TORONTO – CBC News anchor Peter Mansbridge has been named the recipient of the 2007 President’s Award by RTNDA Canada.
The award is presented annually to an individual with a record of distinguished service to the broadcast news industry and who promotes excellence in broadcast journalism. As most know, Mansbridge is a veteran reporter and newscaster with almost 40 years in broadcasting,
The award will be formally presented to Mansbridge on Friday, June 22 at the 2007 RTNDA National Conference at the Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver.
He started his journalistic career as a teenager in Churchill, Manitoba in 1968, after being heard announcing a flight departure at the local airport and was hired by the local radio station, an affiliate of the CBC Northern Service. In 1972, he launched his television career with CBC Television in Winnipeg as a local reporter, and then later joined the National as a correspondent in Regina, Ottawa and Toronto.
He was appointed anchor and chief correspondent of The National in 1988, and in that role he has covered every major Canadian news story including federal elections, leadership conventions, referendums, constitutional debates, floods, ice storms, and state funerals. He has also reported on, and anchored coverage of, every major world event from the 1982 Falklands war to the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, many from on the scene.
"Peter Mansbridge has all the qualities many aspire to as news broadcasters – intellectual depth, a keen sense of curiosity, fairness, genuine interest in his country and his craft, journalistic savvy and an unparalleled on-air presence. His national profile and the trust Canadians place in his newscasts make him truly deserving of this honour," said RTNDA Canada president Bob McLaughlin.
