FREDERICTON – RTNDA Canada continued its cross-country awards program this weekend with the RTNDA Awards at the Atlantic Region Pro Dev Seminar & Awards Banquet held Saturday evening in Fredericton, NB.
The 2007 TELEVISION winners are:
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
* Global News Maritimes for Gagetown Soldiers Killed – (Medium Market)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
* Global News Maritimes for "Armed Robbery"
* Global News Maritimes for "Tire Fire" – (Honourable Mention)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
* CTV Atlantic for Climate of Change
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
* CTV Atlantic for Kitchen on Wheels – (Medium Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
* Radio – Canada Atlantique for Le vieux livre – The Old Book – (Medium Market)
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
* Global News Maritimes for "Bill and Mary Boates"
* CBYT for Daniel’s Harour Landslide – (Honourable Mention)
Trina McQueen Award – News Information Program
* CTV Atlantic for CTV News – Live at 5 – "Love" at 5
Best Videography Award
* CTV Atlantic for "Naked"
* Newfoundland Broadcasting for Alive and Well – (Honourable Mention)
Adrienne Clarkson Award For Diversity
* Global News Maritimes for "Children of the East"
The 2007 RADIO winners are:
Byron MacGregor Award – Best Newscast
* CKHJ Fredericton for KHJ 5 o’clock news – (Small Market)
* CBC Radio Halifax for Commonwealth Newscast – (Medium Market)
* VOCM News St. John’s for VOCM News – (Medium Market – Honourable Mention)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
* CKBW Bridgewater for Ultralight Crash
* News 95.7 for Diner Fire – (Honourable Mention)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
* CBC Radio NL for The Big Commute
* CBC NL for Uranium: Consent for Sale – (Honourable Mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
* CBC Halifax for Alzheimer’s Success Story – (Medium Market)
* CBC – Radio – Maritime Magazine for Whatever Happened to the Golden Years – Pt 1 – (Large Market)
* CBC Radio Fredericton for The Boy Who Never Returned – (Honourable Mention)
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
* CBC Radio NL for Cancer Test Scandal
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
* CKHJ Fredericton for The Road to Self Sufficiency
Peter Gzowski Award – News Information Program
* CBC NL for The Ocean Ranger – Remembered
* News 88.9 for The Big Fish – RCMP Capture one of America’s Most Wanted – (Honourable Mention)
Best Use of Sound
* CBC NL for Wise Use of Credit
Gord Sinclair Award – Live Special Events
* News 95.7 Halifax for Tracking Extra Tropical Storm Noel
* News 91.9 for Bracing for Noel – (Honourable Mention)
Adrienne Clarkson Award For Diversity
* CBC NL for The Awakening – The Story of the Mi’Kmaq