Perry Macdonald has joined Paramount as Vice-President of Ad Sales for Canada. Macdonald departed Bell Media last year, where he had held the title of Vice-President, Advertising Sales and Partnerships since 2015, leading sales and operations teams across television, digital, radio, and Astral Out of Home. Prior to that, he served as VP of Sales at CTV.
Kevin Karius has announced his retirement after 36 years in sports broadcasting. The host of The Kevin Karius Show on Stingray’s Sports 1440 (CKJR-AM), which has aired in the morning time slot since the station’s launch in 2023, Karius is best known for his 25-year run as a sports anchor on Global Edmonton. From 2003-10, he also served as the fill-in colour analyst on Edmonton Oilers radio broadcasts. Read more here.
Jacqueline Hansen is returning to television as Global News’ new Senior Business Editor and Anchor. Hansen was a business reporter with CBC for 12 years, before joining BNN Bloomberg in 2022, where she hosted The Close, leading daily coverage of market developments. She returned to CBC in early 2024 as a network anchor on CBC News Network. She makes her way back to television after a year-and-a-half-long stint in communications with TD. Read more here.
Michael Serapio is joining CTV News as a National Correspondent in the Ottawa Bureau. Serapio, who was caught up in layoffs at CPAC in April, started his career as a writer and producer with CTV.
Anna Mandin is now reporting for CTV News from Fredericton. Mandin arrives from Global, where she’d been a Fredericton-based reporter since 2023.
Diane Kashton is retiring after nearly 38 years in broadcasting and 29 with CTV Winnipeg. Kashton is currently Bell Media’s CTV Promotions Director/Creative Director for Manitoba and Saskatchewan. She started her career at CKXL 1140 Radio in Calgary as Music Director and Promotion Director. Her last day is Aug. 7.
Lisa Vinc has been promoted to Vice President, Media Operations at Whiteoaks Communications. Vinc will continue to lead and manage the team at CKTB, Dream 105.7 (CHRE-FM), and 97.7 HTZ-FM St. Catharines and Legend 102.9 (CKLH-FM) Hamilton, maintaining Program Director responsibilities and overseeing content creation, while remaining actively involved in day-to-day operations. Her expanded role will support Whiteoaks’ strategic direction across operations, performance, financial stewardship, and governance. Vinc has been with the Niagara area stations since 2013, initially under their previous ownership by Bell Media.
Brigitte Bougie has retired from Radio-Canada’s Le National. Bougie started her career with Radio-Canada as a radio reporter in 1992, before becoming a presenter on ICI RDI in 1995.
Jenna Legge is returning to Ottawa to step into a reporter/editor role with CBC News. A former Parliamentary Bureau intern, Legge has most recently been working with CBC P.E.I. as a reporter, web writer and producer.
Jeff Lagerquist is now a Senior Writer with CBC. Lagerquist arrives from Yahoo Finance, where he’d been a Senior Reporter for the last eight years.
Brian Snider has joined CHEK News in Victoria as an operator. Snider, who most recently has been working with hockey podcast, Scrum Culture, has formerly worked with CP24 as an ENG Editor and CTV London as a web writer.
Thank you, EST!!! pic.twitter.com/9aiRr0phmt
— Tom Gazzola (@TomGazzola) June 11, 2026
Tom Gazzola is no longer with Edmonton Sports Talk. Gazzola had been with the digital outlet as a host and reporter covering the Edmonton Oilers and Edmonton Elks, among other teams for the past three years. Gazzola is also a sideline reporter for the CFL on TSN.
Andrea Macpherson, who left Global BC in May, has joined Abbotsford Police Department as Communications & Engagement Specialist. Macpherson previously served as Morning Show Reporter for Global BC for the past six years.
Hector G. Sanchez has joined TikTok Canada as Brand Partnerships Manager on the e-commerce team. Sanchez had most recently been a Client Partner and Client Solutions Manager with Meta in Toronto since 2019.
