TORONTO — CBC announced today Piya Chattopadhyay (pictured) will be the new host of Sunday mornings on CBC Radio One, starting this fall. Her current weekly national show on CBC Radio, Out In the Open, will wrap up on Sunday, June 28 after four seasons.
As reported in May, the current host of CBC Radio’s The Sunday Edition, Michael Enright, is stepping down and his last day as host will be June 28.
Monday’s news release says Chattopadhyay and her team will develop a new format for Sunday mornings, beginning this September on CBC Radio One and the CBC Listen app. Willow Smith, former executive producer of The Current, will serve as the new show’s executive producer.
“I am so proud to take up the mantle of Sunday morning, to build and expand upon the deep journalistic legacy of that space,” said Chattopadhyay, in the news release. “I feel every journalistic adventure I’ve had has primed me for this. I have long committed myself to elevating voices that aren’t often heard, and to challenging both what we hear and how we hear it. I look forward to continuing that work on Sunday mornings.”
Chattopadhyay has worked in broadcasting for two decades as a reporter and host, for both radio and television, in Canada and abroad. She was Fox News Radio’s Middle East correspondent, based in Jerusalem, and also worked as a guest host for TVO’s The Agenda for several years. In addition to hosting Out In the Open since 2016, Chattopadhyay is also familiar to CBC listeners from her guest hosting duties on The Current, q, Cross Country Checkup, CBC Toronto’s Metro Morning, and the CBC News: Front Burner podcast.
“We are excited to have Piya bring her energy and perspective to this role,” said Cathy Perry, executive director of current affairs for CBC. “She’s the perfect fit for this program with its in-depth interviews and documentaries, and she’ll do a great job of bringing fresh takes on the ideas and stories Canadians want to hear, reflect on and learn more about on Sunday mornings.”
