CBC hires M Channel's Michel to lead Corp in B.C.

VANCOUVER – The CBC reached into the private broadcast pool of talent for a new leader in British Columbia. M Channel's vice-president of programming, Johnny Michel, has been hired by the CBC to the newly created position of regional director for the British Columbia region. He will be responsible for an integrated approach to all of CBC’s media platforms and starts on July 3, 2007. “We have great talent and wonderful shows in British Columbia," said Jane Chalmers, vice-president for English Radio, in the press release. "The challenge is to build on our strengths, whether radio, television or digitally based,...