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The program was hosted by [[Avril Benoît]] from 1999 to 2004 and by [[Matt Galloway]] from 2004 until February 8, 2010; Galloway moved to hosting ''[[Metro Morning]]'' effective March 1, 2010.<ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2010/02/08/matt-galloway-to-replace-andy-barrie-as-host-of-cbc-radio-s-metro-morning.aspx "Matt Galloway to replace Andy Barrie as host of CBC Radio's Metro Morning"]. ''[[National Post]]'', February 8, 2010.</ref> From February 2010 through December of 2010, interim hosts included [[Robin Brown (journalist)|Robin Brown]], [[Jane Hawtin]], Karen Horsman, and [[Kevin Sylvester]]. |
The program was hosted by [[Avril Benoît]] from 1999 to 2004 and by [[Matt Galloway]] from 2004 until February 8, 2010; Galloway moved to hosting ''[[Metro Morning]]'' effective March 1, 2010.<ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2010/02/08/matt-galloway-to-replace-andy-barrie-as-host-of-cbc-radio-s-metro-morning.aspx "Matt Galloway to replace Andy Barrie as host of CBC Radio's Metro Morning"]. ''[[National Post]]'', February 8, 2010.</ref> From February 2010 through December of 2010, interim hosts included [[Robin Brown (journalist)|Robin Brown]], [[Jane Hawtin]], Karen Horsman, and [[Kevin Sylvester]]. |
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On December 16, 2010, broadcaster Laura Di Battista was announced as the new host starting January 3, 2011.<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/908294--laura-dibattista-to-host-cbc-s-here-and-now "Laura DiBattista to host CBC’s Here and Now"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 16, 2010.</ref> Her tenure lasted until November 2012, when CBC spokesperson Chuck Thompson announced that Battista was out. At the time, no successor was made public;<ref>{{cite news|last=DeMara|first=Bruce|title=CBC axes Laura DiBattista as host of Here and Now|url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/1281766--cbc-axes-laura-dibattista-as-host-of-here-and-now|accessdate=3 November 2012|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=2 November 2012}}</ref> in the interim, Brown, Hawtin, Horsman |
On December 16, 2010, broadcaster Laura Di Battista was announced as the new host starting January 3, 2011.<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/908294--laura-dibattista-to-host-cbc-s-here-and-now "Laura DiBattista to host CBC’s Here and Now"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 16, 2010.</ref> Her tenure lasted until November 2012, when CBC spokesperson Chuck Thompson announced that Battista was out. At the time, no successor was made public;<ref>{{cite news|last=DeMara|first=Bruce|title=CBC axes Laura DiBattista as host of Here and Now|url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/1281766--cbc-axes-laura-dibattista-as-host-of-here-and-now|accessdate=3 November 2012|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=2 November 2012}}</ref> in the interim, Brown, Hawtin, Horsman, Sylvester, [[Gill Deacon]] and [[Mary Ito]] have served as guest hosts. On May 31, 2013, the CBC announced that Deacon will be the new permanent host, starting September 2, 2013.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/05/31/toronto-deacon-here-and-now-host.html "Gill Deacon named host of Here and Now"]. [[CBC News]], May 31, 2013.</ref> |
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Personalities associated with the show include [[Robert Fisher (journalist)|Robert Fisher]] with news reports and Joan Chang covering local traffic. |
Personalities associated with the show include [[Robert Fisher (journalist)|Robert Fisher]] with news reports and Joan Chang covering local traffic. |
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Revision as of 19:12, 31 May 2013
Here and Now is a daily Canadian radio show, which airs on CBLA in Toronto, Ontario.
Under CBC Radio One's policy of extended local programming in metropolitan markets, the program airs from 3 to 6 p.m. on CBLA's primary transmitter in Toronto, pre-empting the 3 to 4 p.m. hour of network programming. However, CBLA's rebroadcast transmitters elsewhere in Southern Ontario do not air the first hour of Here and Now, remaining with the network programs and joining Here and Now in progress at 4 p.m.
The program was hosted by Avril Benoît from 1999 to 2004 and by Matt Galloway from 2004 until February 8, 2010; Galloway moved to hosting Metro Morning effective March 1, 2010.[1] From February 2010 through December of 2010, interim hosts included Robin Brown, Jane Hawtin, Karen Horsman, and Kevin Sylvester.
On December 16, 2010, broadcaster Laura Di Battista was announced as the new host starting January 3, 2011.[2] Her tenure lasted until November 2012, when CBC spokesperson Chuck Thompson announced that Battista was out. At the time, no successor was made public;[3] in the interim, Brown, Hawtin, Horsman, Sylvester, Gill Deacon and Mary Ito have served as guest hosts. On May 31, 2013, the CBC announced that Deacon will be the new permanent host, starting September 2, 2013.[4]
Personalities associated with the show include Robert Fisher with news reports and Joan Chang covering local traffic.
References
- ^ "Matt Galloway to replace Andy Barrie as host of CBC Radio's Metro Morning". National Post, February 8, 2010.
- ^ "Laura DiBattista to host CBC’s Here and Now". Toronto Star, December 16, 2010.
- ^ DeMara, Bruce (2 November 2012). "CBC axes Laura DiBattista as host of Here and Now". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Gill Deacon named host of Here and Now". CBC News, May 31, 2013.
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