RTNDA ANNOUNCES 2005 PRAIRIE REGIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

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The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada has honoured the best in electronic journalism in the Prairie region in 2005. The coveted RTNDA Awards were presented at the Association's annual Prairie Regional Professional Development Seminar in Winnipeg, MB.

The 2005 Radio winners are:

Byron MacGregor Award - Best Newscast

• KG Country in Red Deer for KG Country Newscast - RCMP Funerals March 11/2005 - (Small Market)
• 980 CJME News Talk Radio in Regina for CJME 7:00 REPORT - (Medium Market)
• 630 CHED in Edmonton for Four Black Horses Warren Henderson News - (Large Market)

Charlie Edwards Award - Spot News

• 630 CHED in Edmonton for Fallen Heroes The Murders of Four RCMP Officers

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative

• 630 CHED in Edmonton for The Inside Story: Suicide - Lifting the Silence
• CBC Radio, Edmonton for Nina Courtepatte: The Invisible Child - (Honourable Mention)

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature

• CBC Saskatchewan for Keepness March Soundscape - (Medium Market)

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature

• CBC Radio Edmonton for Age of Consent

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage

• AM1140 & The Eagle 100.9 FM Goldenwest Broadcasting in High River for Foothills Floods
• 630 CHED in Edmonton for RCMP Tragedy Four Officers Felled - (Honourable Mention)
• 980 CJME News Talk Radio in Regina for City On Strike - (Honourable Mention)

Sam Ross Award - Editorial/Commentary

• 980 CJME News Talk Radio in Regina for The Wood File

Website Award

• CJWW in Saskatoon for saskatoonhomepage.ca

The 2005 Television winners are:

Bert Cannings Award - Best Newscast

• CBC North in Yellowknife for CBC News: Northbeat - (Small Market)
• CTV Regina for CTV News Six O'Clock Report - (Medium Market)
• CTV Winnipeg for CTV News @ 6:00 PM - (Large Market)

Charlie Edwards Award - Spot News

• CTV Calgary for River
• CTV Edmonton for Mayerthorpe Coverage Day of - (Honourable Mention)

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative

• Global Winnipeg for Global News Blind Justice
• CityTV Edmonton for Crystal Meth Poisonous Pleasure - (Honourable Mention)
• CTV Calgary for Mortgage Title - (Honourable Mention)

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature

• CBC North TV in Yellowknife for Kugluktuk Hunter - (Small Market)
• CTV Regina for The Heroes of Big Beaver - (Medium Market)
• Global Regina for Sponge Bob Potholes - (Medium Market - Honourable Mention)
• GLOBAL News Edmonton for ESO Conductor - (Large Market)
• GLOBAL News Edmonton for Blacksmith - (Large Market – Honourable Mention)

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature

• CBC North TV in Yellowknife for Reclaiming The Past - (Small Market)
• CBC Saskatchewan for Coming Home - (Medium Market)
• CTV Regina for Life Lessons on Ice - (Medium Market – Honourable Mention)
• CTV Calgary for Chasing Sunshine - (Large Market)

Gord Sinclair Award - Special Events

• CBC Saskatchewan / Alberta for Canada Now: Lloydminster Hockey Show

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage

• Global News Edmonton for Mayerthorpe Mountie Massacre
• CTV Calgary for JUNE FLOODS - (Honourable Mention)
• Global News Edmonton for Wabamun Lake Oil Spill - (Honourable Mention)

Sam Ross Award - Editorial/Commentary

• CITYNEWS Calgary for Conrad Black / The Spin

Website Award

• CTV Calgary for www.calgary.ctv.ca

The Prairie Regional winners now go on to compete for the RTNDA National Awards to be presented at the RTNDA National Conference in St. John's, NL on June 9, 2006.

RTNDA Canada is the voice of electronic journalists and news managers in Canada. The members of RTNDA Canada recognize the responsibility of broadcast journalists to promote and to protect the freedom to report independently about matters of public interest and to present a wide range of expressions, opinions and ideas. The RTNDA Canada Code of Ethics, adopted by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, is used to measure fairness and accuracy in our profession.

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