CTV News, Canada’s most-watched news team, was honoured tonight with 13 awards at the annual Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) National Conference in Edmonton. The awards included Best Newscast for CTV National News, the Charlie Edwards Award for Spot News for CTV News Channel, the Trina McQueen Award for Best Information Program (W5), and the Dave Rogers Award for Best Long Feature (W5). Tonight’s wins bring the total number of national and regional 2009 RTNDA Awards won by CTV News this year to 36, including seven honourable mentions.
“It is extremely gratifying to be recognized by the RTDNA for the hard work and dedication of CTV News teams that serve communities across Canada,” said Robert Hurst, President, CTV News. “We are driven by a commitment to deliver the highest quality news that viewers want, and are delighted that our national and regional news teams have garnered this acknowledgement.”
Also honoured at this year’s RTNDA Awards was Bob McLaughlin, Vice-President and General Manager of Toronto’s CP24. McLaughlin was honoured with the Distinguished Service Award for his exemplary service benefiting both the RTNDA and broadcast journalism in Canada. In addition, CTV Winnipeg’ s Sylvia Kuzyk was recognized for her outstanding contribution to broadcasting with a Prairie Region Lifetime Achievement Award.
A complete summary of CTV’s 2009 RTNDA awards including the awards given out this evening is below:
National Awards (Awarded June 19)
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
· CTV Winnipeg for CTV NEWS AT SIX – (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
· CTV Regina for “A School Harvest” – (Medium Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
· CTV British Columbia for “Walk On” – (Large Market)
Hugh Haugland Award – Creative Use of Video
· CTV Southwestern Ontario for “Cop Cars,” June 26, 2009
Adrienne Clarkson Award – Diversity
· CTV British Columbia for “CTV FIRST STORY – Olympic Resistance”
Network Awards (Awarded June 19)
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
· CTV News for “An Epic Journey”
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
· CTV News Channel for “Buffalo Plane Crash”
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
· CTV W5 for “Trial of a Sex Tourist” (Honourable Mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
· CTV W5 for “Hot on the Trail”
· CTV W5 for “The Liberation Treatment” (Honourable Mention)
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
· CTV News for “Flame Lights Up The Arctic North” (Honourable Mention)
Best Use of New Media Award
· BNN – Business News Network for www.bnn.ca
Trina McQueen Award – News Information Program
· CTV W5 for “Beyond Justice”
Regional Awards: Prairie Region (Awarded June 17)
Lifetime Achievement Award
· Sylvia Kuzyk (CTV Winnipeg)
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
· CTV Saskatoon for June 24, 2009 Newscast (Medium Market)
· CTV Winnipeg for CTV NEWS AT SIX (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
· CTV Regina for “A School Harvest” (Medium Market)
Trina McQueen Award – News Information Program
· CTV Regina for “David Ahenakew: A Man of His Words”
Regional Awards: British Columbia (Awarded June 5)
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
· CTV British Columbia for CTV NEWS AT SIX July 19th, 2009 – (Large Market)
Adrienne Clarkson Award – Diversity
· CTV BC for Olympic Resistance Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
· CTV British Columbia for “Secrets of the Deep” – (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
· CTV British Columbia for “Walk On” (Large Market)
Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
· CTV British Columbia for “After the Fire The Joshua Peng Story” (Honourable Mention)
Regional Awards: Central Canada (Awarded May 15)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
· CTV Southwestern Ontario for “Killer Tornado in Durham”
· CP24 for “Osgoode Subway Shooting” (Honourable Mention)
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
· CTV Montreal for “Breaking the Silence”
· CTV Southwestern Ontario for “Granny Cam” (Honourable Mention)
Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
· CTV News Toronto for “Olympic Torch Bearer” (Large Market)
Dave Rogers Award – Long Feature
· CTV Southwestern Ontario for “Student Ghetto” (Medium Market)
· CTV Montreal for “La Polytechnique 20 Years Later” (Large Market)
Hugh Haugland Award – Creative Use of Video
· CTV Southwestern Ontario for “Cop Cars”
Use of New Media
· CP24 for CP24.com – “Tornado Strikes GTA”
Regional Awards: Eastern Canada (Awarded May 1)
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast
· CTV Atlantic for CTV NEWS AT SIX (Medium Market)
Adrienne Clarkson Award – Diversity
· CTV Atlantic for CTV NEWS – LIVE AT 5 – “Bonny Lea Farm”
Dan McArthur Award – Indepth/Investigative
· CTV Atlantic for “Drinking After Dark” (Honourable Mention)
Trina McQueen Award – News Information Program
· CTV Atlantic for CTV NEWS – LIVE AT 5
