Originally published in the April 30, 2026 edition of The Weekly Briefing
Michael Gruzuk has stepped into a new role as Head of Audience Growth for CBC News. Gruzuk has worked with CBC off and on since 2002, starting as a producer at CBC Vancouver, before joining Marketplace and The National as a senior producer. Since 2022, he’d held the title of National Director, Head of CBC News Studios.
Chris Kurys is CBC’s new reporter covering Châteauguay/Montérégie, while Brianne Fequet will cover Sept-Îles/North and Lower North Shore as part of the public broadcaster’s service expansion in Quebec. Kurys was born in Châteauguay and arrives from CTV Your Morning Ottawa where he’s been a news writer. Fequet joined CBC in 2019 as a researcher and producer for regional morning radio program, Quebec AM.
Kayla Grey is joining Amazon Prime as a WNBA sideline reporter. Coverage starts May 14 on Prime Video. Grey is also continuing to work for TSN.
Trevor Henderson is retiring from Global BC after nearly 40 years. Henderson has been the cameraman behind much of the sports content that’s aired on the station, including Sports Page, multiple Grey Cup and Stanley Cup runs, Canada Games, and more.
Jeff Long is retiring after 41 years in broadcasting. Long started his award-winning career at Scarboro Television Channel 10 in Master Control and then ENG/EFP Coordinator, culminating in a 38-year career at Bell Media. His stops included working as a photographer at CFTO News/CTV Toronto, and serving as CTV News helicopter integration project manager as a certified Wescam airborne camera operator. By 2007, he was Supervising Photojournalist at CTV Toronto, in addition to serving as Supervising ENG/EFP Cameraperson for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 games. Long moved over to sports in 2019 as Senior Photojournalist at TSN.
Life update. Thank you all so much for the kind messages and support. It’s meant the world to know my journalism has resonated with so many of you. pic.twitter.com/YxO2OLIedR
— Tina Yazdani (@TinaYazdani) April 29, 2026
Tina Yazdani is officially joining Village Media’s Queen’s Park publication, The Trillium, as a reporter. Yazdani parted ways with CityNews Toronto earlier this month, amid reports some of her reportage on the Doug Ford government had been pulled from the CityNews website. In a post to her socials, Yazdani said while she had hoped to handle her departure from Rogers Sports & Media privately, she’s now taking formal steps to address her “unfair” dismissal from the station.
Allison Smith has joined The Globe and Mail as a Content Editor. The founder and former publisher of Politics Today, Smith had been working with Village Media since the fall of 2024 when it acquired Politics Today, as the founding editor of TorontoToday.
Hanna McLean has joined Postmedia Network as an editor. McLean was formerly with Daily Hive for nearly a decade, finishing her tenure there last fall as Editor-in-Chief of Dished.
Steve Suk is now National Creative Facilitator with Pattison Media. Suk moves into the role after working in the Pattison Red Deer Creative Department for 14 years.
Colin Francis has been appointed Programmatic Sales Specialist at Stingray Advertising with a focus on monetizing Stingray’s multi-platform bundle across North America and growing programmatic revenue. Francis spent nearly a decade in programmatic sales at Google. More recently, he served as Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Loblaw Advance, as a key architect in commercializing their retail media programmatic business.
Marc O’Connor has joined the Power 97 (CJKR-FM) Winnipeg morning show. O’Connor arrives from Rogers Sports & Media’s 106.7 Rock (CJRX) Lethbridge and was a runner-up for the 2024 Canadian Radio Award for Best On-Air Solo Host (Medium Market). He’s also spent time on-air at Harvard Media’s stations in Fort McMurray.
Mike Tagami is leaving Energy 106 (CHWE-FM) Winnipeg to return to B.C. Tagami has been the host of afternoon drive and Assistant Music Director since 2022. Prior to that he spent four years with Vista Radio’s stations in Prince George.
Curtis White has resigned as President of Network Media Group as he moves into an Executive Producer role at Network Entertainment. White was appointed president in May 2023, and prior to that consulted for the company. He previously spent a decade with Thunderbird Entertainment, helming business development, corporate finance and investor relations initiatives.
Sarah Châtelain is taking over the role of president of Montreal’s Echo Media from her father, Luc Châtelain. She joined the prodco in 2016 as Senior Brand Director, moving into the role of Producer and Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Affairs in 2024. Prior to joining Echo, she served as National Marketing Director for TVA Publications.
