Global National hires Kathleen O'Keefe as assignment manager

TORONTO - Kathleen O'Keefe has been named the assignment manager for Global National with Kevin Newman. O'Keefe will assume her new role in Vancouver on August 22, says Kenton Boston, senior executive producer, Global National and News Specials. "Kathleen is a true professional who lives and breathes news in this country and around the world," said Boston. "She will be a big impact player as we set the stage and focus on being No. 1 for national news in this country." No stranger to the assignment desk or the national news agenda, O'Keefe has been the domestic assignment editor for...