Meisner Given Lifetime Achievement Award

Friday, June 22, 2007 04:05 AM

Meisner receives Lifetime Achievement Award from RTNDA (opinion250 staff photo)

Opinion250's Ben Meisner has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the RTNDA of Canada, the Association of Electronic Journalists.

Presented at a ceremony in Vancouver last night, the award reads:

"The RTNDA Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service and continued excellence during the course of their career in broadcast journalism.

The Award is for lifetime achievement rather than a single contribution, no matter how monumental, and is one of the highest honours bestowed by RTNDA."

In accepting the award, Meisner said he was"Deeply humbled" and thanked all who had ever dropped off a brown envelope, or made the anonymous phone call to share some information "They are the people who took the real real risks in their effort to share the information that needed to be examined and made public.".

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Posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 04:05 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: acrider54 on June 22 2007 6:01 AM

Congratulations Ben, well deserved.

Posted by: Andyfreeze on June 22 2007 6:43 AM

Three cheers for Ben!!
A well deserved award!

Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on June 22 2007 7:33 AM

Right on Ben.

Posted by: whynotyou on June 22 2007 7:52 AM

From a long time listener/reader - CONGRATULATIONS Ben - you have certainly earned it!!

Posted by: heidi1555 on June 22 2007 8:39 AM

Congratulations Mr. Meisner you've made it easier for me to deal with a part of life I didn't want to be introduced to. You've really touched me and my family through the heart and gut in your words. So excited for you. Bless your brain. Love ya!

Posted by: diplomat on June 22 2007 10:39 AM

Congratulations! Whynotyou said it all!

Posted by: Chadermando on June 22 2007 1:37 PM

Well deserved IMO....

Posted by: doc on June 22 2007 2:46 PM

Well done, Ben! Congrats!!

Posted by: owl on June 22 2007 4:09 PM

Congrats Ben. Well deserved and I hope there is more to come.

Posted by: charles on June 22 2007 5:24 PM

Congratulations Ben, well deserved.

Keep up the good work on opinion250.com

Posted by: everstone on June 22 2007 6:29 PM

Congradulations, your the best.

Posted by: bitter on June 22 2007 7:48 PM

This could not have gone to a more deserving person. Hope you will keep fighting for the little guy.

Posted by: Rebeccas on June 22 2007 9:12 PM

Congratulations Ben!!!
For those of us who don't know, what is RTNDA???

Posted by: thereasonableman on June 23 2007 12:00 AM

Congratulations Ben !

Maintiens Le Droit.

Posted by: editor on June 23 2007 11:42 AM

My apologies, RTNDA used to be "Radio and Television News Directors Association" but now, it encompasses new media ( i.e. internet) so, it now calls itself, "RTNDA, the Association of Electronic Journalists"

-Elaine Macdonald