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| Category Television - Global Date 3/2/2007 |
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Global National With Kevin Newman
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Broadcasting LIVE On-Location March 5-9 From Alberta
Fort McMurray, Calgary Venues Host Week of Special Broadcasts |
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(Vancouver, BC) As Alberta is experiencing unprecedented growth, economic opportunity and environmental concerns, Global National will be live and on-location in Alberta beginning Monday, March 5 th for a week-long road trip to Fort McMurray and Calgary.
Together with Global News Edmonton and Calgary, this special series will focus on Albertas success as an economic powerhouse, how the oil and energy sectors impact the environment and local communities, and where the province stands on the political map.
Global Nationals on-location schedule :
- Monday, March 5 Oil Sands Discovery Centre, Fort McMurray
- Tuesday, March 6 MacDonald Island C.A. Knight Recreation Complex, Fort McMurray
- Thursday, March 8 Outside downtown Calgary
- Friday, March 9 University of Calgary, Calgary
As Canadas most-watched national newscast, we wanted to focus on the significance of Alberta especially given its flourishing economy, says Kevin Newman, Global National Anchor and Executive Editor. Alberta is a driving force behind Canadas wealth with its rich oil sands and thriving energy sector and Global National will be there to share its story and provide perspective to the rest of the country.
Throughout the past year, Kevin Newman and the Global National team have maintained a consistent, dynamic on-location presence throughout Canada and overseas, offering viewers a unique and in-depth analysis of the days major national and international news. Recent on-location broadcasts include:
- Afghanistan during Thanksgiving for a behind-the-scenes look at everyday realities of our Canadian militarys peace-keeping efforts
- Ottawa at the Canadian Museum of Civilization for the 100th Anniversary of Scouts Canada
- Parliament Hill for the induction of Stephen Harpers new Conservative Government
- Toronto during the Federal Election Campaign, and
- Montreal at the Palais des congrès during the Liberal Leadership Convention and Dawson College covering the school shooting
About Global National:
Global National with Kevin Newman is Canadas most-watched national newscast ( www.globalnational.com ). The multi-award-winning half-hour is broadcast live seven days a week at 5:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in the Maritimes) from its national news centre in Vancouver, B.C., with news bureaus and correspondents in every major city in Canada, as well as Washington, D.C. Global National provides an early evening national news alternative for Canadians with a distinctive voice and approach to the day's top stories.
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For further information, please contact:
Yvonne Chiang
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