What's New (Canadian TV series)

What's New was a Canadian news and current affairs television series for youth which aired on CBC Television from 1972 until at least 1989.

What's New
Genrenews / youth
Presented byHarry Mannis (1972–1979)
Sandy Lane (1972–1979)
David Schatzky (1979–1980)
Wayne Thompson (1980–1982)
Marie-Claude Lavalleé (1980–1981)
Lon Appleby (1980–1981)
Sara Welch (1981–1982)
Suhana Meharchand (1987–1989)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons17+
Production
Executive producersRay Hazzan (1972–1977)
Sybel Sandorfy (1978–1982)
Wayne Thompson (1981–1982)
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release14 September 1972 (1972-09-14) –
1989 (1989)

Premise

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This series provided a summary of news items and features for a secondary school youth audience. Puppetry by Noreen Young was included on some segments for satiric sketches.[1]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast for ten seasons as follows:

Day Time Season run Notes
Thursdays 5:00 p.m. 14 September 1972 to 31 March 1973
Thursdays 5:00 p.m. 13 September 1973 to 30 May 1974
Fridays 10:00 a.m. 2 November to 7 December 1973
Thursdays 5:00 p.m. 26 September 1974 to 29 May 1975
Fridays 10:00 a.m. 1 November 1974 to 30 April 1975 rebroadcast
Thursdays 5:00 p.m. 11 September 1975 to April 1976
Thursdays 4:30 p.m. 8 April to 27 May 1976
Fridays 10:00 a.m. 8 April to 27 May 1976 rebroadcast
Thursdays 5:00 p.m. 7 October 1976 to April 1977
Fridays 10:00 a.m. 7 October 1976 to April 1977
Thursdays 4:30 p.m. 7 April to 26 May 1977
Fridays 10:00 a.m. 8 April to 27 May 1977 rebroadcast
Thursdays 4:30 p.m. 6 October 1977 to 25 May 1978
Fridays 10:00 a.m. 7 October 1977 to 26 May 1978
Thursdays 4:30 p.m. 14 September 1978 to 24 May 1979
Fridays 10:00 a.m. 14 September 1978 to 24 May 1979 rebroadcast
Fridays 10:00 a.m. 12 October 1979 to 30 May 1980
Saturdays 11:30 a.m. 13 October 1979 to 31 May 1980 rebroadcast
Thursdays 4:00 p.m. 16 October 1980 to 7 May 1981
Fridays 10:00 a.m. 17 October 1980 to 8 May 1981 rebroadcast
Saturdays 12:00 p.m. 16 October 1980 to 7 May 1981 rebroadcast
Thursdays 4:00 p.m. 15 October 1981 to 27 May 1982

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "What's New". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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