The closing bell rang on Friday night for Newsworld Business News, the only CBC show dedicated entirely to business hosted by Fred Langan and seen on weekdays at 6:30 p.m. with a number of repeats over the weekend.
The end of the show marks the start of CBC’s news “renewal” that will feature a business show, hosted by Amanda Lang and Kevin O’Leary at 4:30 p.m. with Amanda making at least three appearances a week with business stories on The National. The new configuration starts on October 26.
The final NBN show on Friday featured flashbacks back to the 1990s when the show started as a production of an outside company. There were many tributes to Langan, who has spent most of his CBC career as a business reporter. They included clips from his appearance on the Rick Mercer comedy show, and many compliments on his trademark sartorial style, pictured. Peter Mansbridge, in his tribute, revealed that his mother got her business information from Fred.
Langan will contribute business stories to the new CBC newswheel which is believed to mimic CNN’s “Situation Room.”
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