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Morning News 
The opening title for Global BC's Morning News; the location name under the Global logo and the skyline image in the background are customized for each individual Global stationAlso known as Global News Morning (Ontario, 2003-2009)
This Morning Live (Quebec, 2001-2008)
Global News Morning Edition (Edmonton/Calgary, 2000-2006)
ITV First News (Edmonton, Early 1990s-2000)
The Breakfast Show (Calgary, Early 1990s-2000)Genre breakfast television Starring Various hosts Country of origin Canada Language(s) English Production Location(s) Vancouver
Calgary
Edmonton
Toronto
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Montreal
MaritimesBroadcast Original channel BCTV/Calgary 7/ITV (1990s-2001)
Global (2001-present)Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)The Morning News (known as the Saturday Morning News or the Sunday Morning News on Saturdays and Sundays respectively) is the name of local morning newscasts airing on Global Television Network's owned-and-operated stations (O&Os) in British Columbia, Calgary and Edmonton, with each station producing its own edition of the program.
As part of Shaw Communications' benefit package for acquiring Global and other specialty channels from the bankrupt Canwest, Global O&Os in Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon and the Maritimes will also introduce morning news programs over the second half of 2011. The package also includes reintroducing a local morning show at Global Montreal, although its launch date is currently unknown.[1]
Contents
Global BC
The Morning News on Global BC airs at 5:30AM to 9AM PT on weekdays, 7AM to 10AM PT on Saturday mornings, and 8AM to 10AM PT on Sunday mornings. It is simulcast on Global Okanagan.
Personalities
- Steve Darling - co-anchor
- Sophie Lui - co-anchor
- Mark Madryga - weekday meteorologist
- Wesla Wong - traffic and community events reporter; substitute weather presenter
- Lynn Collier - weekend anchor
- Kristi Gordon - weekend meteorologist
- Jay Janower - weekend sports
- Kaitlyn Herbst - helicopter traffic reporter
Global Calgary
The Morning News on Global Calgary airs at 5:30AM to 9AM MT on weekdays and 8AM to 10AM MT on Saturday mornings. It is simulcast on Global Lethbridge.
Presenters
- News
- Scott Fee (weekdays)
- Suzanne Fox (weekdays, on maternity leave)
- Amber Schinkel (weekdays, fill-in for Suzanne Fox)
- Reid Fiest (weekends)
- Bindu Suri (weekends)
- On-location reporters
- Cara Fullerton (weekdays, also relief presenter)
- Sarah Offin (weekends)
- Weather
- Jordan Witzel (meteorologist, weekdays)
- Gemma Lyn (weekends)
- Traffic
- Leslie Horton (weekdays)
- Global 1 Helicopter
- Pauline Rees (weekdays)
- Katrina Green (weekends)
Global Edmonton
The Morning News on Global Edmonton airs at 5:30AM to 9AM MT on weekdays and 8AM to 10AM MT on Saturday mornings. It is the most watched morning show in Edmonton, consistently beating the nearest competition by a margin of 6 to 1.[2]
Personalities
- Jennifer Crosby - co-anchor, Morning News/Noon News Hour
- Shaye Ganam - co-anchor, Morning News/Noon News Hour
- Shane Jones - anchor, Saturday/Sunday Morning News (Saturdays @ 7am and Sundays @ 8am)
- Mike Sobel - Morning weather specialist
- Jackie Jeffery - Global 1 airborne traffic reporter
- Daintre Christensen - traffic, Weekday Mornings
Global Regina
The Morning News will air on Global Regina weekdays from 6am to 9am, beginning in fall 2011.
Personalities
- Heather Anderson - Anchor
- Rustie Dean - Weather/Traffic
- Scott Mclean - Live Reporter
Global Saskatoon
The Morning News will air on Global Saskatoon weekdays from 6am to 9am, beginning on December 5, 2011
Personalities
- Lisa Dutton - Anchor
- Warren Dean - Weather/Traffic Anchor
- Sherri Clark - Live Reporter
Global Toronto
Main article: The Morning Show (Canadian TV series)Global Toronto airs The Morning Show from 6AM to 9AM ET on weekdays. The show is produced from studios located at the Shaw Media Building at 121 Bloor St. in Toronto.
Personalities
- Liza Fromer - host
- Dave Gerry - host
- Kris Reyes - news anchor
- Daru Dhillon - weather and traffic anchor
- Kimberly Fowler - Global 1 airborne traffic reporter
Former personalities
- Alan Carter – anchor, 2003–2009; now managing editor at CIII
- Robin Gill - anchor, 2008–2009; now with Global National
- Zuraidah Alman - anchor, 2007–2008; now with CTV Toronto
- Christine Crosbie – anchor, 2003–2006; now in media relations at the Ontario Science Centre
- Anne-Marie Mediwake - anchor, 2006–2007; later promoted to Global News Hour Toronto; now with CBC News Network and CBC Toronto
- Minna Rhee – news reporter; now anchor CP24
- David Steinhard – business reporter; deceased (2008)
- Anwar Knight - weather presenter, 2003–2006; now with CTV Toronto
- Bill Coulter - weather presenter, 2006–2009; now with Global News Weekends Toronto 6pm and 11pm EST time.
- Pooja Handa – traffic presenter; now traffic specialist and anchor with CP24
- Antony Robart - news reporter / co-anchor; still with Global Toronto
History
The station debuted a morning news program on July 14, 2003 under the title Global News Morning; it was broadcast weekdays 6AM to 9AM ET. The program was renamed Morning News in 2006 in conjunction with Global's network-wide rebranding exercise.
The newscast was cancelled in January 2009 due to low ratings, and was replaced by a simulcast of then-sister station CHCH-TV's more popular Morning Live show, originating in Hamilton, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The CHCH simulcast was dropped in August 2009 after Canwest sold the Hamilton station to Channel Zero; since then, Global Toronto had aired second-run lifestyle programming in the morning timeslot.
On June 1, 2011, Shaw Communications announced that it would relaunch a morning newscast on Global Toronto in the fall of 2011 under the title The Morning Show, instead of using the Morning News moniker.[3] Kris Reyes, Liza Fromer, Dave Gerry and Daru Dhillon were named as the anchors for the three-hour long newscast. The show debuted on October 11, 2011.
Global Montreal
Personalities
- Andrew Peplowski - host, 2004–2007
- Tracy McKee - host, 2004–2007
History
After being rebranded as Global, Global Montreal aired a live two and a half hour (and subsequently three) hour morning magazine program called This Morning Live. It was aired in place of cartoons that aired on most Global stations in the morning because Quebec provincial law requires children's programming to be shown commercial-free over the air. A side benefit of this was that it added enough Canadian content to the station's schedule that it could air American talk shows in the afternoon.
The cancellation of This Morning Live was announced in late 2007 and the last program was broadcast on February 27, 2008. To partially make up for the loss of locally produced broadcast hours, the station brought back News Final, which was cancelled in June 2006 due to low ratings.
See also
- Global News
- Rival morning programs include:
- Canada AM on CTV
- CTV Morning Live on select CTV and CTV Two local stations
- Breakfast Television on Citytv in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver
- CBC News: Morning on CBC
References
- ^ CRTC approves Shaw’s purchase of the Canwest Global television properties, CRTC press release, October 22, 2010. Accessed online June 22, 2011.
- ^ http://shawmedia.ca/advertising/broadcast/television/stations/globaledmonton/pdf/EdmontonNewsComparisonSpring2009.pdf
- ^ Global News Launches 'The Morning Show'
External links
Categories:- Canadian television talk shows
- Canadian news television series
- 1990s Canadian television series debuts
- Global Television Network shows
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