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VoicePrint's "Deadline Gold" Spotlights a National Newspaper Award Winner in Vancouver and Toronto

TORONTO, April 4, 2002 - The light will shine brightly on Wednesday, April 10 at 12:30 and 9 p.m. on two past National Newspaper Award winners: one from the Vancouver Sun and one from the Toronto Star.

The Deadline Gold series will honour the late Alexander Ross of the Sun (1963 NNA winner for staff corresponding) and writer Peter C. Newman of the Star (1964 NNA winner for feature writing).

Both articles focus on the province of Quebec and the future of Confederation. In Mr. Ross's story, you'll meet two politicians who wanted to break up the country. In Mr. Newman's piece, you'll meet several politicians who sought to save it.

As well as looking back, Deadline Gold also will feature articles nominated for 2001 National Newspaper Awards, culminating April 26 in a live broadcast from Calgary, where this year's winners will be announced.

Deadline Gold can be heard across Canada on VoicePrint on cable through the S.A.P. of CBC Newsworld, on Star Choice channel 825, on Express Vu channel 967, on Look TV channel 100 (audio 2) or live on the Internet at www.voiceprint.ca.

VoicePrint is a division of The National Broadcast Reading Service Inc. (NBRS): a non-share corporation dedicated to enhancing access to printed news and information for 3.2 million vision- and print-restricted Canadians. Licensed by the CRTC, the round-the-clock service provides an audio version of newspaper and magazine stories, features and editorials. AudioVision Canada, the second division of NBRS, is the pre-eminent Canadian producer of description products that allows vision-restricted viewers enhanced and independent access to television and movies.

For more information, contact
Arlene Patterson, VoicePrint Manager
Tel: 416-422-4222 ext. 222
e-mail: apatterson@nbrscanada.com