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On Saturday, we hosted our 6th Annual Volunteer Recognition & Listener Appreciation Party. It was a great opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate the excellent programming on CKUW over the past year. Thanks to everyone who came out and congratulations to the awards winners!
People’s Choice Awards:
- Favourite Spoken Word Show: Cineflyer
- Favourite Music Show: Twang Trust
- Favourite Radio Host: John Iverson, host of Shades of Classics
- Special Performance: Radio Comic Book Theatre heard weekly on Winnipeg Arena’s on Fire
Best of CKUW:
- Spoken Word Show: Warning Shots
- Music (Core) Show: Shop Worn Angel
- Music (Specialty) Show: Voyage
- Rookie of the Year: Ify Idigbe, co-host on People of Interest
- Behind the Scenes / Keener: Rob Friesen, music department volunteer who is digitizing local cassette tape archive
- Community Engagement: Mud & Water
- Music Department Award: Colin Smith, music librarian extraordinaire