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CBC Calgary journalists win 5 regional RTDNA awards

Journalists at CBC Calgary have won five Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awards in the Prairie region across three categories.

Winners span audio, digital and multiplatform categories

A CBC microphone, laptop and recording gear inside a studio.
The awards recognize and honour the best work produced in broadcast and digital journalism.  (Dominika Lirette/CBC)

Journalists at CBC Calgary have won five Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awards in the Prairie region across three categories. 

The awards recognize and honour the best work produced in broadcast and digital journalism. 

"Our wins spanned audio, visual and digital platforms and delivered stories full of compassion and insight to some of the hardest and darkest stories as Calgarians lived through them," said Helen Henderson, senior director of journalism and programming for CBC Calgary and southern Alberta.

"I'm really proud of the work we did, but also the work of colleagues in other media, as we collectively worked to bring news, facts and context to a very complex series of events this year. A big thanks to my colleagues at CBC Calgary, to our audiences and most especially to the people who trusted us with their stories this year."

These are the winning CBC submissions. 

Digital:

A look through a section of steel pipeline.
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden is planning to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC News. (Kyle Bakx/CBC)
COVID-19 victims from left: Marlene Ducommun, who died on Dec. 4, 2020, at the age of 76; Josephine Chang, who died on Dec. 20, 2020, at age 100, shown holding her granddaughter Sharon; Barbara Whalley, who died on Dec. 28, 2020, at 66. (From left: Submitted by the Ducommun family, Sharon Chang and the Whalley family)

Multiplatform:

Inside two meat plants scarred by COVID-19

3 years ago
Duration 8:54
A COVID-19 outbreak at an Alberta slaughterhouse claimed three lives. A year later, at another plant, it happened again. Find out why as CBC speaks to affected workers, who we have agreed to not name as they fear it could impact their jobs.

Audio:

  • Excellence in Editing (large market):  Word Nerd: The Calgary Eyeopener.