Richard Madan

Richard Madan is a TV personality and a Political & Money Specialist on Citytv in Toronto. He can be seen on, CityNews at 6 and CityNews Tonight (weekdays).

Born and raised in heart of the 'Peach State', Georgia, USA, Richard Madan moved to Canada as a child at the peak of Pierre Trudeau's National Energy Program, while the post-Nixon/Watergate scandal continued to evolve in the United States. Both controversial events shaped Richard's interest in politics and finance.

Years later, the Constitution and Meech Lake debate fascinated Richard in terms of how the relationship between politicians and the media works; particularly how public policy is crafted, spun, and interpreted.

In the early years of his career, Richard served as a policy aide to various MP's on Parliament Hill (including PCs, Liberals and Canadian Alliance members). Eventually he made the leap to the "other side of the microphone", freelancing for various newspapers including Southam News chain, the Ottawa Citizen and The Hill Times.

Richard later made the leap into television news, reporting for Global TV in Winnipeg and then moving to the CBC to become a political reporter. Based out of the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Richard filed regional and national stories including assignments at CBC's bureau on Parliament Hill as well as live market coverage at the Toronto Stock Exchange for CBC Newsworld.

Richard joined the CityNews family in December of 2005 as the station's Business and Money Specialist - covering political issues, economics and marketing trends. So far, his most memorable political assignment has been covering the federal election at Bloc Quebecois headquarters in Montreal.

References

*http://www.citynews.ca/shows/personalities_674.aspx