Kitchener native taking over for Lloyd
Posted Jul 9, 2010 01:03:11 PM.
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Kitchener native Lisa LaFlamme will
succeed Lloyd Robertson as host of CTV National News when he steps down next year.
Robertson announced last night that he will
step down in mid-2011.
LaFlamme started her broadcast career at CTV’s
CKCO (now CTV Southwestern Ontario) in 1988.
“To follow in the footsteps of Lloyd Robertson is an enormous honour and extremely humbling,” said LaFlamme in a news release. “He is an institution, the very foundation that fair and honest journalism is built on, and has personally taught me so much about this business that I love. I remain dedicated to upholding the solid tradition that Lloyd has created and preserving CTV National News as Canada’s most trusted news source.”
“I am so proud of Lisa and so very happy for her,” said Lloyd Robertson. “She’s an extraordinary talent and a wonderful human being. Canadians will appreciate it’s the right choice.”
LaFlamme is currently the National Affairs Correspondent for CTV News.
She has covered 9/11, the Saddam Hussein trial, Hurricane Katrina, and the recent G20 Summit in Toronto.
Canada AM’s Jeff Hutcheson worked with LaFlamme at CKCO.
He tells 570’s Gary Doyle Show he couldn’t be happier for LaFlamme.
Hutcheson says this has probably been a goal of Lisa’s since getting her start in Kitchener.
