Global National
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Global National is the national newscast of Canada
's Global Television Network
. Dawna Friesen
anchors the program's weekday edition from the Global BC
studios; Robin Gill
currently anchors the weekend edition. From 2008 to 2010, the program was the only Canadian network newscast to be regularly anchored from the nation's capital, Ottawa
.
In addition to Global's owned-and-operated stations, Global National also airs on CJON-TV
(NTV) in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
.
, a regional newscast presented by Peter Kent
which was aired in Manitoba
, Ontario
and (starting 1997) Quebec
. Following Canwest's purchase of the WIC
television station group, First National was replaced in 2001 by Canada Tonight
, a newscast produced at WIC's Vancouver
station CHAN-TV
(BCTV). Global also announced in January 2001 its plans to launch a new network newscast in September of that year, with Kevin Newman returning to Canada from ABC News
as the newscast's chief anchor; the newscast was later given the name Global National.
The final broadcast of Canada Tonight aired on August 31, 2001, and Global National debuted on September 3 from a renovated studio at CHAN-TV (which became a Global O&O two days earlier and produces its local newscasts from the same studio). Kevin Newman's name was added to the program's title from the start of its second season. The program initially only aired on weekdays; weekend broadcasts began on February 26, 2005, with Tara Nelson
as the anchor.
Global National initially aired in different time slots across the country: 5:30 pm in British Columbia
; 6:00 pm in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
; 6:30pm in Alberta
, Ontario and Quebec; and 11:15 pm in the Maritime Provinces. In conjunction with the launch of Global's new visual identity in February 2006, the program began to be aired live at 5:30 pm in the Eastern Time Zone and 6:30 pm in the Atlantic Time Zone (on October 11, 2011, Toronto's CIII-DT will move the program to 6:30 p.m. as part of a scheduling shift with its early evening newscast, News Hour). This version of the program is then broadcast via satellite tape delay in time zones to the west (at 5:30 local time, and 6:00 on CHBC
Kelowna
since 2009), with updates if news events warrant. This allows the newscast to air at a uniform time slot across most of the country, as well as to serve as a lead-in to local news in most markets. While strong in Western Canada from day one – particularly in B.C., where the Global station CHAN
dominates local news ratings – the timeslot change allowed the program's ratings in Ontario to improve significantly. Its current lead-in in that province, The Young and the Restless
, had previously given a strong ratings bump to CIII
's local newscast.
Despite having fewer reporters and being a latecomer to national news in Canada, Global National has come to rival its competitors at CTV National News
and CBC
's The National in both awards and ratings. During most weeks since the timeslot change in February 2006, Global National had ranked as Canada's most-watched national newscast according to the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
. This is with the caveat that only initial airings from Monday to Friday are compared; CTV still leads on a seven-day basis.
In February 2008, Newman began presenting the weekday edition of Global National from a specially-built digital newsroom and studio facility in Ottawa
. The Ottawa studio's cameras were controlled remotely from CHAN-TV in Vancouver, where the newscast's main editorial and production staff remain. Similar remote-controlled greenscreen studios were introduced at a number of local Global newscasts.
Tara Nelson
was named Global's Europe bureau chief in September 2008; her position as the program's weekend anchor has since been shared by Carolyn Jarvis
and Robin Gill
. Nelson resigned in October 2010 to become the new 6 p.m. anchor at CTV Calgary (CFCN-TV
).
Newman announced his departure from the network on April 30, 2010, and anchored the newscast for the last time on August 20. Dawna Friesen
was named as his successor on July 13, 2010, and began anchoring Global National on September 20.
. In 2006, the download was expanded to include video for playback on a video iPod
.
Past substitute anchors have included:
Global National also uses the resources of Global's local news teams across Canada.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Global Television Network
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
. Dawna Friesen
Dawna Friesen
Award-winning journalist Dawna Friesen ushered in a new era at Global National as its second anchor and executive editor on September 20, 2010.Prior to joining Global National, Dawna served as NBC's foreign correspondent and anchor in London for 11 years...
anchors the program's weekday edition from the Global BC
CHAN-TV
CHAN-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...
studios; Robin Gill
Robin Gill
Robin Gill is a Canadian journalist. She is currently the weekend anchor for Global National and B.C. correspondent. Robin has also worked for the CBC and graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and from BCIT she earned a diploma in broadcast...
currently anchors the weekend edition. From 2008 to 2010, the program was the only Canadian network newscast to be regularly anchored from the nation's capital, 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...
.
In addition to Global's owned-and-operated stations, Global National also airs on CJON-TV
CJON-TV
CJON-DT is a Canadian English language television station broadcasting on channel 21 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with additional transmitters and cable coverage throughout the province. It is known on-air as NTV, for Newfoundland Television...
(NTV) in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
.
History
Global's first tentative steps towards a national news presence came in 1994 with the launch of First NationalFirst National (TV series)
First National was a Canadian television newscast, which aired on the Global Television Network's stations in Ontario and Manitoba from 1994 to 2001. It was also seen in Quebec after Global launched there in 1997...
, a regional newscast presented by Peter Kent
Peter Kent
Peter Kent, PC, MP is a Conservative member of parliament for the riding of Thornhill, and the current Minister of the Environment in the 28th Canadian Ministry.Previously, he was Deputy Editor of Global Television, a Canadian TV network...
which was aired in Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and (starting 1997) Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Following Canwest's purchase of the WIC
Western International Communications
WIC Western International Communications Ltd.The apparent occurrence of "RAS syndrome" here was in fact part of the company's legal name. was a Canadian media company that operated from 1982 to 2000, with operations including broadcast and specialty television, radio, and satellite distribution via...
television station group, First National was replaced in 2001 by Canada Tonight
Canada Tonight
Canada Tonight was a Canadian television newscast which aired on stations owned by Western International Communications from 1993 to 2001. It was produced out of the studio of CHAN-TV in Burnaby, British Columbia. There were two versions of the newscast; the one seen outside BC was anchored by...
, a newscast produced at WIC's 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,...
station CHAN-TV
CHAN-TV
CHAN-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...
(BCTV). Global also announced in January 2001 its plans to launch a new network newscast in September of that year, with Kevin Newman returning to Canada from ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
as the newscast's chief anchor; the newscast was later given the name Global National.
The final broadcast of Canada Tonight aired on August 31, 2001, and Global National debuted on September 3 from a renovated studio at CHAN-TV (which became a Global O&O two days earlier and produces its local newscasts from the same studio). Kevin Newman's name was added to the program's title from the start of its second season. The program initially only aired on weekdays; weekend broadcasts began on February 26, 2005, with Tara Nelson
Tara Nelson
Tara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor, and most recently was the European bureau chief for Global Television Network's news division...
as the anchor.
Global National initially aired in different time slots across the country: 5:30 pm in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
; 6:00 pm in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
; 6:30pm in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Ontario and Quebec; and 11:15 pm in the Maritime Provinces. In conjunction with the launch of Global's new visual identity in February 2006, the program began to be aired live at 5:30 pm in the Eastern Time Zone and 6:30 pm in the Atlantic Time Zone (on October 11, 2011, Toronto's CIII-DT will move the program to 6:30 p.m. as part of a scheduling shift with its early evening newscast, News Hour). This version of the program is then broadcast via satellite tape delay in time zones to the west (at 5:30 local time, and 6:00 on CHBC
CHBC-TV
CHBC-TV is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada owned by Shaw Media. It transmits on channel 2, and cable channel 4, and broadcasts on 18 relay stations....
Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
since 2009), with updates if news events warrant. This allows the newscast to air at a uniform time slot across most of the country, as well as to serve as a lead-in to local news in most markets. While strong in Western Canada from day one – particularly in B.C., where the Global station CHAN
CHAN-TV
CHAN-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...
dominates local news ratings – the timeslot change allowed the program's ratings in Ontario to improve significantly. Its current lead-in in that province, The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, had previously given a strong ratings bump to CIII
CIII-TV
CIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network...
's local newscast.
CTV National News
CTV National News is CTV's flagship newscast, which airs at 11:00 p.m. local time on the CTV stations across Canada, and live at 10:00pm ET, with repeats hourly up until 2 a.m. ET on CTV News Channel, CTV's 24-hour cable news television channel, and the previous day's can be seen on the Internet. ...
and CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
's The National in both awards and ratings. During most weeks since the timeslot change in February 2006, Global National had ranked as Canada's most-watched national newscast according to the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
BBM Canada, also known as BBM, is an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting.BBM was established on May 11, 1944 as a division of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. The organization was originally known as the "Bureau of Broadcast Measurement", and...
. This is with the caveat that only initial airings from Monday to Friday are compared; CTV still leads on a seven-day basis.
In February 2008, Newman began presenting the weekday edition of Global National from a specially-built digital newsroom and studio facility 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...
. The Ottawa studio's cameras were controlled remotely from CHAN-TV in Vancouver, where the newscast's main editorial and production staff remain. Similar remote-controlled greenscreen studios were introduced at a number of local Global newscasts.
Tara Nelson
Tara Nelson
Tara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor, and most recently was the European bureau chief for Global Television Network's news division...
was named Global's Europe bureau chief in September 2008; her position as the program's weekend anchor has since been shared by Carolyn Jarvis
Carolyn Jarvis
Carolyn Jarvis is currently a Vancouver-based correspondent for 16x9 - The Bigger Picture and a substitute anchor for Global BC. She is also the Saturday anchor for Global National. Prior to her current position, she worked at Global Edmonton from spring 2005 to January 2009...
and Robin Gill
Robin Gill
Robin Gill is a Canadian journalist. She is currently the weekend anchor for Global National and B.C. correspondent. Robin has also worked for the CBC and graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and from BCIT she earned a diploma in broadcast...
. Nelson resigned in October 2010 to become the new 6 p.m. anchor at CTV Calgary (CFCN-TV
CFCN-TV
CFCN-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Calgary, Alberta. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it is a part of the CTV Television Network. The station also operates a semi-satellite in Lethbridge....
).
Newman announced his departure from the network on April 30, 2010, and anchored the newscast for the last time on August 20. Dawna Friesen
Dawna Friesen
Award-winning journalist Dawna Friesen ushered in a new era at Global National as its second anchor and executive editor on September 20, 2010.Prior to joining Global National, Dawna served as NBC's foreign correspondent and anchor in London for 11 years...
was named as his successor on July 13, 2010, and began anchoring Global National on September 20.
Features
Global National was the first mainstream Canadian newscast to be released as a podcastPodcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
. In 2006, the download was expanded to include video for playback on a video iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
.
Anchors
- Dawna FriesenDawna FriesenAward-winning journalist Dawna Friesen ushered in a new era at Global National as its second anchor and executive editor on September 20, 2010.Prior to joining Global National, Dawna served as NBC's foreign correspondent and anchor in London for 11 years...
: Anchor & Executive Editor - Robin GillRobin GillRobin Gill is a Canadian journalist. She is currently the weekend anchor for Global National and B.C. correspondent. Robin has also worked for the CBC and graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and from BCIT she earned a diploma in broadcast...
: Weekend Anchor/primary substitute anchor/British Columbia correspondent (based in Vancouver)
Correspondents
- Mike Armstrong: Quebec correspondent (based in Montreal)
- Jacques Bourbeau: Ottawa bureau chief
- Patrick BrownPatrick Brown (journalist)Patrick Brown is a Canadian journalist based in and living in Beijing, China.He was born in Birmingham, England and came to Canada in 1970. He was computer systems analyst, teacher and freelance journalist before joining Radio-Canada International as a news editor.He went to Montreal to work as a...
: Asia correspondent (based in Beijing) - Tom Clark: chief political correspondent (based in Ottawa)
- Mike Drolet: Toronto correspondent
- Shirlee Engel: Ottawa correspondent
- Crystal Goomansingh: Manitoba correspondent (based in Winnipeg)
- Stuart Greer: Foreign Editor (based in Prague)
- Paul Johnson: Washington correspondent
- Mike Le Couteur: Ottawa correspondent
- Ross Lord: Atlantic correspondent (based in Halifax)
- Sean MallenSean MallenSean Mallen is a Canadian journalist with over 20 years at Global TV News. Mallen has reported on many notable events in Canada and abroad including the 1995 Quebec referendum for which he won a RTNDA Award and in 2000 was honoured with a Bronze Medal as "Best Correspondent" in an international...
: Europe Bureau Chief (based in London) - Tom Popyk: South Asia correspondent (based in Delhi)
- Francis Silvaggio: Alberta correspondent (based in Calgary)
- Eric SorensenEric Sorensen (reporter)Eric Sorensen is a Canadian journalist. He is the current Washington, D.C. bureau chief for Global National, since November 2006. Sorensen was previously a reporter for CBC Television's The National for fourteen years...
: Washington bureau chief - Christina Stevens: Toronto correspondent
- Jennifer Tryon: Health Specialist (based in Toronto)
- Tracey Wright: Washington correspondent/producer
Substitute anchors
Regular substitute anchors have included:- Chris GailusChris GailusChris Gailus is a Canadian television news anchor.Gailus graduated from the Broadcast Journalism Program at Mount Royal College in Calgary in 1989, where he made the Dean's List and played basketball. He began his career in Lethbridge, Alberta, and stayed there for three years...
(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...
) - Sophie Lui (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...
) - Eric SorensenEric Sorensen (reporter)Eric Sorensen is a Canadian journalist. He is the current Washington, D.C. bureau chief for Global National, since November 2006. Sorensen was previously a reporter for CBC Television's The National for fourteen years...
- Robin StickleyRobin StickleyRobin Stickley is a Canadian television journalist who has been with CHAN-TV since January 2004. Prior to that date, she transferred from CITV-TV where she co-hosted the morning news for four years. She hosts the weekend morning news and noon news hour on Saturdays and Sundays...
(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...
)
Past substitute anchors have included:
- Deborra HopeDeborra HopeDeborra Hope is a journalist, anchor and producer for the Global Television Network. She has been hosting the Early News and the 'InSight' segment on the News Hour at 6, since 2001 in British Columbia, Canada. She joined the station in 1981 .- Biography :Deborra was born in Trail, B.C., a small...
(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...
) - 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...
(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...
) - Randene Neill (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...
) - Jamie OrchardJamie OrchardJamie Orchard is a Canadian journalist. She is the host and news anchor for Evening News and Focus Montreal on Global Montreal.She was born and raised in the Montreal suburb of Brossard, Quebec.-External links:*...
(Global MontrealCKMI-TVCKMI-DT-1 is the Global Television Network owned-and-operated station in Quebec.Originally a privately owned CBC Television affiliate in Quebec City, the station moved most of its operations to Montreal in 1997 after launching a rebroadcaster there and becoming a Global affiliate as Global Quebec...
) - Leslie RobertsLeslie RobertsLeslie Roberts is a Canadian journalist and TV personality, primarily from his position as the executive editor and anchor for Global Ontario's News Hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. He also anchors the GTA's only one hour local news at 11pm. He was also the host and successor to Bill Carroll's 10 a.m. -...
(Global TorontoCIII-TVCIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network...
) - Gord Steinke (Global Edmonton)
Global National also uses the resources of Global's local news teams across Canada.
Former on-air staff
- Carolyn JarvisCarolyn JarvisCarolyn Jarvis is currently a Vancouver-based correspondent for 16x9 - The Bigger Picture and a substitute anchor for Global BC. She is also the Saturday anchor for Global National. Prior to her current position, she worked at Global Edmonton from spring 2005 to January 2009...
- Now chief correspondent at 16x916:9 (TV series)16x9 is a Canadian investigative newsmagazine television program which airs on Global. The series debuted on November 30, 2008... - Lauren McNabb - Now Senior Reporter at Global Winnipeg
- Kevin Newman (anchor/executive editor, 2001–2010) - Now host CTV Question Period
- Tara NelsonTara NelsonTara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor, and most recently was the European bureau chief for Global Television Network's news division...
(weekend anchor, 2005–2008; Europe bureau chief, 2008-2010) - Now 6 PM anchor at CTV Calgary - Peter Harris (Ottawa correspondent) - now Executive Producer for Power & Politics with Evan Solomon
- Ben O'Hara-Byrne (Asia correspondent) - Now at CTV National NewsCTV National NewsCTV National News is CTV's flagship newscast, which airs at 11:00 p.m. local time on the CTV stations across Canada, and live at 10:00pm ET, with repeats hourly up until 2 a.m. ET on CTV News Channel, CTV's 24-hour cable news television channel, and the previous day's can be seen on the Internet. ...
as Beijing Bureau Chief