David Studer is a Canadian television news producer, who was a longtime producer for the CBC Television newsmagazine program The Fifth Estate. He was the winner of the Gordon Sinclair Award for excellence in Canadian broadcast journalism at the 14th Gemini Awards in 1999.

Studer began his career with CTV News in the 1970s, before leaving that network to join the CBC in 1980. He left The Fifth Estate in the early 2010s, becoming director of journalistic standards and practices for the CBC.

Awards

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryWorkResultRef(s)
Gemini Awards1994Best Information SeriesThe Fifth Estate with Kelly CrichtonNominated
1995Won
1996The Fifth Estate with Susan TeskeyNominated
1997Won
1998Won
1999Best News Information SeriesNominated
Gordon Sinclair AwardWon
2000Best News Information SeriesThe Fifth Estate with Susan TeskeyWon
2002The Fifth Estate with Jim WilliamsonWon
2004The Fifth Estate with Sally ReardonWon
2005Nominated
2006Best Science, Technology, Nature, Environment or Adventure Documentary ProgramThe Fifth Estate: "Black Dawn" with Jane Mingay, Jim Williamson, Douglas ArrowsmithNominated
2007Best News Information SeriesThe Fifth Estate with Sally ReardonWon
2008Won
2009Won