Thursday, July 29, 2010
"He made ordinary people feel important, and he could make people who felt important seem ordinary. And that was a gift."
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2009 Jack Webster Awards Finalists

A selection of BC's best journalists have been named as finalists for the 2009 Jack Webster Awards. Winners will be announced at the 23rd annual Jack Webster Awards dinner on October 20th at the Westin Bayshore.

CTV's Olympic broadcaster Brian Williams is the guest speaker at the awards dinner and Chris Gailus takes on hosting duties. The 2009 Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to veteran broadcaster Bill Good.

Best News Reporting of the Year - Print
  • Gary Mason

    The Globe and Mail
    The Olympic Village Scandal

  • Kim Bolan

    The Vancouver Sun
    Gang Crisis in Metro Vancouver

  • Lindsay Kines, Judith Lavoie

    Times Colonist
    Native Housing Crisis



Best News Reporting of the Year - Radio
  • Steve Lus, Paisley Woodward, Jennifer Leask

    CBC Radio Vancouver
    Reality Check

  • Bob Keating

    CBC Radio Nelson
    Bladerunner

  • Curt Petrovich

    CBC Radio
    Dirty Questions



Best News Reporting of the Year - Television
Presented in memory of Keith Bradbury
  • Kathy Tomlinson, Enza Uda, Eric Rankin, Paisley Woodward

    CBC News Vancouver at Six
    Prescription for Profit

  • CHBC News Team

    CHBC News
    Rock Slide

  • Lisa Rossington, Jon Woodward, Julia Foy, Kent Molgat

    CTV British Columbia
    Gang War



Best Feature Story - Print
  • Denise Ryan

    The Vancouver Sun
    The Return of a Warrior

  • Louise Dickson

    Times Colonist
    Anatomy of a Murder

  • Douglas Todd

    The Vancouver Sun
    From the Ashes



Best Feature Story - Radio
  • Curt Petrovich

    CBC National Radio
    Rowing for Redemption

  • Robert Doane, Betsy Trumpener

    CBC Radio One-Northern BC
    Last Call - Fetal Alcohol

  • Tim Wohlberg

    CKNW 980AM
    No Scalpel, No Needle, No Children



Best Feature Story - Television
  • Frédéric Zalac, Alex Shprintsen

    CBC/Radio - Canada
    The Taser Test/Taser: Essai Choc

  • Priya Mann, Kent Simmonds

    CFJC TV Kamloops
    Remembering Afghanistan

  • Elaine Yong

    Global BC
    Beyond the Great Wall



Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Online Journalism
  • CBC News Team

    CBC News Vancouver
    BC Votes 2009

  • The Tyee News Team

    The Tyee
    2009 BC Provincial Election Issue Coverage

  • Chad Skelton

    The Vancouver Sun
    Parking Tickets



Jack Webster Business, Industry & Economics Award
Sponsored by Jean Cormier
  • Shannon Paterson

    CTV British Columbia
    Condo Crash

  • Joan Chang, Rick Cluff, Laura Palmer

    CBC Radio
    Going for Broke

  • Cheryl Rossi

    The Vancouver Courier
    Final Cut



Best Reporting - Chinese Language
  • Winnie Hwo, Claudia Lau

    Fairchild TV
    Sin City North - M26

  • Travena Lee

    Fairchild Radio
    Child Protection and Foster Care

  • Lisa Wu, Richard Tang, Guo Ding

    Channel M/Omni BC
    Chinese Heritage



Jack Webster Award for Community Reporting
  • Tim Petruk

    Kamloops This Week
    Targeting Teens within Seconds

  • Monte Paulsen

    The Tyee
    A Home for All

  • Hannah Sutherland

    Peace Arch News
    A Stolen Past



Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism
Sponsored by the Law Society of BC
  • Peter McKnight

    The Vancouver Sun
    Governing Through Crime

  • Fabian Dawson, Ethan Baron

    The Province
    Meeting Mr. Big

  • Jon Woodward, Stephen Smart, Kent Molgat, Jim Beatty

    CTV British Columbia
    Farmland for Sale - The John Les Investigation



Jack Webster Award for Science, Technology, Health and Environment
  • Larry Pynn

    The Vancouver Sun
    Shifting Seas

  • Peter Grainger

    CTV British Columbia
    Taser Science

  • Elaine Yong, Sergio Magro, Monty Burt

    Global BC
    Lifestyle Challenge



City Mike Award (Commentator of the Year)
Presented in memory of Linda Webster
    Winner will be announced at the Jack Webster Awards Dinner




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