Andrea Slobodian is a Canadian former 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] She currently works for the Manitoba Legislature in the Communications and Stakeholder Relations department.[5]
Andrea Slobodian | |
|---|---|
 Slobodian reporting for Sun News from Olympic Plaza (Calgary) on December 9, 2011 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Communications and Stakeholder Relations at the Manitoba Legislature |
| Employer | Government of Manitoba |
| Website | @AndreaSlobodian on Twitter |
Early life
editSlobodian is in the third generation of her family to live in Canada. They came from Ukraine and settled in Manitoba, where she was raised.[6][7] She graduated from Collège Jeanne-Sauvé in Winnipeg,[6] then took Red River College's Creative Communications program, majoring in journalism.[6] She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Winnipeg.[6]
Career in media
editSlobodian worked as a television news reporter, producer, and anchor for Citytv Winnipeg, before and after its acquisition by Bell Media in 2006.[2][8][9] Later, Slobodian was hired by Global Winnipeg, first in a term position in 2007, and then as a full-time weather anchor.[10] She stayed with Global until being hired in 2009 to become Shaw TV Calgary's first weather anchor.[10][11][12][13] 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.[13] 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][14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Andrea Slobodian". winnipeg.ctvnews.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ a b c "The Roundtable". Sun News Network. Quebecor. Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. 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.
- ^ "Andrea Slobodian Signs Off on TV Journalism Career". www.chrisd.ca. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ a b c d "Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor". GlobalWinnipeg.com. Shaw Media Inc. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Williams, Nicole (2007). Manitoba Media Directory. Pat Rediger, Benchmark Public Relations. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-9782876-1-0.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. 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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