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Lis Travers
President, RTDNA Canada
Congratulations to the 2024 Emerging Journalist Award Winner, Tchadas Leo !
RTDNA Canada is pleased to honour Tchadas Leo with this year’s Emerging Journalist Award for an emerging journalist who displays excellence in the coverage of original (enterprise) journalism on a single topic, investigative reporting, or continuing coverage of a beat or a major breaking and developing story.
Tchadas Leo
Tchadas Leo’s journalism career began with the launch of his award-winning Indigenous-focused podcast called “Our Native Land”. In 2023, he joined CHEK News in Victoria as a Multimedia Journalist covering a wide range of issues, often with a focus on Indigenous communities. Leo shoots, writes, edits and produces original content.
He is a graduate of the BCIT Broadcast and Journalism program.
Leo’s Indigenous lineage belongs with the Xwemalhkwu First national and the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians. He recently became the first Coast Salish person to anchor a newscast on Coast Salish territory.
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