- Beverly Thomson
Beverly Thomson (born April 15, 1966) is a Canadian
journalist and co-host of "Canada AM ", CTV's national morning show. In 2006, she received the Gemini Humanitarian Award.Thomson worked for six years at
CFTO Toronto as an anchor on the weekend news program. She then moved to Global affiliateCIII as the anchor of both the 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. weeknight news broadcasts. She has been in broadcasting for more than 15 years. [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/1099432243850_94838597?hub=AMFamily]Thomson joined the "Canada AM" team in November
2003 . In aBell Globemedia news release announcing her addition to the show, Thomson said, "Joining "Canada AM" is a tremendous opportunity for me. I'm looking forward to the different time slot, stories and challenges. I hope to be able to bring some of my own experiences to the table as we reveal the day's stories most important to Canadians."Fact|date=February 2007Thomson is an active figure with several Canadian charities -- the Hospital for Sick Children, Children's Aid, the Charles H. Best Diabetes Foundation and a number of other organizations. She publicly announced her battle with
breast cancer and became an official spokesperson for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. [http://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2004/02/23/c2952.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html]A 1987 graduate of
Seneca College inToronto , she received the school's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2000. [http://senecaalumni.ca/awards/distinguishedalumni.php] and the Ontario Premier's Award for Creative Arts & Design in 2003. [http://www.senecaalumni.ca/awards/premiersaward.php] She serves on the board of advisors for the Broadcast and Communications curriculum at Seneca.Beverly currently lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband Rob and their two children, Taylor and Robbie.By the name of Dale.
External links
* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/1099432243850_94838597?hub=AMFamily ctv.ca - Bio: Beverly Thomson]
* [http://www.cbcf.org/ontario/ Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Ontario Chapter]
* [http://www.charleshbest.com/ Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre]
* [http://www.mukibaum.com/ Muki Baum Association]
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