Originally published in the May 8, 2025 edition of The Weekly Briefing
BT Update:
Our @FrankFerragine is retiring from BT!
We love you Frankie! ♥ 💐 pic.twitter.com/UHF4LF1AXA
— Breakfast Television (@breakfasttv) May 7, 2025
Frank Ferragine has announced he’s retiring from Citytv’s Breakfast Television at the end of the month. Ferragine has been a weather and gardening specialist with the station for the last two decades. The host says he wants to spend more time with “the things that ground me most” and feels it’s important “for somebody else to shine in this spotlight.”
Rick Zamperin is joining CHCH-TV’s Morning Live as the show’s new co-anchor. A 30-year broadcaster, Zamperin is familiar to Hamiltonians as a constant on 900 CHML, the Corus Entertainment news/talk station that was shuttered last August. With CHML for more than 23 years, Zamperin had hosted Good Morning Hamilton, in addition to The 5th Quarter, which aired following Hamilton Tiger-Cats games. He was also the play-by-play voice of the team for eight seasons. Zamperin succeeds Tim Bolen, who joined Citytv’s Breakfast Television in March. Read more here.
Martin Bonenfant has been named General Manager, Productions at Radio-Canada. Bonenfant, who has been with the public broadcaster for 27 years, had been in the role on an interim basis for the last 10 months. Prior to that, he had served as Senior Director, News Productions, since 2014.
Sue Deyell has joined CBC Calgary. The market veteran had most recently co-hosted Mornings with Sue and Andy on Calgary news/talk station 770 CHQR for the last six years, up until layoffs at Corus Entertainment in February.
Jody Vance will act as the host of “The Daily Show” for International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) coverage of the World Games in Chengdu, China Aug. 7-17. The veteran broadcaster hosted in a similar capacity during the recent Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler.
Mike Rocha has joined the membership team at SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) as Director, Film & TV. Rocha arrives from Eggplant Collective, where he’d been a music supervisor for the last seven years.
Deydra Baptiste has joined the Disability Screen Office (DSO) as Programs Manager. She’ll be working on some major projects, including an Industry Resource Hub, Screen Festival Accessibility Program, and other industry partnerships. A Montreal-based writer, director and producer with roots in Toronto, Baptiste has been a past participant in the Disabled Producers Lab.
