NATIONAL NEWSPAPER AWARDS
The National Newspaper Awards were created in 1949 by the Toronto Men’s Press Club with the financial and moral support of C. George McCullagh who gave $3000 a year for the first five years to help establish an awards fund. C. George McCullagh was owner of the Globe and Mail and the Evening Telegram. Since 1989, the awards have been governed by a Board of Governors representing both daily newspapers and the public. The awards are administered by the Canadian Daily Newspaper Awards Program Administration Corporation.
An NNA was awarded for excellence in editorial cartooning for a single cartoon or body of work up to three cartoons. Other awards were given for: editorial writing, spot news reporting, feature writing, staff corresponding, spot news photography and feature photography. Sports writing was added in 1957.
In 2014, these awards were paralleled by the George Townsend Awards,
WINNERS AND FINALISTS
2017 – Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle and Herald
2016 – Brian Gable, Globe and Mail
2015 – Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle and Herald
2014 – Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle and Herald
2013 – Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle and Herald
2012 – Serge Chapleau, La Press [Montréal]
2011 – Marc Beaudet, Le Journal de Montréal
2010 – Brain Gable, Globe and Mail
2009 – Brain Gable, Globe and Mail
2008 – Cam Cardow, Ottawa Citizen; Brian Gable, Globe and Mail; John Larter, Calgary Herald.
2007 – Serge Chapleau, La Presse; Patrick Corrigan, Toronto Star; John Larter, Brandon Sun.
2006 – Marc Beaudet, Journal de Montréal; Brain Gable, Globe and Mail; Graham Harrop, Vancouver Sun.
2005 – Brian Gable, Globe and Mail; Serge Chapleau, La Presse, Bruce McKinnon, Halifax Chronicle Herald.
2004 – Theo Moudakis, Toronto Star; André-Phillippe Côté, Le Soleil; Dale Cummings, Winnipeg Free Press.
2003- Serge Chapleau, La Presse; Patrick Corrigan, Toronto Star; André-Phillippe Côté, Le Soleil.
2002 – Serge Chapleau, La Presse; Michael De Adder, Halifax Daily News; Malcolm Mayes, Edmonton Journal.
2001 – Brian Gable, Globe and Mail; Cam Cardow, Ottawa Citizen; Theo Moudakis, Toronto Star.
2000 – Serge Chapleau, La Presse; Graham Harrop, Vancouver Sun; John Larter, Calgary Sun.
1999 – Serge Chapleau, La Presse; Bruce McKinnon, Halifax Chronicle Herald; Cameron Cardow, Ottawa Citizen.
1998 – Roy Peterson, Vancouver Sun; Serge Chapleau, La Presse; Bruce McKinnon, Halifax Chronicle Herald.
1997 – Serge Chapleau, La Presse; Brian Gable, Globe and Mail; Malcolm Mayes, Edmonton Journal.
1996 – Roy Peterson, Vancouver Sun; Serge Chapleau, La Presse; Anthony Jenkins, Globe and Mail.
1995 – Brian Gable, Globe and Mail; Serge Chapleau, Le Devoir; Andy Donato, Toronto Sun.
1994 – Roy Peterson, Vancouver Sun.
1993 – Bruce McKinnon, Halifax Herald.
1992 – Bruce McKinnon, Halifax Herald.
1991 – Guy Badeaux , Ottawa Le Droit.
1990 – Roy Peterson, Vancouver Sun.
1989 – Cameron Cardow, Regina Leader Post.
1988- Vance Rodewalt, Calgary Herald.
1987 – Raffi Anderian , Ottawa Citizen.
1986 – Brian Gable – Regina Leader-Post.
1985 – Ed Franklin, Globe and Mail.
1984 – Roy Peterson, Vancouver Sun.
1983 – Dale Cummings, Winnipeg Free Press.
1982 – Blaine Hamilton Spectator.
1981 – Tom Innes, Calgary Herald.
1980 – Victor Roschkov, Toronto Sun.
1979 – Edd Uluschak, Edmonton Journal.
1978 – Terry Mosher (Aislin), Montreal Gazette.
1977 – Terry Mosher (Aislin), Montreal Gazette.
1976 – Andy Donato, Toronto Sun.
1975 – Roy Peterson, Vancouver Sun.
1974- Blaine, Hamilton Spectator.
1973 – John Collins, Montreal Gazette.
1972 – Duncan Macpherson, Toronto Star.
1971 – Yardley Jones, Toronto Sun.
1970 – Duncan Macpherson, Toronto Star.
1969 – Edd Uluschak, Edmonton Journal.
1968 – Roy Peterson, Vancouver Sun.
1967 – Raoul Hunter, Le Soleil.
1966 – Robert W. Chambers, Halifax Chronicle.
1965 – Duncan Macpherson, Toronto Star.
1964 – Ed McNally, Montreal Star.
1963 – Jan Kamlenski, Winnipeg Tribune.
1962 – Duncan Macpherson, Toronto Star.
1961 – Ed McNally, Montreal Star.
1960 – Duncan Macpherson, Toronto Star.
1959 – Duncan Macpherson, Toronto Star.
1958 – Raoul Hunter, Le Soleil.
1957 – James G. Reidford, Globe and Mail.
1956 – James G. Reidford, Globe and Mail.
1955 – Merle R. Tingley, London Free Press.
1954 – John Collins, Montreal Gazette.
1953 – Robert W. Chambers, Halifax Chronicle-Herald
1952 – Robert La Palme, Le Devoir.
1951 – Leonard Norris, Vancouver Sun.
1950 – James G. Reidford, Montreal Star.
1949 – Jack Booth, Globe and Mail.
SOURCE:
Book text:
Canada’s Newspaper Legend: The Story of J. Douglas MacFarlane. Writ., Richard MacFarlane. E.C.W. Press, 2000: 209.