Andrea Slobodian
Andrea Slobodian | |
|---|---|
 Slobodian reporting for Sun News from Olympic Plaza (Calgary) on December 9, 2011 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Television journalist and news anchor |
| Employer | CTV Winnipeg |
| Website | @AndreaSlobodian on Twitter |
Andrea Slobodian is a Canadian television reporter. In October 2012, she became the late night anchor for CTV News in Winnipeg.[1] Previously she was a reporter and commentator for The Roundtable on Sun News Network.[2][3][4]
Early life
Slobodian is in the third generation of her family to live in Canada. They came from Ukraine and settled in Manitoba, where she was raised.[5][6] She graduated from Collège Jeanne-Sauvé, Winnipeg;[5] then took Red River College’s Creative Communications course, majoring in journalism.[5] She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Winnipeg.[5]
Career in media
Slobodian worked as a television news reporter, producer, and anchor for Citytv Winnipeg, before and after its acquisition by Bell Media in 2006.[2][7][8] Later, Slobodian was hired by Global Winnipeg, first in a term position in 2007, and then as a full-time weather anchor.[9] She stayed with Global until being hired in 2009 to become Shaw TV Calgary's first weather anchor.[9][10][11][12] She worked briefly for CBC Calgary until 2011, when she was hired by Sun News Network to co-host a new morning show, from Calgary.[12] Called The Roundtable, the show was also co-hosted by Alex Pierson and Pat Bolland, both in Toronto.[2] She moved on to CTV Winnipeg in October 2012 to be their Late Night Anchor.[1][13]
References
- ^ a b "Andrea Slobodian". winnipeg.ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ a b c "The Rountable". Sun News Network. Quebecor. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ "Morning Sun: Alex Pierson". HamiltonMagazine.com. Sun Media. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ^ QMI News Agency (December 22, 2011). "The Roundtable: 'A breakfast show with bite'". London Free Press. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor". GlobalWinnipeg.com. Shaw Media Inc. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ^ Slobodian, Andrea (2011-11-23). "Occupy movement ignores Canada as land of opportunity". Winnipeg Sun. QMI Agency. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ^ Pursaga, Joyanne (2006-07-13). "No warning before axe fell". Winnipeg Sun (Canoe.ca). Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ Williams, Nicole (2007). Manitoba Media Directory. Pat Rediger, Benchmark Public Relations. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-9782876-1-0.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b "Meera Bahadoosingh Joining Shaw TV Winnipeg". ChrisD.ca. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ "Andrea Slobodian — From Mosquitoes to Chinooks". ChrisD.ca. 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ "Andrea Slobodian". Canada.com. CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ a b "Andrea Slobodian to Co-Host Sun TV Morning Show". ChrisD.ca. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ "Andrea Slobodian Named CTV Winnipeg Late Night Anchor". chrisd.ca. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
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