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CHUM Television Newscasts Wins 8 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards


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Best Newscast – A-Channel Vancouver Island

Overall Excellence – A-Channel Barrie / Toronto

(TORONTO) – CHUM Television local stations A-Channel Barrie/Toronto, A-Channel London, A-Channel Vancouver Island and CablePulse24 (CP24) have won a combined eight regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. Presented by the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), the awards were announced Friday in Washington, DC and recognize excellence in electronic journalism.

CHUM Television stations were among 3,253 regional entries received by the RTNDA, more than any previous year. Judges gave 606 awards to 279 stations in 14 categories ranging from overall excellence to spot news to continuing coverage to investigative reporting.

Newscast – Television: Small Market

A-Channel Vancouver Island

Investigative Reporting – Television: Small Market

A-Channel Vancouver Island
"Ferries"

Overall Excellence – Television: Small Market

A-Channel Barrie / Toronto

News Series – Television: Small Market

A-Channel Barrie / Toronto
"March of the Living"

Feature Reporting – Television: Small Market

A-Channel London
"Little Champion"

Feature Hard News – Television: Small Market

A-Channel London
"Speaking Out"

Sports Reporting – Television: Small Market

A-Channel Vancouver Island
Steve Nash

Website – Broadcast Affiliated – Television: Large Market

CablePulse24 (CP24)
pulse24.com

The Radio-Television News Directors Association has been honouring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. The RTNDA is the world’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to electronic journalism. RTNDA represents local and network news executives in broadcasting, cable and other electronic media in more than 30 countries.

CHUM Television is a division of CHUM Limited (TSX: CHM/CHM.NV.B, www.chumlimited.com), one of Canada’s leading media companies and content providers which owns and operates 33 radio stations, 12 local television stations and 21 specialty channels. CHUM’s original content is seen in over 130 countries worldwide and is distributed via new media platforms, including interactive television, wireless services and exclusive CHUM-branded Internet properties.

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