Adrienne Arsenault
Adrienne Arsenault | |
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Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 56–57)[1] |
Education | University of Western Ontario (BA, MA) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1991–present |
Title | Anchor of The National |
Adrienne Arsenault is a Canadian journalist who is the Chief Correspondent of CBC News and co-anchor of The National since November 2017.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Toronto,[2] Arsenault is the daughter of Ray Arsenault (1929-2006), a Canadian television director whose credits included King of Kensington and Hockey Night in Canada, and Bette Arsenault.[3][4]
In 1986,[5] Arsenault graduated from St. Clement's School as Head Girl, the University of Western Ontario with a BA in 1990 and an MA in Journalism in 1991. While at Western, Arsenault developed her interest in broadcasting at CHRW-FM.
Career
Arsenault joined the CBC in 1991, as an editorial assistant and night assignment editor for CBC Toronto. She has had numerous other positions with the CBC. She spent three years as the foreign correspondent in Jerusalem. In 2006, she succeeded Don Murray as the chief London correspondent.[6]
In 2008, she was part of a small group of Western reporters who were allowed into
Awards
Arsenault was named the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association's journalist of the year for 2005.[10]
Arsenault has won two
In September 2015, she was Senior Correspondent on a team that won the
She won the
She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Huron University College in 2023.
References
- ^ "A glimpse at the careers of the new hosts of 'The National' - CityNews Toronto". toronto.citynews.ca. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "Alumni Western". University of Western Ontario. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Ray Arsenault obituary". Archived from the original on October 15, 2014.
- Carlton University. Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "St. Clement's School Life & Reflection Stories". St. Clement's School. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ Guy Dixon (May 26, 2006). "CBC News Shuffles its Foreign Correspondents". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "CBC Reports from abroad". Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Princess Anne Says a Slimmed-Down Monarchy 'Doesn't Sound Like a Good Idea from Where I'm Standing'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Watters, Haydn (2017-08-01). "Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing to host The National | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. 2011-02-25. Archived from the originalon 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ "Synopsis". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. 2011-02-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
- ^ "CBC News wins International Emmy for Ebola coverage in Liberia". CBC News. Sep 28, 2015. Retrieved Feb 9, 2021.
- ^ "Gord Downie's Secret Path, Amazing Race and CBC News among Canadian Screen Awards winners". CBC News, March 26, 2019.
Related Media
- CBC biography
- Bio: Adrienne Arsenault on YouTube
- Adrienne Arsenault at IMDb