RTDNA honours CBC with 24 national broadcast awards

CBC collected numerous awards this weekend — both national and regional — from the RTDNA, the organization that represents broadcast journalists in Canada.

The awards were presented Saturday night at a gala in Toronto. Some of the many CBC winners included CBC News, CBC Radio One, The National and The Current, as well as many regional award-winners. 

CBC Edmonton received the Dan McArthur Awards for in-depth/investigative reporting in both the radio and TV categories.

Reporter Marion Warnica and producer Gillian Rutherford won for their radio documentary, "What happened to Betty Anne Gagnon?" The piece chronicled the horrific, prolonged abuse inflicted on a developmentally delayed woman by her sister and brother-in-law, in the months leading up to the woman’s death.

The newsroom’s investigative unit, comprised of reporters Charles Rusnell and Jennie Russell, received the TV award for “Imported Politics.”

CBC Calgary's 2013 flood coverage won multiple awards. 

CBC's British Columbia journalists won 10 RTDNA awards, for work on everything from the B.C. election to lawn bowling. 

CBC Saskatchewan won the RTDNA diversity award and in the Maritimes, a story about bottle collectors in Moncton, N.B., won the Dick Smyth Award for creative use of sound.

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awards are the most prestigious broadcast awards for journalists working in the industry in Canada. 

They honour the best in the field in programming, stations and news gathering organizations in radio, television and on digital platforms. 

Below is a full list of CBC's award-winners:

National Television Winners 

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative
- CBC Edmonton for Imported Politics

Digital Media Award
- CBC British Columbia for BC Votes 2013

National radio winners 

Dick Smyth Award - Use of Sound
- CBC Moncton for Redemption Story

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative
- CBC Edmonton for What happened to Betty Anne Gagnon?

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature
- CBC News Nelson for Green Rush (Small/Medium Market)
- CBC Edmonton for Whale of a Christmas (Large Market)

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature
- CBC - On The Island for Medical Tourism (Small/Medium Market)
- CBC Edmonton for Grounded (Large Market)

Sports Award
- CBC Calgary for In the moment: Megan Imrie a Biathlete takes us into her mind during competition
(Large Market)

Gord Sinclair Award - Live Special Events
- CBC Radio, Calgary for Day of the flood

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage
- CBC PEI for Food insecurity on P.E.I.

Adrienne Clarkson Award - Diversity
- CBC Saskatchewan for Huda School - The rising demand for Muslim-based education in Saskatchewan

Network television winners 

Charlie Edwards Award - Spot News
- CBC News: The National for Boston Manhunt Over

Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature
- CBC The National for Too Close for Comfort

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature
- CBC News: The National for Four Days

Trina McQueen Award - News Information Program
- CBC The Fifth Estate for Made in Bangladesh

Hugh Haugland Award - Creative Use of Video
- CBC News: The National for The Land He Loved

Network radio winners

Byron MacGregor Award - Best Newscast
- CBC for Pope Francis

Dan McArthur Award - In-depth/Investigative
- CBC for Eritrea Series

Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature
- CBC: The Current for Still at Sea by Betsy Trumpener

Gord Sinclair Award - Live Special Events
- CBC for The Death of Nelson Mandela

Peter Gzowski Award - News Information Program
- CBC Radio One: Ideas for The Mandela Tapes

Ron Laidlaw Award - Continuing Coverage
- CBC for Egypt Series

Adrienne Clarkson Award - Diversity
- CBC Radio One - The Current for Becoming Wren