Adrienne Arsenault
Birth Name:
Adrienne Arsenault
Birth Place:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- Was named Journalist of the Year by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association in 2005
- Won a Monte Carlo Festival Award for her reporting on the Zimbabwe election
- Won three Gemini Awards for Best Reportage and Best Breaking Reportage during her time at "The National" in 2005, 2008, and 2013
- Graduated from Western University with a Bachelor's in International Politics in 1990 and a Master's in Journalism in 1991
- Began working at the CBC as an editorial assistant in 1991
- Quote: "Some of the most interesting stories happen far away․ And part of the joy is trying to shrink that distance and make them connect to people here․"
- Quote: "(On reporting from dangerous areas): "You don't go into anything without doing your homework as best you can - who's down that road, who's waiting for us, what's the risk, what's the escape plan? You don't just go driving blindly into certain areas․""
- As a foreign correspondent, she has been stationed in locations around the globe, including Washington, D․C․, Jerusalem, and London
- Best known as a broadcast journalist and foreign correspondent for the CBC