CTV News Announces New Appointments for Reporting Team Programming Highlights / CTV Posted by RAD on Dec 07, 2004 - 01:27 PM Robert Hurst, President, CTV News, today announced the following changes to the CTV News reporting team. Effective January 2005, Tom Clark is appointed Washington Bureau Chief, Alan Fryer will assume reporting duties for W-FIVE for the 2005 season and Sarah Galashan has been appointed Alberta Bureau Chief for CTV News. CTV News anchors Lloyd Roberson and Sandie Rinaldo will take on the responsibilities of hosting W-FIVE in addition to their roles anchoring Canada's most-watched newscast, CTV News with Lloyd Robertson and CTV News with Sandie Rinaldo. "These are all excellent journalists with hands-on experience in national and international news," said Hurst. "Their efforts have made CTV the leader in Canadian television news and I know that they will continue to deliver the quality of news that viewers have come to expect." Clark brings his extensive news experience to the role of Washington Bureau Chief where he will report on a broad spectrum of national and international news. Previously, Clark was the Host and Senior Correspondent of North America's longest-running current affairs program, W-FIVE. His hard-hitting investigations resonated widely with Canadians. One of Canada's most experienced and respected journalists, Clark has won numerous awards for his news and documentary works. He has reported from five war zones, most recently in Southern Iraq during the recent invasion. Prior to that he was the only Canadian reporter in Belgrade during the Yugoslav war. In the early 1980's he was the Bureau Chief in CTV's Beijing bureau in China. Clark, who is from Toronto, started his career at CFCF Montreal. Clark will also continue in his role as a back-up anchor for the national news. Fryer begins new duties as an investigative reporter for W-FIVE. As CTV's Washington Bureau Chief, he has covered some of the most significant international events of the past decade, including the impeachment of President Clinton, the disputed election of 2000 and the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Earlier this year, Fryer reported from Baghdad on the ongoing war in Iraq. Before his assignment in Washington, Fryer reported extensively from Ottawa and Montreal on the major political and constitutional challenges facing Canada at the time. In 1989 he became CTV's first correspondent in Moscow, where he covered the historic events that lead to the breakup of the Soviet Union. Fryer, a 22-year veteran with CTV News, began his career in journalism in 1973. Galashan has been promoted to Alberta Bureau Chief for CTV News. Previously, she was a CTV News reporter based in CTV's Vancouver bureau. In the nine years she has lived in British Columbia, Galashan has filed reports on the top stories to unfold in that province, including the recent elections, forest fires, devastating floods, the police raid of the Pickton pig farm property, and the APEC protests at the University of British Columbia. Before joining CTV, she worked as a reporter for Global BCTV, The Vancouver Sun, The Hamilton Spectator and the National Post. Originally from Ontario, Galashan moved west to attend the University of British Columbia. Robertson and Rinaldo will share the primary hosting duties of W-FIVE for it's 39th season, both will maintain their current positions anchoring the 11 p.m. news. The veteran journalists also plan to spend some time in the field, using their well-honed reporting skills to investigate the complicated issues affecting Canadians. Robertson has been CTV's Chief News Anchor and Senior News Editor since 1983. He began his broadcasting career in 1952 at CJCS radio in his hometown of Stratford and then joined CJOY in Guelph in 1953. After moving into television in 1954 with CBC, he spent four years in Winnipeg and two years in Ottawa. Robertson went on to anchor CBC's national news from 1970 to 1976. Rinaldo has been anchoring CTV National News on weekends since 1985. Prior to attaining her anchor and senior editorial role at CTV's national newscast, Rinaldo was the first woman in Canadian history to anchor a daily network newscast on CTV's Canada AM. A graduate of York University, Rinaldo began working at CTV News one week after obtaining her degree. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=681