Hana Gartner
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Hana Gartner is a Canadian
television investigative journalist, best known as the host/interviewer of several programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
.
She currently resides with her son Gar, daughter Samm, and husband Bruce Griffin in Toronto
, Canada.
, Laval
, and was educated at Loyola College (now Concordia University), in Montreal
Quebec
. She graduated cum laude. She began her career as a radio host at Montreal's CJAD
in 1970, and joined the CBC as a TV news anchor in 1974.
Gartner became host of CBC Radio's This Country in the Morning
, replacing Judy LaMarsh
, in 1976. The following year, she moved to television, as a co-host of both the CBC's local newscast in Toronto and the network's afternoon public affairs program Take 30
. (Previous hosts of Take 30 had included Mary Lou Finlay
, Moses Znaimer
and Adrienne Clarkson
.)
In 1982, Gartner became co-host of the CBC's prime time TV newsmagazine, the fifth estate
.
She was given an interview series in 1994, Contact with Hana Gartner, to showcase a different side of her journalistic skills than the investigative reporting of the fifth estate.
In 1995, she replaced Pamela Wallin
as co-host with Peter Mansbridge
of CBC's flagship newshour, Prime Time News
as it returned to 10 pm and reverted to its previous name of The National. Gartner hosted the National Magazine portion of the programme which consisted of interviews, extended features and documentaries and constituted the second half of the hour following Mansbridge's newscast.
Gartner left the National and returned to the fifth estate in 2000 remaining with the programme for the next 11 years.
On May 11, 2011, Gartner announced her retirement from the CBC.
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...
television investigative journalist, best known as the host/interviewer of several programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
.
She currently resides with her son Gar, daughter Samm, and husband Bruce Griffin in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto 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...
, Canada.
Early years
Gartner grew up in ChomedeyChomedey, Quebec
Chomedey is a neighbourhood in the southwest of the city of Laval and was a separate municipality until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Named after Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, part of the neighbourhood had previously been known as L'Abord à Plouffe, and was once part of the seigneurie...
, Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
, and was educated at Loyola College (now Concordia University), in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
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....
. She graduated cum laude. She began her career as a radio host at Montreal's CJAD
CJAD (AM)
CJAD is an English language radio station, owned by Astral Media, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station has a news/talk format and identifies itself as CJAD 800....
in 1970, and joined the CBC as a TV news anchor in 1974.
Career with CBC
She joined CBC Montreal in 1974, and moved to Toronto the next year to work on a program called In Good Company alongside Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Nancy White and Gene DiNovi.Gartner became host of CBC Radio's This Country in the Morning
This Country in the Morning
This Country in the Morning was a nationally broadcast Canadian radio program, which aired on CBC Radio from 1971 to June 27, 1975. Peter Gzowski was the host from 1971 to 1974.-After the show:...
, replacing Judy LaMarsh
Judy LaMarsh
Julia Verlyn LaMarsh, PC, OC, QC was a Canadian politician, lawyer, author and broadcaster. In 1963, she was only the second woman to ever serve as a federal Cabinet Minister...
, in 1976. The following year, she moved to television, as a co-host of both the CBC's local newscast in Toronto and the network's afternoon public affairs program Take 30
Take 30
Take 30 was a Canadian television newsmagazine series, which aired on CBC Television from 1962 to 1983...
. (Previous hosts of Take 30 had included Mary Lou Finlay
Mary Lou Finlay
Mary Lou Finlay is a Canadian radio and television journalist, best known for hosting various programs on CBC Radio and CBC Television.Finlay graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1967 with a BA in English and French literature...
, Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer, M.A., O.Ont is a co-founder and former head of Citytv, the first independent television station in Toronto, Canada, and the current head of ZoomerMedia.-Early life and career:...
and Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....
.)
In 1982, Gartner became co-host of the CBC's prime time TV newsmagazine, the fifth estate
The fifth estate
the fifth estate is a Canadian television newsmagazine, which airs on the English language CBC Television network. The name is a play on the fact that the media are sometimes referred to as the Fourth Estate, and was chosen to highlight the program's determination to go beyond everyday news into...
.
She was given an interview series in 1994, Contact with Hana Gartner, to showcase a different side of her journalistic skills than the investigative reporting of the fifth estate.
In 1995, she replaced Pamela Wallin
Pamela Wallin
Pamela Wallin, OC, SOM is a former Canadian television journalist and diplomat. On January 2, 2009, she was seated in the Canadian Senate, where she sits as a Conservative.-Early life and career:...
as co-host with Peter Mansbridge
Peter Mansbridge
Peter Mansbridge, OC , a Canadian broadcaster and news anchor, is the CBC News Chief Correspondent and anchor of The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast. Mansbridge has received many awards and accolades for his journalistic work including an honorary doctorate from Mount Allison...
of CBC's flagship newshour, Prime Time News
Prime Time News
thumb|Title screen used from 1992 to 1994. A different opening used for the 1994-95 season was essentially identical to the open used by The National from 1995-97...
as it returned to 10 pm and reverted to its previous name of The National. Gartner hosted the National Magazine portion of the programme which consisted of interviews, extended features and documentaries and constituted the second half of the hour following Mansbridge's newscast.
Gartner left the National and returned to the fifth estate in 2000 remaining with the programme for the next 11 years.
On May 11, 2011, Gartner announced her retirement from the CBC.