Originally published in the Feb. 27, 2025 edition of The Weekly Briefing
Some professional news.
My final day at CBC will be March 28th.
Just wanted to tell you myself. pic.twitter.com/os9AtgQn6D
— Tom Harrington (@cbctom) February 24, 2025
Tom Harrington has announced he’ll be departing CBC News at the end of March. Harrington has been with the public broadcaster almost 44 years, holding roles from beat reporting in Calgary to sportscasting in Montreal. For the past decade, he’s been the voice of national radio newscast, The World This Hour.
Sue Dando will retire in March after 38 years at CBC. Since 2012, Dando has been the Executive in Charge of Production for The Nature of Things. The Emmy and Gemini Award winner was previously part of CBC’s in-house doc unit, executive producing 95 hours of documentaries produced in partnership with Radio-Canada, including the multi-platform series 8th Fire; Love, Hate and Propaganda; Canada: A People’s History; Hockey: A People’s History; The Greatest Canadian; and China Rises, among many others. Earlier in her career, she produced the first five seasons of Life & Times, and before that was a producer on The Journal, Prime Time News, and As It Happens, in addition to stints at CTV News, and Canada AM. Lesley Birchard will take the lead as Executive in Charge of Production for The Nature of Things. Lucius Dechausay steps into the role of Executive in Charge of Production with CBC Docs, overseeing the Short Docs program and other special projects. He joined the documentary team in November, moving from his position as Senior Producer, Unscripted Video Team, where he oversaw video production for Q, Commotion, CBC Arts and CBC Life.
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Tony Stark has been released by Corus Entertainment’s Jump 106.9 (CKQB-FM) Ottawa. Stark initially joined the station in mornings in November 2014, before networked morning show Tucker and Maura took over the time slot in late 2023. Stark, who was formerly with Virgin Radio (CJFM-FM) Montreal, had most recently been heard in afternoons alongside Dayna B, who appears to be continuing in the noon – 6 p.m. block solo.
Charis Hogg is leaving CBC Vancouver, where she’s been an associate producer, news reader, and traffic and weather reporter for the past two years, primarily on The Early Edition. The former 102.7 The Peak (CKPK-FM) and JACK FM (CJAX-FM) morning co-host is joining Coldwater Communications as a Media Consultant.
Nirmala Naidoo, CRTC commissioner for Alberta, and Ellen Desmond, the commissioner for the Atlantic region, have been reappointed by an Order in Council to their respective posts for another five years. Both were originally appointed in June 2020.
Neil McEneaney, former CEO of Numeris, has been appointed to the CBC/Radio-Canada board of directors, replacing Sandra Singh, whose term has expired. McEneaney, who prior to joining Numeris was CBC’s Chief Business Officer of English Services, will serve a five-year term. Sandra Mason, former Chief Financial Officer at The Globe and Mail, has been re-appointed to the board, alongside Bill Tam, the co-founder of federally-funded tech accelerator Digital Supercluster in Vancouver. Both Mason and Tam were originally appointed to the board in June 2020.
Howard Maker will leave his role as Commissioner & CEO of CCTS (Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services) at the end of the year. Maker was hired as the organization’s founding Commissioner in 2008. The search for his successor is now underway.
Michael Paris is now a Senior Advisor with the Global Public Affairs Toronto Office. A lawyer by training, Paris was previously with Cineplex Entertainment for seven years, most recently as Vice President, Legal and Chief Privacy Officer, steering their government relations as a voice for stakeholders in the Canadian film industry and retail sector.
Bonnie Moorhouse has joined JAR Audio as Project Lead in its Delivery Department. Originally from Sydney, Australia, and now based in Vancouver, Moorhouse has previously worked as a producer with Sydney’s Two Palms Media and News Corp Australia, among other outlets.
