CBC News: Compass
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| Format | News |
| Starring | Bruce Rainnie (2003–present) Sara Fraser (1995–present) Kevin Gallant (1986–present) Roger Younker (1986–2002) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Original channel | CBC Television (CBCT) Air at: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Daily |
| Original run | 1986 – present |
CBC News: Compass is a 90-minute local television news program based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada broadcast from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM each weeknight AT on CBCT, the CBC owned and operated television station on PEI. It is the only PEI-specific newscast in the province, and has long been well ahead of CTV Atlantic's newscasts in the ratings.
The newscast launched as a single 60-minute newscast, Compass, in 1986, with Roger Younker as its anchor from its inception until 2002. Younker became a well-known and trusted celebrity within Prince Edward Island. The humorous and popular weatherman, Kevin "Boomer" Gallant, has also been with the program since 1986, and still remains.
In 2000, as a result of budget-cuts, all local supper-hour CBC newscasts were replaced with CBC News: Canada Now, a hybrid national and local newscasts. Younger continued to anchor the PEI-specific half from Charlottetown, with a national program following at 6:30PM local time, presented by Ian Hanomansing from the network's Vancouver studios. In 2002, with Younker's departure, long-time substitute host and correspondent Sara Fraser temporarily succeeded him. In 2003, newcomer Bruce Rainnie was brought in as a permanent replacement for Younker/Fraser as the anchor, and brought his own unique style to the program. Sara Fraser, formerly a co-host, continues as a substitute anchor and correspondent as of current. In May 2006, the local half of the newscast was renamed CBC News at Six: Prince Edward Island.
On 19 February 2007, Canada Now was scrapped. The same day, the Prince Edward Island newscast was expanded to a full hour, with local news in the first 30 minutes and national & international news in the second half-hour - albeit, produced and presented locally. The title of the program was also changed back to the original CBC News: Compass.
In October 2008, the program won a Gemini award for its coverage of a major ice storm earlier that year.
In September 2009, Compass was split into two separate half-hour newscasts, at 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM, with the pan-regional program CBC News: Maritimes at 5:30 from CBAT-TV aired at 5:30 PM. In January 2010, CBC News: Maritimes at 5:30 was cancelled and replaced with a 5:30 p.m. edition of Compass, effectively creating a 90-minute program.
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