Adrienne Clarkson presents first-ever RTNDA Canada Diversity Awards for Canadian news broadcasters

TORONTO, June 22 /CNW/ - RTNDA Canada - The Association of Electronic
Journalists - is pleased to announce the winners of the first ever RTNDA
Canada awards for diversity named after the Right Honourable Adrienne
Clarkson. Ms. Clarkson made the inaugural presentations tonight at the RTNDA
National Conference in Vancouver.
The Adrienne Clarkson Diversity Awards are presented for the news
stories, features or series on television and radio that best exemplifies an
issue of diversity.
Here are the winners:

National Television Adrienne Clarkson Award for Diversity:
Global Television Calgary for "Racism at the Door"
Honourable Mention:
A-Channel Barrie for "Hockey Stars"

National Radio Adrienne Clarkson Award for Diversity
CBC Radio 99.1 FM Toronto for "From Both Sides: Domestic Violence in
Toronto's Tamil Community"

Network Television Adrienne Clarkson Award for Diversity
The Weather Network - Black History Series for "Pit Houses/Black Loyalist
Burial Site"
Honourable Mention:
CBC Television for CBC News: Venture - "Dreamers and Schemers"

Network Radio Adrienne Clarkson Award for Diversity
CBC National Radio News for "Search for Security"

"These awards recognize excellence in our industry," says Bob McLaughlin,
RTNDA'S President. "To have Adrienne Clarkson present these inaugural awards
was a great honour, as she personifies the RTNDA's commitment to promoting
diversity in Canadian news broadcasting. Diversity is a way of life, it's who
we are and we strive to respect, embrace and celebrate people of different
racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This award exemplifies RTNDA's
commitment to celebrating excellence in reflecting diversity in the stories we
tell."

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.