Stephen Andrew

Stephen Andrew is a Canadian journalist born in Watford, England and is best known for his work as a television news reporter and anchor. Andrew also works as a radio talk show host.

News career

His career began in Ontario writing for local newspapers and later as an announcer and producer for commercial radio. In the 1980s Andrew switched careers, working behind the camera, directing and producing news, sport and talk shows. In Toronto he worked as a story and line producer at CTV on Canada AM.

After moving to the west coast, Andrew continued his career at Rogers Broadcasting's AM 900. In 1998 Andrew launched the weekend talk show "Sunday Magazine" with co-host David Lennam and the pair also filled in during the afternoon drive show. In 1999 Rogers decided to drop the news and talk show format.

In April 2000, Andrew stepped in front of the camera working for Shaw TV as a producer, reporter, anchor while hosting a weekly talk show focussing on news and current events. The cable talk show quickly became one of the most talked about programs on Shaw TV earning an award from the Alliance of Community Media.

While at Shaw TV the General Manager of the local news talk radio station, C-FAX 1070, asked Andrew if he'd like to fill in for the vacationing drive host, Terry Moore. It was during this time that news anchor Hudson Mack announced he was joining the new television station CIVI-TV, then owned by CHUM, after working at the station's competitor for nearly twenty years. Andrew interviewed Mack and several weeks later found himself facing a career change.

Andrew spent 4 1/2 years at Shaw TV before joining Hudson Mack at CIVI in October 2004 as News Reporter/Anchor. Within weeks Andrew earned a reputation for digging and asking hard-hitting questions. Of note was Andrew's investigation into the Canada Post practice of publishing customer signatures on the internet without their permission. As a result of the coverage, the national postal service quickly changed the practice and the station won several awards for the investigative series including an RTNDA International Edward R. Murrow award for Best Investigative Reporting.

In addition to his work on television, Andrew continues to work in radio as a radio talk show host on another CTV property, CFAX 1070 radio in Victoria.

In November 2006, Andrew announced he had Kidney Cancer and underwent surgery the following month . The journalist revealed he had a metastasis in his lung the following February and was again admitted to hospital. While receiving treatment Andrew started reporting on his experience with the disease.

Awards

Andrew's work has been recognized with four Edward R. Murrow Awards from RTNDA International for Best Investigative Reporting, the BC Association of Broadcasters for Excellence in News Reporting and Andrew also received a Best of the Northwest Award of Excellence for Best Talk Show from the Alliance of Community Media.