The finalists for the RTDNA Prairie Region Awards have been announced and together, CBC Saskatchewan and CBC Saskatoon are up for a combined 22 awards. Adam Hunter and Madeline Kotzer, from CBC Saskatchewan, have both been nominated for the digital media award for Call Me Brad and New Lens on Life, respectively. CBC Saskatoon has been nominated for the Gord Sinclair award for live special events for the CBC Asks event that asked, Should Saskatoon build a downtown arena? CBC Saskatoon's Victoria Dinh is up for the Dave Rogers Award for short features for her piece on Metis fiddlers. CBC Saskatchewan, CBC Manitoba, CBC North and CBC Indigenous have been nominated for the excellence in innovation for Beyond 94, a digital legacy project that measures Canada's progress in addressing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2019 20:50 UTC