Won a Justicia Award from the Canadian Bar Association for "Crime on the Streets" in 2005
Won the Gemini Award for Best News Anchor in 2008
Graduated with honors from Mount Allison University with a degree in Political Science and Sociology and earned his law degree from Dalhousie University
Started out as a radio announcer at CKDH Radio in Amherst, Nova Scotia and worked at other radio stations in Moncton and Halifax before joining the CBC in 1986
Was the host of "Pacific Rim Report" about Canada's connection to Asia from 1995 to 1999, during which time he also hosted the live special "Downtown Drugs" in 1998, which investigated Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Quote: "(On working in journalism): "It is important to have curiosity about the world around you․․․and to be able to think creatively․ You'll need to be able to handle intense pressure to compete, to perform, and to meet an immovable deadline․""
Best known as a television journalist and reporter for CBC's "The National․"
Has covered numerous historic news events during his career, including the Los Angeles Riot in 1992, the Hong Kong handover in 1997, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, as well as five Olympic Games
Won six national debating and public speaking championships while he was in college
Was the host of the live special "Crime on the Streets" Stoney Mountain in Manitoba in 2005, which is the only national news show to be broadcast live from inside a Canadian federal institution