VOCM News is proud to announce that we have garnered four nominations and one award from the Radio, Television, and Digital News Association.

VOCM is nominated for a Charlie Edwards Award in the Breaking News radio category for Ben Murphy’s coverage of the Mount Scio Road Fire.

Paul Kinsman is nominated for the Dick Smyth Award for Excellence in Sound for the Great Newfoundland Songbook which airs on Saturdays at 1:30 and Sundays at 6:00.

The VOCM News Team is nominated for the Gord Sinclair Award for our live Provincial Budget Coverage, while Brian Madore and the VOCM News team is nominated for the Byron MacGregor Award for VOCM News at Noon.

CBC Newfoundland has two radio nominations, four digital and multi-platform nominations and six television nominations.

NTV has two television nominations.

The awards will be handed out in Dartmouth April 4th.