Kevin Newman (journalist)

Kevin Newman (born June 2 1959 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian journalist and news anchor. Since 2001, he has been anchor of "Global National", and currently also hosts Global's weekly newsmagazine series "Global Currents".

Newman began his career in broadcasting at CHRW radio in London, Ontario, becoming the first News Director and working on Western Mustang football broadcasts as the campus station of the University of Western Ontario formally organised. After graduating, he landed his first job as a reporter for Global Ontario in 1981. In 1986, he moved to CTV as the network's parliamentary correspondent, and in 1988 he joined the CBC as a reporter and anchor, hosting the CBC's "Midday" from 1992 to 1994. He was also a substitute anchor on "The National".

In 1994, Newman moved to ABC News in the United States, where he anchored "World News Now" until 1996 and served as a correspondent for "World News Tonight". In 1998, he was named co-anchor, with Lisa McRee, of "Good Morning America". The show, which had been struggling in the ratings, continued to perform poorly, and Newman was reassigned in 1999 to other reporting duties within ABC.

In 2001, Global Television launched "Global National", and hired Newman as its first anchor and executive editor.

Newman led a television first in Canada. In 2004, "Global National with Kevin Newman" hit the road on the "Decision Canada" Election tour. The other networks followed suit with their own version of the tour. Later in 2004, Newman was the only Canadian anchor to anchor coverage of the U.S. presidential election from the United States, as "Global National with Kevin Newman" broadcast from the studios in the network's bureau in Washington.

Newman received the Gemini Award for Best News Anchor in 2005 & 2006. Newman, along with Global National's Kenton Boston, Doriana Temolo, Marc Riddell and Jason Keel won the Gemini Award for Best Newscast in 2007. [ [http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?categid=20871&shownum=22&winonly=0&awards=2&rtype=5&curstep=4 ACCT - Canadian Awards History] ]

Newman also writes an online blog, and occasional columns which appear in the "National Post".

In terms of ratings, "Global National with Kevin Newman" competes closely with "CTV National News" as the most-watched national newscast in Canada.

References

External links

* [http://www.globalnational.com/ Global National Website]
* [http://www.thecommentary.ca/ontheline/20050307b.html Audio interview with THECOMMENTARY.CA]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/kevjim004/ Photo Gallery]
* [http://chrwradio.com CHRW Radio]