REGINA – RTNDA, the association of electronic journalists handed out its Prairie region awards for 2006 this weekend at the annual Prairie Regional Professional Development Seminar.
This year RTNDA Canada created five new award categories to recognize outstanding videography, use of sound, new media, information programming and diversity.
The RTNDA "Diversity Tool Kit" which was released across the country in January offers practical solutions to bring diversity to our stories and to our newsrooms. To acknowledge those accomplishments RTNDA created a new Diversity Award this year. Global Calgary and CBC Saskatchewan won the inaugural awards in the Prairie region.
Twelve television and eight radio stations received an RTNDA Canada Excellence in Broadcast Journalism award. Global stations in Saskatoon, Calgary, Winnipeg and Regina took home four awards followed by CTV stations in Calgary, Regina and Edmonton.
Other winning stations included: CBC North; CHAT; City TV Calgary; CBC Saskatchewan and Southwest TV News.
Radio winners included: Zed 99 in Red Deer and CBC North in the small market category. Medium market winners include: News Talk 650 CKOM Saskatoon, News Talk 980 Regina and CBC Radio Saskatchewan. The large market winners were CBC Edmonton, 660 News Calgary and 630 CHED Edmonton.
The Prairie Regional winners go on to compete for the RTNDA National Awards to be presented at the RTNDA National Convention in Vancouver on June 23, 2007.
The 2006 TELEVISION winners are:
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
* CBC North for CBC North, Northbeat – (Small Market)
* Global Saskatoon for Global Saskatoon News – Oct. 25, 2006 – (Medium Market)
* Global Winnipeg for In Your Community – Assinobola – (Large Market)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
* CTV Calgary for Carseland Fire
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
* CTV Edmonton for Essays for Sale
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
* CHAT-TV for Newswatch – (Small Market)
* CTV Regina for In The Mead – (Medium Market)
* CityTV Calgary for Avalanche Reserve Dogs – (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
* CBC North for CBC Northbeat – (Small Market)
* CBC Saskatchewan for Miracles for Sale – (Medium Market)
* Global Television Winnipeg for Saving Grace The Harry Lehotsky Story – (Large Market)
Gord Sinclair Award – Special Events
* Global Calgary for Decision Canada
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
* CBC Saskatchewan for Spiritwood RCMP Shootings
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
* CityTV Calgary for Get Over It "Leadership Contenders"
Best Videography Award
* Global Regina for Horse Guy
News Information Program Award
* CTV Regina for Calling Home
Best Use of New Media Award
* Southwest TV News for www.southwesttvnews.com
Diversity Award
* Global Calgary for Racism at the Door
* Global News Edmonton for Another World – (Honourable Mention)
The 2006 RADIO winners are:
Byron MacGregor Award – Best Newscast
* Zed 99 for The 7 AM News – (Small Market)
* CBC Radio Saskatchewan for CBC Radio News July 31, 2006 – (Medium Market)
* 660 News Calgary for Christmas Crunch and Fruitcake – (Large Market)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
News Talk 650 for In the Line of Duty: The Spiritwood Shootings
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
* 630 CHED for The Inside Story with Michelle Boden
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
* CBC Radio Edmonton for Oilers Pep Talk – (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
* CBC North Radio One for A Dream of a Fish – (Small Market)
* CBC Radio Saskatchewan for Guns, Drugs & Oil – (Medium Market)
* CBC Edmonton for "After The Genocide" Grant Gelinas – (Large Market)
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
* News Talk 980 CJME for Amber Alert
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
* News Talk 980 CJME for The Wood File – Sexskatchewan
Best Use of Sound Award
* CBC North Radio One for A Dream of a Fish – Compilation
Information Program Award
* CBC Radio Saskatchewan for Morning Edition – Dagenais Arrest
Best Use of New Media Award
* CBC Saskatchewan Website for CBC Saskatchewan
Diversity Award
* CBC Radio Saskatchewan for As If Taxes
