Global Edmonton nominated for 10 RTDNA Awards

Global Edmonton has been nominated for 10 Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Awards in the Prairie region.

RTDNA Canada Awards honour the best journalists, programs, stations and news-gathering organizations in radio, television and digital platforms.

Below are the 10 nominations for Global Edmonton’s 2017 content, with four in the digital category and six in the television category.

The Prairie region winners will be announced at the regional awards ceremony on April 21 in Regina, Sask.

Digital category

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

• U-Haul Attack

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

• U-Haul Attack

Digital Media Award (Large Market)

• Globalnews.ca/edmonton

News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

• Edmonton Municipal Elections 2017

Television category

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

• U-Haul Attack

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

• U-Haul Attack

Long Feature (Large Market) – Dave Rogers Award

• Fort McMurray: The Road Back

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

• Referendum Referee, Bob Layton Editorial

Short Feature (Large Market) – Dave Rogers Award

• Profiles in Courage: Christian Zyp

TV Newscast (Large Market) – Bert Cannings Award

• Global News Hour at 6, U-Haul Attack