CTV Toronto wins RTDNA award for best large-market TV newscast

For the second consecutive year, CTV Toronto with Ken Shaw and Michelle Dube has won the Radio Television Digital News Association's national award for a large-market newscast. (Michelle Dube/Twitter)

CTV Toronto with Ken Shaw and Michelle Dube has won the Radio Television Digital News Association's national award for a large-market newscast.

The honour was handed out Saturday night, along with other awards at the annual conference of Canada's electronic journalists and news managers.

CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme also took home the Bert Cannings Award for Best Network Television Newscast.

Long-time CTV National News anchor Lloyd Robertson was also presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The veteran broadcaster was honoured for his more than six decades of work in the industry, along with former CBC journalist Linden MacIntyre, who was also presented with the award.

Wendy Freeman, President of CTV News, was presented with the President's Award for demonstrating journalistic integrity and upholding the RTDNA Code of Ethics. She shared the award with two others.

In addition, Lis Travers, Vice-President of CTV News and Executive Producer of CANADA AM, was presented the Distinguished Service Award, honouring her outstanding contributions in advancing electronic journalism and RTDNA.

Earlier this year, CTV Toronto also won three major RTDNA regional awards at a ceremony at Toronto's Humber College. The awards included: