Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Barbara Budd departure part of CBC trend to replace announcers with journalists: Globe


The CBC's decision not to renew Barbara Budd’s contract with As It Happens after 17 years as co-host is part of a larger move to replace CBC Radio’s news and current-affairs announcers with journalists. Veteran CBC reporter Alison Smith’s move to her current position hosting World At Six, and former foreign correspondent Peter Armstrong’s new job at World Report, replacing long-time host Judy Maddren, are both part of that push. Ms. Budd came from a successful acting background.

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