TORONTO – Veteran journalist and programmer Susan Marjetti has been named as CBC’s new executive director of radio and audio.
Marjetti, (pictured), joined the CBC in 1988 working first in Halifax and from there went on to work at several other CBC locations including Winnipeg, Fredericton, and Sydney before returning to Toronto in 2001 as the program manager of local radio. For the past five years, she has been senior managing director of CBC Toronto and the Ontario Region, leading her team through the integration of radio, TV and digital as well as the launch of new digital services in Hamilton and radio and digital services in Kitchener-Waterloo.
“Susan's many contributions to CBC, and in particular to English Radio, cannot be overstated,” said Heather Conway, executive vice-president of CBC English Services, in the announcement. “Over the past three decades, she has strengthened our service as an award-winning journalist, as a programmer and leader, and as a champion of diversity.”
“This is a tremendous opportunity and I look forward to taking on the challenges that come with this new responsibility. I feel like my entire career has led me to this place,” added Marjetti. “I see my role as one that honours and respects the tradition, craft, and success of radio, while helping to position the service for a rich future in a digital and diverse world.”
Marjetti, who will transition to the new role over the summer, takes over for Chris Boyce who was dismissed by the CBC in April in the wake of the Jian Ghomeshi firing.
