Originally published in the June 22, 2025 edition of The Weekly Briefing
Global News has named Kevin Gallagher as the network’s new weekend news anchor, seen from the Maritimes to Saskatchewan, beginning Saturday, May 30. In addition to anchoring, Gallagher will appear on Global Toronto’s late newscast every Friday and report one day a week for Global News at 5 and 6. Gallagher was formerly with CTV News for almost 13 years – as a reporter at CTV Montreal and more recently as a Parliamentary Correspondent in Ottawa. After getting caught up in layoffs at Bell Media in early 2024, he’s been working as a video content creator at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since last fall. Read more here.
Joanna Brewer has announced she’s retiring at the end of June after 37 years with CBC and 14 as the host of Information Morning Moncton. Brewer has been with CBC since 1988, starting as an editorial assistant in the national radio newsroom in Toronto.
Alexander Panetta has announced he’s taking a two-year break from journalism and Washington, D.C., where he’s been CBC’s U.S. correspondent since 2019. Panetta will be returning to school to pursue a Master’s in Artificial Intelligence Policy, while his wife takes a diplomatic assignment in Turkey.
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Shalinda Kirby has announced she’s leaving the Philly, Joe & Kirby morning show at Winnipeg’s 92.1 CITI and the radio industry as a whole. Kirby had been with the station since November 2021, the first member of the former Power 97 (CJKR-FM) morning show to cross the street from Corus Entertainment to Rogers Sports & Media. Phil Aubrey and Joe Aiello followed, with the show reunited on CITI in January 2023.
Forman (aka Andrew Gordon) is now the afternoon host and APD for Corus Entertainment’s Country 104 (CKDK-FM) London, in addition to being heard in mornings on Country 99 (CFPG-FM) Winnipeg. He arrives from 104.7 Heart FM (CIHR-FM) Woodstock where he’d been afternoon host and promotions manager for the past year. Forman is also a host of the Due to Underwhelming Demand podcast, his collaboration with former BX93 / Pure Country 93 co-hosts Dave Collins and Rachel Gilbert, which now boasts 100 episodes and nearly 140,000 downloads.
Ben Kerr has joined Broadcast Services International (BSI) full-time as a Broadcast Engineer. Kerr was formerly the Engineer in Charge at MEDIAPRO Canada, where he held various roles over the last five years. He’s also worked as a camera operator with Dome Productions and Shaw TV in Victoria.
