Toronto, ON, June  23, 2008--Executive Producer Paul Daniel of VoicePrint's weekly interview show, Contact, received the Peter Gzowski Award on behalf of the National Broadcast Reading Service (NBRS), at the Radio-Television News Directors Association's (RTNDA) National Award Presentation ceremony. Each year RTNDA recognizes and awards those who have served with excellence, which is precisely why Contact, which airs every Sunday at 4:30 p.m.Eastern, was selected.

     Executive Producer of Contact, Paul Daniel, stated, "This kind of award is a reflection on the hard work by many people who put Contact together every week and helped to make this program a success. This is truly a collective achievement."

     The Contact edition which was honoured -- The Bionic Eye -- featured Dr. Gerald Chader of the Doheny Retina Institute of the University of Southern California. During the interview Chader disclosed a scientific breakthrough and discussed a procedure that could potentially restore eye sight.

     VoicePrint is an internationally recognized audio information 24/7 news reading service that broadcasts full-text readings from newspapers and magazines for the more than five million Canadians who cannot independently access print media due to low literacy skills, blindness, vision restriction, physical or learning disability or simply because they are just getting older. Director of VoicePrint Operations, Arlene Patterson, stated, "Receiving this award is a fine milestone for VoicePrint. This recognition by the RTNDA indicates VoicePrint's contribution is indeed filling a unique programming niche."

     Created in1962, RTNDA Canada is an organization which fosters and encourages open discussions and action within the broadcast news industry. Georgina Blanas, NBRS Director of Marketing and Fund Development, furthered this notion when she stated, "VoicePrint's mandate is to reduce barriers to print media. Now entering its 18th broadcast year, the organization has come so far and to have received such a prestigious award is a major accomplishment."

The Bionic Eye segment can be heard on the VoicePrint website.

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