RTDNA Canada hands out National and Network Awards of Excellence

RTDNA Canada has announced the winners of its National and Network RTDNA Awards of Excellence.

National award finalists have already won a Regional award in their respective region. The awards were handed out last night at a gala event in Toronto in conjunction with the RTDNA’s National Conference.

2019 RTDNA Award – NATIONAL Winners:

Digital

Best Podcast

  • CBC Saskatchewan – Boushie

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

  • CBC Saskatchewan – Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

  • CBC Toronto – Toronto Van Attack

Data Storytelling

  • CBC Manitoba – Deadly Force: Canadians Killed by Police

Digital Media Award (Large Market)

  • CBC Montreal – Found and Lost, After the Crossing, Ballot Brief, Crime Tracker, Conducting Lesson

Digital Media Award (Small/Medium Market)

  • CBC Victoria – Mobile for Digital

Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award

  • cbc.ca/bc – Pride and Progress

Social Media Award

  • cbc.ca/bc – Walking a Mile in Their Combat Shoes

News – Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

  • CBC Ottawa – Tornado Aftermath, CBC Ottawa Digital Coverage

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

  • CBC Manitoba – Remember Arthur

Sports – Feature Reporting

  • CBC North – 2018 Artic Winter Games Topic Page

Multiplatform

Dejero Award for Best Technical Innovation

  • CBC Indigenous – Live Q&A – No Pipe Land and Sea Rally in Pictou N.S., Facebook Live with Nic Meloney and Hereditary Chiefs

Excellence in Innovation

  • CBC Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North and Indigenous – Beyond 94

Investigative – Dan McArthur Award

  • CBC Indigenous – Heredity or Hoax? How Dog DNA Helped Uncover a Suspected Indian Status Scam

Original or Enterprise Journalism

  • CBC Montreal – Found and Lost

Radio

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

  • 650 CKOM – Humboldt Broncos Bus Tragedy

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

  • CBC North Iqaluit – Nunavut’s TB Epidemic

Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award

  • CBC Saskatchewan – Street Warriors

Excellence in Sound – Dick Smyth Award

  • CBC Calgary – Songbird Interrupted

Long Feature – Dave Rogers Award (Large Market)

  • CBC Ottawa – Homeless for the Holidays

Long Feature – Dave Rogers Award (Small/Medium Market)

  • CBC Nelson – The Voice of Sarah Vee

News – Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

  • C-FAX 1070 AM – Election Night 2018, The Capital Region Decides

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

  • C-FAX 1070 AM – Adam Stirling Editorial Commentary, The Troublesome Way Sir John A. Came Down

Radio News Information Program – Peter Gzowski Award

  • CBC Vancouver – On the Coast

Radio Newscast – Byron MacGregor Award (Large Market)

  • 980 CKNW – Civic Election Day, CKNW Newsroom

Radio Newscast – Byron MacGregor Award (Small/Medium Market)

  • 650 CKOM – Humboldt Broncos Bus Tragedy

Short Feature – Dave Rogers Award (Large Market)

  • CHQT – Global News Radio 880 – A Love Story Worth Listening To

Short Feature – Dave Rogers Award (Small/Medium Market)

  • CBC Ontario Smaller Markets – Inside Chicken Camp, The Hardcore Boot Camp for Animal Trainers

Sports – Feature Reporting

  • CBC Edmonton – A Winning Sound

Television

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

  • Global News BC – Lower Mainland Windstorm

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

  • CTV Vancouver – The Worst Flooding in a Century

Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award

  • CBC Montreal – Mosque Families Speak

Excellence in Video – Hugh Haugland Award

  • Citytv – The Lego Train

Long Feature – Dave Rogers Award (Large Market)

  • CTV Edmonton – Highway to Alaska

Long Feature – Dave Rogers Award (Small/Medium Market)

  • CBC Saskatchewan – New Lens on Life

News – Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

  • Global News Toronto – Decision Ontario 2018

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

  • Global News Toronto – Election Breakdown: Ghosts

Short Feature – Dave Rogers Award (Large Market)

  • Global Calgary – Breast Cancer Show & Tell

Short Feature – Dave Rogers Award (Small/Medium Market)

  • CTV Kitchener – Garbage Man

Sports – Feature Reporting

  • CTV Calgary – Tyson Defies the Odds

TV News Information Program – Trina McQueen Award

  • Global Regina – Focus Saskatchewan, Humboldt Broncos

TV Newscast – Bert Cannings Award (Large Market)

  • CTV News Toronto – CTV News at Six

TV Newscast – Bert Cannings Award (Small/Medium Market)

  • CBC Saskatchewan – Humboldt Crash

2019 RTDNA Award – NETWORK Winners:

Digital

Best News App

  • CBC News – CBC News App

Best Podcast

  • CBC News – Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo

Best Sports App

  • Sportsnet – Sportsnet Sports App

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

  • Global News – Toronto Van Attack

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

  • TSN – CTE Coverage on tsn.ca

Data Storytelling

  • HuffPost Canada / The Discourse / APTN – #TrackingTransMountain

Digital Media Award

  • CBC News – Cannabis and Legalization in Canada

Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award

  • Global News – GenZED: Canada’s Untapped Generation

Social Media Award

  • Global News – First Time I Was Called

News – Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

  • Global News – The Royal Wedding

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

  • HuffPost Canada – Hometown

Sports – Feature Reporting

  • Sportsnet – Doc’s Last Season

Multiplatform

Dejero Award for Best Technical Innovation

  • CBC News – The National: Mission in Mali

Excellence in Innovation

  • CBC News – Forever Changed

Investigative – Dan McArthur Award

  • CTV W5 – No Witnesses

Original or Enterprise Journalism

  • CBC Podcasts & CBC News: The National – Bomb on Board

Radio

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

  • CBC News -The World at Six: Toronto Van Attack

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

  • CBC Radio – The Current: Humboldt Crash Coverage

Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award

  • CBC Radio – Ideas: Canada’s Slavery Secret: The Whitewashing of 200 Years of Enslavement

Excellence in Sound – Dick Smyth Award

  • CBC News – The World at Six: Farewell to the Queen of Soul

Long Feature – Dave Rogers Award

  • CBC Radio – White Coat Black Art: A Doctor’s Story: The Las Vegas Shooting

News – Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

  • CBC News – The World at Six: Attack on Syria

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

  • CBC Radio – Unreserved: “A long moment of stunned silence”

Radio News Information Program – Peter Gzowski Award

  • CBC Radio – Out in the Open: “It’s a wound I don’t think will ever get covered”

Radio Newscast – Byron MacGregor Award

  • CBC News – World Report: Humboldt Vigil

Short Feature – Dave Rogers Award

  • CBC News – The World This Weekend: Irish Catholic Abuse

Television

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

  • CBC News – The National: Toronto Van Attack

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

  • CBC News – The National: Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash

Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award

  • TSN – The Shift

Excellence in Video – Hugh Haugland Award

  • TSN – Out of Nowhere

Long Feature – Dave Rogers Award

  • CBC News – The National: Ryan’s Story

News – Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

  • TSN – Humboldt Broncos Season Opener Pre-Game

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

  • CTV NEWS – Hope and Heroes: Essay on Thai Cave Rescue

Short Feature – Dave Rogers Award

  • Global News – Fentanyl Moms

Sports – Feature Reporting

  • TSN – Mystery of Paul Ranger

Sports – Live Special Events

  • CBC Sports – PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games 2018

TV News Information Program – Trina McQueen Award

  • CTV W5 – Hot Wheels | Suspect Zero

TV Newscast – Bert Cannings Award

  • CTV NEWS – CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme – The Humboldt Tragedy – April 9, 2018


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