Julie Ann Abouchar

 Julie Ann Abouchar passed on Tuesday January 27. Among many things, she worked during the Walkerton Inquiry many years ago. Her obituary is on the Globe and Mail. There will be a celebration of her life during the Spring. 

CTV's Beverly Thomson has died.

The long-time CTV News anchor, Beverly Thomson, has died. She was 61. She was well known. She died on Sunday morning surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer.  Her obituary can seen everywhere.

Colbert cancellation a ‘financial decision,’ says Paramount CEO: Writers Guild calls for investigation

 CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there’s no denying the economics were not working in Colbert’s favor.

The network’s bombshell announcement late Thursday that the “Late Show” will end next May takes away President Donald Trump’s most prominent TV critic and the most popular entertainment program in its genre.

The television industry’s declining economic health means similar hard calls are already being made with personalities and programming, with others to be faced in the future. For the late-night genre, there are unique factors to consider.

As recently as 2018, broadcast networks took in an estimated US$439-million in advertising revenue for its late-night programs, according to the advertising firm Guidelines. Last year, that number dwindled to $220-million. (David Bauder. Associated Press)

CBS is cutting the Colbert show!

CBS is axing The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday.

The announcement came two days after Colbert spoke out against CBS Global settling with U.S. President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes story.

The news was also announced in a press release sent from CBS with a link to a clip of Colbert’s announcement on Instagram. (AP)

TVO ending The Agenda with Steve Paikin after 19th season

 TVO journalist and host Steve Paikin has announced that The Agenda, the long-running current affairs show he co-hosts on Ontario’s publicly funded English-language educational television network, will end in June.

In a blog post, Paikin wrote that TVO’s flagship program’s current 19th season would be the last - and, with his 65th birthday impending, he would soon no longer be a full-time employee at the network.

“As much as I have loved hosting The Agenda for the past 19 years (and hosting four other programs for TVO over the past 32 years in total), anchoring a daily program is a seven-day-a-week job,” he wrote.

“I realized that if I ever wanted to tackle some of the other things on life’s to-do list, I just couldn’t do them and host a daily show at the same time. Something’s gotta give.”

In a press release, TVO said that Paikin – who moderated the English-language federal leaders debates last week – would continue to be involved with the broadcaster in a number of ways, including as co-host of the weekly #onpoli podcast and writer of a weekly online column. (Globe an Mail)