Quebecor Media Inc.: Veteran Journalist Joins "Hard News" Team
June 16 2010 - 3:50PM
Marketwired
Quebecor Media Inc. is pleased to announce Tobias Fisher as its new
National News Editor for the Ottawa Bureau of the QMI Agency.
Tobias will manage the operations of the National Bureau and assist
in preparing for the launch of the Sun TV News channel, set to
launch January 1, 2011.
Tobias Fisher is a 28-year veteran of television news, working
as a network producer and reporter for Global, CTV and most
recently CBC. Over that period, Fisher has covered Parliament Hill
for 17 years, dating back to the Repatriation Debate and the Meech
Lake Accord. He has produced campaign coverage for five federal
elections. He also has been posted to bureaus in Toronto, Calgary
and Washington, where he covered American politics for six years.
Fisher is the son of the late Doug Fisher, former dean of the
Parliamentary Press Gallery, and a Sun political columnist for more
than 30 years.
Tobias Fisher has twice been nominated for Gemini Awards.
"Tobias is among the most respected and talented journalists in
Canada," said Kory Teneycke, VP Development for Quebecor Media. "He
will be an invaluable addition to our Hard News team as we prepare
for the launch of Sun TV News."
Quebecor Media Inc. is a subsidiary of Quebecor Inc. (TSX:
QBR.A, QBR.B), a communications company with operations in North
America, Europe and Asia. Quebecor Media owns operating companies
in numerous media-related businesses: Videotron Ltd., an integrated
communications company engaged in cable television, interactive
multimedia development, Internet access services, cable telephony
and wireless telephone service; Sun Media Corporation, the largest
publisher of newspapers in Canada; Canoe.ca., operator of a network
of English and French language Internet properties in Canada;
Quebecor Media Network, provider of flyer printing and distribution
services; TVA Group Inc., operator of the largest French language
over the air television network in Quebec, a number of specialty
channels, and the English language over the air station Sun TV;
Nurun Inc., a major interactive technologies and communications
agency with offices in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia;
magazine publisher TVA Publishing Inc.; book publishers and
distributors Sogides Group Inc. and CEC Publishing Inc.;
Archambault Group Inc. and TVA Films, companies engaged in the
production, distribution and retailing of cultural products; Le
SuperClub Videotron ltee, a DVD and console game rental and retail
chain; and Quebecor MediaPages, publisher of print and online
directories.
Contacts: Quebecor Media Inc. J. Serge Sasseville
Vice-President, Corporate and Institutional Affairs 514-380-1864
serge.sasseville@quebecor.com
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