RTNDA announces 2006 National & Network Award Recipients

VANCOUVER, June 23 /CNW/ - RTNDA Canada, The Association of Electronic
Journalists has honoured the best in electronic journalism in Canada. RTNDA
Canada presented the coveted RTNDA Awards at the National Awards Gala this
evening in Vancouver.
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. Congratulations to Global Calgary, CBC Radio 99.1 Toronto,
CBC National Radio News and The Weather Network for winning these inaugural
national/network awards.
National TV winners include Global Calgary, Global Winnipeg and Global BC
with four awards in total and CTV BC, CTV Toronto and CTV Regina with a total
of four awards. Other winning stations include CBC North Yellowknife,
A-Channel London, CHAT-TV Redcliff, CHBC-TV Kelowna, Citytv Toronto, Citytv
Calgary and CBC News Vancouver.
National Radio winners include Mix 106 (CIXK-FM) Owen Sound, CJLS
Yarmouth, CKOV Kelowna, Newstalk 610 CKTB St. Catharines, CJAD Montreal, AM
800 CKLW Windsor, and CBC Montreal, Toronto and Saskatchewan.
In the Network TV category, CTV took home six awards followed by CBC with
five and The Weather Network with one.
The Network Radio awards were dominated by CBC with seven. Broadcast
News, NTR and News Talk Radio 980 CJME Regina each received one award.
"Congratulations to all the winners," said RTNDA President Bob
McLaughlin. "This is an incredible accomplishment and it shows the quality
journalism is thriving in Canada."

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The 2006 NATIONAL RADIO winners are:
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Byron MacGregor Award - Best Newscast

- Mix 106 (CIXK-FM) Owen Sound for The 7 AM News - (Small Market)
- Zed 99 (CIZZ-FM) Red Deer for The 7 AM News - (Small Market -
Honourable Mention)
- CKOV Kelowna for 6:30 AM News - (Medium Market)
- AM 800 CKLW Windsor for Election Aftermath - (Medium Market-
Honourable Mention)
- CJAD 800 Montreal for Dawson College Shooting - (Large Market)

Charlie Edwards Award - Spot News

- AM 800 CKLW Windsor for Officer Down
- News Talk 650 (CKOM) Saskatoon for In the Line of Duty: The
Spiritwood Shootings - (Honourable Mention)

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative

- 630 CHED Edmonton for The Inside Story with Michelle Boden

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature

- CBC Radio 99.1 FM Toronto for Should You Help? The Death of Omar
Wellington - (Large Market)

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature

- CJLS-FM Yarmouth for Sacrifice at the Somme - (Small Market)
- Newstalk 610 CKTB St. Catharines for Home is Where the Heart Breaks -
(Medium Market)
- CBC Radio Montreal for High Notes - (Large Market)

Gord Sinclair Award - Live Special Events

- CBC Radio Montreal for Dawson - Live

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage

- CJAD 800 Montreal for Dawson College Shooting
- CKNW AM 980 Vancouver for Storm Season - (Honourable Mention)

Sam Ross Award - Editorial/Commentary

- AM 640 (CFMJ) Toronto Radio for Dirty Carols
- News Talk 980 CJME for The Wood File - Sexskatchewan - (Honourable
Mention)

Best Use of New Media Award

- CBC Radio 99.1 FM Toronto for A Wounded Soldier

Best Use of Sound Award

- CJLS-FM Yarmouth for A Nova Scotia Christmas in Boston

Information Program Award

- CBC Radio Saskatchewan for Morning Edition - Dagenais Arrest

Diversity Award

- CBC Radio 99.1 FM Toronto for From Both Sides: Domestic Violence in
Toronto's Tamil Community

The 2006 NATIONAL TELEVISION winners are:
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Bert Cannings Award - Best Newscast

- CBC North Yellowknife for CBC North, Northbeat - (Small Market)
- A-Channel London for Bandidos Mass Murder - (Medium Market)
- Global BC for News Hour November 15, 2006 - (Large Market)

Charlie Edwards Award - Spot News

- Global BC for Queen of the North Sinks

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative

- CTV British Columbia for Filthy Foster Home

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature

- CHAT-TV Redcliff for Newswatch - (Small Market)
- CHBC TV Kelowna for From the Okanagan to Ethiopia - (Medium Market)
- CTV British Columbia for Nagasaki Vet - (Large Market)

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature

- CBC North Yellowknife for CBC Northbeat Gerry's Grad - (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

- City TV Toronto for City Vote 2006

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage

- CTV Toronto for The Bail System

Sam Ross Award - Editorial/Commentary

- Citytv Calgary for Get Over It "Leadership Contenders"

Best Use of New Media Award

- CBC News British Columbia for www.cbc.ca/bc

Best Videography Award

- CBC News: Canada Now Vancouver for "SweatLodge"

News Information Program Award

- CTV Regina for Calling Home

Diversity Award

- Global Calgary for Racism at the Door
- A-Channel Barrie for Hockey Stars - (Honourable Mention)

The 2006 NETWORK RADIO winners are:
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Byron MacGregor Award - Best Newscast

- CBC National Radio News for "The World at Six in Shanghai"

Charlie Edwards Award - Spot News

- NTR for EFFONDREMENT de VIADUC CONCORDE A LAVAL
- Broadcast News for Deadly Mission - Roadside Bombing in Afghanistan -
(Honourable Mention)

Dan McArthur - In-depth/Investigative

- CBC National Radio News for Tobacco Smuggling

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature

- CBC National Radio News for A North Korea Border Story
- Broadcast News for The Ultimate sacrifice - Canada's Bloodiest Day in
Afghanistan - (Honourable Mention)

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature

- CBC Radio Fredericton for The Two Lives of Denise
- CBC Radio - The Current for The Cheetah of the Sky - (Honourable
Mention)
- CBC National Radio News for WHAT? I Can't Hear You: Noise - an
Environmental Hazard - (Honourable Mention)
- CBC National Radio News for Mary in Castro's Cuba - (Honourable
Mention)

Gord Sinclair Award - Live Special Events

- News Talk Radio 980 CJME Regina for Taking Robin Home
- VOCM St. John's for Decision 2006 - (Honourable Mention)
- Broadcast News for Canada Counts - (Honourable Mention)
- CJAD 800 Montreal for Liberal Leadership Convention - (Honourable
Mention)

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage

- Broadcast News for Terror on Campus - Dawson College Shooting

Best Use of Sound Award

- CBC National Radio News for World This Hour - March 7, 2006

Information Program Award

- CBC Radio One - The Current for The Car on Trial

Diversity Award

- CBC National Radio News for Search for Security

The 2006 NETWORK TELEVISION winners are:
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Bert Cannings Award - Best Newscast

- CTV News for CTV News With Lloyd Robertson

Charlie Edwards Award - Spot News

- CTV News for Shelling at Beit Hanoun

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative

- CTV - W5 for Dr. Hope

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature

- CTV News for Life on the Run

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature

- CBC - The National for "7" Prince Rupert School

Gord Sinclair Award - Special Events

- CBC for Liberal Leadership Convention

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage

- CBC - The National for Toronto Bomb Plot

Best Use of New Media Award

- CBC for cbc.ca

Best Videography Award

- CTV News for Canadian Evacuees

News Information Program Award

- CTV - W5 for Danger on the Road/Woodlands

Diversity Award

- The Weather Network - Black History Series for Pit Houses/Black
Loyalist Burial Site
- CBC Television for CBC News: Venture - Dreamers & Schemers -
(Honourable Mention)
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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.