Bruce Frisko honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award, CTV News Atlantic receives 7 RTDNA Awards

CTV Atlantic's Bruce Frisko received a lifetime achievement award from RTDNA Canada Thursday in Halifax.

CTV News Atlantic has been honoured with seven Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Awards for the East Region.

The annual RTDNA Awards recognize the best content in radio, television and digital journalism.

The awards were announced at an event in Halifax Thursday night.

Longtime CTV News Atlantic anchor and reporter Bruce Frisko, who has worked in the news broadcasting industry for 35 years, was also honoured Thursday with the RTDNA’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

“It’s a tremendous honour and frankly I was deeply touched and honoured when I heard about this. I’m so grateful to the company and mostly to all the viewers who keep us on the air,” said Frisko.

In addition to reporting, Frisko has also co-anchored Atlantic Pulse on ASN, Live at 5, and the weekend edition of the CTV News at Six. He currently anchors the CTV News at 11:30.

“I’ve worked for this company now for 30 years and I started in March of 1995, I came here with sweaty hands and a two-year contract, and here I am, it’s 30 years later, almost 31 years,” said Frisko about his time at CTV News.

CTV News Atlantic received the following RTDNA Awards:

Digital awards

Excellence in Sports Reporting: CTV Atlantic – Girls in sports: Believe you belong

Overall Excellence in Digital: CTV Atlantic – Year In Review: Highlights of 2024

Video awards

Audio-Visual Storytelling: CTV Atlantic – Scottish Highland Traditions: Experiencing Gaelic Culture on Cape Breton

Breaking News (Small/Medium): CTV Atlantic – State of Emergency: Cape Breton Digs Out after Massive Snowstorm

News – Live Special Events: CTV Atlantic – Election 2024: New Brunswick Elects First Female Premier

Opinion: CTV Atlantic – Murphy’s Logic: The Information Vacuum

TV Newscast (Small/Medium Market): CTV Atlantic – Acts of Remembrance: Remembrance Day 2024

The East Region winners will go on to the national competition. The national winners will be announced at the RTDNA Awards Gala in Toronto on Nov. 1.