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Kevin Newman (born June 2, 1959) is a Canadian journalist and news anchor. From 2001 to 2010, he was the chief anchor and executive editor of ''Global National''.〔("Kevin Newman leaving Global News" ). ''GlobalNational.com'', April 30, 2010.〕 In August 2012, he became the host of CTV's ''Question Period'' and correspondent for the investigative series ''W5''.〔(Kevin Newman joining CTV's Question Period )〕 He is co-author of ''All Out'', a memoir written with his son Alex. == Life and career == Newman was born in Toronto, Ontario. He began his career in broadcasting at CHRW radio in London, Ontario, becoming the first news director and working on Western Mustangs football broadcasts as the campus station of the University of Western Ontario formally organized. After graduating, he landed his first job as a reporter for Global Ontario in 1981. In 1986, he moved to CTV as the network's parliamentary correspondent, and in 1988 he joined CBC Television as a reporter and anchor, hosting ''Midday'' from 1992 to 1994. He was also a substitute anchor on ''The National''. In 1994, Newman moved to ABC News in the United States, where he anchored ''World News Now'' until 1996 and served as a correspondent for ''World News Tonight''. In June 1997, ABC News assigned Newman as newsreader of ''Good Morning America'' after the departure of Elizabeth Vargas. In 1998, he was named co-anchor, with Lisa McRee, of ''Good Morning America''. The show, which had been struggling in the ratings, continued to perform poorly, and both McRee and Newman were reassigned in 1999 to other reporting duties within ABC. Newman anchored breaking news coverage of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2001, Global Television launched ''Global National with Kevin Newman'', and hired Newman as its first anchor and executive editor. Newman received the Gemini Award for Best News Anchor in 2005 and 2006.〔 Newman, along with ''Global National'' In April 2010, Newman announced his resignation from Global Television, effective August 30, 2010. Dawna Friesen was named as his successor on July 13, 2010,〔("Dawna Friesen named new Global National anchor" ). ''GlobalNational.com'', July 13, 2010.〕 and made her on-air debut on September 20, 2010. In 2011, Newman was appointed to the board of directors of Communitech, an association representing tech companies in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. In August 2012, CTV News announced Newman would become the host of ''Question Period'' and a regular contributor to its investigative series ''W5''. Newman also serves as 'Digital News Evangelist' for Bell Media. In August 2013 CTV News announced that Newman would host a new prime time show on CTV News Channel called ''Kevin Newman Live'', which premiered on November 18, 2013. The show was cancelled seven months later. In late 2014, Newman became a fill-in anchor for the flagship newscast ''CTV National News''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kevin Newman (journalist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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