CityNews open titles, 2005

CityNews is the name of Canadian local newscasts on the Citytv system. Previously seen on all five Citytv stations, it is currently only seen on Citytv Toronto. Citytv is an urban television brand owned by CHUM Limited. ... In accordance with Wikipedia convention for articles on television stations, this article is titled with the stations official government-assigned call sign. ...

History

CityPulse at Six open titles, 2003

The newscast originated in 1977 in Toronto under its original title CityPulse. While the station promotes the myth that it was the "first" news show to abandon the traditional anchor desk, this is in fact, not true as CBS News in the United States had done this as early as the 1950s under Edward R. Murrow. Its main contribution and innovation in television news was to inject its reporters into their stories in a more participatory role that is still considered highly controversial by more traditional journalists. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

By the mid-Eighties, the newscast's style, pioneered by Moses Znaimer, was promoted as a "format" for local news shows to copy around North America. The show has also been duplicated by other television stations owned by CHUM Limited as well, and its format has been licensed to several television stations around the world such as Citytv Barcelona and Citytv Bogotá. Moses Znaimer (born 1942) is the founder and was the driving creative force behind Torontos first independent television station, Citytv. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... CHUM Limited is a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Noticies 10 Citytv Barcelona was a local station in Barcelona, Spain, run by Grupo Godófrom 2001 to 2006. ... Citytv Bogotá is a local television station in Colombias capital city. ...

CityPulse launched in Vancouver in 2002 when CKVU-TV re-branded as Citytv Vancouver. With the expansion of Citytv from two to five stations in August of 2005, the newscasts on all five Citytv stations were renamed CityNews. Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... CKVU (Citytv Vancouver) is a television station based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On July 12, 2006, coincident with the announcement of Bell Globemedia's plans to take over CHUM Limited, all CityNews programs, with the exception of those on CITY-TV in Toronto, were immediately cancelled with 281 CHUM employees across the country being laid off. On CKAL-TV and CKEM-TV, CityNews was replaced with a new half-hour newsmagazine called your City. CHMI-TV will launch it's version in January [1]. CKVU-TV's newscast has not be replaced. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bell Globemedia Inc. ... CHUM Limited is a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... In accordance with Wikipedia convention for articles on television stations, this article is titled with the stations official government-assigned call sign. ... CKAL is a television station owned by CHUM Limited and based in Calgary, Alberta. ... CKEM is a television station owned by CHUM Limited and based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The CHMI Studio as Citytv in August 2005. ... CKVU (Citytv Vancouver) is a television station based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

When the show made the transition to CityNews, it lost multiple features, such as the CityPulse Webtest, which had existed since the 1980s as a phone-in contest. The new format on CHMI, which previously was called A-Channel News, had lost nearly half of its audience for the 6pm newscast before its cancellation. CHMI is a television station formerly owned by Craig Media Inc. ...

Ratings for Toronto's CityNews have taken a dramatic nosedive over the past year. The flagship newscast for CityTV is now ranked a distant #4 in the Toronto market, outpaced by CTV, Global and even CH News (which actually focuses its local news coverage on the Hamilton/Halton/Niagara region). In addition, since Global's relaunch of its news package in February 2006, CityNews' numbers are down 15% among 18- to 49-year-olds. [2] CFTO (also commonly known as CTV Toronto) is a Canadian television station, licensed to, and serving Toronto, Ontario and surrounding areas. ... CIII-TV is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... CHCH is a television station in Hamilton, Ontario that is part of the CH system. ... February is the second month of the calendar year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Personalities

David C. Onley after taping an episode of Home Page.

• Anne Mroczkowski, Anchor/Reporter, "CityNews at Six", host of "The Mayor"
• Alex Pierson, Reporter, "CityNews"
• Ann Rohmer, Host, "Hot Property", "Animal Housecalls", Co-Anchor, "CityNews Tonight"
• David Onley, Science and Technology Specialist, "CityNews", Anchor, "CP24", Host, "Homepage"
• Gord Martineau, Anchor/Reporter, "CityNews at Six"; Host, "The Chief"
• Kevin Frankish, Host, "BT-BreakfastTelevision"
• Beatrice Politi, political specialist in Ottawa, Ontario
• Kathryn Humphreys, sports anchor
• Hugh Burrill, sports anchor
• Jim McKenny, sports anchor
• JoJo Chintoh, features and documentary specialist
• Tonya Rouse, fitness specialist
• Dwight Drummond, Co-Anchor, "CityNews at Noon", Crime Specialist, "CityNews"
• Larysa Harapyn, entertainment reporter
• Liz West, entertainment specialist
• Lorne Honickman, legal specialist, Host, "Legal Briefs"
• Peter Silverman, Ombudsman, "CityNews" & "Silverman Helps"
• Michael Kuss, meteorologist
• Dr. Karl Kabasele, medical specialist
• Cynthia Mulligan, education specialist
• Laura DiBattista, Co-Anchor, "CityNews at Noon" Health specialist, "CityNews"
• Frank Ferragine, Weather Specialist, "BT-BreakfastTelevision", Gardening Specialist, "CityNews"
• Jee-Yun Lee, Consumer Specialist
• Mark Dailey, Co-Anchor, "CityNews Tonight", "The Voice" of Citytv
• Marianne Dimain, news reporter, Anchor, "CP24"
• Kris Reyes, news reporter, Anchor, "CP24"
• Merella Fernandez, Weekend Anchor, "CityNews Weekend", Reporter, "CityNews
• Nalini Sharma, weather specialist
• Pam Seatle, news reporter
• Richard Madan, Money Specialist, "CityNews"
• Tracy Moore, Reporter, "BT-Breakfast Television" and "CityNews"
• Francis D'Souza, Anchor, "CityNews Weekend", Reporter, "CityNews"
• Jennifer Valentyne, LiveEye Host, "BT-BreakfastTelevision"
• Melissa Grelo, Anchor, "CP24"
• Omar Sachedina, Anchor, "CP24"
• Muhammad Lila, news reporter, Anchor, "CP24"

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Notable contributors

Notable contributors to the Toronto show included:

• Thalia Assuras, who later moved to ABC and then CBS
• Bill Cameron, who later moved to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Denise Donlon, later CEO of Sony Canada
• Mary Garofalo, who later moved to WNYW-TV in New York
• Avi Lewis, who later moved to CBC.
• Stephen Lewis who provided a commentary for the program until his appointment as Canadian ambassador to the United Nations
• Dini Petty, later a talk show host (The Dini Petty Show)
• John Roberts (credited as J.D. Roberts), an entertainment reporter and weekend anchor now with CNN
• John Saunders, a sportscaster who later moved to ESPN
• Russ Salzberg, a sportscaster who later moved to WWOR-TV in New York

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CablePulse24

In 1998, Citytv created CablePulse 24 (commonly CP24), a Toronto cable TV station that is Canada's only 24-hour local news channel. It shares the same staff as the Citytv Toronto newscasts. CablePulse 24 is a 24-hour Canadian cable television channel which broadcasts local and international news for the Toronto, Ontario television market, by cable and direct broadcast satellite in southern Ontario. ...

CityNews International

Soon after the cancellation of the local CityNews broadcasts in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg, a new half-hour program called CityNews International was launched. The program is produced in the Citytv Toronto studios and features many of the same on-air personalities as the local CityNews broadcasts. CityNews International airs at 6:00 PM in Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg, and at 6:30 PM in Vancouver (all times local).

In Toronto, where CityNews still airs daily, the is scheduled for 8:00 pm ET and a re-broadcast at 10:30 pm ET on CP24. It does not appear on Citytv Toronto itself.

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External links

• CityNews
• IMDb: City Pulse News