RTNDA Canada unveils new board of directors

TORONTO, June 23 /CNW/ - RTNDA Canada - The Association of Electronic
Journalists - is pleased to announce its new board of directors. Elections
were held this past weekend as part of RTNDA Canada's National Conference in
Ottawa.

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The newly elected board consists of:

President Vice President Radio Vice President Television
Cal Johnstone Jason Moore Renato Zane
A-Channel CKLW OMNI Television
London, ON Windsor, ON Toronto, ON

International
Treasurer Representative Past President
Andy LeBlanc Terry Scott Bob McLaughlin
CTV The Canadian Press CP24/CTV
Kitchener, ON Toronto, ON Toronto, ON

RTNDF President Awards Chair Conference Chair
Ken Kingston Michael Fulmes Peter Angione
CJFX-FM Global Television A-Channel
Antigonish, NS Edmonton, AB Ottawa, ON

Atlantic Directors:
Radio Television
Sheldon MacLeod Nancy Waugh
CKBW CBC Television
Bridgewater, NS Halifax, NS

Central Directors:
Radio Television
Jim Van Horne George Hoff
Fanshawe College CBC News
London, ON Ottawa, ON

Prairie Directors:
Radio Television
Natasha Rapchuk Jeff Bollenbach
Corus Entertainment CTV Television
Calgary, AB Winnipeg, MB

British Columbia Directors:
Radio Television
Ian Koenigsfest Sandy Heimlich-Hall
CKNW CFJC
Vancouver, BC Kamloops, BC

Committee Members:
Sponsorship:
Bernadette Lee
Marketwire
Toronto, ON

Membership: Awards Committee: Diversity Committee:
Clint Thomas Sandra Watson Renato Zane
The Canadian Press Durham Radio OMNI Television
Toronto, ON Oshawa, ON Toronto, ON

Ethics Committee:
Gerry Phelan Robert Hurst John Hinnen
VOCM Radio CTV News Rogers Radio
St. John's, NL Toronto, ON Toronto, ON

"This past weekend's conference in Ottawa was one of the best ever," said
President Cal Johnstone. "I'm looking forward to building on the progress
RTNDA has made on behalf of broadcast journalism, particularly over the last
two years."

Some of the key projects the RTNDA Canada Board is working on include:
- Working with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (Administrator
of the RTNDA Code of Ethics)
- Naming of new RTNDA Awards as well as continually working on updating
the awards criteria
- Developing more tools to assist working journalists in Canada
- Getting the student members the future of our industry more involved
in RTNDA Canada
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RTNDA Canada is the voice of electronic journalists and news managers in
Canada. The members of RTNDA Canada recognize the responsibility of broadcast
journalists to promote and to protect the freedom to report independently
about matters of public interest and to present a wide range of expressions,
opinions and ideas; The RTNDA Canada Code of Ethics adopted by the Canadian
Broadcast Standards Council, is used to measure fairness and accuracy in our
profession.