CBC Ottawa honoured with 3 RTDNA awards

CBCOttawa has won three awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).

The annual RTDNA awardshonour the best journalists, programs, stations and newsgathering organizations in radio, television and digital.

Central region winners wereannounced at an awardceremony in TorontoSaturday afternoon.

CBC Ottawa won in the following categories:

• Investigative, multiplatform (Dan McArthurAward): No more secrets
• News, live special events, digital (Gord SinclairAward):Tornado aftermath
• Long feature, large market, radio (Dave Rogers Award): Homeless for the holidays

CBC Ottawa also earned nominations in thefollowing categories:

• Breaking news, digital (Charlie Edwards Award): Highway 401 bus crash
• Continuing coverage, digital(Ron Laidlaw Award): Ottawa votes 2018
• Continuing coverage, radio (Ron Laidlaw Award): Ottawa votes 2018
• Data storytelling, digital:How city councillorsare spending your money
• Opinion and commentary, digital (Sam Ross Award): City affairs analysis
• Excellence in social media, digital:Ottawa votes 2018
• Excellence in sound, radio (Dick Smyth Award): Ottawa Morning, Mamanmusic
• Radio news information program (Peter Gzowski Award): Ottawa Morning,Smiths Falls: A town in transition
• TV news information program (TrinaMcQueen Award): Our Ottawa
• TV newscast, large market (Bert Cannings Award): CBC Ottawa News at 6, tornado aftermath