CBC Calgary journalists win 5 regional RTDNA awards

Journalists at CBC Calgary have won five Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awards in the Prairie region across three categories.

The awards recognize and honour the best work produced in broadcast and digital journalism.

"Our wins spanned audio, visual and digital platforms and delivered stories full of compassion and insight to some of the hardest and darkest stories as Calgarians lived through them," saidHelen Henderson, senior director of journalism and programming for CBC Calgary and southern Alberta.

"I'm really proud of the work we did, but also the work of colleagues in other media, as we collectively worked to bring news, facts and context to a very complex series of events this year. A big thanks to my colleagues at CBC Calgary, to our audiences and most especially to the people who trusted us with their stories this year."

These are the winning CBC submissions.

Digital:

• Breaking News (large market):Biden to cancel Keystone XL on 1st day in office.

• Feature News (large market):What it's like to die from COVID-19 and how it feels for those left behind.

• Graphics (large market):These graphics show just how deeply COVID-19 has infiltrated Alberta.

Multiplatform:

Inside two meat plants scarred by COVID-19

3 years ago

Duration 8:54

A COVID-19 outbreak at an Alberta slaughterhouse claimed three lives. A year later, at another plant, it happened again. Find out why as CBC speaks to affected workers, who we have agreed to not name as they fear it could impact their jobs.

• Enterprise:Inside Two Meat Plants.

Audio:

• Excellence in Editing (large market):Word Nerd: The Calgary Eyeopener.