Amanda Lang
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Amanda Lang is a Canadian
journalist and senior business correspondent for CBC News. She anchors the daily The Lang and O'Leary Exchange
on CBC News Network. She is the former anchor for Business News Network
where she hosted SqueezePlay and The Commodities Report.
, a Liberal party MP and federal cabinet member during the 1960s and 1970s.
She attended St Mary's Academy, Winnipeg, Manitoba and studied architecture
at the University of Manitoba
. She began her career in journalism at The Globe and Mail
.
Lang was later the New York correspondent for the National Post
(after it acquired the Financial Post). She got her start in television as an anchor and reporter with CNN
in New York
where she reported from the New York stock exchange
for American Morning, and anchored programs on CNN's then-financial network, CNNfn
.
Moving back to Canada, she became an anchor for Business News Network
and was host of both SqueezePlay and The Commodities Report.
She announced on July 17, 2009, that that episode of SqueezePlay would be her last, saying she was leaving BNN
to pursue other opportunities. Starting on October 26, 2009, Lang and Kevin O'Leary
began anchoring The Lang and O'Leary Exchange, a new business program on CBC News Network airing weekdays (as of March 1, 2010) at 7 pm Eastern Time.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
journalist and senior business correspondent for CBC News. She anchors the daily The Lang and O'Leary Exchange
The Lang and O'Leary Exchange
The Lang and O'Leary Exchange is a Canadian business news television series, which airs weekdays on CBC News Network. Hosted by Amanda Lang and Kevin O'Leary, the series presents a summary of the day's major business stories in a manner similar to Lang and O'Leary's earlier Business News Network...
on CBC News Network. She is the former anchor for Business News Network
Business News Network
Business News Network ' is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel. BNN broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis. As of December 2010, the station is based from 299 Queen Street West in Downtown Toronto and is owned by Bell Media...
where she hosted SqueezePlay and The Commodities Report.
Life and career
She is the daughter of Otto LangOtto Lang
Otto Emil Lang, PC, OC, QC, is a Canadian politician.In 1963, he was appointed Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969....
, a Liberal party MP and federal cabinet member during the 1960s and 1970s.
She attended St Mary's Academy, Winnipeg, Manitoba and studied architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
. She began her career in journalism at The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
.
Lang was later the New York correspondent for the National Post
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
(after it acquired the Financial Post). She got her start in television as an anchor and reporter with CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
where she reported from the New York stock exchange
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
for American Morning, and anchored programs on CNN's then-financial network, CNNfn
CNNfn
CNNfn was a U.S. cable television news network operated by the CNN subsidiary of the media comglomerate Time Warner from December 29, 1995 and of AOL-Time Warner until December 15, 2004. The network was dedicated to covering financial markets and business news.It was available in a number of...
.
Moving back to Canada, she became an anchor for Business News Network
Business News Network
Business News Network ' is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel. BNN broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis. As of December 2010, the station is based from 299 Queen Street West in Downtown Toronto and is owned by Bell Media...
and was host of both SqueezePlay and The Commodities Report.
She announced on July 17, 2009, that that episode of SqueezePlay would be her last, saying she was leaving BNN
Business News Network
Business News Network ' is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel. BNN broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis. As of December 2010, the station is based from 299 Queen Street West in Downtown Toronto and is owned by Bell Media...
to pursue other opportunities. Starting on October 26, 2009, Lang and Kevin O'Leary
Kevin O'Leary (entrepreneur)
Kevin O'Leary is a Canadian entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investor, and television personality.-Early life and education:O'Leary was born in Mount Royal, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, to a salesman father and seamstress mother....
began anchoring The Lang and O'Leary Exchange, a new business program on CBC News Network airing weekdays (as of March 1, 2010) at 7 pm Eastern Time.