CablePulse 24
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CablePulse24 is a Canadian
English language
Category A specialty
news channel owned and operated by Bell Media. Based in Toronto
, it focuses on local news from the Greater Toronto Area
and Southern Ontario
, although it also covers national and international news. It is distributed through cable
in Southern Ontario and direct broadcast satellite
nationally.
The channel was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1996 as Pulse 24, and launched on March 30, 1998 as CablePulse 24 (CP24) on March 30, 1998, under the ownership of CHUM Limited
and minority partner Sun Media
, owner of the Toronto Sun
daily newspaper. The network was named as an extension of CITY-TV
's newscasts, which were then known as CityPulse.
On December 1, 2004 CHUM Limited acquired the remaining interest in CP24 (giving it 100% of its shares), when the Sun's owners sold their 29.9% share in CP24 after acquiring its independent broadcast station Toronto 1 (now Sun News Network
), the same day when CHUM Limited took control of Craig Media and its assets.
As a result of the ownership changes, CP24 began to separate its operations from those of CITY-TV. This process began in November 2008, when CP24 established a new studio and newsroom on the second floor of the 299 Queen Street West building, followed by the removal of all CITY-TV
programming from its schedule on December 10, 2008 (excluding Breakfast Television
), and replacing the 6 PM CityNews simulcast with CFTO-TV
's CTV News at Six. Critics had speculated that the latter change was likely as a response to the announcement of the CRTC granting approval to an application by Rogers Media
for its own regional news channel focusing on the Greater Toronto Area, CityNews Channel
.
On March 26, 2009, Breakfast Television was finally replaced with a new morning show, CP24 Breakfast
, marking the final separation of the CP24 newsroom from that of Citytv, which moved to 33 Dundas Street East on September 8, 2009. To coincide with the launch, CTV also re-launched its oldies music radio station 1050 CHUM
(another station acquired in the CTV/CHUM merger) as an audio simulcast of CP24, becoming known on-air as CP24 Radio 1050. The move was intended to bring CP24's programming to a new platform and broaden the network's reach as a multi-platform news source. The move did not prove successful, however. Toronto Sun
columnist Ted Woloshyn
in particular criticized the simulcast for being a poor substitute for an actual all-news radio format, and pointed out several instances demonstrating that no special consideration was taken for CP24's content, which was clearly being produced for television and not radio. This arrangement ended on April 13, 2011, in favour of the launch of a new TSN
-branded sports talk radio format, becoming known on-air as TSN Radio 1050, weeks after Bell Canada took control of CTVglobemedia's assets including CP24, with the latter company becoming known as Bell Media.
Following the massive layoffs and cost-cutting measures that took place at the Citytv stations across Canada (including the cancellation of Citytv Toronto's CityNews at Five announced on January 19, 2010), CP24 immediately expanded its Live at 5 broadcast from 15 minutes to a full half hour, and added another half-hour newscast following it at 5:30 PM. As a result, CP24's late-afternoon talk shows, such as Animal House Calls and Hot Property, which were previously seen weekdays at 5:15 p.m. were moved to a new time slot for 7:15 p.m. effective January 26, 2010.
On March 19, 2011, CP24 introduced a weekend edition of CP24 Breakfast, hosted by Pooja Handa and Gurdeep Ahluwalia, George Lagogianes will be the remote host and Nneka Elliott (who resigned on May 2, 2011, and was replaced by Jamie Gutfreund) will deliever the weather forecasts. The show will run from 7:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
, previously sharing the newsroom with CITY-TV on the ground floor. In November 2008, CP24 moved its operations to a new studio and newsroom on the second floor of the complex. Coinciding with the new studio, CP24 also adopted an updated on-air appearance, replacing the previous CityNews blue and gold colour scheme with a red, white, and black design.
CP24's screen format utilizes a window in the top-left of the screen to show the current program, which is surrounded with a sidebar with weather and traffic reports, along with scrolling news headlines and local entertainment/event information, and tickers for stocks and sports. This format has been described as more closely resembling a website than a conventional television channel, and has been replicated to include a similar look of CP24's enriched screen on its relaunched website.
(and TSN Radio 1050
), business news updates with BNN
, MTV News with MTV Canada
and entertainment news updates with eTalk
; in addition CP24 also sometimes shares news reporters with CTV
and CTV Two. Before its acquisition by CTV, CP24 was integrated with CITY-TV
's newsroom, and shared some programming.
and IPTV
television providers in some markets. The channel is available across Canada on Bell TV, on which the station is part of the service's "News" package. It is also available in the "FYI" package provided to Shaw Direct customers.
. A phone-in show with guests about animals. Airs on CP24 and Animal Planet
Tuesdays at 7:10 p.m.
AutoShop: a phone-in show about automobiles. Hosted by Kyle Christie. Airs 8 p.m. Sundays.
App Central: on BNN
and on CP24,
Before Breakfast: airs weekdays at 5:00 a.m.
CP24 Breakfast
: airs weekdays at 6 a.m.
CP24 Breakfast Weekend Edition: airs weekends at 7 a.m effective March 19, 2011.
24 Dayside: Daytime newsflow hosted by various CP24 anchors
24 Nightside: Evening newsflow hosted by various CP24 anchors
CP24 Early News Edition: first half-hour of CP24 Breakfast, airs weekdays at 5:30 a.m.
CTV News at 6
: the 6:00 news anchored by Christine Bentley
and Ken Shaw
; simulcast of CFTO-TV
.
CTV News at 6 Weekend: the 6:00 p.m. news anchored by rotating anchors; simulcast of CFTO-TV.
CTV News at 11:30: the 11:30 p.m. news anchored by Bill Hutchison
; simulcast of CFTO-TV.
CTV News at 11:30 Weekend: same anchors as the 6:00 p.m. newscast; simulcast of CFTO-TV.
Hot Property: a real estate show hosted by Ann Rohmer. Airs Thursdays at 7:15 p.m.
CP24 Live at Noon: hosted by Ann Rohmer
and Stephen LeDrew
on weekdays. Airs weekdays at noon, this title is also used during the noon-hour newsflow on the weekends.
Live at 5: 5 p.m. newscast, originally running 15 minutes since its launch on January 14, 2008. Expanded to 30 minutes on January 19, 2010, after Rogers Media
, the owners of Citytv announced cost-cutting measures at the Citytv stations across Canada including the cancellation of their 5 p.m. newscast for Toronto. Hosted by Nathan Downer.
Live at 5:30
: hosted by Nathan Downer. This program was added to the CP24 schedule on January 19, 2010, in response to the budget cuts at the Citytv stations across Canada which included the cancellation of their 5 p.m. newscast for Toronto. Airs weekdays at 5:30 p.m.
On the Quarter: hosted by Ann Rohmer and TD Waterhouse
money expert Patricia Lovett Reid. Airs every three months.
Wylde on Health: hosted by homeopath Bryce Wylde. Airs Fridays at 7:10 p.m.
Webnation
: hosted by Amber MacArthur
. Airs Wednesdays at 7:10 p.m.
L-4 Long Ranger (C-FCTV) news helicopter which can broadcast live at 1500 feet above land; nicknamed Chopper 24, which is supplied by its sister station, CTV Toronto
and is currently painted with CTV's colouring and logo.
system showing a three-dimensional animated map displaying traffic flow, roadwork, accidents and current highway travel times.
Anchors
Reporters
Weather
Traffic
Hosts
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Category A specialty
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
news channel owned and operated by Bell Media. Based in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, it focuses on local news from the Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
and Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
, although it also covers national and international news. It is distributed through cable
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
in Southern Ontario and direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
nationally.
History
CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945 to 2007. Immediately prior to its acquisition, it held full or joint control of two Canadian television systems — Citytv and A-Channel — comprising 11 local stations, and one CBC Television affiliate, one...
and minority partner Sun Media
Sun Media
Sun Media Corporation is the owner of several widely read tabloid and broadsheet newspapers in Canada and the 49 percent owner of Sun News Network...
, owner of the Toronto Sun
Toronto Sun
The Toronto Sun is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its daily Sunshine Girl feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative editorial stance.-History:...
daily newspaper. The network was named as an extension of CITY-TV
CITY-TV
CITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...
's newscasts, which were then known as CityPulse.
On December 1, 2004 CHUM Limited acquired the remaining interest in CP24 (giving it 100% of its shares), when the Sun's owners sold their 29.9% share in CP24 after acquiring its independent broadcast station Toronto 1 (now Sun News Network
CKXT-TV
CKXT-DT was a broadcast television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and serving much of southern and eastern Ontario, owned by Quebecor Media through its Groupe TVA unit. At the time of the station's closure on November 1, 2011, the station was serving as an over-the-air simulcast of...
), the same day when CHUM Limited took control of Craig Media and its assets.
Acquisition by CTV
On July 12, 2006, CTVglobemedia announced a friendly bid to take over CHUM Limited for an estimated $1.7 billion. One year later on June 8, 2007, the CRTC approved the CTV takeover of CHUM. However, the CRTC made the deal conditional on CTVgm selling the Citytv stations. On June 12, 2007, Rogers announced that it had agreed to buy the Citytv stations (including Citytv Toronto) for $375 million. The deal was finalized later that year, with a stipulation that CTV maintain ownership of CHUM's 299 Queen Street West headquarters and studios. CTV ultimately chose to keep CP24 along with the rest of CHUM assets (including the A-Channel stations) it had previously said it would sell.As a result of the ownership changes, CP24 began to separate its operations from those of CITY-TV. This process began in November 2008, when CP24 established a new studio and newsroom on the second floor of the 299 Queen Street West building, followed by the removal of all CITY-TV
CITY-TV
CITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...
programming from its schedule on December 10, 2008 (excluding Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....
), and replacing the 6 PM CityNews simulcast with CFTO-TV
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
's CTV News at Six. Critics had speculated that the latter change was likely as a response to the announcement of the CRTC granting approval to an application by Rogers Media
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc...
for its own regional news channel focusing on the Greater Toronto Area, CityNews Channel
CityNews Channel
CityNews Channel is a Canadian English language local news and information channel for the Greater Toronto Area . Owned by Rogers Media and licenced as a Category B digital cable specialty channel, it is currently available in Ontario and broadcasts a single feed in high definition which is also...
.
On March 26, 2009, Breakfast Television was finally replaced with a new morning show, CP24 Breakfast
CP24 Breakfast
CP24 Breakfast is a Canadian morning television news show that airs on CP24, the show airs weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 7:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m...
, marking the final separation of the CP24 newsroom from that of Citytv, which moved to 33 Dundas Street East on September 8, 2009. To coincide with the launch, CTV also re-launched its oldies music radio station 1050 CHUM
CHUM (AM)
CHUM, branded as TSN Radio 1050, broadcasting at 1050 kHz in the AM band, is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned and operated by Bell Media....
(another station acquired in the CTV/CHUM merger) as an audio simulcast of CP24, becoming known on-air as CP24 Radio 1050. The move was intended to bring CP24's programming to a new platform and broaden the network's reach as a multi-platform news source. The move did not prove successful, however. Toronto Sun
Toronto Sun
The Toronto Sun is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its daily Sunshine Girl feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative editorial stance.-History:...
columnist Ted Woloshyn
Ted Woloshyn
Ted Woloshyn is a Toronto broadcaster. He hosted The Ted Woloshyn Show, mornings from 5:30 to 8:30 on CFRB radio 1010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 3 November 1996 until 15 December 2006. He previously worked for Toronto area stations CFNY-FM, Q107 and CKFM-FM...
in particular criticized the simulcast for being a poor substitute for an actual all-news radio format, and pointed out several instances demonstrating that no special consideration was taken for CP24's content, which was clearly being produced for television and not radio. This arrangement ended on April 13, 2011, in favour of the launch of a new TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
-branded sports talk radio format, becoming known on-air as TSN Radio 1050, weeks after Bell Canada took control of CTVglobemedia's assets including CP24, with the latter company becoming known as Bell Media.
Following the massive layoffs and cost-cutting measures that took place at the Citytv stations across Canada (including the cancellation of Citytv Toronto's CityNews at Five announced on January 19, 2010), CP24 immediately expanded its Live at 5 broadcast from 15 minutes to a full half hour, and added another half-hour newscast following it at 5:30 PM. As a result, CP24's late-afternoon talk shows, such as Animal House Calls and Hot Property, which were previously seen weekdays at 5:15 p.m. were moved to a new time slot for 7:15 p.m. effective January 26, 2010.
On March 19, 2011, CP24 introduced a weekend edition of CP24 Breakfast, hosted by Pooja Handa and Gurdeep Ahluwalia, George Lagogianes will be the remote host and Nneka Elliott (who resigned on May 2, 2011, and was replaced by Jamie Gutfreund) will deliever the weather forecasts. The show will run from 7:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Location and format
CP24 is based at 299 Queen Street West, at the corner of John Street and Queen Street WestQueen Street West
Queen Street West describes both the western branch of Queen Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts, situated west of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Queen Street begins in the west at the intersection of King Street, The...
, previously sharing the newsroom with CITY-TV on the ground floor. In November 2008, CP24 moved its operations to a new studio and newsroom on the second floor of the complex. Coinciding with the new studio, CP24 also adopted an updated on-air appearance, replacing the previous CityNews blue and gold colour scheme with a red, white, and black design.
CP24's screen format utilizes a window in the top-left of the screen to show the current program, which is surrounded with a sidebar with weather and traffic reports, along with scrolling news headlines and local entertainment/event information, and tickers for stocks and sports. This format has been described as more closely resembling a website than a conventional television channel, and has been replicated to include a similar look of CP24's enriched screen on its relaunched website.
Other affiliations
CP24 also shares news resources with other Bell Media-owned outlets, including sports updates with TSNThe Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
(and TSN Radio 1050
CHUM (AM)
CHUM, branded as TSN Radio 1050, broadcasting at 1050 kHz in the AM band, is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned and operated by Bell Media....
), business news updates with BNN
Business News Network
Business News Network ' is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel. BNN broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis. As of December 2010, the station is based from 299 Queen Street West in Downtown Toronto and is owned by Bell Media...
, MTV News with MTV Canada
MTV Canada
MTV is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel devoted to talk, lifestyle and documentary programming.MTV is owned by Bell Media, with its name licensed from the American channel of the same name, which is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom.The channel launched as talktv...
and entertainment news updates with eTalk
ETalk
etalk is a Canadian entertainment news show hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim. It airs weekdays weeknights at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, at 1:30 p.m. ET on CTV Two and at 6 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET on E!...
; in addition CP24 also sometimes shares news reporters with CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
and CTV Two. Before its acquisition by CTV, CP24 was integrated with CITY-TV
CITY-TV
CITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...
's newsroom, and shared some programming.
Carriage and expansion plans
CP24 is seen on cable channel 24 on most cable systems that carry the channel. It is not carried on any analogue cable system outside of Central or Southern Ontario, although it is available on direct broadcast satelliteDirect broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
and IPTV
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
television providers in some markets. The channel is available across Canada on Bell TV, on which the station is part of the service's "News" package. It is also available in the "FYI" package provided to Shaw Direct customers.
Programs
Animal Housecalls: hosted by Ann RohmerAnn Rohmer
Ann Margaret Rohmer is a television personality on CP24 in Toronto, Canada.- Television career :In 1979, she hosted the syndicated program Show Biz. Hired by Global TV, she was a host on the award-winning magazine show That’s Life...
. A phone-in show with guests about animals. Airs on CP24 and Animal Planet
Animal Planet Canada
Animal Planet is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel. The channel is 80% owned by CTV Speciality Television Inc., which is owned by Bell Media and ESPN ; 10% owned by BBC Worldwide; and 10% owned by Discovery Communications...
Tuesdays at 7:10 p.m.
AutoShop: a phone-in show about automobiles. Hosted by Kyle Christie. Airs 8 p.m. Sundays.
App Central: on BNN
Business News Network
Business News Network ' is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel. BNN broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis. As of December 2010, the station is based from 299 Queen Street West in Downtown Toronto and is owned by Bell Media...
and on CP24,
- Michael HainsworthMichael HainsworthMichael Hainsworth is a business reporter for CTV Toronto and CTV affiliates across the country. He anchors The Close on Canada's financial news network, Business News Network . He also files business reports for Toronto all-news channel CablePulse24 and national cable news network CTV News Channel...
, co-host - Amber MacArthurAmber MacArthurAmber Dawn MacArthur is a Canadian television and netcasting personality. MacArthur is currently the co-host of BNN's App Central....
, co-host - Kris Abel, reporter
- Daniel Bader, contributor
- Maurice Cacho, contributor
- Simon CohenSimon CohenSimon Cohen is a communication expert, speaker, consultant, trainerand managing director of global tolerance, which describes itself as a positively different communications agency generating positive media coverage for principled organisations of all shapes and sizes.-Career:After the September 11...
, contributor - Ian Hardy, contributor
- Winston Sih, contributor
- Doug Stephens, contributor
- Andy WalkerAndy WalkerAndy Walker is a Canadian television personality and journalist.He is best known as having been a co-host alongside Leo Laporte and Amber MacArthur of Call for Help, a technology help television program on G4techTV Canada in Canada and the HOW TO Channel in Australia...
, contributor
Before Breakfast: airs weekdays at 5:00 a.m.
- Lindsey Deluce host/news anchor
CP24 Breakfast
CP24 Breakfast
CP24 Breakfast is a Canadian morning television news show that airs on CP24, the show airs weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 7:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m...
: airs weekdays at 6 a.m.
- Lindsey Deluce, news anchor
- Steve Anthony, co-host
- Melissa Grelo, co-host
- Nalini Sharma, remote host/weather specialist
- Mika Midolo, Traffic/Transit Specialist
- Bob Summers, Traffic Specialist
- Cam Woolley, Traffic/Safety Specialist & Lead Reporter
CP24 Breakfast Weekend Edition: airs weekends at 7 a.m effective March 19, 2011.
- Gurdeep Ahulwalia, news anchor/co-host
- Pooja Handa, news anchor/co-host/traffic reporter
- Katie Simpson, reporter
- Jamie Gutfreund, weather specialist
24 Dayside: Daytime newsflow hosted by various CP24 anchors
24 Nightside: Evening newsflow hosted by various CP24 anchors
CP24 Early News Edition: first half-hour of CP24 Breakfast, airs weekdays at 5:30 a.m.
CTV News at 6
CTV News
CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name CTV News is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations , which are closely tied to the national news division...
: the 6:00 news anchored by Christine Bentley
Christine Bentley
Christine Bentley is a Canadian news anchor for CTV Toronto. She has been a part of the CTVNews family since 1977.Bentley started as a general assignment reporter, soon assigned to City Hall and later Queen's Park. Her next career move took her behind the anchor desk, which she shares with Ken Shaw...
and Ken Shaw
Ken Shaw
Ken Shaw, O.Ont is a Canadian news anchor for CTV Toronto. He is the co-anchor for CTV News at 6:00 p.m since April 2001, alongside Christine Bentley....
; simulcast of CFTO-TV
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
.
CTV News at 6 Weekend: the 6:00 p.m. news anchored by rotating anchors; simulcast of CFTO-TV.
CTV News at 11:30: the 11:30 p.m. news anchored by Bill Hutchison
Bill Hutchison
Bill Hutchison was an Australian rules footballer.-Football career:Hutchison played in the Victorian Football League from 1942–1957, spending his career entirely with the Essendon Football Club. He played 290 VFL games and kicked 496 goals...
; simulcast of CFTO-TV.
CTV News at 11:30 Weekend: same anchors as the 6:00 p.m. newscast; simulcast of CFTO-TV.
Hot Property: a real estate show hosted by Ann Rohmer. Airs Thursdays at 7:15 p.m.
CP24 Live at Noon: hosted by Ann Rohmer
Ann Rohmer
Ann Margaret Rohmer is a television personality on CP24 in Toronto, Canada.- Television career :In 1979, she hosted the syndicated program Show Biz. Hired by Global TV, she was a host on the award-winning magazine show That’s Life...
and Stephen LeDrew
Stephen LeDrew
Stephen Ralph LeDrew is currently hosting CP24 Live at Noon, plus he is a Toronto-based lawyer and broadcast commentator. He served as President of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1998 to 2003, and was a Mayor of Toronto candidate in the 2006 municipal election.-Legal career:As a lawyer, LeDrew...
on weekdays. Airs weekdays at noon, this title is also used during the noon-hour newsflow on the weekends.
Live at 5: 5 p.m. newscast, originally running 15 minutes since its launch on January 14, 2008. Expanded to 30 minutes on January 19, 2010, after Rogers Media
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc...
, the owners of Citytv announced cost-cutting measures at the Citytv stations across Canada including the cancellation of their 5 p.m. newscast for Toronto. Hosted by Nathan Downer.
Live at 5:30
Live at 5:30 (CP24 TV series)
Live at 5:30 is a Canadian television news program that airs weekdays on CP24 from 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.-History:Live at 5:30 was created as a result of budget cuts at Rogers Media's Citytv stations across Canada which included the cancellation of their 5 p.m...
: hosted by Nathan Downer. This program was added to the CP24 schedule on January 19, 2010, in response to the budget cuts at the Citytv stations across Canada which included the cancellation of their 5 p.m. newscast for Toronto. Airs weekdays at 5:30 p.m.
On the Quarter: hosted by Ann Rohmer and TD Waterhouse
TD Waterhouse
TD Waterhouse is the brand used for both Canadian and British brokerages within the TD Bank Financial Group. It was also formerly used for TD's American brokerage....
money expert Patricia Lovett Reid. Airs every three months.
Wylde on Health: hosted by homeopath Bryce Wylde. Airs Fridays at 7:10 p.m.
Webnation
Webnation
Webnation is a television show about technology that is aired on CP24 in Toronto, Canada. It features technology news, viral videos, reviews and trends. The program first aired on October 14, 2009, and replaces the talk television show HomePage...
: hosted by Amber MacArthur
Amber MacArthur
Amber Dawn MacArthur is a Canadian television and netcasting personality. MacArthur is currently the co-host of BNN's App Central....
. Airs Wednesdays at 7:10 p.m.
- Toronto Santa Claus ParadeToronto Santa Claus ParadeThe Toronto Santa Claus Parade is a Santa Claus parade held annually in mid-November in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. More than a half million people attend the parade every year. The parade starts at 12:30pm and ends approximately 3:30pm...
since 2010
Remote camera use
In addition to the Freeway Management System - COMPASS and RESCU cameras, CP24 operates EYES cameras located at:- CN TowerCN TowerThe CN Tower is a communications and observation tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Standing tall, it was completed in 1976, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure and world's tallest tower at the time. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of the Burj...
- YorkdaleYorkdale Shopping CentreYorkdale Shopping Centre is a large shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It contains over 250 stores and is located in the community of Downsview, in North York. It is the fifth largest shopping mall in Canada and also enjoys the highest sales per square foot of any mall in Canada, with...
- Toronto Pearson International AirportToronto Pearson International AirportToronto Pearson International Airport is an international airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada; its metropolitan area; and the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration that is home to 8.1 million people – approximately 25% of Canada's population...
- DomeRogers CentreRogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...
- EastToronto City HallThe City Hall of Toronto, Ontario, Canada is the home of the city's municipal government and one of its most distinctive landmarks. Designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell and landscape architect Richard Strong, and engineered by Hannskarl Bandel, the building opened in 1965...
- Don Valley ParkwayDon Valley ParkwayThe Don Valley Parkway is a controlled-access six-lane municipal expressway in Toronto connecting the Gardiner Expressway in downtown Toronto with Ontario Highway 401, the Macdonald–Cartier Freeway. North of Highway 401, it continues as Ontario Highway 404. The parkway runs through...
- Polson Street
- 299 Queen Street West
Chopper 24
Since 2008, CP24 has leased a (Bell 206Bell 206
The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected...
L-4 Long Ranger (C-FCTV) news helicopter which can broadcast live at 1500 feet above land; nicknamed Chopper 24, which is supplied by its sister station, CTV Toronto
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
and is currently painted with CTV's colouring and logo.
Beat The Traffic
In 2009, CP24 became the first and only station in Canada to introduce a new Beat The TrafficBeat The Traffic
BeatTheTraffic.com is a United States nationwide service operated by Triangle Software based in Santa Clara, California.Beat The Traffic was founded in 2001 by CEO Andre Gueziec with the launch of the website sfbaytraffic.info. Information compiled from numerous public and private sources is used...
system showing a three-dimensional animated map displaying traffic flow, roadwork, accidents and current highway travel times.
Current on-air staff
Note: Some names are repeated because they do more than one job.Anchors
- Gurdeep Ahluwalia
- Kyle Christie
- Lindsey Deluce
- Melissa Grelo
- Pooja Handa
- Rena HeerRena HeerRena Heer is a Canadian television personality on CP24 as of February 2009. From January 28, 2008 to June 6, 2008, she handled weather along with Jeff Hutcheson on CTV's Canada AM which was a revamped version of the national Canada AM show. On June 6, 2008, CTV announced that it was cancelling the...
- Jee Yun Lee
- Farah NasserFarah NasserFarah Nasser is a Canadian journalist with CablePulse24 as of February 22, 2010. She previously anchored CityTv Toronto's 'CityNews' weekend editions at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. with Roger Petersen until she was laid off on January 19, 2010. CITY-TV announced cuts to several news programs and staff...
- Ann RohmerAnn RohmerAnn Margaret Rohmer is a television personality on CP24 in Toronto, Canada.- Television career :In 1979, she hosted the syndicated program Show Biz. Hired by Global TV, she was a host on the award-winning magazine show That’s Life...
- Sue Sgambati
- Devon SoltendieckDevon SoltendieckDevon Soltendieck is a former MuchMusic VJ from the city of Dorval, on the island of Montreal. He has been an anchor and reporter on CP24 since early 2010.-Early Life:...
- Karman Wong
- Nathan Downer, Substitute
- George LagogianesGeorge LagogianesGeorge Lagogianes is a Canadian television personality, currently a reporter/anchor for CP24.Lagogianes was previously the host of Live at 5 before they changed the format of the show and changed the time from 5pm-5:30pm. He anchored the weeknight news...
, Substitute
Reporters
- Rena HeerRena HeerRena Heer is a Canadian television personality on CP24 as of February 2009. From January 28, 2008 to June 6, 2008, she handled weather along with Jeff Hutcheson on CTV's Canada AM which was a revamped version of the national Canada AM show. On June 6, 2008, CTV announced that it was cancelling the...
, General Reporter - George LagogianesGeorge LagogianesGeorge Lagogianes is a Canadian television personality, currently a reporter/anchor for CP24.Lagogianes was previously the host of Live at 5 before they changed the format of the show and changed the time from 5pm-5:30pm. He anchored the weeknight news...
, General Reporter - Nathan Downer, General Reporter
- Gurdeep Ahluwalia, General Reporter
- Pooja Handa, General Reporter
- Farah NasserFarah NasserFarah Nasser is a Canadian journalist with CablePulse24 as of February 22, 2010. She previously anchored CityTv Toronto's 'CityNews' weekend editions at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. with Roger Petersen until she was laid off on January 19, 2010. CITY-TV announced cuts to several news programs and staff...
, General Reporter - Sue Sgambati, General/Crime Reporter
- Devon SoltendieckDevon SoltendieckDevon Soltendieck is a former MuchMusic VJ from the city of Dorval, on the island of Montreal. He has been an anchor and reporter on CP24 since early 2010.-Early Life:...
, General Reporter - Karman Wong, General Reporter
- Jee Yun Lee, General Reporter
- Kyle Christie, General Reporter
- Katie Simpson, General Reporter
- Cam WoolleyCam WoolleyCam Woolley is a traffic and safety reporter for CP24 and a former police officer with the Ontario Provincial Police in the Greater Toronto Area....
, General/Traffic & Safety Reporter - Amber MacArthurAmber MacArthurAmber Dawn MacArthur is a Canadian television and netcasting personality. MacArthur is currently the co-host of BNN's App Central....
, New Media Specialist/Web Specialist - Bryce Wylde, Health Specialist
- Stephanie Smyth, Senior Breaking News Reporter
- Andrea Hartling, Senior Assignment Editor
- Chris Kitching, CP24.com Reporter (on-air)
Weather
- Bill Coulter (metorologist as of December 2011)
- Mika Midolo
- Nalini Sharma
- Chris Potter (metorologist)
- Jamie Gutfreund
- Patricia Jaggernauth (freelance reporter)
- Katie Simpson (subsitute)
- Pooja Handa, (substitute)
Traffic
- Bob Summers
- Amber Payie
- Mika Midolo
- Jamie Gutfruend
- Pooja Handa, Substitute
- Jee-Yun Lee, Substitute on CP24 Live at 5
Hosts
- Melissa Grelo - CP24 Breakfast
- Steve AnthonySteve AnthonySteve Anthony is a Canadian television host. He gained attention throughout Canada as a MuchMusic host, or "VJ" from May 1987 to November 1995....
- CP24 Breakfast - Lindsey Deluce - CP24 Breakfast
- Pooja Handa - CP24 Breakfast Weekend Edition
- Gurdeep Ahluwalia - CP24 Breakfast Weekend Edition
- Ann RohmerAnn RohmerAnn Margaret Rohmer is a television personality on CP24 in Toronto, Canada.- Television career :In 1979, she hosted the syndicated program Show Biz. Hired by Global TV, she was a host on the award-winning magazine show That’s Life...
- Animal House Calls, Hot Property and On the Quarter - Kyle Christie - Autoshop
- Sue Sgambati - The Chief/The Commish
- Cam WoolleyCam WoolleyCam Woolley is a traffic and safety reporter for CP24 and a former police officer with the Ontario Provincial Police in the Greater Toronto Area....
- Know your Rights - Stephen LeDrewStephen LeDrewStephen Ralph LeDrew is currently hosting CP24 Live at Noon, plus he is a Toronto-based lawyer and broadcast commentator. He served as President of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1998 to 2003, and was a Mayor of Toronto candidate in the 2006 municipal election.-Legal career:As a lawyer, LeDrew...
- Live at Noon, LeDrew Live - Amber MacArthurAmber MacArthurAmber Dawn MacArthur is a Canadian television and netcasting personality. MacArthur is currently the co-host of BNN's App Central....
- Web Nation - Bryce Wylde - Wylde on Health
Notable former presenters
Presenters also included those working both from CityNews and CP24 prior to the CTV/CHUM acquisition in 2007- Cynthia Loyst, host, Sex Matters
- Matte BabelMatte BabelMatte Babel is a Canadian television personality. Formerly a VJ for MuchMusic, where he co-hosted Much on Demand, The IT List and Much 911. He also served as a morning host on Toronto's all-news channel CablePulse 24. He has also made appearances in music videos such as Rich London's The Answer...
, former CP24 Remote Host on CP24 Breakfast - Nneka ElliottNneka ElliottNneka Elliott was a weather anchor, reporter and traffic specialist at CP24 from July 2008 until May 2011. She lived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines before moving to Canada. She graduated from Ryerson University's radio and television program in Toronto in 2006. Previous to joining The Weather...
, former CP24 anchor/weather specialist. - Omar SachedinaOmar SachedinaOmar Sachedina is a Canadian television journalist, currently a news anchor and reporter for the CTV Television Network.Sachedina was born and raised in Vancouver in an Ismaili Muslim household. His family immigrated from Uganda, tracing their roots to India. He speaks Kutchi, Gujarati and French...
, former CP24 anchor/reporter, now with CTV NewsCTV NewsCTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name CTV News is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations , which are closely tied to the national news division...
as corrospondent - Bob HunterRobert Hunter (journalist)Robert Lorne Hunter was a Canadian environmentalist, journalist, author and politician. A member of the Don't Make a Wave Committee in 1969 with Dorothy and Irving Stowe, Marie and Jim Bohlen, and Ben and Dorothy Metcalfe...
. Founder of GreenpeaceGreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
, later died of cancer. - Thalia AssurasThalia Assuras- External links :* , an October 1998 article from a UWO website...
, later moved to ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
and then CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... - Bill CameronBill CameronWilliam "Bill" Cameron was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A Gemini Award winner, he was a news anchor, television producer, columnist and author...
, who later moved to the Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster... - Denise DonlonDenise DonlonDenise Anne Donlon, CM is a Canadian executive, television producer, television host, and programme director.Born in Toronto, Ontario, she joined MuchMusic in 1985 as a host and producer...
, later CEO of Sony Canada - Mary GarofaloMary GarofaloMary Garofalo is a Multi Award Winning anchor, and investigative correspondent.- Career :Anchor and Investigative Reporter Mary Garofalo, is a native of Toronto, she began her broadcast news career in radio, later moving on to television with City TV in Toronto as an anchor and reporter.Her first...
, later moved to WNYW-TV in New York; now hosting 16x9: The Bigger Picture on GlobalGlobal Television NetworkGlobal Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division... - Avi LewisAvi LewisAvram David "Avi" Lewis is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, host of the Al Jazeera English show , and former host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation current-affairs program On the Map.-Family:...
, later moved to CBC and is now with Al Jazeera English - Stephen LewisStephen LewisStephen Henry Lewis, is a Canadian politician, broadcaster and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of the those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the Federal New Democratic Party...
provided a commentary program until his appointment as Canadian ambassador to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... - David OnleyDavid OnleyDavid Charles Onley, OOnt is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada.Onley was a television journalist prior to his viceregal appointment. He worked primarily for Citytv as a science and technology reporter, and for the 24-hour news station CablePulse 24 as a news anchor and...
, former anchor, CP24; host, Homepage; appointed Lieutenant Governor of OntarioLieutenant Governor of OntarioThe Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
in 2007. - Beatrice PolitiBeatrice PolitiBeatrice Politi BA is a Canadian television journalist and is currently working for Global Television Network.The Sudbury, Ontario native studied political science and mass media at York University and graduated with honours there. She then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism at Ryerson...
, former CP24 political specialist, now with Global OntarioCIII-TVCIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network...
. - Dini PettyDini PettyDini Petty is a Canadian television and radio host.At 22, wearing a trademark pink jumpsuit and working for Toronto radio station CKEY, she became the first female traffic reporter to pilot her own helicopter...
, former CityPulse/CP24 Anchor, later became host of CityLine, moved to CTV for the Dini Petty Show and now retired. - Tonya RouseTonya RouseTonya Rouse is a former TV personality and a Fitness Specialist on Citytv in Toronto. She was also the host for the show Perfect Fit Thursdays @ 5:00 PM EST on CP24...
, former fitness specialist and host of CP24's Perfect Fit. - Lance ChiltonLance ChiltonLance Chilton was a Canadian television journalist.He began his career at Citytv in Toronto in 1985, hosting City Magazine and Toronto Rocks and working as an entertainment reporter for CityPulse before joining MuchMusic as a reporter and anchor for FAX in 1990...
former reporter. - Alex PiersonAlex Pierson-Biography:She began working in television in 1996 at CHCH-TV in Hamilton, and later became an employee of CKAL-TV in Calgary. A few years later she returned and began working at CKVR-TV in Barrie, followed by her joining CITY-TV in Toronto....
former reporter with CP24/CityTV and Global NewsGlobal NewsGlobal News is the news and current affairs division of Global Television Network in Canada, overseeing all local and national news programming on the network's eleven owned-and-operated stations .-National programs:...
in TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
; moving to Sun News Network. - John Roberts (credited as J.D. Roberts), former entertainment reporter and weekend anchor now with CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
's American Morning News - John Saunders, former sportscaster. Now at to ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
- Tracy Moore, former reporter, now hosting Citytv's CityLine
- Lorne HonickmanLorne HonickmanLorne Honickman is a lawyer and journalist in Toronto, Canada. He is currently legal analyst for and a regular panelist on The John Oakley Show on radio station CFMJ, where he also acts as guest host when the occasion arises. Previously he was a television presenter and a legal specialist on...
, former CP24 Legal Specialist. - Francis D'SouzaFrancis D'SouzaFrancis D'Souza is a Canadian news anchor for Citytv in Toronto, Canada. D'Souza was the co-anchor of the station's noon newscast, which was cancelled in January 2010...
, former CityNews/CP24 anchor/reporter, also former CityNews at Six Anchor. Now on CityNews - Merella FernandezMerella FernandezMerella Fernandez is a Canadian reporter and was an anchor for CityNews in Toronto.Born in Karachi on 22 November 1973 to Goan parents Eulogio and Maura, she is the youngest of six children...
, former CityNews/CP24 anchor/reporter along with host of '"AutoShop (before Hugh Burril). - Dwight DrummondDwight DrummondDwight Drummond is a Canadian television journalist, currently working for CBC Television in Toronto, Ontario.-Career:Drummond moved to Canada in 1976 and was raised in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood...
, former CityNews/CP24 crime reporter, former host of The Chief. Now he will join CBC News Toronto on Oct 12/10 - Anne MroczkowskiAnne MroczkowskiAnne Mroczkowski is a Canadian TV reporter and news anchor. She is currently co-anchor of Global News Hour, along with Leslie Roberts, a job she started on June 1, 2010....
, former CityNews/CP24 anchor/reporter, CityNews at Six Anchor also former host of The Mayor. Now at Global TorontoCIII-TVCIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network... - Gord MartineauGord MartineauGord Martineau is a Canadian television journalist.Martineau is the senior anchor of Citytv's CityNews newscast in Toronto. He has been with the station since its inception, except for a few weeks in 1980 when he moved to Global Television Network as a news co-anchor for CIII...
, former CityNews/CP24 anchor/reporter, former CityNews at Six Anchor for CP24, also former anchor of CityNews International Now on CityNews - Mark DaileyMark DaileyMark Edward Dailey was an American-born Canadian television journalist and announcer. He was the host of 11 p.m...
, former CityNews/CP24 anchor/reporter, former host of CityNews Tonight and anchor for CP24. He passed away on December 6, 2010, after a long battle with prostate cancerProstate cancerProstate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
. - Hugh BurrillHugh BurrillHugh Burrill is a Canadian television sports anchor and reporter.Hugh was born and raised in Chalk River, Ontario. His birthday is September 9...
, former CityNews/CP24 Sports Anchor along with host of AutoShop. Now on CityNews - Cynthia MulliganCynthia MulliganCynthia Mulligan is a Canadian television presenter on Citytv's CityNews. Mulligan studied English at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario....
, former CityNews/CP24 anchor/reporter. Now on CityNews - Jim McKennyJim McKennyJames Claude "Howie" McKenny is a retired NHL defenceman and a sports reporter for the Citytv television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He played 604 games between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars. His nickname 'Howie' came from his resemblance to Howie Young...
, former CityNews/CP24 sports anchor. Now retired - Pam SeatlePam SeatlePam Seatle is a TV newscaster on Citytv in Toronto, Canada, on CityNews at 6 and CityNews Tonight . Her aunt is actor Dixie Seatle, who portrayed as Mona in the 1980s series Adderly. On January 19, 2010, Pam Seatle was released by Rogers Media Television. Pam Seatle was brought back to Citytv's...
, former CityNews/CP24 anchor/reporter. Now general assignment reporter with CityNews. - Kris ReyesKris ReyesKris Reyes is a Canadian television journalist, who will debut as the news anchor on Global's The Morning Show in September 2011. She was formerly a reporter and anchor on Citytv Toronto's CityNews at 6, CityNews Tonight and Breakfast Television, as well as a host of the talk show CityOnline on...
. former CityNews/CP24 reporter, also former host of City OnLine. - Larysa HarapynLarysa HarapynLarysa Harapyn was an entertainment reporter on CityTV in Toronto and was an anchor on the now-defunct Star! Daily program seen throughout Canada on the Star! specialty channel. In 2007, she was one of a number of staffers who worked both at CityTV and at CTV, but later left CTV...
, former entertainment reporter for both CityNews/CP24. She will be seen on air in March 2010.