RTDNA Canada Announces Nominees and Lifetime Achievement Award at the Atlantic Regional Awards

DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwired - April 8, 2015) - RTDNA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists, is pleased to recognize excellence in electronic journalism in the Atlantic Region.

RTDNA Canada Awards honour the best programs, stations and news gathering organizations in radio, television and digital. "These awards are named after pioneers and innovators of our industry, and some of them were the founders of our association more than fifty years ago," said RTDNA Canada President Ian Koenigsfest. "We're pleased to continue celebrating excellence in electronic and digital journalism. Our founders would be proud of the quality of award winning local news coverage today."

Here are Your Nominees:

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature - Radio - Small/Medium Market

• CBC Radio New Brunswick
• CBC Prince Edward Island

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature - TV - Small/Medium Market

• CTV Atlantic
• CBC Nova Scotia

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature - Radio - Small/Medium Market

• CBC Nova Scotia
• CBC Prince Edward Island

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature - TV - Small/Medium Market

• CBC Nova Scotia
• CBC Prince Edward Island
• CTV Atlantic

Adrienne Clarkson Award - Diversity - Radio

• CBC Halifax

Adrienne Clarkson Award - Diversity - TV

• CTV Atlantic
• CBC Prince Edward Island
• CBC Newfoundland & Labrador

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative - Digital Media

• CBC News New Brunswick
• CBC Prince Edward Island
• CBC Nova Scotia

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative - Radio

• CBC Nova Scotia
• VOCM News
• CBC Newfoundland & Labrador

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth /Investigative - TV

• CBC Prince Edward Island
• CBC Nova Scotia
• CBC Newfoundland & Labrador

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage - Digital Media

• CBC Newfoundland & Labrador
• CBC New Brunswick

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage - Radio

• CBC Prince Edward Island
• CBC New Brunswick

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage - TV

• Global News
• CBC Nova Scotia

Charlie Edwards Award - Spot News - Radio

• VOCM News
• CBC Moncton
• CBC Prince Edward Island

Charlie Edwards Award - Spot News - TV

• NTV
• Global News Halifax
• CBC New Brunswick

Dick Smyth Award - Creative use of Sound - Radio

• CBC Cape Breton

Hugh Haugland Award - Creative use of Video - TV

• CBC Nova Scotia
• CTV Atlantic
• Global News Halifax

Sports Award - TV - Small/Medium Market

• NTV (CJON)

Digital Media Award - Digital Media

• Global News

Gord Sinclair Award - Live Special Events - Radio

• News 95.7
• VOCM News

Gord Sinclair Award - Live Special Events - TV

• CTV Atlantic

Peter Gzowski Award - News Information Program - Radio

• CBC St. John's Newfoundland
• News 95.7
• CBC Moncton

Trina McQueen Award - News Information Program - TV

• CTV Atlantic
• CBC Nova Scotia

Byron MacGregor Award - Best Newscast - Radio - Small Market

• 989XFM
• CBC Prince Edward Island

Byron MacGregor Award - Best Newscast - Radio - Medium Market

• News 95.7
• VOCM News
• CBC Nova Scotia

Bert Cannings Award - Best Newscast - TV - Small Market

• CTV Atlantic
• CBC Prince Edward Island

Bert Cannings Award - Best Newscast - TV - Medium Market

• Global News
• CBC Nova Scotia
• CBC Newfoundland & Labrador

Bert Cannings Award - Best Newscast - TV - Large Market

• CBC New Brunswick

Lifetime Achievement Award Winners:

Gerry Phelan (formerly with Newcap)

Mike Cameron - CTV Atlantic

RTDNA Canada is the voice of electronic and digital journalists and news managers in Canada. The members of RTDNA 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 RTDNA Canada Code of Ethics, adopted by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, is used to measure fairness and accuracy in our profession.