Gloria Macarenko
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Gloria Macarenko is a Canadian journalist
. Macarenko has been either sole anchor or co-anchor of CBUT
's local supper-hour newscast since the late 1990s; presently she co-hosts the current iteration of this newscast, CBC News: Vancouver, weekdays from 5:00-6:30 p.m. with Tony Parsons
.
She was raised in Prince Rupert, British Columbia
and graduated from Prince Rupert Secondary School
. She studied journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology
. As a journalist with twenty years of experience, she has been nominated for and won many awards including a Jack Webster Award for Best News Reporting in 2002, a Leo Award
for Best Anchor in a News Program in 2004 (shared with Ian Hanomansing
). She has also been a substitute anchor on The National.
On September 2, 1998, while a substitute anchor on The National, Macarenko first reported news of the crash of SwissAir Flight 111
near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. Macarenko has been either sole anchor or co-anchor of CBUT
CBUT
CBUT-DT is the CBC's television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the flagship CBC Television station for the Pacific Time Zone. The station transmits its main terrestrial signal from a tower atop Mount Seymour....
's local supper-hour newscast since the late 1990s; presently she co-hosts the current iteration of this newscast, CBC News: Vancouver, weekdays from 5:00-6:30 p.m. with Tony Parsons
Tony Parsons (Canadian journalist)
Tony Parsons is a longtime Canadian broadcaster whose career has spanned more than 50 years, and he has anchored the second most-watched local evening TV newscast in North America, the News Hour on CHAN-TV in Vancouver, British Columbia...
.
She was raised in Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:...
and graduated from Prince Rupert Secondary School
Prince Rupert Secondary School
Prince Rupert Secondary is a public high school in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Prince Rupert Secondary is part of School District 52 Prince Rupert. The school's mission statement is "Prince Rupert Secondary School, in an atmosphere of mutual respect, unity, trust and cooperation, strives to...
. She studied journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology
British Columbia Institute of Technology
The British Columbia Institute of Technology , is a public, coeducational, academic institution of higher education in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The polytechnic has five campuses located in the Metro Vancouver region, with the main campus in Burnaby...
. As a journalist with twenty years of experience, she has been nominated for and won many awards including a Jack Webster Award for Best News Reporting in 2002, a Leo Award
Leo Awards
The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...
for Best Anchor in a News Program in 2004 (shared with Ian Hanomansing
Ian Hanomansing
Ian Hanomansing is a Canadian television journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . He currently reports for CBC Television's nightly newscast, The National.-Early life:...
). She has also been a substitute anchor on The National.
On September 2, 1998, while a substitute anchor on The National, Macarenko first reported news of the crash of SwissAir Flight 111
Swissair Flight 111
Swissair Flight 111 was a Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a scheduled airline flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland...
near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
Peggys Cove is one of the busiest tourist attractions in Nova Scotia and is a prime attraction on the Lighthouse Trail scenic drive. The community's famous lighthouse marks the eastern entrance of St. Margarets Bay and is officially known as the Peggys Point Lighthouse.Peggys Cove has a classic...
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