Sep 7, 2017

Vancouver, BC – Several graduates and instructors of the Langara Journalism program are nominated for 2017 Jack Webster Awards, including three in the category of Best Breaking News Reporting – Print.

For the third consecutive year, the Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award will go to a nominee connected to Langara. Following Shelley Fralic (2016) and Gary Mason (2015), instructor Kim Bolan will receive the award at this year’s ceremony, October 12. Bolan is known for her outstanding reporting covering topic such as the Air India terrorist bombing, organized crime in B.C. and the on-going issue of gang violence. Her career has spanned 33 years so far, all at The Vancouver Sun. She is also nominated in Best Breaking News Reporting – Print for her story, Death of an Angel.

Mason is also nominated, along with Justine Hunter (Alumna, 1987), in the Best Breaking News Reporting – Print category for their story, Wild West Politics; Hunter is also nominated for Excellence in Digital Journalism. Mike Hager (Alumnus, 2011) is nominated along with several colleagues, also in the Best Breaking News Reporting – Print category.

Gordon Hoekstra (Alumnus, 1993) is nominated in the category Excellence in Feature/Enterprise Reporting – Print for his feature, Seismic rift. CBC Radio reporter Bridgette Watson (Alumna, 2016) is nominated in the category of Excellence in Feature/Enterprise Reporting – Radio for her story DIY Death: Rite at home.

Best Breaking News Reporting - Print
Andrea Woo, Sunny Dhillon, Wendy Stueck, Mike Hager, Mark Hume, Ian Bailey, Ben Nelms, Rafal Gerszak, James Keller, Luiz Lopes
The Globe and Mail
Cheque Day

Kim Bolan
The Vancouver Sun/The Province
Death of an Angel

Kathy Tomlinson, Gary Mason, Justine Hunter
The Globe and Mail
Wild West Politics

Excellence in Digital Journalism
Justine Hunter, Jimmy Jeong, Mychaylo Prystupa
The Globe and Mail
Weigh Anchor

Excellence in Feature/Enterprise Reporting - Print
Gordon Hoekstra
The Vancouver Sun
Seismic rift

Excellence in Feature/Enterprise Reporting - Radio
Stephen Quinn, Bridgette Watson, Theresa Lalonde, Lee Rosevere
CBC Radio One
DIY Death: Rite at Home

Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award
Kim Bolan

About the Jack Webster Foundation
The Jack Webster Foundation was established in 1986 by the community to recognize excellence in British Columbia journalism in honour of legendary BC reporter, Jack Webster. BC-based journalists reporting for BC news organizations on stories for BC audiences were eligible to enter the 2016 Jack Webster Awards. Entries published or aired between June 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016 were eligible. Entries were submitted by a journalist or team of journalists working in print, radio, TV, and online media.

About Langara
Located in beautiful Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Langara College provides University, Career, and Continuing Studies education to more than 21,000 students annually. With more than 1,700 courses and 130 programs, Langara’s expansive academic breadth and depth allows students of all ages, backgrounds, and life stages to choose their own educational path. Langara is also known as house of teachings, a name given to it by the Musqueam people on whose unceded traditional territory the College is located.

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Mark Dawson
Manager, Communications & Marketing
Langara College
mdawson@langara.ca
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