CTV Morning Live
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CTV Morning Live is the name of the local morning newscasts airing on CTV
's owned-and-operated stations in Western Canada, specifically, Vancouver
, Calgary
, Edmonton
, Saskatoon
and Regina
as well as on CTV Two stations in Ottawa
and Atlantic Canada
. Each station produces its own version of the program, and displaces the network's national Canada AM
program on these stations.
airs in the Pembroke
/Ottawa
market. It airs from 6-10 a.m. weekdays.
News anchor
Weather specialist
Reporters
owned by Bell Media from Rogers Communications
. The show presently runs for two hours (7:00 to 9:00 a.m. AT), but in the past has aired for up to 2.5 hours (6:30 to 9:00 AT). The program has always been broadcast in full on ASN, although for several years (until 2008) portions not conflicting with Canada AM
also aired on co-owned ATV
, the Maritimes
CTV
affiliate.
BT originally launched on ASN in fall 1992, with a similar format to that seen on Citytv
, albeit with a greater emphasis on local musical guests. At that time, ASN, like Citytv, was owned by CHUM; the program continued under its original name and format even after ATV and ASN were traded to CTV in 1997.
The show was relaunched on October 24, 2005 with a unique, more news-oriented format that differs from the Citytv versions of BT. Coming around the same time as the cancellation of late-night news on ASN (now reinstated), this seemed to be designed to have BT count towards ASN's required hours of local news coverage. The main difference is that very few guests appear in the studio live. Instead, pre-taped segments featuring guests are shown. The number of guest appearances have increased over the years, with a guest in studio live every two or three shows.
A major feature of the show since the relaunch is the Hot Topic which is the daily subject of conversation. The hosts discuss an issue based on news, sports, or general interest, and read email
comments from viewers.
Breakfast Television returned to live
broadcasts which had been phased out around 2002. A new set was constructed for the relaunch and the logo was revised. The viewer mail segment of the show, which had existed since its inception, has been dropped.
News anchor
Weather specialist
Past hosts
Weather specialist
Traffic specialist
Weather
Sports
Weather specialist
Reporter
Weather specialist
Traffic specialist
Weather specialist
Traffic specialist
Weather specialist
Traffic specialist
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
's owned-and-operated stations in Western Canada, specifically, Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
and Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
as well as on CTV Two stations in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
and Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...
. Each station produces its own version of the program, and displaces the network's national Canada AM
Canada AM
Canada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. It is currently hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan, with Marci Ien reporting from the headline news desk and Jeff Hutcheson presenting the weather forecast and sports...
program on these stations.
Pembroke/Ottawa
CTV Morning Live on CHROCHRO-TV
CHRO-TV is a television station serving the National Capital and Ottawa Valley regions of Ontario, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Two television system....
airs in the Pembroke
Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
/Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
market. It airs from 6-10 a.m. weekdays.
Presenters
Hosts- Lianne Laing
- Kurt Stoodley
News anchor
- Annette Goerner - also reporter
Weather specialist
- Jeff Hopper
Reporters
- Sarah Freemark - "Live Eye" reporter
- Melissa Lamb - general assignment reporter
- Jennifer Madigan - national affairs reporter
Atlantic Canada
The program was formerly known as Breakfast Television from its inception in 1992 to 2011. The brand was licensed to A Atlantic (formerly Atlantic Satellite Network or ASN), a regional cable-only channel serving Atlantic CanadaAtlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...
owned by Bell Media from Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets...
. The show presently runs for two hours (7:00 to 9:00 a.m. AT), but in the past has aired for up to 2.5 hours (6:30 to 9:00 AT). The program has always been broadcast in full on ASN, although for several years (until 2008) portions not conflicting with Canada AM
Canada AM
Canada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. It is currently hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan, with Marci Ien reporting from the headline news desk and Jeff Hutcheson presenting the weather forecast and sports...
also aired on co-owned ATV
CTV Atlantic
CTV Atlantic is a system of four television stations in the Canadian Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media...
, the Maritimes
Maritimes
The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. On the Atlantic coast, the Maritimes are a subregion of Atlantic Canada, which also includes the...
CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
affiliate.
BT originally launched on ASN in fall 1992, with a similar format to that seen on Citytv
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
, albeit with a greater emphasis on local musical guests. At that time, ASN, like Citytv, was owned by CHUM; the program continued under its original name and format even after ATV and ASN were traded to CTV in 1997.
The show was relaunched on October 24, 2005 with a unique, more news-oriented format that differs from the Citytv versions of BT. Coming around the same time as the cancellation of late-night news on ASN (now reinstated), this seemed to be designed to have BT count towards ASN's required hours of local news coverage. The main difference is that very few guests appear in the studio live. Instead, pre-taped segments featuring guests are shown. The number of guest appearances have increased over the years, with a guest in studio live every two or three shows.
A major feature of the show since the relaunch is the Hot Topic which is the daily subject of conversation. The hosts discuss an issue based on news, sports, or general interest, and read email
Email
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
comments from viewers.
Breakfast Television returned to live
Live television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
broadcasts which had been phased out around 2002. A new set was constructed for the relaunch and the logo was revised. The viewer mail segment of the show, which had existed since its inception, has been dropped.
Presenters
Hosts- Cyril Lunney
- Heidi Petracek
News anchor
- Jayson Baxter
Weather specialist
- Tina Simpkin - co-host
Past hosts
- Maria Panopalis (host) - now entertainment reporter on Live at 5Live at 5 (CTV TV series)Live at 5 is a popular hour-long television newsmagazine airing weekdays at 5:00 p.m. on the CTV Atlantic system in Atlantic Canada. The program's official name is CTV News: Live At 5. Before CTV's branding change in 2005, it was officially known as The ATV Evening News: Live At 5...
- Crystal Garrett (news anchor)
- John WatermanJohn WatermanJohn M. Waterman is a Republican member of the Indiana State Senate, representing the 39th district where he has served since 1995. Waterman previously served as Sheriff of Sullivan County, Indiana from 1986 to 1994.-External links:...
(news anchor) - Joanne Clancy (news anchor) - now reporter for CTV AtlanticCTV AtlanticCTV Atlantic is a system of four television stations in the Canadian Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media...
- Liz Rigney (host)
- Scott Boyd (host/live eye) - now with CHRK-FMCHRK-FMCHRK-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Sydney, Nova Scotia on the FM dial at 101.9 MHz. The station is one of several new radio stations approved in 2007 for Atlantic Provinces....
Sydney, N.S. - J.C. Douglas (live eye) - now Program Director of CFRQCFRQ-FMCFRQ-FM is a Canadian rock radio station, broadcasting at 104.3 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The station uses the on-air brand name Q104 . Founded in 1983 by President the late C.A. Patterson of Patterson Broadcasters, Senior Vice-President/National Sales Director was the late W.L...
radio in Halifax, Nova ScotiaMetropolitan HalifaxMetropolitan Halifax , often referred to as Metro Halifax, or Halifax, is the urban part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, a regional municipality that covers a large area of Nova Scotia, including rural areas... - Jay MacNeilJay MichaelsJay "Mad Dog" Michaels is a Canadian broadcaster who co-hosts The Breakfast Show with Mad Dog and Billie on Virgin Radio 999 in Toronto....
(host) - co-host of morning show on CKFMCKFM-FMCKFM-FM, branded as 99-9 Virgin Radio , is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned by Astral Media...
radio in TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, under the name Jay MichaelsJay MichaelsJay "Mad Dog" Michaels is a Canadian broadcaster who co-hosts The Breakfast Show with Mad Dog and Billie on Virgin Radio 999 in Toronto.... - Kurt Stoodley (host) - now co-host of A Morning on CHROCHRO-TVCHRO-TV is a television station serving the National Capital and Ottawa Valley regions of Ontario, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Two television system....
in OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario... - Mark Scholz (host) - former host of The Big Breakfast on A-Channel EdmontonCKEM-TVCKEM-DT is a television station based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Owned and operated by Rogers Media, it is part of the Citytv system and was formerly the flagship station of Craig Media's A-Channel system between 1997-2005...
- Anne Drewa (news anchor) - now reporter/anchor at CHAN-TVCHAN-TVCHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...
Vancouver - Bruce FriskoBruce FriskoBruce Frisko, born October 19, 1965, is a co-host of CTV Atlantic's news magazine Live at 5. Frisko also anchors weekday editions of CTV News at 11:30 p.m. and has been the anchor of that newscast since 1998....
(news anchor) - now anchor at CTV AtlanticCTV AtlanticCTV Atlantic is a system of four television stations in the Canadian Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media... - Jill KropJill KropJill Krop is a Canadian television journalist and one of the Global BC anchors, as well as radio personality.She was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1963 and raised in British Columbia where she studied journalism at The British Columbia Institute of Technology and graduated with her BCIT Diploma of...
(host) - now anchor of News Hour Final on Global BCCHAN-TVCHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...
Winnipeg
CTV Morning Live airs on CTV Winnipeg weekdays from 6:00 - 9:00 am, starting September 26, 2011, becoming the first O&O CTV station to have a local morning show.Presenters
Anchors- Eleanor Coopsammy - co-anchor
- Kris Laudien - co-anchor
Weather specialist
- Terri Apostole
Traffic specialist
- Jesse Carlson
Regina
CTV Morning Live airs on CTV Regina weekdays from 6:00 - 9:00 am starting October 31, 2011.Presenters
Anchors- Jonathan Glasgow
- Shallima Maharaj
Weather
- Carey Smith
Sports
- Lindsay Dunn
Saskatoon
CTV Morning Live airs on CTV Saskatoon weekdays from 6:00 - 9:00 am starting October 31, 2011.Presenters
Anchors- Chris Carr
- Veronica Jubinville
Weather specialist
- Mike Ciona
Reporter
- Tara Yolan
Calgary
CTV Morning Live on CTV Calgary began on October 24, 2011, and will air weekdays from 5:30 - 9:00 a.m.Presenters
Anchors- Kaella Carr
- Jefferson Humphreys
- Aisling Tomei - on maternity leave
Weather specialist
- Todd Gallant
Traffic specialist
- Pearl Tsang
Edmonton
CTV Morning Live on CTV Edmonton began on October 24, 2011, and will air weekdays from 5:30 - 9:00 a.m.Presenters
Hosts- Dez Melenka
- Rob Williams
Weather specialist
- Craig Larkins
Traffic specialist
- Melissa Dominelli
Vancouver
CTV Morning Live will air on CTV British Columbia starting November 14, 2011, and will air weekdays from 5:30 - 9:00 a.m.Presenters
Hosts- Aamer Haleem
- Norma Reid
Weather specialist
- Marke Driesschen
Traffic specialist
- Ann Luu