CBC Prince Edward Island takes home 3 RTDNA awards

CBC Prince Edward Island has earned three awardsfrom the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)for anin-depth regional series, sound and best radio news information program.

Each year, the association honours the best in Canadian journalismwith awards for each region. The awards ceremony for the eastern region took place in Halifax on Saturday.

Reporter SarahKeaveny-Voswon theRTDNADickSmythaward for sound in a radio piece forRiley's Collection.

The story featured 11-year-old Riley Clark's fascination with collecting World War items.

IslandMorning, hosted by MattRainnieand MitchCormierand produced by Maggie Brown, won for the bestradio newsinformation program.

CBC Atlantic, comprised of journalists from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador,won the Ron Laidlaw Continuing Coverage Television Award for Deep Trouble,last summer's seriesabout the plight of endangered North Atlantic right whales.

The collaborative series involved reporting from Newfoundland-Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I andlooked at why so many whales aredying and what's being done to address it.

• PODCAST: Deep Trouble: the North Atlantic right whale in peril

All winners from the eastern region qualify to be entered for the National Award.