CBC Ottawa has won three national journalism awards for podcasting, investigative journalism and live news coverage, as well as an award from the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario for an in-depth radio feature. On Tuesday, the Canadian Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced its 2020 award recipients online after its annual conference was cancelled due to COVID-19. CBC Ottawa won the RTDNA award for best digital podcast for the investigative series The Band Played On. City Hall reporter Joanne Chianello's story Better without a bra: More women come forward with allegations against Chiarelli won the RTDNA's Dan McArthur Award for Investigative Journalism. CBC Ottawa reporter Amanda Pfeffer also won an award presented by the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario for the best in-depth radio feature or series.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2020 14:37 UTC