awards recognize the best in international radio, whether local, network, or independent, from more than 30 countries around the world.
"It is such an honour to receive attention from such a prestigious international festival awards,” said Chris Boyce, CBC's executive director of radio, in the announcement. “For our shows to be judged based on production, creativity, writing, performance and presentation, is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of the staff behind each of these programs."
The full list of CBC Radio winners is:
GOLD (Health and Medical) – St Johns Morning Show, NL – Dr. C
GOLD (Religious Programs) – Tapestry – The Tattooed Pastor/ The Rabbi Who Swore at God
GOLD (Best Comedy Special) – This Is That – Christmas Special
GOLD (History) – Ideas – The Visionary, Controversial Albert Schweitzer
GOLD (Business or Consumer Issues) – Under The Influence – Shame: The Secret Tool of Marketing
GOLD (Business or Consumer Issues) – Under The Influence – Radio is Dead: Long Live Radio
GOLD – Ideas – Rethinking Depression
SILVER (Culture and Arts) – The Sunday Edition – Figures in Flight
SILVER (Profiles/Community Portraits) – The Sunday Edition – A Place for Konnisola
SILVER (Best Talk/Interview Special) – Q – Joni Mitchell: Portrait of an Artist
SILVER (Profiles/Community Portraits) – Living Out Loud – Atlantic Kontiki: The Journey of Henri Boudeau
SILVER – Ideas – Mind and Machine
BRONZE (Best News, Doc or Special) – The Current – Minimum Wage Wars
BRONZE (Human Relations) – The World This Week – Seven Days Inside Syria
BRONZE (Human Relations) – Living Out Loud – Arthur’s Story
BRONZE (Social Issues) – White Coat, Black Art – Series: The Racist Patient/ First Nations, 2nd Class
BRONZE (Best Regularly Scheduled Comedy Program) – This Is That
BRONZE (Best Talk Show Host) – The Current – Anna Maria Tremonti
BRONZE (History) – Living Out Loud – The Good Italian?
BRONZE (Profiles/Community Profiles) – Ideas – Machieavelli: The Prince of Paradox
BRONZE – Ideas – The Imaginary Albino
CERTIFICATE (Best Nonfiction Series) – The Current – Project Money
CERTIFICATE (Business or Consumer Issues) – In The Field – Made in Canada: North America’s Fracking Boom
CERTIFICATE (Health/Medical) – Metro Morning – Series: Heart and Soul –Ontario’s homecare workers
CERTIFICATE (Magazine Format) – Spark – Episode 226
CERTIFICATE (Best Classical Format) – In Tune – May
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