Ken Shaw
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Ken Shaw, O.Ont
is a Canadian news anchor for CTV Toronto
. He is the co-anchor for CTV News at 6:00 p.m since April 2001, alongside Christine Bentley
.
Shaw joined CTV Toronto as a reporter in 1979, while at the same time reporting on major Canadian news stories for American
network news programs including ABC's Good Morning America
, Nightline, and NBC's The Today Show. He started anchoring the 11:30 news at CTV in 1981, and was named the National Editor in 1998. From 1999 to 2001, he was weekday anchor for CTV News Channel. Prior to his television career, Shaw worked at local radio station CHFI-FM
.
At the 2008 Canadian Association of Broadcasters
(CAB) Convention, Shaw was the recipient of the 2008 Gold Ribbon Award for Outstanding Community Service by an Individual Broadcaster. This award recognizes broadcasters who are devoted to enhancing and giving back to their communities. On January 25, 2010, it was announced that Shaw will be appointed to the Order of Ontario
for his philanthropic work.
Shaw also appears for CTV News at 6 updates during CP24's Live at 5 and Live at 5:30
.
Order of Ontario
The Order of Ontario is the most prestigious official honour in the Canadian province of Ontario. Instituted in 1986 by Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier David Peterson, the civilian order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to...
is a Canadian news anchor for CTV Toronto
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
. He is the co-anchor for CTV News at 6:00 p.m since April 2001, alongside Christine Bentley
Christine Bentley
Christine Bentley is a Canadian news anchor for CTV Toronto. She has been a part of the CTVNews family since 1977.Bentley started as a general assignment reporter, soon assigned to City Hall and later Queen's Park. Her next career move took her behind the anchor desk, which she shares with Ken Shaw...
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Shaw joined CTV Toronto as a reporter in 1979, while at the same time reporting on major Canadian news stories for American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
network news programs including ABC's Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, Nightline, and NBC's The Today Show. He started anchoring the 11:30 news at CTV in 1981, and was named the National Editor in 1998. From 1999 to 2001, he was weekday anchor for CTV News Channel. Prior to his television career, Shaw worked at local radio station CHFI-FM
CHFI-FM
CHFI-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 98.1 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. Like most Toronto radio and TV channels, it broadcasts atop the CN Tower with and ERP of 44 kW and has a sizeable amount of American listeners...
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At the 2008 Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters was the national voice of Canada's private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, specialty, pay and pay-per-view services....
(CAB) Convention, Shaw was the recipient of the 2008 Gold Ribbon Award for Outstanding Community Service by an Individual Broadcaster. This award recognizes broadcasters who are devoted to enhancing and giving back to their communities. On January 25, 2010, it was announced that Shaw will be appointed to the Order of Ontario
Order of Ontario
The Order of Ontario is the most prestigious official honour in the Canadian province of Ontario. Instituted in 1986 by Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier David Peterson, the civilian order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to...
for his philanthropic work.
Shaw also appears for CTV News at 6 updates during CP24's Live at 5 and Live at 5:30
Live at 5:30 (CP24 TV series)
Live at 5:30 is a Canadian television news program that airs weekdays on CP24 from 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.-History:Live at 5:30 was created as a result of budget cuts at Rogers Media's Citytv stations across Canada which included the cancellation of their 5 p.m...
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