CAB Announces 2008 Gold Ribbon Award Winners for News, Documentaries, Information, and Diversity Programming

Ottawa, November 3, 2008 – The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) today paid tribute to its members’ outstanding productions in four categories, including News, Documentaries, Information and Diversity in News and Information Programming. This group of winners was recognized during the Gold Ribbon Awards Luncheon during the 82^nd annual CAB Convention, being held November 2-4 at the Westin Hotel, Ottawa.

The Gold Ribbon Awards went to the following stations, grouped by medium:

Radio

Aboriginal Programming: CJNB/CJNS, Northwestern Radio Partnership/Rawlco Radio, North Battleford (Cree Ways – Living With Diabetes)

Breaking News: CKNW, AM 980 News, Corus Entertainment Inc., Vancouver (The Pickton Verdict)

Information Program: CHED, Corus Entertainment Inc., Edmonton (The Inside Story – Inside Drug Court)

Diversity in News and Information Programming: CJNB/CJNS, Northwestern Radio Partnership/Rawlco Radio, North Battleford (Cree Ways – Living With Diabetes)

Television

Aboriginal Programming: CHBC-TV, Canwest, Kelowna (Magic on the Water)

Breaking News: CIVT-TV, CTV British Columbia, CTVglobemedia Inc., Vancouver (Oil Geyser)

Diversity in News and Information Programming: CFMT-TV, OMNI-TV, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Toronto (The M Word – Canada’s Multiculturalism: a Work In Progress)

Documentaries: CIII-TV, Global Ontario, Canwest, Toronto (Time Bombs)

Magazine Programming: CHNM-TV, OMNI-BC, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Vancouver (Mandarin Magazine)

News Special/Series and Public Affairs: CHAN-TV, Global BC, Canwest, Burnaby (Mike McCardell - Downtown Eastside)

Specialty & Pay

Documentaries: Canal Vie, Astral Media Inc., Montréal (Le voyage d’une vie)

Magazine Programming: Ztélé, Astral Media Inc., Montréal (Le banc d’essai du peuple)

News and Current Events, Special/Series: Canal Vie, Astral Media Inc., Montréal (Bouffe ou malbouffe)

The Gold Ribbon Awards

The Gold Ribbon Awards pay tribute to achievements in broadcasting in various categories including community service, breaking news, humour, entertainment programming, and promotion of Canadian talent. A total of 403 submissions were received for the 2008 Gold Ribbon Awards.

These awards are among the most prestigious in the Canadian broadcasting industry, and recognize outstanding productions in radio, television, specialty and pay and pay-per-view services, and community service.

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is the national voice of Canada’s private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, networks, specialty, pay and pay-per-view services. The goal of the CAB is to represent and advance the interests of Canada’s private broadcasters in the social, cultural and economic fabric of the country.

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is the national voice of Canada’s private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, networks, specialty, pay and pay-per-view services. The goal of the CAB is to represent and advance the interests of Canada’s private broadcasters in the social, cultural and economic fabric of the country.

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For more information, please contact:

Susan Tolusso
Director, Communications
(613) 233-4035 ext. 331
(stolusso@cab-acr.ca)