Radio / Television News

CBC Radio head Chalmers to retire

TORONTO – There’s a great radio gig coming open at the CBC in the coming months as the Corp’s radio chief Jane Chalmers, vice-president, CBC Radio, has decided to retire at the end of the year. CBC president and CEO Robert Rabinovitch announced it to staff today. “It’s no exaggeration to say that Jane’s departure will be an incredible loss to the organization,” he wrote in a company-wide e-mail. “She embodies the values of public broadcasting to the core. Not only is Jane one of our most experienced and valued leaders, but she has also been a standard-setter in journalism,...