Anton Koschany
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Anton Koschany, is the Executive Producer of CTV W5 and the network's News Elections Unit.
Anton Koschany is a television journalist with 37 years experience as a newsmagazine and documentary producer, news correspondent and program manager. During his career he has covered Canadian, American, local, national and international stories. For the past twelve years he has managed W5 - Canada's most-watched and North America's longest-running newsmagazine program- first as Senior Producer and now as Executive Producer .
Koschany is also Executive Producer of the annual A Conversation with the Prime Minister – overseeing the annual Christmas-time interview with four Canadian Prime Ministers. In 2006 he was Executive Producer of Triumph & Treachery: The Brian Mulroney Story, CTV’s acclaimed biographical documentary about former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Co-produced with Quebec network TVA, the documentary was presented as a two-hour special on CTV.
Prior to joining W5, from 1996 to 1998, Koschany was a correspondent for CTV News
based at its Toronto Bureau, filing investigative reports and covering daily news, feature stories and Bay Street
.
In addition to being Bureau Chief from 1994 to 1996, he filed live and taped reports as producer and correspondent for CTV News, Canada AM
, and CTV News Inquiry investigative reports. He was also a back-up reporter for CTV News at the Vancouver Bureau, breaking numerous exclusive stories.
At CTV, his investigative reports exposed Agriculture Canada's assistance and international collusion in developing high-nicotine strains of tobacco, failings in Canada's witness protection program, and failure of the Canadian government to live up to international treaties regarding the death penalty. He also obtained exclusive interviews in the Guy Paul Morin
, wrongful conviction case.
While at CTV News, Koschany also reported for W5, using hidden cameras to expose how easily Canadian youth could obtain cigarettes unlawfully. From 1993-94, Koschany was a Senior Field Producer for W5 in Vancouver
when Eric Malling
was host, establishing the Vancouver bureau.
He joined CTV after a dozen years as the Vancouver field producer for the CBC
flagship current affairs program, the fifth estate
. While there he produced hard-hitting exposés, investigative documentaries and in-depth features. Among his favourites:
In all he produced more than 70 documentaries for the fifth estate.
In 2001 and 2006, Koschany won Gemini Award
s as co-producer of W-FIVE (Best News Information Series). He has been nominated for five other Gemini Awards. He has also won several Silver WorldMedals from the New York Festivals for his work at W-FIVE and for Investigative Reporting. In 2000 he was given a Commendation by the Genesis Awards
for Cruel Cages, a documentary that exposed horrible conditions at roadside zoos in Canada.
Prior to his newsmagazine work, Koschany was an assignment editor and reporter in Vancouver, covering breaking news stories and politics. He created the first television labour beat in Canada. He also worked as a producer/correspondent for Jack Webster
– the legendary Vancouver journalist and talk radio/television host.
Anton Koschany is a television journalist with 37 years experience as a newsmagazine and documentary producer, news correspondent and program manager. During his career he has covered Canadian, American, local, national and international stories. For the past twelve years he has managed W5 - Canada's most-watched and North America's longest-running newsmagazine program- first as Senior Producer and now as Executive Producer .
Koschany is also Executive Producer of the annual A Conversation with the Prime Minister – overseeing the annual Christmas-time interview with four Canadian Prime Ministers. In 2006 he was Executive Producer of Triumph & Treachery: The Brian Mulroney Story, CTV’s acclaimed biographical documentary about former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Co-produced with Quebec network TVA, the documentary was presented as a two-hour special on CTV.
Prior to joining W5, from 1996 to 1998, Koschany was a correspondent for CTV News
CTV News
CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name CTV News is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations , which are closely tied to the national news division...
based at its Toronto Bureau, filing investigative reports and covering daily news, feature stories and Bay Street
Bay Street
Bay Street, originally known as Bear Street, is a major thoroughfare in Downtown Toronto. It is the centre of Toronto's Financial District and is often used by metonymy to refer to Canada's financial industry since succeeding Montreal's St. James Street in that role in the 1970s...
.
In addition to being Bureau Chief from 1994 to 1996, he filed live and taped reports as producer and correspondent for CTV News, Canada AM
Canada AM
Canada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. It is currently hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan, with Marci Ien reporting from the headline news desk and Jeff Hutcheson presenting the weather forecast and sports...
, and CTV News Inquiry investigative reports. He was also a back-up reporter for CTV News at the Vancouver Bureau, breaking numerous exclusive stories.
At CTV, his investigative reports exposed Agriculture Canada's assistance and international collusion in developing high-nicotine strains of tobacco, failings in Canada's witness protection program, and failure of the Canadian government to live up to international treaties regarding the death penalty. He also obtained exclusive interviews in the Guy Paul Morin
Guy Paul Morin
Guy Paul Morin is a Canadian who was wrongly convicted of the October 1984 rape and murder of his eight-year-old next-door neighbour, Christine Jessop of Queensville, Ontario. DNA testing led to a subsequent overturning of this verdict....
, wrongful conviction case.
While at CTV News, Koschany also reported for W5, using hidden cameras to expose how easily Canadian youth could obtain cigarettes unlawfully. From 1993-94, Koschany was a Senior Field Producer for W5 in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
when Eric Malling
Eric Malling
Eric Malling was a Canadian television journalist.Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, he graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BA degree in English literature then continued his studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario where he graduated from the School of...
was host, establishing the Vancouver bureau.
He joined CTV after a dozen years as the Vancouver field producer for the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
flagship current affairs program, the fifth estate
Fifth Estate
Fifth Estate is a US periodical, originally based in Detroit, Michigan, but now produced in a variety of locations. Its editorial collective shares divergent views on the topics the magazine addresses but generally shares an anti-authoritarian outlook and a non-dogmatic, action-oriented approach...
. While there he produced hard-hitting exposés, investigative documentaries and in-depth features. Among his favourites:
- a hidden-camera investigation of Asian organized crime, stealing and canning Canadian salmon, which involved his going undercover in Bangkok
- pioneering use of small video cameras to expose abuse of sailors aboard deep-sea freighters
- an in-depth, "inside" profile of musician and producer David Foster
- a documentary about British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands that kicked off the debate about saving South Morseby Island – today a National Park
In all he produced more than 70 documentaries for the fifth estate.
In 2001 and 2006, Koschany won Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
s as co-producer of W-FIVE (Best News Information Series). He has been nominated for five other Gemini Awards. He has also won several Silver WorldMedals from the New York Festivals for his work at W-FIVE and for Investigative Reporting. In 2000 he was given a Commendation by the Genesis Awards
Genesis Awards
The Genesis Awards are awarded annually to individuals in the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works which raise public awareness of animal issues. Presented by The Humane Society of the United States, the awards show takes place every March in California...
for Cruel Cages, a documentary that exposed horrible conditions at roadside zoos in Canada.
Prior to his newsmagazine work, Koschany was an assignment editor and reporter in Vancouver, covering breaking news stories and politics. He created the first television labour beat in Canada. He also worked as a producer/correspondent for Jack Webster
Jack Webster
John Edgar "Jack" Webster, CM was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, radio and television personality.-Life in the United Kingdom:...
– the legendary Vancouver journalist and talk radio/television host.