Originally published in the March 12, 2026 edition of The Weekly Briefing
John Ferri, TVO’s Vice President of Programming and Content, has announced his upcoming retirement at the end of March. Ferri has been with TVO since 2014, joining the Ontario public broadcaster as VP, Current Affairs & Documentaries. He previously had a long career as an editor with the Toronto Star, including serving as Digital Editor from 2012-14.
Susan Bonner has announced she’ll be leaving CBC at the end of March. Bonner has hosted CBC Radio flagship nightly newscast Your World Tonight for the last 12 years. She’s been with the public broadcaster since 1985, starting out as an intern and going on to work in Saskatoon, Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, the Parliamentary Bureau and later CBC’s Washington, D.C. bureau.
Rob Fai has been named the host of Corus Radio’s new national weekend morning show as veteran political reporter Ben O’Hara-Byrne moves over to Global BC’s Legislative Bureau in Victoria. Fai, who has been a host on Corus’ flagship news/talk station CKNW Vancouver since 2023, will take up his new role the weekend of March 21. O’Hara‑Byrne officially rejoins Global News as B.C. Legislative Anchor and Reporter, based in Victoria, on March 16. He steps into the role vacated by Richard Zussman, who left Global last November to join global PR firm, Burson. Read more here.
Alex Soloducha is taking on a new role at CBC as the new Senior Producer for the CBC News social and audience team. Soloducha has been with CBC since 2017, working as a reporter, social media producer and digital producer in Saskatchewan.
Kate Walker has signed off from CityNews Vancouver. Walker had been a reporter with the station since 2023, arriving from the Saltwire Network in Halifax. Prior to that, she was a video journalist with CTV Atlantic.
Srushti Gangdev has announced her departure from 1130 NewsRadio (CKWX-AM) as she pursues an opportunity in communications. Gangdev has been with the station since 2023 and had served as Assistant News Director for the past year and a half.
Joe Fruci has retired from Whiteoaks Communications after 58 years. Fruci has worked alongside three generations of the Caine family, starting with the company in the fall of 1967 as a producer and board operator at CJMR Mississauga and CHWO Oakville.
Shawna Winterhalt has been restructured at Harvard Media. Winterhalt had been with the company, based in Regina, for the last decade, holding roles including Creative Director and Commercial Producer.
Dana Thompson’s footprint at Pattison Media has expanded with her afternoon show on JR Country, now heard on both 93.7 JR Country (CJJR-FM) Vancouver and 89.5 JR Country (CHWK-FM) Chilliwack.
Lincoln McCardle is departing Bell, where he’s most recently served as Network Project Administrator, based in London. McCardle has worked with the company in various roles for more than three decades, including serving as host and community producer of weekly show, #LdnOnt, from 2012-15.
Sharon Shaji has joined Signal Hill Insights as Lead Analyst. Shaji arrives from Dynata, where he’d been a Research Analyst since 2022.
Marc M. Tremblay has been appointed to the Quebecor Board of Directors as Chantal Bélanger and Érik Péladeau announce they do not intend to seek re-election in May. Tremblay was a Quebecor executive from 2007-22, successively holding the positions of Vice-President, Legal Affairs, and Senior Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, before being promoted to Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer.
