Newstalk 1010 (CFRB-AM) Toronto and CTV News/CFRA-AM Ottawa are among the Canadian news organizations to win multiple, regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
Handed out by the Radio Television Digital News Association in the U.S., the awards recognize outstanding achievement in electronic journalism. The regional award winners, announced this week, will move on to national competition.
Newstalk 1010 won six awards in the Large Market Radio category, including Excellence in Sound, Feature Reporting and Best Newscast. CTV News Ottawa and sister radio property CFRA-AM earned four awards, while Global BC, CTV Kitchener, 680 News (CFTR-AM) Toronto came away with three apiece.
Here is the full list of Canadian honourees:
Small Market Radio
News Documentary
Graham Hill’s Championship Journey With BRM
Siren Radio
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Newscast
570News Morning News “Ontario Turns Blue”
570News Kitchener
Kitchener, ON
Small Market Television
Overall Excellence
Kitchener, ON
Continuing Coverage
Global Saskatoon
Saskatoon, SK
Feature Reporting
Global Regina
Regina, SK
News Series
CTV Kitchener
Kitchener, ON
Newscast
CTV Kitchener
Kitchener, ON
Large Market Radio
Overall Excellence
Tononto, ON
Breaking News Coverage
680 NEWS
Toronto, ON
Continuing Coverage
NEWSTALK1010
Toronto, ON
Excellence in Innovation
NEWS 1130
Vancouver, BC
Excellence in Sound
Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em – Pot Is Legal in Canada
NEWSTALK1010
Toronto, ON
Feature Reporting
NEWSTALK1010
Toronto, ON
Investigative Reporting
CBC Edmonton
Edmonton, AB
Multimedia
Toronto, ON
News Documentary
The Secret Lives of People With Disabilities
NEWSTALK1010
Toronto, ON
News Series
NEWSTALK1010
Toronto, ON
Newscast
NEWSTALK1010
Toronto, ON
Large Market Television
Overall Excellence
Vancouver, BC
Breaking News Coverage
CTV News Toronto
Toronto, ON
Continuing Coverage
Global News BC
Vancouver, BC
Excellence in Innovation
Global News BC
Vancouver, BC
Excellence in Video
Steam Power: An RCMP Officer Living With PTSD Finds Peace on the Water
CTV News and CFRA-AM
Ottawa, ON
Feature Reporting
Medical First: Face Transplant Giving a New Look and a New Life
CTV News and CFRA-AM
Ottawa, ON
Hard News
Global Calgary
Calgary, AB
Investigative Reporting
Global News BC
Vancouver, BC
Multimedia
Toronto, ON
News Series
Global Calgary
Calgary, AB
Newscast
CTV News and CFRA-AM
Ottawa, ON
Sports Reporting
CTV News and CFRA-AM
Ottawa, ON
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