Avis Favaro

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

Avis Favaro (born February, 1960) is Canada's longest serving on air medical correspondent - now with CTV News since 1992. She has won numerous awards including a Gemini Award.

Favaro previously worked as medical correspondent for the Global Television Network where she began her career in 1982 as a writer/reporter.

She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in history and received her masters degree in journalism, also from UWO.

List of awards and recognitions. - incomplete

2012 RTNDA. Adrienne Clarkson Diversity award. "Reach For The Top". W5 CTV.

1989. RTNDA. Dan McArthur Award. "Neonatal Crisis"

1998. New York International Television festival Award

1998. Gemini Award. "Young Tissue Extract"

2000. International Health Awards - "Issues and Ethics"

2007. Canadian Medical Association Canadian Nurses Association Award. "Diabetes" 2007. Canadian Medical Association-Canadian Nurses Association Award. "Lighting the Darkness"

2008. RTNDA. Dave Rogers Award. "Carly's Story"

2012. Registered Nurses Of Ontario MedIa Award. "Seniors Poverty"

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>