- Sandie Rinaldo
Sandie Rinaldo BA (born Sandra Brycks on 2nd JanuaryFact|date=October 2007 1950 in
Toronto ) is a Canadian television journalist andnews anchor .Rinaldo graduated from
York University and has been withCTV Television Network since1973 , joining the network just a week after her graduation from York in the Honours Fine Arts programme.Broadcasting career
She started as a secretary, and worked her way up the corporate ladder to become one of Canada's most famous and influential television journalists. She became anchor for the newscasts on "
Canada AM " in 1980, and in 1991 became weekend anchor of "CTV National News ", and is also that show's main weekday substitute anchor.She also previously held the position from
1985 to1989 ; from1989 to1991 , she was co-anchor withTom Gibney of local news on the network's Toronto affiliateCFTO .In addition, she has produced documentary and feature programming for CTV, and has been associated with "
Canada AM " and "W-FIVE ".She was married to Michael Rinaldo (d. 2005) and has three daughters. [http://thestar.blogs.com/azerb/2005/06/sad_news.html]
Awards
A list of awards won by Rinaldo:
* Bryden Alumni Award, York University 2005
* RTNDA award for Best Newscast for coverage 1999
* World Medal from the International Film and TV Festival 1997
* Finalist Certificate for Best News Anchor in 1991
* Silver Medal for Best Coverage of an Ongoing News Story 1991
* Silver Medal, Best Coverage of an Ongoing News Story 1991 International Film & TV Festival
* Bronze Medal, Best News Anchor, International Film & TV Festival 1990
* Silver Medal, Best Analysis of a Single Current News Story, Houston International Film Festival 1990
* American Film & Video Award for Childbirth From Inside-Out 1990References
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*External links
* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVShows/20040812/newsbios-sandie/20040812?hub=BiosSandie&subhub=PrintStory Sandie Rinaldo - Weekend Anchor -- CTV News Team]
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