Evan Solomon to Host New Newsworld Show From Ottawa
Evan Solomon will host a new political show from Ottawa beginning this fall. Joining Solomon in Ottawa will be award-winning CBC reporter Terry Milewski as CBC News’ new senior correspondent in the political bureau.
In his new role Solomon will be taking over the anchor chair from Don Newman, who retired in June. The show will broadcast from 5 to 7 p.m. ET. Solomon previously hosted CBC News: Sunday, which broadcast its last episode last month.
Terry Milweski move to Ottawa should be interesting. Milewski is a pit bull of a reporter who has not always had cordial relationships with politicians. His reporting on 1997 APEC summit got him into hot water when Prime Minister Jean Chrétien accused him of bias. Milewski was later cleared of that charge by the CBC ombudsman who described him as an “aggressive and critical” journalist whose work served the public interest.
Other CBC staffers taking up new assignments include:
-Keith Boag is moving to Los Angeles as the new U.S. West Coast correspondent;
-Susan Bonner is moving to the Washington bureau;
-David Common is heading to New York City, after a stint in Paris.
The moves are partly driven by the news renewal process and partly by the retirements. Jennifer McGuire, general manager of CBC News, made the announcement on Wednesday.
The full press release is available after the jump. What do you think of the moves?
Beginning this fall Evan Solomon will host an expanded political show from Ottawa covering stories of policy, power and the people who make Canada run, both on the Hill and across the country. Evan brings a fresh perspective to coverage from the nation’s capital. The program launches this fall from 5-7 p.m. ET on CBC Newsworld.
Terry Milewski also moves to Ottawa as CBC News’ new senior correspondent in the political bureau. A seasoned reporter, Milewski will report on politics with the same fearless determination he brings to every story he covers.
As the Obama administration continues to dominate international political news, CBC News will also strengthen its presence in the United States with more on-the-ground reporting and in-depth reports from that country’s most influential cities.
Keith Boag becomes CBC News American West Coast correspondent based in Los Angeles covering the California region and beyond following five years as CBC News chief political correspondent in Ottawa.
Bringing her astute political sense to CBC News’ Washington bureau is Susan Bonner, who will join Neil MacDonald, Paul Hunter and Michael Colton. Together, they will bring CBC viewers some of the most important political stories coming out of the Obama administration.
David Common moves to a new position in New York City after a successful stint based in Paris covering stories all over Europe.
Adding to the breadth of CBC News’ political coverage is THE HOUSE with Kathleen Petty airing from Ottawa each Saturday at 9 a.m. (9:30 a.m. NT.) on CBC Radio One.
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I’m awake… barely…. gots lots to do today to get ready for Evan’s birthday party!
“The moves are partly driven by the news renewal process…”
Always a better way to manufacture sausage, I guess.
Why try to overlap into the “local news” hour with this two-hour arrangement? The one-hour setup starting at 5 PM was perfect, allowing local viewers – at least in Ottawa-Gatineau – to jump to our local news coverage on our local station.
Or am I thinking too narrowly about other time zones here?
Evan will be great in the new job. Terry Melewski as Senior Ottawa correspondent should allow expansion of Ottawa coverage to two hours. . David Common to New York an interesting move for an excellent bilingual European corrrespondent. Should enhance US and United Nations reporting. Keith Boag to LA. Why not? As a regular “CBC-ite” I’m all for the changes, the provision of new challenges and opportunities for those promising young “comers.” Could use more of these changes and the reduced exposure or exiting to pasture of some of the “old guard.”
[...] the CBC launch presentation, and was lucky enough to interview Harry Forestell, Nancy Wilson, Evan Solomon and CBC’s vice-president Richard Stursburg. I wish I had of had more time with each of them [...]