Trina McQueen
Trina McQueen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catherine Margaret Janitch 1943 (age 80–81) Belleville, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse | Don McQueen(m. 1970; d. 2015) |
Catherine Margaret "Trina" McQueen, OC (born 1943) is a Canadian journalist and broadcasting executive.[1]
She was born Catherine Margaret Janitch
In 1988, McQueen became director (later vice-president) for news, current affairs and
She served as chair for the television board of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and the Banff Television Foundation Board, also serving on the board of Telefilm Canada and the Canadian Television Fund.[1]
McQueen is adjunct professor in the Arts and Media department of the Schulich School of Business at York University. She also served on the board of governors for the University of Waterloo.[4] She has also served on the board of directors for various organizations, including the CBC, the Canadian Opera Company, PEN Canada, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Historica Canada and the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.[1]
She married Don McQueen in 1970; the couple had one daughter. He died in 2015.[5]
In 2002, she was named to the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. McQueen was named an officer in the Order of Canada in 2005.[3]
In 2018, she was inducted into the CBC News Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Trina McQueen". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "McQueen, Trina". The Museum of Broadcast Communications.
- ^ a b "McQueen, Trina (1943- )". Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b "Trina McQueen appointed as Vice-Chair of TVO's Board of Directors". TVO.
- ^ "Don McQueen was regarded as Canada's 'best news producer'". Globe and Mail. April 26, 2015.
- ^ "Trina McQueen inducted into CBC News Hall of Fame". CBC News. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.