Canwest appoints Kenton Boston as vp for Global National News

VANCOUVER - Canwest Broadcasting has named Kenton Boston to the position of vice-president of Global National News and Neill Fitzpatrick as Global National’s executive producer.Boston’s new responsibilities as vice-president of Global National include providing strategic editorial direction to the Global National management team, developing the Global News network identity across Canada, and overseeing the launch of Global National’s four new foreign bureaus. Boston reports to the senior vice-president of news and current affairs, Troy Reeb, and was most recently Global National’s senior executive producer.As Global National’s new executive producer, Fitzpatrick oversees the day-to-day operation of the national newscast, working closely...