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6 unusual facts about Global National


Almas Bawar Zakhilwal

He frequently appears as a current events commentator on various Canadian media outlets, including CBC Television, CTV, CPAC, Global National and TVOntario.

CHRW-FM

Kevin Newman - former Global National anchor got his start in broadcasting at CHRW when he was a student at Western, shortly after the station signed on and became the station's first News Director.

Global National

Kevin Newman (anchor/executive editor, 2001–2010): now host of Kevin Newman Live on CTV News Channel, formerly host of CTV's Question Period

In addition to Global's owned-and-operated stations (O&Os), Global National also airs on affiliate CHFD-DT in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and independent station CJON-DT (NTV) in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

National Press Building

In early 2008, the Global Television Network moved the studio of its weeknight Global National newscast to a purpose-built green screen studio in the building - the only national newscast to be anchored in the nation's capital.

Tara Nelson

Nelson previously worked as a reporter and anchor for CITV-TV in Edmonton, CHEK-TV in Victoria and CHAN-TV in Vancouver before joining Global National as a reporter.


Troy Reeb

In addition to serving as a backup anchor on Global National, other network programs Reeb hosted for Global included Global Sunday, and the short-lived Ottawa Inside-Out.


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