Live at 5 (CTV TV series)
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Live at 5 is a popular hour-long television newsmagazine
airing weekdays at 5:00 p.m. on the CTV Atlantic
system in Atlantic Canada
. The program's official name is CTV News: Live At 5. Before CTV's branding change in 2005, it was officially known as The ATV Evening News: Live At 5. The program is unique in that name of the anchor of the six o'clock newscast was always included in the opening credits of the program and that tradition continues to this day. For many years, it was Canada's highest rated local television program based on market share. It remains the most watched television show in the region according to the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
, even ahead of any prime time
programming. The program was first broadcast in September 1982. The program evolved out of its predecessors: I-D or In-Depth and The Notebook, both of which were also hosted by Live at 5's first host, the late Dave Wright. It is loosely based on and named after the now defunct WNBC-TV program Live at Five and was suggested as a concept by News Consultant Jacques De Suze. Live At 5 became part of the first ninety minute block of news on a local television station in Canada, the first 5:00 p.m. newscast in the country and the first daily, local television newsmagazine in Canadian television history.
The program celebrated its 20th anniversary with a Maritime province tour and a book about the show's history, written by former co-host Steve Murphy, in 2002.
The second half hour starts with a weather forecast, followed by another human interest report and another news update at 5:40. Section 6, a daily arts and entertainment segment hosted by Maria Panopalis, follows the news update. Section 6 is best known for its showcase of funny and bizarre YouTube videos along with the entertainment news of the day. The content of two final segments vary from day to day.
Section 6 is the third name for the entertainment segment on Live At 5 and replaced Take 5 in the fall of 2010.
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
airing weekdays at 5:00 p.m. on the CTV Atlantic
CTV Atlantic
CTV Atlantic is a system of four television stations in the Canadian Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media...
system in Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...
. The program's official name is CTV News: Live At 5. Before CTV's branding change in 2005, it was officially known as The ATV Evening News: Live At 5. The program is unique in that name of the anchor of the six o'clock newscast was always included in the opening credits of the program and that tradition continues to this day. For many years, it was Canada's highest rated local television program based on market share. It remains the most watched television show in the region according to the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
BBM Canada, also known as BBM, is an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting.BBM was established on May 11, 1944 as a division of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. The organization was originally known as the "Bureau of Broadcast Measurement", and...
, even ahead of any prime time
Prime time
Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast...
programming. The program was first broadcast in September 1982. The program evolved out of its predecessors: I-D or In-Depth and The Notebook, both of which were also hosted by Live at 5's first host, the late Dave Wright. It is loosely based on and named after the now defunct WNBC-TV program Live at Five and was suggested as a concept by News Consultant Jacques De Suze. Live At 5 became part of the first ninety minute block of news on a local television station in Canada, the first 5:00 p.m. newscast in the country and the first daily, local television newsmagazine in Canadian television history.
The program celebrated its 20th anniversary with a Maritime province tour and a book about the show's history, written by former co-host Steve Murphy, in 2002.
Format
After an update and preview of the 6 p.m. newscast, the program starts with First at 5, a series of 3-4 reports centering around a single topic that is frequently influenced by the news of the day. The next segment is usually an interview of a newsmaker, community leader or celebrity, followed by a health or consumer report. The first 30 minutes is rounded out by the Milestones segment, where the hosts read a list of viewers celebrating 50-year and 60+ year wedding anniversaries or 100th+ birthdays, accompanied by photos.The second half hour starts with a weather forecast, followed by another human interest report and another news update at 5:40. Section 6, a daily arts and entertainment segment hosted by Maria Panopalis, follows the news update. Section 6 is best known for its showcase of funny and bizarre YouTube videos along with the entertainment news of the day. The content of two final segments vary from day to day.
Section 6 is the third name for the entertainment segment on Live At 5 and replaced Take 5 in the fall of 2010.
Regular features
- Maritimer of the Week - It is an award presented each Friday to a person nominated by a viewer for community service or heroic deeds.
- Plays of the Week - One of the most popular features of the program. It started in 1983. Each Friday, CTV sports reporter Paul HollingsworthPaul HollingsworthPaul Hollingsworth is a Canadian news and sports reporter for CTV Atlantic in Halifax and the Atlantic Canada correspondent of TSN. He is also the weekend anchor of CTV News at 6:00 p.m...
presents a recap the top sports plays.
- Live at 5 Gets Cookin - A weekly cooking segment that features host Starr Dobson and a culinary instructor from NSCCNova Scotia Community CollegeThe Nova Scotia Community College, commonly referred to as the NSCC, is a community college serving the province of Nova Scotia.The college delivers a diverse program of trades, technology, health, human services, applied arts, new media, business administration and adult education through a system...
(Nova Scotia Community College) preparing a dish and providing the recipe for viewers.
- Live at 5 Garden Guide - A segment focused on gardening tips that mainly airs in the spring and summer seasons. It was originally hosted by Ron Kronstein. Since he was let go in 2003, the segment has aired much less frequently.
- About Your House - A representative of the Canada Mortgage and Housing CorporationCanada Mortgage and Housing CorporationCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is a Crown corporation, owned by the Government of Canada, founded after World War II to provide housing for returning soldiers...
(CMHC) presents tips related to improving the safety or energy efficiency of homes.
- Milestones - One of the oldest features of the program, the two co-hosts read anniversary and birthday wishes of those who have been married 50 years or more and those who are turing 100 years old or more. The greetings are mailed or e-mailed in by viewers along with a photo that accompanies the greeting. This feature happens usually once or twice during each program, depending on the amount of time alloted during each program.
- Weather Watchers - Another long-running feature. Cindy Day or the fill-in weather anchor feature three weather-related drawings, which young viewers mail to the station, during the weather forecast. This is also a feature on CTV News at 6:00 p.m. weekend editions.
- In Our Backyard - A weekly feature in which Maria Panopalis travels to a different Maritimer's home, a point of interest or a hidden gem each Monday to showcase the unique way of life and beautiful surroundings in the Maritimes. Originally, this segment was a promotional vehicle for Nova Scotia Tourism and ran each week during the summer of 2010. The segment became so popular that it became a regular, weekly feature in the fall of 2010. It airs each Monday.
Past regular features
- ATV On Your Side - Consumer report
- ATV House Calls - Medical report
- Pete's Frootique - A bi-weekly segment featuring unique and obscure fruits and vegetables with Pete LuckettPete LuckettPete Luckett is an entrepreneur and media personality who is known as a culinary fruit and vegetable expert.Originally a native of Nottingham, England, Luckett emigrated to Canada in 1979, settling in Saint John, New Brunswick...
- The Scene - a daily entertainment segment. It was eliminated after former host MariAnna Bachynsky left to become an entertainment reporter for the show Inside Jam!Jam!Jam! is a Canadian website, which covers entertainment news. It is part of the CANOE online portal, owned and operated by Quebecor through its Sun Media division....
on Sun TV. - Ask a Vet - A local veterinarianVeterinarianA veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
answers e-mail questions relating to pet health and behaviour. - Mrs. Fixit -- SyndicatedTelevision syndicationIn broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
home improvement feature hosted by "Mrs. Fixit" (Terri McGraw). - Take 5 - The second incarnation of the entertainment segment that added stories on upcoming events and local artists and artisans. Became Section 6 after Liz Rigney became Director of Promotions and Community Relations in the fall of 2010.
Personalities
- Main anchors: Starr Dobson (2003–present), Bruce FriskoBruce FriskoBruce Frisko, born October 19, 1965, is a co-host of CTV Atlantic's news magazine Live at 5. Frisko also anchors weekday editions of CTV News at 11:30 p.m. and has been the anchor of that newscast since 1998....
(2003–present) - Weather: Cindy DayCindy DayCindy Day is a broadcast meteorologist at CTV Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Before her move to CTV, Cindy Day remained one of the longest serving personalities at Global Maritimes, appearing on weekday newscasts with anchor Allan Rowe....
(September 17, 2007 – present) - News: Steve Murphy (1993–present)
- Entertainment (Section 6)/In Our Backyard: Maria Panopalis (September 7, 2010 – present)
- Past hosts:
- Nancy ReganNancy ReganNancy Regan is a Canadian actress, journalist, news anchor, and television personality, most known for her fifteen year tenure as host of CTV's Live at 5, a live news and general interest television program reaching more than a quarter of a million viewers nightly...
(anchor) (1988–2003) - Ron Kronstein (anchor) (1998–2003)
- Yvonne Colbert ("On Your Side" consumer reporter) (1993-1998), (anchor) (1997–1998) - also former co-anchor of ASN's Atlantic Pulse
- Paul Mennier (Sports) (1983–1993), (anchor) (1993–1997)
- Steve MurphySteve Murphy (Canadian news anchor)Steve Murphy is the current anchor of CTV News at Noon on A Atlantic and weekday editions of CTV News atnotic]]. Murphy started his career in the Spring of 1977 at CFBC Saint John. Murphy then moved to CJCH-AM Halifax in May 1980...
(anchor) (1986–1993), (commentator) (1982–1986) - Laura Lee Langley (anchor) (1986–1988) - later at CIHF-TVCIHF-TVCIHF-DT, channel 8, is a television station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Owned by Shaw Media, it serves the Maritime provinces as an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network...
- Dave Wright (anchor) (1982–1986), (news anchor) (1988–1993) - died Feb. 17, 2011, age 82.
- MariAnna Bachynsky (entertainment) (2002 - October 2005)
- Todd Battis (entertainment) (1998–2002) - later at CBAT-TVCBAT-TVCBAT-TV is the CBC's television station in New Brunswick. The station's main studios are located in Fredericton. It broadcasts terrestrially on VHF channel 4 from its main transmitter on Mount Champlain near Saint John, its city of licence until 2011, and serves the province via a network of relay...
, as anchor of CBC News: New Brunswick at SixCBC News at SixCBC News produces a variety of local newscasts for CBC Television's owned-and-operated stations throughout Canada. On most stations, the local news operation is currently titled CBC News: [city/province name], such that the 6:00 p.m. newscast on CBLT is named CBC News: Toronto at 6...
, returned to CTV Atlantic in August 2009. - Peter Coade (meteorologist) (1998 to August 31, 2007) - now meteorologist for CBHTCBHTCBHT is the flagship station of CBC Television in the Atlantic Time Zone of Canada. CBHT broadcasts on terrestrial channel 39 at 157.54 kW and cable channel 11 in the Halifax metro area...
and CBAT-TVCBAT-TVCBAT-TV is the CBC's television station in New Brunswick. The station's main studios are located in Fredericton. It broadcasts terrestrially on VHF channel 4 from its main transmitter on Mount Champlain near Saint John, its city of licence until 2011, and serves the province via a network of relay...
's CBC News at Six newscasts - Bruce Graham (news anchor) (1982–1988) - later at CIHF-TVCIHF-TVCIHF-DT, channel 8, is a television station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Owned by Shaw Media, it serves the Maritime provinces as an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network...
, now retired. - Richard Zurawski (meteorologist) (1988–1993) - now at CJNI-FMCJNI-FMCJNI-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts news, talk, and sports in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at 95.7 FM.On November 26, 2004, Rogers Communications received approval for a new News/Talk commercial FM radio station in Halifax to operate on the frequency 95.7 MHz...
- Steve Weagle (meteorologist) (1993–1998) - now at WPTV-TV West Palm Beach, Florida
- Liz Rigney ("Take 5" Entertainment) (2005–2010) - now Promotions and Community Relations Director for CTV AtlanticCTV AtlanticCTV Atlantic is a system of four television stations in the Canadian Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media...
- Paul Lethbridge (Sports) (1982–1983)
- Nancy Regan
- Past segment reporters/hosts:
- Yvonne Colbert ("On Your Side" consumer reporter)
- Dr. AJ ("House Calls" health reporter) - later at CBHTCBHTCBHT is the flagship station of CBC Television in the Atlantic Time Zone of Canada. CBHT broadcasts on terrestrial channel 39 at 157.54 kW and cable channel 11 in the Halifax metro area...
Halifax - Dr. Stewart Cameron (Health reporter)
- Debi Forsyth-Smith (Consumer reporter)
- Susan Dunn (Environmental reporter/ Weather presenter)
- Pete LuckettPete LuckettPete Luckett is an entrepreneur and media personality who is known as a culinary fruit and vegetable expert.Originally a native of Nottingham, England, Luckett emigrated to Canada in 1979, settling in Saint John, New Brunswick...
(Host of "Pete's Frootique" segment) - now with Food NetworkFood NetworkFood Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent.... - Terri McGraw (Host of syndicated Mrs. Fix-it segment)