CBC Radio, CBC Music and CBC Podcasts garnered nine award wins at last night’s prestigious 2021 New York Festivals Radio Awards. Seven CBC programs have also been recognized as 2021 finalists. New York Festivals Radio Awards honors radio content in all lengths and formats and across all platforms from radio stations, networks, and independent producers from around the globe.
CBC RADIO ONE
CBC Radio One - Q with Tom Power - Michael J. Fox interview
Gold - Best Interview
CBC Radio One - Canada Reads 2021
Silver - Best Special Event
CBC Radio One - Carol Off (Host, As It Happens)
Silver - Best Radio Personality: Network/Syndicated
CBC Radio One - Now or Never - Strength in the Circle
Silver - Profiles/Community Portraits
CBC Radio One - Cross Country Checkup - How do you get to the other side of tragedy?
Bronze - Best Coverage Of Ongoing News Story
CBC Radio One - The Doc Project - Walk This Way
Bronze - Editorial Or Viewpoint Program
CBC Radio One - As It Happens - Olympian Perdita Felicien interview
(finalist) Best Sports Feature
CBC Radio One - The Current - Lisa Raitt interview
(finalist) Best Interview
CBC Radio One - The Current - Road to November
(finalist) Best Nonfiction Series
CBC Radio One - Ideas - The Dirt on Handwashing: the Legacy of Dr. Semmelweis
(finalist) Health/Medical
CBC Radio One - Ideas - Laughing Matters: the Science of Laughter
(finalist) Best Editing
CBC PODCASTS
CBC Podcasts - Brainwashed
Silver - Serialized Podcast
CBC Podcasts - This is Not a Drake Podcast
Bronze - Music Podcast
CBC Podcasts - Unlocking Bryson's Brain
(finalist) Health Podcast
CBC MUSIC
CBC Music - In Concert
Silver - Best Classical Format
CBC Music - The Block
(finalist) Best Regularly Scheduled Music Program
Radio-Canada’s award wins can be found here.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.
