- Ben Chin
Ben Chin, or Buyn-Yun Chin (born
Geneva ,Switzerland in 1964) is a Canadian political aide and former television journalist.Chin's father was a South Korean diplomat and spent a decade moving around the world. From 1970 to 1974 the Chins were in
Ottawa . After his father's Canadian posting ended, Chin decided to stay inToronto , living with his older siblings - both students at theUniversity of Toronto . He has also claimed, however, that he moved to Canada at age 13, leaving his parents behind in Korea, because they were facing political persecution [http://server5.pictiger.com/img/75452/picture-hosting/e-5860-dd-7278-bf-741-aa-1-bd-39-a-8-a-20-c-5-ac.php] . After completing high school atEast York Collegiate Institute (with a brief stint living in theWashington, DC area with his parents), Chin went to theUniversity of Toronto , but left without graduating in 1986 intending to become a novelist. After stops and starts as a bartender, cab driver and other odd jobs, Chin met his future wife Barb Ustina in 1987 and, with her guidance, turned to journalism. After his wife Barb submitted a demo tape to City TV that included an interview with Ben he was hired as a reporter and newsreader at City from 1989 to 1997. He was best known for covering thePaul Bernardo murder trial. He then left City and headed east to Halifax as Atlantic Bureau Chief for CTV News. In 1998 he returned to Toronto and joinedCBC Newsworld , where he anchored "The National " on weekends.In September, 2003, he joined Toronto 1 as co-anchor with
Sarika Sehgal of the station's nightly newscast. OnJune 2 ,2005 , following the acquisition of the station bySun Media , the station's news programming was canceled and Chin lost his job. He was subsequently named senior correspondent for theGlobal Television Network 's "Global National ". OnJuly 21 , before Chin had ever appeared on "Global National", he left the network and joined the communications staff ofOntario PremierDalton McGuinty .On
February 16 2006 , Chin was appointed the Liberal Party nominee for the upcoming provincial by-election inToronto—Danforth , held to fill the vacancy created when NDP incumbentMarilyn Churley resigned to run in the 2006 federal election. Chin was defeated by his NDP opponent,Peter Tabuns , the former executive director of Greenpeace Canada and a formerToronto City Council lor for part of the riding.He did not run in the 2007 provincial elections, although he had been actively campaigning on behalf of the Liberal Party. [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/05/28/chin-danforth.html cbc]
Ben's brother, Jik-Leet Chin, is currently a chemistry professor at the University of Phoenix.
External links
* [http://www.benchin.ca Campaign Website]
* [http://www.benchin.ca/pdf/Ad_BenChin_REAL%20ISSUES.pdf Campaign ad that explains his history] (PDF document)
* [http://www.workopolis.com/servlet/Content/torontostar/20040316/journalist?section=TORSTAR Accidental journalist driven to succeed] profile of Ben Chin, "Toronto Star ",March 16 2004 .
* [http://rds.yahoo.com/S=2766679/K=Ben+Chin/v=2/SID=e/TID=E193_83/l=WS1/R=1/IPC=ca/SHE=0/H=1/;_ylt=AsmiFWfs203asYrn2TFJ_BNXNyoA/SIG=11si1voa2/EXP=1123561647/*-http%3A//www.cbcwatch.ca/?q=node/view/1194 Ben Chin to work for McGuinty] "Toronto Star",July 22 2005 .
* [http://www.autonet.ca/DriverSource/stories.cfm?storyID=11874 Interview with Ben Chin] by autonet.ca
* [http://www.torontoist.com/archives/2006/02/ben_chin_pulls.php Article about Ben Chin] "Torontoist" website, February 24 2006.
* [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060218.CHIN18/TPStory/TPEntertainment A camera-ready candidate] "The Globe and Mail", February 18 2006.
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