Wei Chen (journalist)
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Wei Chen is a television
and radio journalist
from Canada
. She has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
and its main rival CTV
. In 2003, Chen surprised many by leaving CTV
, where she was a national correspondent, to work for a new local station called Toronto 1 (now called SunTV), where she would host the station's morning news program.
The program, Toronto Today, was a failure; ratings were low. It was cancelled after only eight months on the air. The majority of the staff was laid off. Chen was re-assigned as a reporter for the primetime magazine program Toronto Tonight, as well as host of The Source. Both shows were also cancelled. She joined the CBC
and worked at TV stations in Calgary
, Ottawa
and Toronto
.
In January 2007, Chen became the new host of CBC Radio One
's Ontario Morning
, the network's local morning show for Southern Ontario
.
Chen was also a university roommate of singer-songwriter Jann Arden
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio journalist
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
from 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...
. She has worked 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...
and its main rival 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...
. In 2003, Chen surprised many by leaving 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...
, where she was a national correspondent, to work for a new local station called Toronto 1 (now called SunTV), where she would host the station's morning news program.
The program, Toronto Today, was a failure; ratings were low. It was cancelled after only eight months on the air. The majority of the staff was laid off. Chen was re-assigned as a reporter for the primetime magazine program Toronto Tonight, as well as host of The Source. Both shows were also cancelled. She joined the 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...
and worked at TV stations in 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...
, 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 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...
.
In January 2007, Chen became the new host of 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...
's Ontario Morning
Ontario Morning
Ontario Morning is a Canadian radio program, which airs on most CBC Radio One transmitters in Southern Ontario except for the originating stations in Toronto, Ottawa and Windsor....
, the network's local morning show for Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
.
Chen was also a university roommate of singer-songwriter Jann Arden
Jann Arden
Jann Arden is a Canadian singer-songwriter.-Life and career:Arden was born and raised near Calgary in Springbank, Alberta and attended Springbank Community High School. Her breakthrough came with her critically acclaimed 1993 debut album Time for Mercy and her first single "I Would Die For You"...
.
Noteworthy
- Twice nominated for Gemini Awards
- Winner of the New York Festival's World Medal
- Reporter for Toronto Tonight on Toronto 1. April 2004 - May 2005.
- Host of Toronto Today, morning show for Toronto 1 September 2003 - April 2004.
- Investigative reporter for W-FIVEW-FIVEW5 is a Canadian news magazine television series produced by CTV News. The program is currently initially broadcast Saturday nights at 7 p.m...
. December 1997 - September 2003 - Back-up anchor for CTV Newsnet, Canada AMCanada AMCanada 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...
, 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. ...
, December 1997 - September 2003 - Appointed anchor/reporter for CTV Newsnet, August 1997
- Canada AM news anchor, September 1993
- Host of Canada AM Weekend 1995 - 1997
- Co-host of Canada AM Weekend with Dan MathesonDan MathesonDan Matheson is a Canadian journalist and news anchor currently presenting the news in the primetime hours on CTV News Channel, since September 2001.-Early life and career:...
from 1993–1995 - Reporter and substitute anchor at CBC's Toronto affiliate CBLT
- Host/interviewer for Workweek on TVOTVOntarioTVOntario, often referred to only as TVO , is a publicly funded, educational English-language television station and media organization in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario...
and CBC NewsworldCBC NewsworldCBC News Network is a Canadian English language Category C specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. It is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the United States and... - Host/interviewer of CBC NewsworldCBC NewsworldCBC News Network is a Canadian English language Category C specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. It is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the United States and...
's This Country 1990 - 1992 - Reporter CBC Calgary (CBRT)
- Reporter CFPLCFPL-TVCFPL-DT is a television station based in London, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Part of the CTV Two television system, the station serves London, Sarnia and much of southwestern Ontario north of London, including Wingham since its former sister station, CKNX-TV which ceased operations and...
in London, OntarioLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... - Host of a community cable program in Hamilton, OntarioHamilton, OntarioHamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...