Radio / Television News

RTDNA Canada announces Joanne MacDonald as Central region lifetime achievement recipient

TORONTO - RTDNA Canada will honour Joanne MacDonald with a lifetime achievement award during the President’s Reception in Toronto on May 10.MacDonald started in the news business 38 years ago, first in radio before transitioning to television as a story producer with Canada AM in 1983 and then as a field producer for CTV National News in 1989. From there, she headed to Ottawa where she became the bureau manager and then deputy Ottawa bureau chief for CTV News. After returning to Toronto, MacDonald continued to ascend the ranks, ultimately to the role of SVP CTV News where she oversaw...