Global Toronto won big again this afternoon, capturing three awards at the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Central Region Awards Banquet, including the Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast for Toronto in the Crossfire, covering the Summer 2012 Danzig street shooting. The station also came away with the Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative and the Digital Media Award for its joint Global Toronto and GlobalNews.ca series Gardiner: Trouble Overhead.
The win capped off a successful week for Global Toronto, after claiming four International RTDNA Edward R. Murrow awards this past Thursday, honouring the best in reporting from news organizations operating outside of the United States. These wins included another Best Newscast award forToronto in the Crossfire and a Best Continuing Coverage nod for the Gardiner: Trouble Overhead series. Global Toronto also won Best Use of Sound/Video, as well as Best Writing for Whistling Eduardo by reporter Dave Gerry. In total, Global Toronto has captured seven industry awards this week for reporting excellence, adding to a tally that includes winning Best Local Newscast at this past February’s Canadian Screen Awards.
“We are honoured to have won seven RTDNA Central Region and Edward R. Murrow awards, and to be recognized by our peers for the hard work and dedication our team puts into their jobs day in and day out,” says Dave Trafford, News Director, Global Toronto. “These awards represent our continued dedication to reporting on the biggest stories Torontonians care most about.“
A complete list of awards is as follows:
RTDNA Central Region Awards:
Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast (Large Market)
Toronto in the Crossfire
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative
Gardiner: Trouble Overhead
Digital Media Award
Gardiner: Trouble Overhead
RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards:
Best Newscast (Large Market Television)
Toronto in the Crossfire
Best Continuing Coverage (Large Market Television)
Gardiner: Trouble Overhead
Best Use of Sound/Video (Large Market Television)
Jay Cochrane
Best Writing (Large Market Television)
Whistling Eduardo
