Dheensaw, cited for his coverage of multiple sports on the Island, has won the Paul Carson Broadcast and Media Award as sportswriter/reporter of the year for sa国际传媒 outside Vancouver for the third year running, while Stone earned the Carson award for best sports photographer for sa国际传媒 outside Vancouver. Drewry won the Carson award as best sports columnist outside Vancouver for his Names and Games column which highlights Island sports achievements every week.
Named after a former television and radio pioneer, the Paul Carson Awards recognize excellence in sports broadcasting and journalism in sa国际传媒
Carson began his career at CHEK-TV on the Island, covering the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League, the Olympic rowers on Elk Lake, and the University of Victoria Vikes men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball dynasties of the 1980s.
Later, as one of the hosts, he helped establish the Sports Page TV program in Vancouver. Half-hour nightly sports highlight wrap-up shows are normal now, but Sports Page pioneered the idea in sa国际传媒.
Carson was also a founder of Team 1040 Radio, long before sports-talk radio was all over the airwaves.
Carson died of pancreatic cancer at age 60 in 2010. The Carson Awards help raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society and KidSport.
The winners received their awards Friday night in Vancouver.
