CHUM Television Newscasts Wins 8 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
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 worlds 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 Canadas leading media companies and content providers which owns and operates 33 radio stations, 12 local television stations and 21 specialty channels. CHUMs 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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