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MADD Canada (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is pleased to announce the first annual MADD Canada Media Awards. The Media Awards program recognizes media professionals and organizations for outstanding coverage and advancement of issues related to MADD Canada’s mission to stop impaired driving and to support victims of this violent crime.

2010 Winners

2010 Television Category Award Recipient

Jennifer Salazar - Rogers TV, Toronto, ON

2010 Radio Broadcasting Award Recipient

Dan Ahlstrand, News 91.9., Moncton, NB

2010 Print Award Recipient

The Advertising Department of the Owen Sound Sun Times, Owen Sound, ON

2009 Winners

2009 Television Category Award Recipient

Rogers TV, Barrie, ON

2009 Radio Broadcasting Award Recipient

Mark Shaloub, CJAD Radio Montreal, QC

2009 Print Award Recipient

Lisa Brown, of Lighthouse Publishing Group, NS

2008 Winners

2008 Television Category Award Recipient
A-Channel, Barrie, ON

2008 Radio Broadcasting Award Recipient
Richard Cloutier of CJOB Radio – Corus Entertainment, Winnipeg, MB

2008 Print Award Recipient
Kathy Gallant & Jennifer Nichols, The Meadow Lake Progress, Meadow Lake, SK

2007 Winners

2007 Television Category Award Recipient
John Lancaster, CTV News, Toronto, ON

2007 Radio Broadcasting Award Recipient
Ted Wright of CINQ-FM 102.3, Montreal, QC

2007 Print Award Recipient
Peter T. Smith, of the Telegraph Journal, Saint John, NB

2006 Winners

2006 Television Category Award Recipient
Rogers Television, Cable 13, London, ON

2006 Radio Broadcasting Award Recipient
The Jim Pattison Broadcasting Group My 96, Medicine Hat, AB

2006 Print Award Recipient
Howard Mozel, of the Oakville Beaver, Oakville, ON

2005 Winners

2005 Television Category Award Recipient
Helen Yee, Todd van der Heyden and Karla Kaminski, CFCF News, Montreal, QC

2005 Radio Broadcasting Award Recipient
Ted Field, CKNW, Vancouver, BC

2005 Print Award Recipient
Ngaire Genge, 53 North, Labrador West, NL

2004 Winners

2004 Television Category Award Recipient
Adrian Bateman, Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Medicine Hat, AB

2004 Radio Broadcasting Award Recipient
Kevin Bell, C-FAX 1070, Vancouver, BC

2004 Print Award Recipient
Jo-Anne Miller, Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative, Toronto, ON

About the Awards

Awards will be presented to 3 winners in recognition of exemplary coverage of MADD Canada’s issues. Among three categories of media, awards will be presented for coverage of impaired driving issues. There will be one winner per category.

Television

Television and cable news and programming; broadcast news services; syndicated programming

Radio Broadcasting

National, regional and local radio news, talk or other programming

Print

National, regional or local newspaper, newswire, news service articles, magazines

Eligibility

Entries must have been printed or broadcasted between April 1 and March 31 and have originated in Canada.
Stories may be news, feature, column or opinion pieces and may be a single piece of work or a series. A series will be judged as a single piece.
There is no limit on the number of entries that may be submitted by an individual or media entity; however, each entry must include its own entry form.
Online media coverage or newsletters will not be considered.
MADD Canada National Office Directors will judge entries.
Judges are not required to select a winner for any category for which entries are not deemed award-winning quality.

Entry Requirements

Entries must be postmarked no later than June 30th.
One completed form per entry. For an application, click here.
One original and two copies of the entry piece. All submitted materials must contain publication date. Materials will not be returned. Please send entries in the following formats:

Print: Articles formatted with masthead and date. Do not send entire publication.
Radio: CDs clearly labeled with title, date, TRT, station name and contact name. Please include a transcript, if available. Audiocassettes will also be accepted.
Television: ½” VHS/DVD/CD videotapes clearly labeled with title, date, TRT, station name and contact name. Please include a transcript, if available.
A typewritten summary of the entry piece and biographical information of the entrant.

Awards Presentation

The MADD Media Awards will be announced during a luncheon at the National Chapter Leadership Conference in September.

Recognition on MADD Canada’s MADD Web site, a national news release and MADD Matters newsletter
Winners will be notified by mail no later than October 1.

Information Contact:

Ardene Vicioso, Chapter & Victim Services Training Manager, 1-800-665-6233, ext. 227, avicioso@madd.ca, fax (905) 829-8660.

Submit entries to:

Media Awards
MADD Canada
2010 Winston Park Drive
Suite 500
Oakville, Ontario
L6H 5R7

Additional material:

Application Form (PDF)

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