QUISPAMSIS, NB – Nominations are now closed and judging is underway for Tuned-in Canada: The CCSA Awards 2019.
Judges Greg O’Brien (president of FindTV, and editor & publisher of Cartt.ca), Suzanne Lamarre (lawyer, former CRTC commissioner, member of the Disciplinary Council of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec and Télé-Québec's Board of Directors), Matthew Polka (president and CEO of the American Cable Association), and Joely Collins (producer, director and founder of Vancouver-based Million Faces Productions) are currently combining a shortlist of nominees in the public voting categories of:
– Best people: on-camera community channel personality
– Best story: giving back
– Best photo: connecting Canadians
Shortlisted nominees will be announced on April 18 and voting will take place from May 6 through May 17.
In addition, nominations received for the juried categories of Best story: game changer and Best content: community channel programming will be sent to judges on May 6. The winners of these categories will be determined by the judges who will evaluate the nominations using specific criteria to provide a mark out of 100.
All winners will be announced on May 29 and will receive $1,000 to donate to a local charity in their community.
