CBC Prince Edward Island has earned three awards&nbsp;from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)&nbsp;for an&nbsp;in-depth regional series, sound and best radio news information program.&nbsp;

Each year, the association honours the best in Canadian journalism&nbsp;with awards for each region. The awards ceremony for the eastern region took place in Halifax on Saturday.&nbsp;

Reporter Sarah&nbsp;Keaveny-Vos&nbsp;won the&nbsp;RTDNA&nbsp;Dick&nbsp;Smyth&nbsp;award for sound in a radio piece for&nbsp;

The story featured 11-year-old Riley Clark's fascination with collecting World War items.

'This is beyond awesome': Listeners from across Canada send P.E.I. boy WW II artifacts

The story of an 11-year-old Summerside boy collecting artifacts from the Second World War has touched Canadians across the country, with over a dozen people sending him uniforms, first aid kits, grenades, gas masks, food ration tins and pilot notebooks.

Collector Riley Clarke is delighted to receive a WW II German medical field kit from Toronto paramedic Marc Dugas. 

Riley Clarke WW II artifacts 3

From bullets to ration books: 11-year-old boy building impressive World War collection

Ever since he learned his great-grandfather served in the Second World War, 11-year-old Riley Clarke of Summerside, P.E.I., has made it his mission to preserve artifacts from the two world wars.

Riley Clarke poses with his collection of artifacts from the First and Second World Wars.

Riley Clarke

'Even if it is the slightest needle I will protect it.'

, hosted by Matt&nbsp;Rainnie&nbsp;and Mitch&nbsp;Cormier&nbsp;and produced by Maggie Brown, won for the best&nbsp;radio news&nbsp;information program.

CBC Prince Edward Island's Island Morning show won the Peter Gzowski Award for Radion News Information Program. 

Island Morning 

CBC Atlantic, comprised of journalists from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador,&nbsp;won the Ron Laidlaw Continuing Coverage Television Award for Deep Trouble,&nbsp;last summer's series&nbsp;about the 

plight of endangered North Atlantic right whales

North Atlantic right whale entangled in Cape Cod, Mass.

Deep Trouble right whales entanglement

The collaborative series involved reporting from Newfoundland-Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I and&nbsp;looked at why so many whales are&nbsp;dying and what's being done to address it.

All winners from the eastern region qualify to be entered for the National Award.

CBC Prince Edward Island producer Maggie Brown and reporter Sarah Keaveny-Vos attended the RTDNA awards in Halifax.

CBC Prince Edward Island takes home 3 RTDNA awards

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