Alex Shprintsen has been a journalist for more than 15 years, first with the BBC and the Los Angeles Times, then the last 12 years with The National. During that time, he has been covering elections — democratic and and non-democratic — and shooting documentaries around the world.

Last night, he accepted the 2007 Peter Gzowski Literary Award of Merit.

The award, named in honour of the late veteran broadcaster and journalist Peter Gzowski, recognizes Mr. Shprintsen for his documentary series Canada’s Shame, which revealed the wide-ranging problem of low literacy among Canadian adults and profiled people who have been challenged with low literacy, including Jacques Demers, former coach of the Montreal Canadiens.

Alison Gzowski, daughter of Peter Gzowski, presented the award.

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