The North Carolina News Network continued proving its excellence in radio newscasting by bringing home multiple awards from the recent Radio-Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas (RTNDAC) event in Charlotte.   RTNDAC’s annual conference and awards luncheon took place at the Johnson & Wales University Academic Center on Saturday, October 18, 2008.

NCNN won six first place and four second place honors, including sweeping the Consumer/Economic and Investigative categories.  NCNN Anchor/Reporter Bruce Ferrell continued his reign as Best Sportscaster as well.

NCNN's Bruce Ferrell

NCNN's Clayton Henkel

NCNN's David Horn

The NCNN winners are:

FIRST PLACE AWARDS

• Best Sportscaster - Bruce Ferrell
• Consumer/Economic – Clayton Henkel, “Small Town, Big Dreams”
• Feature – Clayton Henkel - “Faces of the State Fair”
• Investigative – Clayton Henkel, “Unplanned Parenthood”
• Series – Clayton Henkel, “Unplanned Parenthood”
• News Web Site -  www.ncnn.com

SECOND PLACE AWARDS

• Sports Special – David Horn, “Racing Today-Giving Thanks”
• Consumer/Economic – Clayton Henkel, “Talking Trash”
• General News – NCNN News Staff, “N.C. Drought”
• Investigative – Clayton Henkel, “The Quest for Care”

Fellow CBC station WRAL-TV brought home multiple awards as well.  Check out the capcom story about the TV winners:

• WRAL-TV Wins Multiple Honors from RTNDAC