Sandie Rinaldo
Encyclopedia
Sandie Rinaldo is a Canadian
television journalist and anchor for CTV News
.
's Fine Arts programme with an Honours Bachelor of Arts
in 1973.
's news division, initially working as a junior secretary to Donald Cameron, Director of News, advancing to production manager then research for W5, reporting for CTV National News and Canada AM. She became anchor for the newscasts on Canada AM
in 1980 making her the first woman in Canada to hold a full-time position as a national news anchor. In 1985 she became weekend anchor of CTV National News
. Rinaldo is also a substitute anchor for the main weekday national newscast. Since 2009, she has been anchoring CTV News Channel three weekday afternoons. From 1989 to 1991, she was co-anchor with Tom Gibney
of the local World Beat News on the network's Toronto
affiliate CFTO. As of 2010, she is a co-host of W5 and a contributing reporter.
She was married to Michael Rinaldo ( 1945 - 2005) and has three daughters.
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 journalist and anchor for CTV News
CTV News
CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name CTV News is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations , which are closely tied to the national news division...
.
Youth and education
She was first seen on television as a dancer during the mid-1960s on CBC Television youth series such as Where It's At. Rinaldo graduated from York UniversityYork University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
's Fine Arts programme with an Honours Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1973.
Broadcasting career
A week after graduation, Rinaldo joined CTV Television NetworkCTV 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 news division, initially working as a junior secretary to Donald Cameron, Director of News, advancing to production manager then research for W5, reporting for CTV National News and Canada AM. She became anchor for the newscasts on 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...
in 1980 making her the first woman in Canada to hold a full-time position as a national news anchor. In 1985 she became weekend anchor of CTV National News
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. ...
. Rinaldo is also a substitute anchor for the main weekday national newscast. Since 2009, she has been anchoring CTV News Channel three weekday afternoons. From 1989 to 1991, she was co-anchor with Tom Gibney
Tom Gibney
Tom Gibney is a retired television anchor in Toronto, Ontario. Gibney was evening news anchor at CFTO-TV in Toronto, and also the former host for the Lotto 6/49 draws until entering semi-retirement...
of the local World Beat News on the network's 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...
affiliate CFTO. As of 2010, she is a co-host of W5 and a contributing reporter.
She was married to Michael Rinaldo ( 1945 - 2005) and has three daughters.
Awards
A list of awards won by Rinaldo:- Bryden Alumni Award, York University (2005)
- RTNDA award for Best Newscast for coverage (1999)
- World Medal from the International Film and TV Festival, New York (1997)
- Finalist Certificate for Best News Anchor, International Film and TV Festival, New York (1991)
- Silver Medal for Best Coverage of an Ongoing News Story, International Film and TV Festival, New York (1991)
- Silver Medal, Best Coverage of an Ongoing News Story, International Film and TV Festival, New York (1991)
- Bronze Medal, Best News Anchor, International Film & TV Festival, New York (1990)
- Silver Medal, Best Analysis of a Single Current News Story, Houston International Film Festival (1990)
- American Film & Video Award for "Childbirth From Inside-Out" (1990)