Saturday Report
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Saturday Report was the primary Saturday newscast aired on CBC Television
and CBC Newsworld from 1982 to 2009. Jacquie Perrin
was the program's most recent regular anchor, although that position had rotated frequently among CBC personalities in the newscast's later years. Its format has also changed over the years, with a lengthy sports highlights segment - found in few other CBC newscasts - replaced by additional features and panel discussions in 2001.
The program was rebranded as the Saturday edition of The National in September 2009, shortly before the news division's overall relaunch in late October. CBC News: Sunday Night
was similarly replaced at the same time. Saturday Report had already been using the same graphics and music as the weekday program since 2001.
During the season of Hockey Night in Canada
, the newscast aired nationwide at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT on CBC Television. Otherwise it aired at 6:00 p.m. local time (7:00 AT, 7:30 NT). Additional airings were at 5:00, 9:00 and 12:00 midnight ET on Newsworld, with the 9:00 edition being frequently updated from the early-evening broadcast. The Saturday edition of The National currently follows a similar broadcast schedule.
Until the late 1990s, the main network also aired a late edition of Saturday Report outside of hockey season; this was later reduced to a short update and ultimately eliminated. A similar update continued to air during the first intermission of HNIC late games.
Prior to being renamed Saturday Report in 1982, the program was called The Saturday Evening News, and was anchored by Jan Tennant
and alternately George McLean. The theme music used the instrumental portion of Joni Mitchell
's Free Man in Paris
.
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
and CBC Newsworld from 1982 to 2009. Jacquie Perrin
Jacquie Perrin
Jacquie Perrin is a Canadian journalist. She was host of the CBC's Saturday Report and now current host of the Sunday 5:00 p.m. edition of CBC News: Today on CBC Newsworld. Her broadcast career began at CKWS radio in Kingston, Ontario where she hosted a daily TV talk show. She also put her...
was the program's most recent regular anchor, although that position had rotated frequently among CBC personalities in the newscast's later years. Its format has also changed over the years, with a lengthy sports highlights segment - found in few other CBC newscasts - replaced by additional features and panel discussions in 2001.
The program was rebranded as the Saturday edition of The National in September 2009, shortly before the news division's overall relaunch in late October. CBC News: Sunday Night
CBC News: Sunday Night
CBC News: Sunday Night was a television newsmagazine series in Canada, which aired on Sunday evenings at 10 p.m. on CBC Television. It was, essentially, the Sunday night equivalent of The National, although it took a more features-oriented approach than its weekday counterpart. The program also...
was similarly replaced at the same time. Saturday Report had already been using the same graphics and music as the weekday program since 2001.
During the season of Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...
, the newscast aired nationwide at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT on CBC Television. Otherwise it aired at 6:00 p.m. local time (7:00 AT, 7:30 NT). Additional airings were at 5:00, 9:00 and 12:00 midnight ET on Newsworld, with the 9:00 edition being frequently updated from the early-evening broadcast. The Saturday edition of The National currently follows a similar broadcast schedule.
Until the late 1990s, the main network also aired a late edition of Saturday Report outside of hockey season; this was later reduced to a short update and ultimately eliminated. A similar update continued to air during the first intermission of HNIC late games.
Prior to being renamed Saturday Report in 1982, the program was called The Saturday Evening News, and was anchored by Jan Tennant
Jan Tennant
Jan Tennant is a Canadian television journalist. She joined the CBC in 1966 as a unit secretary. She soon became a script assistant for The Way It Is and The Nature of Things and then moved into announcing for both radio and television...
and alternately George McLean. The theme music used the instrumental portion of Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
's Free Man in Paris
Free Man in Paris
"Free Man In Paris" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It appeared on her 1974 album Court and Spark, as well as her live album Shadows and Light. It is one of her most popular songs...
.