RTNDA CANADA UNVEILS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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RTNDA Canada - The Association of Electronic Journalists - is pleased to announce its new board of directors. Elections were held this past weekend as part of RTNDA Canada's National Conference in Vancouver.
The newly elected board consists of:
President
Bob McLaughlin
A-Channel
Barrie, ON |
Vice President Radio
Jason Moore
CKLW
Windsor, ON |
Vice President Television
Renato Zane
OMNI Television
Toronto, ON |
Treasurer
Cal Johnstone
A-Channel
London, ON |
International Rep
Hudson Mack
A-Channel
Victoria, BC |
Past President
Terry Scott
Broadcast News
Toronto, ON |
RTNDF President
Ken Kingston
CJFX-FM
Antigonish, NS |
Awards Chair
Lis Travers
CTV Canada AM
Toronto, ON |
Conference Chair
Eldon Duchscher
CJWW Radio
Saskatoon, SK |
Atlantic Radio Director
Sheldon MacLeod
CKBW
Bridgewater, NS |
Atlantic Television Director
Kevin Babin
Global Television
Saint John, NB |
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Central Radio Director
Jim Van Horne
Fanshawe College
London, ON |
Central Television Director
George Hoff
CBC News
Ottawa, ON |
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Prairie Radio Director
Murray Wood
980 CJME
Regina, SK |
Prairie Television Director
Jeff Bollenbach
CTV Television
Winnipeg, MB |
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BC Radio Director
Jasmin Doobay
CKOV
Kelowna, BC |
BC Television Director
Sandy Heimlich-Hall
CFJC
Kamloops, BC |
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Sponsorship Committee
Bernadette Lee
Marketwire
Toronto, ON |
Sponsorship Committee
Stephanie Nelson
Moosehead Breweries
Saint John, NB |
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Membership Committee
Clint Thomas
The Canadian Press
Toronto, ON |
Awards Committee
Sandra Watson
Durham Radio
Oshawa, ON |
Diversity Committee
Renato Zane
OMNI Television
Toronto, ON |
Ethics Committee
Gerry Phelan
VOCM Radio
St. John's, NL |
Ethics Committee
Robert Hurst
CTV News
Toronto, ON |
Ethics Committee
John Hinnen
Rogers Radio
Toronto, ON |
"I am very proud of the progress RTNDA Canada has made in the past year," said President Bob McLaughlin, "the Board of Directors works very hard to promote the aims and objectives of the organization, and I am honoured to work with such a dedicated group of individuals".
Some of the key projects the RTNDA Canada Board is working on include:
- Working with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (Administrator of the RTNDA Code of Ethics)
- Naming of new RTNDA Awards as well as continually working on updating the awards criteria
- Developing more tools to assist working journalists in Canada
- Getting the student members the future of our industry more involved in RTNDA Canada
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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