Prairie journalists and their work were honoured at an awards ceremony on Saturday evening, as CBC Saskatchewan scooped up five awards, while former CBC Saskatchewan Morning Edition host Sheila Coles was honoured with a lifetime achievement award. The Canadian Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) prairie region meeting took place on Saturday night in Regina, recognizing the best in local digital, television and radio coverage. Since hanging up her headphones after being in the morning host chair for more than 20 years, Coles has been travelling in South America. "To actually get recognition for doing something you love is pretty amazing," she told CBC Afternoon Edition host Garth Materie. The diversity award (Adrienne Clarkson) for prairie radio recognized journalist Rachel Zelniker's work on an all-female Indigenous drum group at Regina's Thom Collegiate.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2018 02:26 UTC