Dawna Friesen
| Dawna Friesen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Education | Red River College |
| Occupation | news anchor |
| Notable credit(s) | CTV NewsNet anchor (1997–1999) NBC News foreign correspondent (1999–2010) Global National anchor (2010-present) |
| Title | News Anchor of Global National |
Dawna Friesen is a Canadian television journalist and is the anchor and executive editor of Global National.[1]
A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and graduate of Red River College, Friesen has worked in journalism since 1985, working in Thunder Bay, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Brandon, Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Friesen reported and anchored for CBC Television in Vancouver and for CBC Newsworld. She then moved to the CTV as a national reporter for the network, and an anchor for CTV NewsNet. She moved to NBC News in 1999, and was a foreign correspondent in the network's London bureau. She is married to CTV News London Bureau Chief Tom Kennedy and together they have one son.[1]
She began anchoring Global National on September 20, 2010.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Dawna Friesen named new Global National anchor". GlobalNational.com. July 13, 2010. http://www.globalnational.com/story.html?id=3271320.
- ^ L. Scrivener, Dawna Friesen: From shy prairie girl to Global News anchor, Toronto Star, September 20, 2010.
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