OTTAWA – RTNDA Canada (The Association of Electronic Journalists) unveiled the winners of awards for the best in electronic journalism in its central region on Thursday evening. These winners will go on to compete for RTNDA national awards, which will be announced June 21 at the association’s national conference in Ottawa on June 21.
The 2007 central regional winners are:
Television
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
A-Channel Barrie for A-Channel News At 6- (Medium Market)
Global Television Quebec for Transit Strike Day! – (Large Market)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
Citytv Toronto for Weekend CityNews at 6
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
Global News Toronto for Trucking Schools
Citytv Toronto for Silverman Helps – Plimmer Attack – (Honourable Mention)
CTV News Ottawa for Domestic Violence – (Honourable Mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
A-Channel London for Pilgrimage of Honour – (Medium Market)
CBC Television Ottawa for Secular Ontario – (Large Market)
CTV Montreal for Dreams Take Flight – (Honourable Mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
A-Channel Barrie for China Babies – (Medium Market)
CTV Montreal for Quebec Election 2007 – (Large Market)
Gord Sinclair Award – Special Events
Citytv Toronto for City Vote 2007
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
A-Channel London for Manhunt: The Search for Jesse Imeson
Global News Ontario for School Security – (Honourable Mention)
CBMT for Election Coverage – (Honourable Mention)
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
CBMT Montreal for Student Strike
Trina McQueen Award – News Information Program
CTV Southwestern Ontario for Provincewide October 21, 2007
Best Videography Award
CTV Southwestern Ontario for Firefighters – CTV News at 6
Adrienne Clarkson Award For Diversity
Global News Ontario for Black History Month
Radio
Byron MacGregor Award – Best Newscast
Bayshore Broadcasting – 97.7 The Beach Wasaga Beach for The 8AM News – (Small Market)
AM800 CKLW Windsor for The 5am News With Rob Shervill – (Medium Market)
CBC Radio Thunder Bay for Thunder Bay Morning News – (Medium Market – Honourable Mention)
Newstalk 1010 CFRB Toronto for The 8 O’Clock News with Dave Agar – (Large Market)
680 News Toronto for Snow Day – (Large Market – Honourable Mention)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
680 News Toronto for House Explosion
Newstalk 1010 CFRB Toronto for The Jordan Manners Murder – (Honourable Mention)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
CBC Radio 99.1 FM Toronto for Subliminal Slots
CBC Radio Montreal for Baby Weight Worries – (Honourable Mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
The Moose 106.3 FM North Bay for Kayla’s Hope – (Small Market)
CHYR-FM Leamington for "David" – (Small Market – Honourable Mention)
Newstalk 610 CKTB St. Catharines for Focus Niagara: Soaring Loonie – (Medium Market)
CFRA Radio Ottawa for Aggressive Panhandlers Feeding the Pigeons – (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
CHYR-FM Leamington for "Death of a Hero" – (Small Market)
EZ Rock Timmins for Aboriginal Awareness Series – (Small Market – Honourable Mention)
CBC Radio Sudbury for "Gloria Nobody"- (Medium Market)
CBC Radio "Metro Morning" 99.1 FM Toronto for Throwaway Women – (Large Market)
K-Lite / 820 CHAM / OLDIES 1150 Hamilton for Plastimet – 10 Years Later – (Large Market – Honourable Mention)
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
Newstalk 1010 CFRB Toronto for The Jordan Manners Murder
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
CJAD 800 Montreal for Birds Eye View – Tiger Woods
Peter Gzowski Award – News Information Program
Newstalk 1010 CFRB Toronto for Toronto at Noon with Dave Trafford
CBC Radio Sudbury for Morning North – (Honourable Mention)
Gord Sinclair Award – Live Special Events
CBC Radio Montreal for Live: Speaking Out on Reasonable Accommodation
Newstalk 1010 CFRB Toronto for 100 Years of Hockey at St. Mike’s – (Honourable Mention)
Best Use of New Media Award
CBC News Toronto for CBCNews.ca
Adrienne Clarkson Award For Diversity
CBC Radio Montreal for “Never Let Go”
