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Category Television - Global Date 10/4/2006 |
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Karen Macdonald named News Director at Global Quebec
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(Montreal) Global Quebec (CKMI) announced today the appointment of Karen Macdonald as News Director. Currently serving as the Station Manager at CKMI in Quebec City, Macdonald officially takes over the position on November 1 st, 2006. She will be based in Montreal but will oversee the station’s three news bureaus located in Montreal, Quebec City and Sherbrooke.
A committed news lover, Macdonald brings more than 20 years of editorial and management experience to the position. In her career, she has worked on both sides of the camera, from anchoring a local newscast to producing specials for Global Quebec.
She has successfully launched several news magazines for Global including Talking Heads, Global News Sunday and most recently QC Magazine. She is also the owner and co-publisher of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, North America’s oldest newspaper.
Ms. Macdonald was honored with the Women of Distinction Award in Communications by the YWCA in 2005. She is chairperson of the board of Centraide-Québec and a past Centraide campaign co-chair. She is fluent in both English and French.
“I am thrilled that Karen will be leading our newsroom into our second decade on-air,” says Maureen Rogers, General Manager of Global Quebec. “She is a natural leader. Her news savvy and knowledge of the regions we serve are exactly what we need.”
About Global Quebec (CKMI)
Global Television burst onto the Quebec airwaves in September 1997, and has quickly carved a place for itself in the Quebec market. Remaining firmly committed to providing a diverse lineup of programming choices to its viewing audience, Global Quebec broadcasts 18 hours of regionally produced programming each week, in addition to its schedule of exciting Canadian and U.S. series.
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This Morning Live, Quebec ’s only local English morning show (Weekdays 6 to 9 am) Hosted by Tracey McKee
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Evening News ( Weeknights 6 pm) With senior anchor Jamie Orchard
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QC Magazine (Saturdays 6pm) NEW! A weekly news magazine featuring Quebec City
About CanWest MediaWorks Inc.
CanWest MediaWorks Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp, (CanWest) (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS and CGS.A, www.canwestglobal.com). CanWest, an international media company, is Canada's largest media company. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, CanWest is Canada's largest publisher of daily newspapers, and also owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, Web sites and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, the United States and the United Kingdom.
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For more information, contact:
Yvonne Chiang
Global News
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Linda Fraraccio
Global Quebec
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