SUN TV NEWS Announces New Additions
October 22 2010 - 2:59PM
Marketwired
Gemini-nominated journalist Krista Erickson, and columnist Ezra
Levant are the latest additions to the growing SUN TV NEWS team.
Pierre Karl Peladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor Inc., Quebecor
Media Inc. and Sun Media Corporation made the announcement today
speaking to the Economic Club of Canada in Calgary. Krista Erickson
joins the hard news team as a reporter and daytime news anchor.
Ezra Levant will bring his outspoken nature to prime time as a
straight talk host.
"I am very pleased to have Krista and Ezra join the hard news,
straight talk SUN TV NEWS team," said Mr. Peladeau. "Both of them
have the experience and personality we are looking for to deliver a
new and exciting product for Canadians."
"With her extensive track record in the hard news business,
Krista will add depth and perspective to the breaking stories of
the day," added Mr. Peladeau. "Ezra isn't afraid to challenge
conventional wisdom. Whether it's his national crusade for freedom
of speech, or his refreshing and contrarian take on the oilsands.
Fans and foes alike won't want to miss a minute of his show."
"Along with SUN TV NEWS host Charles Adler, Krista and Ezra all
hail from Western Canada. With SUN TV NEWS the west will be in,"
concluded Peladeau.
Krista Erickson's career began in 1999 in her hometown of
Winnipeg at CBC Manitoba. In 2004, she was appointed host of CBC
Manitoba's supperhour newscast "CBC News at Six". A frequent
contributor to CBC network programs, "Marketplace" and "The
National", Erickson joined CBC's Parliamentary bureau as a network
correspondent in 2006 where she specialized in public safety and
national security issues and consumer affairs.
A lawyer by profession, Levant first started writing for the
Calgary Sun in 1995 and his articles are also published in the
Edmonton Sun. He was the founder of the Western Standard news
magazine, and is the author of bestselling books, including
"Shakedown" and the recently released "Ethical Oil."
Quebecor Media Inc.
is a subsidiary of Quebecor Inc. (TSX: QBR.A)(TSX: 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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