The World at Six
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The World at Six is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
's national dinner-hour radio newscast, airing Monday to Friday from 6 to 6:30 p.m. local time on CBC Radio One
.
On Saturdays and Sundays, the program airs with the title The World This Weekend. In the Maritime Provinces, The World This Weekend airs at 7 p.m. rather than 6, as the final hour of the live Cross Country Checkup
occupies the 6 to 7 p.m. time slot on Sundays in the Atlantic Time Zone. In the rest of Canada, however, The World This Weekend airs at 6 p.m. local time.
Formerly simulcast on both CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2, the program only airs on Radio One as of March 2007.
, and the weekend edition is currently anchored by Marcia Young
.
Other past anchors and reporters associated with the program included Joan Donaldson
, Maureen Brosnahan
, Lorna Jackson, Barbara Smith, Russ Germain
, Alannah Campbell, Bob Oxley, Bernie McNamee
and Dave Seglins
.
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...
's national dinner-hour radio newscast, airing Monday to Friday from 6 to 6:30 p.m. local time on CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
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On Saturdays and Sundays, the program airs with the title The World This Weekend. In the Maritime Provinces, The World This Weekend airs at 7 p.m. rather than 6, as the final hour of the live Cross Country Checkup
Cross Country Checkup
Cross Country Checkup is a Canada-wide open-line radio show that airs Sunday afternoons on CBC Radio One.Every week, host Rex Murphy presides over a lively discussion on an issue of national interest or importance and invites listeners to call in with their opinions and thoughts. The topics are...
occupies the 6 to 7 p.m. time slot on Sundays in the Atlantic Time Zone. In the rest of Canada, however, The World This Weekend airs at 6 p.m. local time.
Formerly simulcast on both CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2, the program only airs on Radio One as of March 2007.
Anchors
The program's weekday anchor is Alison SmithAlison Smith
Alison Smith is a Canadian television and radio journalist and anchor. She graduated in 1972 from Southern Okanagan Secondary School in nearby Oliver, where her father Bruce Smith was a guidance counsellor...
, and the weekend edition is currently anchored by Marcia Young
Marcia Young
Marcia Young is a Canadian broadcast journalist and host of The World This Weekend, a national current events program on CBC Radio.-Early life:...
.
Other past anchors and reporters associated with the program included Joan Donaldson
Joan Donaldson
Joan Marsha Donaldson was a Canadian journalist, and was the founding head of CBC Newsworld. She came to Newsworld from CBC's main network....
, Maureen Brosnahan
Maureen Brosnahan
Maureen Brosnahan is the co-host of The World at Six, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's national dinner-hour radio newscast, airing Monday to Friday from 6 to 6:30 p.m. on CBC Radio One.Her co-host is Bernie McNamee.-References:...
, Lorna Jackson, Barbara Smith, Russ Germain
Russ Germain
Russ Germain was a Canadian broadcaster who worked for CBC Radio from 1973 to 2002. He was born in New Liskeard, Ontario.He hosted the flagship news programs World Report and The World at Six....
, Alannah Campbell, Bob Oxley, Bernie McNamee
Bernie McNamee
Bernie McNamee is the co-host of The World at Six, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's national dinner-hour radio newscast, airing Monday to Friday from 6 to 6:30 p.m. on CBC Radio One.His co-host as of September, 2009 is Alison Smith....
and Dave Seglins
Dave Seglins
Dave Seglins is a Canadian radio journalist, currently the host of the weekend news program The World This Weekend on CBC Radio One.-References:...
.