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Established through Ethnic FM CKER Radio, on the
occasion of its 20th anniversary in November, 2000. This award has
been named after the founder of CKER Radio in Edmonton, Roger Charest,
Sr., a long-time broadcaster, radio personality and visionary, whose
perseverance and dedication to his community have fostered the creation
of a truly multicultural environment at CKER.
The purpose of this award is to foster an awareness
of the possibilities provided by broadcast media in developing understanding
and cooperation between various cultural and ethnic groups in Canadian
society. This award may focus yearly on any particular ethnic group.
The Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre (URDC) at Grant MacEwan
College in Edmonton was chosen as the administrator of the award.
This is in recognition of the dynamic Ukrainian community in Alberta,
and the URDC's groundbreaking and pioneering work, as an ethnocultural
center, in the promotion of professionalism in meeting community
development needs.
$500
This award is available annually to any qualified
applicant (individual or group) who has taken the initiative to
create a special program or series of audio vignettes or reports
suitable for broadcast, which may further the cause of multiculturalism
in Canada. The final product may provide a window into the particular
characteristics and unique qualities of a given identifiable group
within the Canadian cultural mosaic, so that we, as Canadians, may
better understand one another.
Works in progress and/or completed works will be considered.
Applicants must submit a written proposal (in English)
outlining the intended project, including possible broadcast applications,
or outlets to be used for distribution of the final product. A budget
is also required.
Limit of one submission per applicant. If a particular
project/proposal was previously submitted and chosen as an award
recipient, that project is not eligible to re-apply.
Successful applicants must acknowledge the assistance
of Ethnic FM CKER Radio in all promotional materials and final products
of the project, for which the award is granted.
Award recipients must submit a brief, written report
to CKER Radio, Ltd. within one year of receiving this award. An
audio copy of the finished product must also be supplied.
Selection committee.
November 30, annually (award recipient to be announced
the following spring).
Apply to:Roger
Charest Sr. Award c/o Ukrainian
Resource and Development Centre (URDC) Grant MacEwan College Box
1796, Edmonton, AB, T5J 2P2 Phone: (403) 497-4374; FAX: (403) 497-4377
Submissions arriving after the deadline will not be considered.
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