Janis Mackey Frayer
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Janis Mackey Frayer is a Canadian journalist
. She is currently the CTV National News
South Asia
Bureau Chief based in New Delhi
. She was the network's Middle East Bureau Chief from 2003-2009.
Mackey Frayer studied international relations
and French
at the University of Toronto
, where she was initiated into Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity's Beta Tau Chapter.
She was awarded the United Nations/UNDPI Gold Medal at the 2010 New York Festivals and also won World Gold in the category of Human Interest. She has earned two Gemini Award
nominations for Best Reportage and a RTNDA Award.
Her career began at CFOS Radio in Owen Sound, Ontario
and at age 19 she worked at YTV. She was a financial news anchor with BNN and wrote a regular business column for The Globe and Mail newspaper.
She is married to photojournalist Kevin Frayer
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. She is currently the CTV National News
CTV National News
CTV National News is CTV's flagship newscast, which airs at 11:00 p.m. local time on the CTV stations across Canada, and live at 10:00pm ET, with repeats hourly up until 2 a.m. ET on CTV News Channel, CTV's 24-hour cable news television channel, and the previous day's can be seen on the Internet. ...
South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
Bureau Chief based in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. She was the network's Middle East Bureau Chief from 2003-2009.
Mackey Frayer studied international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, where she was initiated into Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity's Beta Tau Chapter.
She was awarded the United Nations/UNDPI Gold Medal at the 2010 New York Festivals and also won World Gold in the category of Human Interest. She has earned two Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
nominations for Best Reportage and a RTNDA Award.
Her career began at CFOS Radio in Owen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound , the county seat of Grey County, is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada...
and at age 19 she worked at YTV. She was a financial news anchor with BNN and wrote a regular business column for The Globe and Mail newspaper.
She is married to photojournalist Kevin Frayer
Kevin Frayer
Kevin Frayer is a Canadian photojournalist noted for his wartime work in the Middle East including the Gaza Strip and Iraq, and Afghanistan. Starting his career in 1991 as a photographer for the Canadian Press, his first assignments were in Yugoslavia...
.