CBC today announced CBC Vancouver’s Gloria Macarenko
will host B.C. Almanac starting
January 5, 2015 taking the place of Mark Forsythe who recently
announced his retirement from the CBC.
Macarenko will continue to hostOur Vancouver, a current affairs television show on CBC Television andThe Story from Here, a national Radio One show that brings Canadians the most lively and intriguing interviews from across the country.
“We are so pleased to have Gloria lead one of our local radio shows,” says Johnny Michel, senior managing director, BC and Alberta. “Storytelling is her passion and she excels at it. B.C. Almanac is the perfect place for her to engage with British Columbians everyday.”
Macarenko is no stranger to CBC fans on both radio and television. She was most recently host of CBC News Vancouver at 5 & 6 and has been a guest host on CBC Radio One’sOn The Coastin Vancouver as well as The National and CBC News Now.
In her many years with CBC, Macarenko has been awarded a Jack Webster Award for “Best News Reporting”, multiple RTNDA Awards and a Leo award for “Best Anchor in a News Program”.
About B.C. Almanac
B.C. Almanac is a one hour province-wide current affairs show where listeners call in to discuss the top stories featured each day.
For more information on CBC in B.C., visit cbc.ca/bc
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public
broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a
leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive
range of radio, television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply
rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to
offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight
Aboriginal languages.
A space for us all is CBC/Radio-Canada’s new strategy to modernize the
public broadcaster and ensure that it continues to fulfill its mandate for
Canadians and for future generations. Through to 2020, it will increase its
investment in prime time television programming, and continue to create radio
programs of the highest quality, while promoting the development of digital and
mobile platforms and content.
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For more information, please contact:
Asifa Lalji, APR
CBC English Communications
604.662.6464
Twitter: @CBCVancouver
