Complete List of CAB 2008 Gold Ribbon Award Winners

The 2008 Gold Ribbon Awards were presented at the 82nd annual CAB Convention, held November 2 to 4 in Ottawa. The CAB received a total of 403 entries and the judges selected 144 finalists in 33 categories. These awards are among the most prestigious in the Canadian broadcasting industry, and recognize outstanding productions in radio, television, specialty and pay and pay-per-view services, and community service.

The ceremonies also featured special recognition for two individuals. The 2008 Gold Ribbon Award for Broadcast Excellence was presented to Rael Merson, President and CEO of Rogers Broadcasting Limited, as announced in a previous CAB release. The 2008 Gold Ribbon Award for Community Service by an Individual Broadcaster was presented to Ken Shaw, CTV News Toronto National Editor and Weekday Anchor, and details on this are also available in a previous release. Click here for a complete list of this year's award recipients.

CJNB/CJNS, Northwestern Radio Partnership/Rawlco Radio, North Battleford (Cree Ways - Living With Diabetes)

DIVERSITY IN NEWS AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMING / LA DIVERSITÉ DANS LES ÉMISSIONS DE NOUVELLES ET D'INFORMATION

CJNB/CJNS, Northwestern Radio Partnership/Rawlco Radio, North Battleford (Cree Ways - Living With Diabetes)

CJDV-FM, 107.5 Dave FM, Corus Entertainment Inc., Cambridge (Bob Franklin - President, CEO & GM)

CKMF-FM, Énergie 94,3, Astral Media Inc., Montréal (Les 2 minutes du peuple)

CHED, Corus Entertainment Inc., Edmonton (The Inside Story - Inside Drug Court)

CFMI-FM, Classic Rock 101, Corus Entertainment Inc., Vancouver (Bro Jake's
$20,000 Gong Show)

PROMOTION OF CANADIAN MUSICAL TALENT / MISE EN VALEUR DE TALENTS MUSICAUX CANADIENS

CFOX-FM, 99.3 The Fox, Corus Entertainment Inc., Vancouver (Fox Vancouver Seeds)

CITI-FM, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Winnipeg (92 CITI FM Gets a Stat Holiday
for Manitoba -"Louis Riel Day")

CIII-TV, Global Ontario, Canwest, Toronto (Are You Smarter Than A Canadian 5th Grader?)

NEWS: SPECIAL / SERIES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS NOUVELLES : SPÉCIALE OU SÉRIE ET ÉMISSIONS D'AFFAIRES PUBLIQUES

CKVU-TV, Citytv Vancouver, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Vancouver (Crazy for Canucks)

PROMOTION: CANADIAN PROGRAM/SERIES / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : ÉMISSION OU SÉRIE CANADIENNE

CIII-TV, Global Ontario, Canwest, Toronto (Are You Smarter Than A Canadian 5th Grader? Campaign)

SPECIALTY/PAY/PPV FINALISTS
FINALISTES DES SERVICES SPÉCIALISÉS/PAYANTS/À LA CARTE

NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS : SPECIAL/SERIES / NOUVELLES ET ACTUALITÉS : SPÉCIALE OU SÉRIE

PROMOTION: CANADIAN PROGRAM/SERIES / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : ÉMISSION OU SÉRIE CANADIENNE

MuchMusic, CTVglobemedia Inc., Toronto (MuchMusic - Initiatives to Fight Climate Change)

TELEVISION & SPECIALTY/PAY/PPV FINALISTS
FINALISTES DE TÉLÉVISION ET SERVICES SPÉCIALISÉS/PAYANTS/ À LA CARTE

DIVERSITY IN NEWS AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMING / LA DIVERSITÉ DANS LES ÉMISSIONS DE NOUVELLES ET D'INFORMATION

CFMT-TV, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Toronto (The M Word - Canada's Multiculturalism:
a Work In Progress)

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is the national voice of Canada’s private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, networks, specialty, pay and pay-per-view services. The goal of the CAB is to represent and advance the interests of Canada’s private broadcasters in the social, cultural and economic fabric of the country.

Susan Tolusso
Director, Communications
(613) 233-4035 ext. 331
(stolusso@cab-acr.ca)



	Complete List of CAB 2008 Gold Ribbon Award Winners The 2008 Gold Ribbon Awards were presented at the 82nd annual CAB Convention, held November 2 to 4 in Ottawa. The CAB received a total of 403 entries and the judges selected 144 finalists in 33 categories. These awards are among the most prestigious in the Canadian broadcasting industry, and recognize outstanding productions in radio, television, specialty and pay and pay-per-view services, and community service. The ceremonies also featured special recognition for two individuals. The 2008 Gold Ribbon Award for Broadcast Excellence was presented to Rael Merson, President and CEO of Rogers Broadcasting Limited, as announced in a previous CAB release. The 2008 Gold Ribbon Award for Community Service by an Individual Broadcaster was presented to Ken Shaw, CTV News Toronto National Editor and Weekday Anchor, and details on this are also available in a previous release. Click here for a complete list of this year's award recipients. RADIO FINALISTS / FINALISTES RADIO ABORIGINAL PROGRAMMING / PROGRAMMATION AUTOCHTONE CJNB/CJNS, Northwestern Radio Partnership/Rawlco Radio, North Battleford (Cree Ways - Living With Diabetes) BREAKING NEWS / NOUVELLES DE DERNIÈRE HEURE CKNW, AM 980 News, Corus Entertainment Inc., Vancouver (The Pickton Verdict) COMMUNITY SERVICE / SERVICE À LA COLLECTIVITÉ Large Market / Grand marché : CHBN-FM, 91.7 The Bounce, CTVglobemedia Inc./ Milestone Media Broadcasting, Edmonton (Bras Across the Bridge) Medium Market / marché Moyen : CIZL-FM, Z99, Rawlco Radio Ltd., Regina (Z99 Radiothon) Small Market / Petit marché : CKJH, CK750, Radio CJVR Ltd., Melfort (Logan's Heroes for Pacen) DIVERSITY IN NEWS AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMING / LA DIVERSITÉ DANS LES ÉMISSIONS DE NOUVELLES ET D'INFORMATION CJNB/CJNS, Northwestern Radio Partnership/Rawlco Radio, North Battleford (Cree Ways - Living With Diabetes) HUMOUR - ENGLISH / HUMOUR - ANGLAIS CJDV-FM, 107.5 Dave FM, Corus Entertainment Inc., Cambridge (Bob Franklin - President, CEO & GM) HUMOUR - FRENCH / HUMOUR - FRANÇAIS CKMF-FM, Énergie 94,3, Astral Media Inc., Montréal (Les 2 minutes du peuple) INFORMATION PROGRAM / ÉMISSIONS D'INFORMATION CHED, Corus Entertainment Inc., Edmonton (The Inside Story - Inside Drug Court) PROMOTION: AUDIENCE BUILDING / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : ACCROÎTRE L'AUDITOIRE CFMI-FM, Classic Rock 101, Corus Entertainment Inc., Vancouver (Bro Jake's $20,000 Gong Show) PROMOTION: STATION IMAGE / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : IMAGE DE LA STATION CJSS-FM, Rock 101.9, Corus Entertainment Inc., Cornwall (Rock 101.9 Imaging) PROMOTION OF CANADIAN MUSICAL TALENT / MISE EN VALEUR DE TALENTS MUSICAUX CANADIENS CFOX-FM, 99.3 The Fox, Corus Entertainment Inc., Vancouver (Fox Vancouver Seeds) WHAT RADIO DOES BEST / LA RADIO À SON MEILLEUR CITI-FM, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Winnipeg (92 CITI FM Gets a Stat Holiday for Manitoba -"Louis Riel Day") TELEVISION FINALISTS / FINALISTES DE TÉLÉVISION COMMUNITY SERVICE / SERVICE À LA COLLECTIVITÉ Large Market / Grand marché : CIVT-TV, CTV British Columbia, CTVglobemedia Inc., Vancouver (Five Days of Christmas) Medium Market / marché Moyen : CICT-TV, Global Calgary, Canwest, Calgary (Alberta Children's Hospital: History Starts Now - Conquering Cancer) Small Market / Petit marché : CFJC-TV, Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Okanagan/Kamloops (Coaches for Kids) DOCUMENTARIES / DOCUMENTAIRES CIII-TV, Global Ontario, Canwest, Toronto (Time Bombs) ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING / PROGRAMMATION DE DIVERTISSEMENT CIII-TV, Global Ontario, Canwest, Toronto (Are You Smarter Than A Canadian 5th Grader?) FICTIONAL PROGRAMMING / ÉMISSION DE FICTION CIII-TV, Global Ontario, Canwest, Toronto ('Da Kink In My Hair) MAGAZINE PROGRAMMING / PROGRAMMATION DE TYPE MAGAZINE CHNM-TV, OMNI-BC, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Vancouver (Mandarin Magazine) NEWS: BREAKING NEWS / NOUVELLES : NOUVELLES DE DERNIÈRE HEURE CIVT-TV, CTV British Columbia, CTVglobemedia Inc., Vancouver (Oil Geyser) NEWS: SPECIAL / SERIES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS NOUVELLES : SPÉCIALE OU SÉRIE ET ÉMISSIONS D'AFFAIRES PUBLIQUES CHAN-TV, Global BC, Canwest, Burnaby (Mike McCardell - Downtown Eastside) PROMOTION: STATION IMAGE AUTOPUBLICITÉ : IMAGE DE LA STATION CKVU-TV, Citytv Vancouver, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Vancouver (Crazy for Canucks) PROMOTION: CANADIAN PROGRAM/SERIES / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : ÉMISSION OU SÉRIE CANADIENNE CIII-TV, Global Ontario, Canwest, Toronto (Are You Smarter Than A Canadian 5th Grader? Campaign) SPECIALTY/PAY/PPV FINALISTS FINALISTES DES SERVICES SPÉCIALISÉS/PAYANTS/À LA CARTE DOCUMENTARIES / DOCUMENTAIRES Canal Vie, Astral Media Inc. , Montréal (Le voyage d'une vie) ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL/SERIES / SPÉCIALE OU SÉRIE DE DIVERTISSEMENT HGTV, Canwest, Toronto (Holmes on Homes: Lien on Me) MAGAZINE PROGRAMMING / PROGRAMMATION DE TYPE MAGAZINE Ztélé, Astral Media Inc., Montréal (Le banc d'essai du peuple) NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS : SPECIAL/SERIES / NOUVELLES ET ACTUALITÉS : SPÉCIALE OU SÉRIE Canal Vie, Astral Media Inc., Montréal (Bouffe ou malbouffe) PROMOTION: BRAND IMAGE / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : IMAGE DE MARQUE Family Channel, Astral Media Inc., Toronto (Family Twistmas) PROMOTION: CANADIAN PROGRAM/SERIES / AUTOPUBLICITÉ : ÉMISSION OU SÉRIE CANADIENNE CMT, Corus Entertainment Inc., Toronto (Karaoke Star Promo) PUBLIC SERVICE / SERVICE À LA COLLECTIVITÉ MuchMusic, CTVglobemedia Inc., Toronto (MuchMusic - Initiatives to Fight Climate Change) TELEVISION & SPECIALTY/PAY/PPV FINALISTS FINALISTES DE TÉLÉVISION ET SERVICES SPÉCIALISÉS/PAYANTS/ À LA CARTE ABORIGINAL PROGRAMMING/ PROGRAMMATION AUTOCHTONE CHBC-TV, Canwest, Kelowna (Magic on the Water) DIVERSITY IN NEWS AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMING / LA DIVERSITÉ DANS LES ÉMISSIONS DE NOUVELLES ET D'INFORMATION CFMT-TV, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Toronto (The M Word - Canada's Multiculturalism: a Work In Progress) The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is the national voice of Canada’s private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, networks, specialty, pay and pay-per-view services. The goal of the CAB is to represent and advance the interests of Canada’s private broadcasters in the social, cultural and economic fabric of the country. - 30 - For more information, please contact: Susan Tolusso Director, Communications (613) 233-4035 ext. 331 (stolusso@cab-acr.ca)