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
National radio award for continuing coverage on Nunavut’s TB epidemic. @KowisaArlooktoo Salu Avva, Eva Micheal#RTDNA2019 pic.twitter.com/XpML6ip7Hk
— Kieran Oudshoorn (@kjcoud) May 12, 2019
Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award
- CBC Saskatchewan – Street Warriors
Happy to report @amzcbc is bringing home the National @RTDNA_Canada Adrienne Clarkson award for Diversity – National Radio for our #Sask team — congrats to @PennySmoke & our @CBCSask Current Affairs team for their work on Street Warriors! #rtdna2019 #cdnmedia #yqr pic.twitter.com/Nhnf2iDV6c
— Madeline Kotzer (@MadelineKotzer) May 12, 2019
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
I’m proud to accept the #RTDNA Peter Gzowski Award for Best News Information Program in the country for our @CBCOnTheCoast team @Lazin_Ryder @jerallingham @CBCMargaretG @LisachristCBC @mjanakiram @CBCVancouver pic.twitter.com/cUXr0gD7xm
— Gloria Macarenko (@CBCGloria) May 12, 2019
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
So incredibly honoured to bring home the National @RTDNA_Canada award for best Long Feature – #Television – Small/Medium Market! Thanks to my @CBCSask team —dedicated to everyone at the Pinehouse Photography Club & their important, beautiful work! #rtdna2019 #cdnmedia #sask #yqr pic.twitter.com/ewecwm6cff
— Madeline Kotzer (@MadelineKotzer) May 12, 2019
News – Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award
- Global News Toronto – Decision Ontario 2018
Just part of our @globalnewsto Ontario Election coverage team. A special thank you to our @globalnews election SWAT team @debzinck and @hennigar and thoughtful contributors @OmarYKhan @Tom_Parkin_ @millandmaitmom #RTDNA2019 @RTDNA_Canada pic.twitter.com/k3qwcmuPFh
— Farah Nasser (@FarahNasser) May 12, 2019
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
Big congratulations to @ChristyCBC @amzcbc @AlecJSalloum & @CBCSask on all their hard work putting together a #sask television cast for #humboldtbroncos — it has earned our team the National @RTDNA_Canada award for best TV Newscast – Small/Medium Market. #rtdna2019 pic.twitter.com/lojHl0ldQN
— Madeline Kotzer (@MadelineKotzer) May 12, 2019
TV Newscast – Bert Cannings Award (Small/Medium Market)
- CBC Saskatchewan – Humboldt Crash
Women of @globalnews at the @RTDNA_Canada awards gala dinner #girlbosses #womeninnews #journalism #RTDNA2019 pic.twitter.com/k88ShORwHW
— Mercedes Stephenson (@MercedesGlobal) May 12, 2019
2019 RTDNA Award – NETWORK Winners:
Digital
Best News App
- CBC News – CBC News App
Best Podcast
- CBC News – Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo
Thank you @RTDNA_Canada for helping us share Cleo’s story, honoured to be part of the team @connie_walker @marnieluke @JenniferKFowler #HeatherEvans https://t.co/yENC1zn2Fd pic.twitter.com/jtBLwB6rrF
— Mieke Anderson (@MiekeAnderson) May 12, 2019
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
OH WOW! And the #FirstTimeIWasCalled project takes the #RTDNA2019 Social Media Award!
(Part of a very large team pictured here) pic.twitter.com/Ho4Y3ImQBL— shauna rempel (@ShaunaRempel) May 12, 2019
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
Congratulations to the #1 teams in Canadian television news for the #RTDNA awards! @CTVNationalNews @CTVW5 pic.twitter.com/zHzIUehqJT
— Kevin Newman (@KevinNewmanCTV) May 12, 2019
TV Newscast – Bert Cannings Award
- CTV NEWS – CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme – The Humboldt Tragedy – April 9, 2018
Thank you @RTDNA_Canada for honouring @CTVNationalNews with the Bert Cannings Award for Best Network Newscast. So proud of the entire team! #RTDNA2019 pic.twitter.com/9HooNICUvp
— Rosa Hwang (@journorosa) May 12, 2019
Accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award from @RTDNA_Canada Congratulations @troyreebglobal #RTDNA2019 @globalnews #Globalproud pic.twitter.com/hLfFHeCEeP
— Rhonda Brown (@RhondaBrown5) May 12, 2019
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