Canadian Ethnic Media Association's 44th Annual Awards for Journalistic Excellence Televised on TLN, CITL, CKSA, ATN, OMNI, ECG

TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) is pleased to announce its 44th Annual Awards for Journalistic Excellence will be televised as a 60-minute special presentation on TLN, CITL, CKSA, ATN, OMNI and ECG on the following dates:

TLN NETWORK
Saturday December 3		17:00 EST
Sunday December 4		07:30 EST
STINGRAY TELEVISION (Saskatchewan)
Sunday December 4	CITL TELEVISION	19:00 MST
Saturday December 10	CITL TELEVISION	19:00 MST
Sunday December 4	CKSA TELEVISION	19:00 MST
Saturday December 10	CKSA TELEVISION	19:00 MST
ATN (ASIAN TELEVISION NETWORK)
December 5	ATN LIFE	08:30 EST
December 6	ATN LIFE	16:30 EST
December 5	CBN	20:00 EST
December 6	CBN	17:30 EST
OMNI TELEVISION
Sunday December 11	OMNI 2 (ONTARIO)	18:00 EST
Sunday December 11	OMNI BC	18:00 PST
Sunday December 11	OMNI AB	18:00 MST
ETHNIC CHANNELS GROUP
Friday December 9	TBA	TBA
Saturday December 11	TBA	TBA
Sunday December 12	TBA	TBA

The Winners of the Canadian Ethnic Media Association Awards for Journalistic Excellence 2022, by category, are as follows:

PODCAST:  Aeron Dellosa, of Montreal, Quebec, Host/Producer for "An Immigrant's Life".

RADIO:  Franklin Rodriguez, Host/Producer for "The Spanglish
Hour", CHIN Radio, Ottawa.

ONLINE ARTICLES:  Byron Armstrong, Freelance Journalist, Ricochet
Media, Toronto, for "Police Apologies are Meaningless When They
Actively Invest in Surveillance".

PRINT:  Sylvia D. Hamilton, Halifax Filmmaker/Writer for the article
"Think on Me", in Canada's History Magazine.

TELEVISION:  Ada Luk, Executive Producer of Fairchild Television,
Vancouver, for "Magazine 26 - Legacy of Wing Sang Building".

VIDEO SERIES:  Raul Dudnic, Independent Producer, Television, for
"Disinformation in the Canadian Romanian Community".

DOCUMENTARY:  Adelina Suvagau, Vancouver, Producer for "Mary
Magdalene in Conversation with Lilian Broca".

INNOVATION:  Taya Rtichsheva, of Winnipeg, Executive Director for
U Multicultural, a digital media channel serving diverse communities
across five provinces.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:  Maxine Fischbein, of Calgary, Local Initiative
Reporter for Alberta Jewish News, for "Here to Tell Exhibit".

Each year, CEMA recognizes the lifetime achievement of an outstanding individual by awarding the Sierhey Khmara Ziniak Award.  This prestigious award for 2022 was presented to Aldo Di Felice, President of TLN Media Group, for unswerving dedication to Multiculturalism and its affirmative expression through media.

CEMA is calling its national membership, and all Canadians interested in important multicultural and multilingual community journalism, to view the special television presentation of the 44th Annual Canadian Ethnic Media Association Awards for Journalistic Excellence on many of Canada's most distinguished ethnic broadcast systems.

Visit the CEMA website to learn more about being part of a national organization that protects the rights of ethnic communicators; advocates for them to be recognized as legitimate and important media representatives; and works tirelessly promoting the importance of ethnic media in Canada. canadianethnicmedia.com

SOURCE Canadian Ethnic Media Association

Averill Maroun, CEMA Board Member - Marketing & Communications, W: canadianethnicmedia.com, T: 647 513-2978, E: [email protected]