TORONTO – Turns out it’s more than a mat leave fill-in after all. 
Corus Radio Toronto today announced the appointment of Stephanie Smyth (right) to the position of news director of AM 640 Toronto. As reported by www.cartt.ca, he had been working as a maternity leave fill-in this fall for about a month.,
Smyth is an award-winning media veteran with more than 16 years of news and information programming experience to her credit, including a number of years at Rogers’ 680 News and at Global television.
Smyth’s efforts at 680 News lead to winning the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in the world – the first radio station in Canada to achieve that honour.
Smyth made the move to television in 2003 with her promotion to news director at Global Television in Toronto.
“Stephanie has a well-known track record of success in radio news, and we look forward to benefiting from her talent, experience, and vision” says AM640 Toronto program director, Gord Harris, in the release.
“Since joining our news team just over a month ago, Stephanie has proven that she has a lot to contribute and this new role will see her leading a talented and dedicated AM640 Toronto Radio news team towards earning the recognition it deserves – as a major force on the news-gathering landscape of Canada’s largest radio market.”
