Saturday, June 07, 2008

from the "second thoughts" dept.

More changes in the Vancouver television market. So much for local production...

Canada AM cuts West Coast edition

Canwest News Service
Saturday, June 07, 2008

Canada AM is returning to its original format and getting rid of its West Coast edition, CTV announced yesterday.

The veteran morning news show debuted a West Coast portion in January in an attempt to bring a more local perspective to Western viewers.

"It was an experiment, and we hoped to keep a western version," said Tom Haberstroh, vice-president and general manager of CTV BC. "Viewers told us they wanted the national version back."

No layoffs will result from returning to the original format on Monday.

Haberstroh said viewers won't see many changes in the show, especially since a producer moved out to Vancouver to produce western stories will continue in his job and will send material to Toronto.

The West Coast edition of Canada AM aired for six hours on CTV Newsnet and was anchored by veteran journalist Mi-Jung Lee, who will remain with CTVNews, and Omar Sachedin who returns to Toronto's CP24.

The original, national version of Canada AM is hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan.

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