FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto – Winners of the 2005 Dalton Camp Award will be announced next week at the Banff World Television Festival.
| When: | 1:45 pm MDT Monday, June 13, 2005 |
| Where: | Van Horne A Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Banff, Alberta |
| What: | The Dalton Camp Award is given annually to as many as three Canadian writers of original essays on the link between democratic values and the quality of media in Canada.
Each Award consists of a cash prize of $5,000 as well as a bronze cast medal by Canadian sculptress Dora de Pédèry-Hunt. Friends of Canadian Broadcasting announced the creation of The Dalton Camp Award in December 2002 to honour the memory of the late Dalton Camp, a distinguished commentator on Canadian public affairs, who passed away earlier that year. |
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For further information:
Jim Thompson
613-447-9592 mobile