TORONTO – Global Toronto’s supper hour newscast and Rogers-owned 680 News’ coverage called Tornado Aftermath were the central region’s television and radio large market winners at the RTNDA Canada awards.
In the TV category, /A\ News Barrie was recognized for its /A\ News at 6 (medium market), while /A\ London received an honourable mention for Transit Strike.
The best newscast awards in the radio division went to AM800 CKLW for AM800 News 7:30am (medium market), CBC Radio Thunder Bay for CBC Radio Thunder Bay 7:30 AM Newscast (medium market – honourable mention), and 560 CFOS AM Owen Sound for the Noon News on Georgian Bay Today (small market).
Other Television Winners
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
• CTV Southwestern Ontario for Killer Tornado in Durham
• Global Toronto for Struck By Lightning (honourable mention)
• CP24 for Osgoode Subway Shooting (honourable mention)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
• CTV Montreal for Breaking the Silence
• CTV Southwestern Ontario for Granny Cam (honourable mention)
• /A\ Windsor for Cross Border Health Care (honourable mention)
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
• CBC TV Montreal for The Cost of Clean-up at City Hall
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
• /A\ London for A Dog’s Best Friend (medium market)
• CTV News Toronto for Olympic Torch Bearer (large market)
• Global Toronto for A Single Rose (large market – honourable mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
• Rogers TV Simcoe County for In Focus: After The Crash (small market)
• CTV Southwestern Ontario for Student Ghetto (medium market)
• CTV Montreal for La Polytechnique 20 Years Later (large market)
Gord Sinclair Award – Live Special Events
• /A\ News Barrie for Remembrance Day 2009
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
• /A\ London for Tori Stafford
• /A\ Ottawa for On The Ground In Afghanistan (honourable mention)
Adrienne Clarkson Award – Diversity
• Global Toronto for Our Canada: New Canadians
Trina McQueen Award – News Information Program
• Global Toronto for Focus Ontario – The Ontario Legislature – Our House
Hugh Haugland Award – Creative Use of Video
• CTV Southwestern Ontario for Cop Cars
Use of New Media
• CP24 for CP24.COM Tornado strikes GTA
Other Radio Winners
Adrienne Clarkson Award – Diversity
• CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto for Toronto’s Mosaic: Regent Park Revitalization Resident
Best Use of Sound Award
• 680News for KISS in Oshawa
• CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto for Obama Inauguration (honourable mention)
• CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto for Second Harvest Delivery (honourable mention)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
• Newstalk 1010 for Tamil Protest Turns Violent
• Newstalk 1010 for Twisters in the GTA (honourable mention)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
• CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto for e-Health Ontario Investigations
• CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto for St. Michael’s Hospital Security Series (honourable mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
• CBC Sudbury for Wayne’s #99 (medium market)
• 680News for Boy Bands (large market)
• News/Talk Radio 580 CFRA for Living in Her Car – One Woman’s Tale of Homelessness in The Capital (large market – honourable mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
• 97.7 the Beach Wasaga Beach for Time To Hit The Auction (small market)
• CBC Radio Sudbury for The Mac (medium market)
• CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto for Sunrise Propane One-Year Anniversary (large market)
Gord Sinclair Award – Live Special Events
• Newstalk 1010 for The Barack Obama Inauguration
Peter Gzowski Award – News Information Program
• CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto for Metro Morning
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
• CBC Radio for The Fall of Nortel
• CBC Radio Thunder Bay for Bringing Kyle Home (honourable mention)
• 680News for Tamil Protest (honourable mention)
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
• CBC Radio One Ottawa for Ontario Today Blind Man Essay
Use of New Media
• 680News for 680News.com
• CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto for Toronto’s Mosaic: Regent Park (honourable mention)
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