CBC News will reveal new hosting details for flagship news program The National at a news conference to be held at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, August 1 at 1 p.m. ET. The news conference will be live-streamed at facebook.com/thenational/.
WHAT: Jennifer McGuire, general manager and editor-in-chief, CBC News, will announce new hosting details for The National, followed by a general question period for media.
WHERE: Canadian Broadcasting Centre – Barbara Frum Atrium
250 Front Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 3G5
WHEN: Tuesday, August 1 at 1 p.m. ET
Media Check In: 12:30 p.m. ET at Front Street entrance security desk
Media are asked to RSVP to Nicola Makoway at nicola.makoway@cbc.ca for reserved media seating and interview opportunities.
Members of the public are welcome to attend.
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About CBC News
For more than 75 years, CBC has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. We are Canada’s trusted source of news, information and Canadian entertainment. Deeply rooted in communities all across the country, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also provide international news and information from a uniquely Canadian perspective. In 2017, CBC/Radio-Canada will be at the heart of the celebrations and conversations with special 2017-themed multiplatform programming and events across Canada.
For more information, please contact:
Nicola Makoway
Publicist, CBC News & Current Affairs
