David Common Biography

Fast Facts

• Has won a Gemini Award for the Best Reportage category
• Attended Stockholm University, where he studied International Security Issues
• Earned a diploma in Radio & Television Journalism from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
• In 1999, he earned a degree in political science from York University
• As a reporter, he frequently shoots and edits his own stories
• Has served as an anchor of CBC Radio's "World Report․"
• Is best known for his work as a CBC Correspondent around the world, including London, Afghanistan, Iraq and other locations