Bell Media has come away with a leading 13 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, announced today by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). Honouring outstanding achievement in electronic journalism since 1971, the awards demonstrate the spirit of excellence Murrow set as a standard for the profession.
With the exception of two categories, Canadian news outlets swept the International division this year with CTV News recognized in eight categories, while Toronto’s Newstalk 1010 (CFRB-AM) won five awards, including the Large Market honour for Best Breaking News Coverage, Continuing News Coverage, Feature Reporting, Hard News, and Best Newscast for the station’s coverage the morning after the Toronto Raptors’ NBA Championship win.
Global News earned five awards with Crime Beat, which originates out of Global Calgary, notably taking the Best Podcast category.
Rogers’ news radio stations came away with four awards, including two for Vancouver’s News 1130 (CKWX-AM) which was recognized in the Multimedia category and for its News Series ‘Still Fighting’ on the Vancouver Pride movement. 680 News (CFTR-AM) Toronto won the award for Overall Excellence (Large Market Radio).
CBC Toronto won in two categories, Excellence in Social Media and TV Feature Reporting (Large Market).
Regional honourees will now go on to be judged at the national level, with winners announced later this year.
| Small Market Radio |
| Newscast Waterloo Region goes Red 570News Kitchener, ON |
| Small Market Television |
| Overall Excellence CTV Kitchener Kitchener, ON |
| Breaking News Coverage Fire destroys historic Victoria hotel CTV Vancouver Island Victoria, BC |
| News Documentary Still Searching: The Disappearance of Mekayla Bali Global Regina Regina, SK |
| News Series Postcards from Juno CTV Barrie Barrie, ON |
| Newscast Getting On Track CTV Kitchener Kitchener, ON |
| Sports Reporting Bonding over Baseball CTV London London, ON |
| Large Market Radio |
| Overall Excellence 680 NEWS Toronto, ON |
| Breaking News Coverage Toronto Raptors Parade and Shooting NEWSTALK1010 Toronto, ON |
| Continuing Coverage Trudeau Blackface Bombshell NEWSTALK1010 Toronto, ON |
| Feature Reporting Light from Darkness: Work of an OPP Child Exploitation Investigator NEWSTALK1010 Toronto, ON |
| Hard News Conversation with a Killer: The Alek Minassian Police Statement NEWSTALK1010 Toronto, ON |
| Multimedia CityNews1130.com NEWS 1130 & CityNews Vancouver Vancouver, BC |
| News Series Still Fighting NEWS 1130 Vancouver, BC |
| Newscast The Morning After: Raptors Win NEWSTALK1010 Toronto, ON |
| Large Market Television |
| Overall Excellence Global News BC Vancouver, BC |
| Breaking News Coverage Australia on Fire Channel 7 Melbourne Melbourne, VIC |
| Continuing Coverage Discreditable Conduct – Sexual Harassment at the Vancouver Police Department CTV Vancouver Vancouver, BC |
| Excellence in Innovation Light Rail Transit: By the Numbers CTV News Ottawa Ottawa, ON |
| Excellence in Social Media CBC Toronto Toronto, ON |
| Excellence in Video Tomahawk Town CTV News Ottawa Ottawa, ON |
| Feature Reporting Come Sail Away: Finding Freedom and Camaraderie on the Water CBC Toronto Toronto, ON |
| Hard News Alaska float plane crash Global News BC Vancouver, BC |
| Investigative Reporting Disorder In The House – BC Legislature Spending Scandal CTV Vancouver Vancouver, BC |
| News Series Walking with Pride Global News AB Calgary, AB |
| Newscast Range and Rampage on Hong Kong Streets as the City Marks Its Handover Anniversary Television Broadcasts Limited Hong Kong |
| Podcast Crime Beat – Kelly Cook: The Back-up Babysitter Global News AB Calgary, AB |
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