CALGARY – Global News dominated the best newscast section of the TV awards given out by the Association of Electronic Journalists for the best in electronic journalism in the Prairie region in 2007, it was announced Monday. Local Global News stations were awarded the Bert Cannings Award for best newscast in all three categories of small, medium and large market.
The winners are:
2007 TV awards
Bert Cannings Award (for best newscast)
– Global News Lethbridge for News Hour – (Small Market)
– Global News Regina for March 14, Evening News – (Medium Market)
– Global News Calgary for Superstorm Impact – (Large Market)
Charlie Edwards Award (for spot news)
– CTV Calgary (CFCN) for School Bus Crash
Dan McArthur Award (for in-depth/investigative news)
– CBC News Edmonton for Your Treat
Dave Rogers Award (for short feature)
– Global Regina for Matthew and the Dragon – (Medium Market)
– Global News Edmonton for Marathon Dad – (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award (for long feature)
– CKX TV, Brandon for A Simple Lifestyle – (Small Market)
– CTV Regina for The Birthday People – (Medium Market)
– Global News Edmonton for Black Friday, Twenty Years Later – (Large Market)
– CTV Calgary for Charity: What’s in it for me? – (Honourable Mention)
Gord Sinclair Award (for special events)
– CBC Manitoba for Manitoba Votes 2007
– Global News Edmonton for Charity Horse Race – (Honourable Mention)
Ron Laidlaw Award (for continuing coverage)
– Global News Edmonton for MacEwan Fire
Sam Ross Award (for editorial/commentary)
– Global News Edmonton for Bob Layton Editorial – New City Council
Trina McQueen Award (for news program)
– Citytv Calgary for Breakfast Television – Kids Cancer Camp
Best Videography Award
– Citytv Winnipeg for City Spirits Part 1
– Global Regina for Goose Roundup – (Honourable Mention)
Best Use of New Media Award
– CTV Calgary for Webcast of Calgary Civic Election
Adrienne Clarkson Award (for diversity)
– Global Calgary for Minority Report – Alberta’s Culture Collision
2007 Radio awards
Byron MacGregor Award (for best newscast)
– Zed 99, Red Deer for Zed 99 6 am News, June 6, 2007 – (Small Market)
– CBC Saskatchewan for CBC Radio News, Sept 21, 2007 – (Medium Market)
Charlie Edwards Award (for spot news)
– News Talk Radio Regina for Province-Wide Grey Cup Party
– 620 CKRM for Football Power Outage – (Honourable Mention)
– News Talk 650 Regina for Blizzard of the Century – (Honourable Mention)
Dan McArthur Award (for in-depth/investigative)
– CBC Radio Calgary for Teen Sex Trade Workers
Dave Rogers Award (for short feature)
– CBC Saskatchewan for Black Lake Hockey – (Medium Market)
Dave Rogers Award (for long feature)
– CBC North Radio Yellowknife for Warm Hearts and Headframes – (Small Market)
– CBC Saskatchewan for Joel and Jen – (Medium Market)
– CBWT Winnipeg for On The Lam – (Large Market)
– CBC Saskatchewan for Glenavon School Closure – (Large Market – Honourable Mention)
– CBC Radio Edmonton for Boom Haters – (Large Market – Honourable Mention)
– CBC Radio Edmonton for Promising Future, Questionable Past – (Large Market – Honourable Mention)
Ron Laidlaw Award (for continuing coverage)
– CBC Radio Calgary for Spying on the Prairies
– CBC Saskatchewan for Election 2007 – (Honourable Mention)
Sam Ross Award (for editorial/commentary)
– CBC Saskatchewan for The Seventh Generation
Peter Gzowski Award (for news information program)
– CBC Saskatchewan for The Morning Edition – Blizzard Montage
Gord Sinclair Award (for live special events)
– News Talk Radio Regina for Sask. Votes 2007
– CBC Saskatchewan for Grey Cup Specials – (Honourable Mention)
Best Use of New Media Award
– CBC Saskatchewan for Saskatchewan Votes 2007
– News Talk 650 Regina for Sask.votes.com – (Honourable Mention)
– CBC Radio Edmonton for Edmonton Votes 2007 – (Honourable Mention)
Adrienne Clarkson Award (for diversity)
– CBC Edmonton for A Class of Her Own
– CBC Radio One Yellowknife for The River Between Us – (Honourable Mention)
– CBC Radio Edmonton for Soaring Spirits – (Honourable Mention)
“This is an incredible accomplishment and it shows that quality journalism is thriving in Canada,” said RTNDA president Bob McLaughlin.
The Prairie Regional winners will go on to compete for the RTNDA National Awards, which will be presented at the RTNDA National Conference in Ottawa on June 21.
