TORONTO – RTNDA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists, has named its British Columbia region award winners honouring the best programs, stations and newsgathering organizations in both radio and television.
The annual awards will be presented in Vancouver on May 28, 2011.
The Television winners are:
Trina McQueen Award – News Information Program
• CTV British Columbia for Black Blood
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
• /A\ Vancouver Island for Migrant Ship Approaches
Hugh Haugland Award – Creative Use of Video
• CTV British Columbia for Irish Pride
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
• Global BC for Surrey Six
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
• CKPG TV for Northern Faces – Artist (Small Market)
• /A\ Vancouver Island for Boss On His Backside (Medium Market)
• Global BC for Transplant (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
• CJFC TV for Haiti: The Long Road Back (Small Market)
• CHEK TV for Covering News and Making History (Medium Market)
• Global BC for Beyond Fair Trade (Large Market)
Dan McArthur Award – Indepth/Investigative
• CBC Vancouver for Home Depot Tax Error
Gord Sinclair – Live Special Events
• CTV British Columbia for The Journey Home
Adrienne Clarkson Award – Diversity
• CTV British Columbia for Grieving Mother Sculptor
• /A\ Vancouver Island for Paraplegic Sculptor (Honourable Mention)
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
• CJFC TV for Olympic Torch Arrives (Small Market)
• /A\ Vancouver Island for A News at 5 (Medium Market)
• CTV British Columbia for CTV News at Six (Large Market)
The Radio winners are:
Sam Ross Award – Editorial/Commentary
• CKNW Radio for Pitt Meadows Gang Rape – Editorial by Jill Bennett
Use of New Media Award
• News 1130 for Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Online
Creative Use of Sound Award
• CBC Radio One for Dog Sled Rescue on the Gold Rush Trail
Peter Gzowski Award – News Information Program
• CKNW Radio for The Demise of Carole James
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
• CBC News for Christmas Marketplace Explosion
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
• CBC Radio One for Pipe Dreams
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
• CBC Prince George for Oak Street Kids After the Gang Murder (Small Market)
• News 1130 for On the Offbeat (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
• CBC Prince George for Positively Alive: HIV in northern British Columbia (Small Market)
• CBC Radio for AIDS Then and Now (Large Market)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
• CBC Radio for Inside the HST Debate
Gord Sinclair Award – Live Special Events
• CBC Radio One for Campbell Resignation Special
Adrienne Clarkson Award – Diversity
• CBC Radio for New Comers’ Names
Byron MacGregor Award – Best Newscast
• CKBZ Kamloops for B-100 Noon News (Small Market)
• AM 1150 Kelowna for 7:30am News (Medium Market)
• CBC Radio for BC Today at 5:30 (Large Market)
