Rick Howe receives Lifetime Achievement Award

By News Staff

Posted Apr 15, 2012 07:23:16 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Talk show host Rick Howe was honored for his four decades covering the news in Atlantic Canada with the presentation of the RTDNA’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

On Saturday night at the NSCC’s Waterfront Campus, Howe and long-time colleague and CTV Atlantic anchor Steve Murphy were presented with plaques honoring their long careers in the region.

News95.7 and its Rogers Atlantic colleagues took home a pile of awards in other categories:

Byron MacGregor Award – Best Newscast
• News91.9 Moncton for The Afternoon News (Small Market)
• News 95.7 Halifax for The Morning News (Medium Market)

Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News
• News 95.7 Halifax for Ships Start Here

Dave Rogers Award – Short Feature
• News 95.7 Halifax for Will and Kate on PEI (Medium Market)

Gord Sinclair Award – Live Special Events
• News 95.7 Halifax for Canada Votes 2011

Peter Gzowski Award – News Information Program
• News 95.7 Halifax for Stand Against Bullies

Ron Laidlaw Award – Continuing Coverage
• News 91.9 Moncton for Romeo Cormier on Trial

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