Barbara Budd

Barbara Budd

Barbara Budd is a Canadian actress, narrator and radio announcer. Since 1993, she has been the cohost of CBC Radio One's "As It Happens".

She studied theatre performance at York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1974. Budd worked for five seasons as a company member at Canada's Stratford Festival under Robin Phillips (1975-1980). She had minor film roles in the 1980s before joining CBC Radio, for whom she worked as a continuity announcer and substitute host, as well as an occasional guest performer on "Royal Canadian Air Farce", until becoming a permanent host on "As it Happens".

She continues to narrate documentary films, recordings and classical music concerts.

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* [http://www.yorku.ca/alumni/profile/budd.htm Interview, York University]


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