CANADA AM Celebrates Montreal with Special Broadcasts and a Live Audience, June 6 and 7

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TORONTO (May 29, 2013) – Beverly Thomson, Marci Ien, and Jeff Hutcheson head to Montreal next week for two special broadcasts of CANADA AM. Montrealers are invited to be a part of the live, outdoor audience on Thursday, June 6 at Place des Arts, and Friday, June 7 in the heart of Old Montreal in Place Jacques Cartier. From 6-9 a.m. ET, CANADA AM hosts an array of special guests as they celebrate Montreal and help launch the city’s festival season. Montreal viewers are invited to “venez en grands nombres,” and should arrive at Place des Arts early to get a good spot for the free, non-ticketed broadcast.

Viewers across the country are invited to follow @CTVCanadaAM and tweet #AMinMTL with their favourite Montreal memories and photos.

Highlights include:

Thursday, June 6

• MONTREAL’S LIVING HISTORY: Documentary filmmaker, columnist, and life-long Montrealer JOSH FREED gives Bev a tour of his Montreal, sharing why he would never live anywhere else.
• A CITY OF SPORTS FANS: From Les Canadiens and the Alouettes, to countless Olympic champs – CANADA AM looks at the depth of love Montrealers have for their sports heroes.
• AISLIN’S MONTREAL – Canada’s best-known political cartoonists, Terry Mosher – better known as Aislin – has sketched his way through the history of the city, province and country. He shows his favourites and explains why Montreal is such fertile ground for a political cartoonist.
• FASHION FANTASTIQUE – Marci goes on a whirlwind visit of Montreal’s fashion hot spots with the queen of fashion herself, Jeanne Beker. Jeanne gives Marci the inside scoop on top fashion and top deals.
• STREET MEAT GETS AN UPGRADE – Montreal is finally joining the world of food trucks… but not just any food trucks. Jeff, Marci, and Bev get to sample Montreal’s brand new fleet as it gets ready to hit the street.
• ALL THAT JAZZ AND TICKLING THE FUNNY BONE – They put Montreal on the festival map. The founder of Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, André Ménard, and the COO of the Just for Laughs festival, Bruce Hills, join CANADA AM. Together, they reminisce about the huge acts that got their start at these landmark festivals, and preview what’s coming up at this year’s events.
• LES 7 DOIGTS DE LA MAIN – The unique circus group getting rave reviews from around the world, Les 7 doigts de la main, perform in front of the live CANADA AM audience.
• 98 DEGREES – Nick Lachey and his hit 90s boy band are back! Grammy-nominated 98 Degrees performs three songs live on CANADA AM – a warm up to their performance at Montreal’s Bell Centre that night. The band will give away one set of tickets one lucky audience member.

Friday, June 7

Jeff Hutcheson sticks around, keeping the Montreal festivities going:

• GREGORY CHARLES – This dynamic performer has sold out the BELL Centre for multiple nights before bringing his Vintage Experience performance to Montreal’s Old Port for the summer. This morning, he performs live from his repertoire that will astound, while taking requests from the audience.
• SCHWARTZ’S DELI – Jeff not only gets a taste of the Montreal landmark, but he’ll also slap on a uniform and an attitude, and get to work.
• A SPACE FOR LIFE – Mosaïcultures International Montreal displays a Space For Life – a fantastic display of horticultural art from around the world. It opens June 22, but Jeff gets a behind the scenes preview while these green-thumbed artists are setting up.

About CANADA AM
Now in its 40th Season, CANADA AM is Canada’s national morning newsmagazine. Since its launch in 1972, CANADA AM has brought Canadians a unique blend of hard news and lifestyle stories, featuring in-depth interviews with top newsmakers, celebrities and musical stars. Lis Travers is the Vice-President and Executive Producer for CANADA AM and Wendy Freeman is the President of CTV News.

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For more information, contact:

Julie MacFarlane, Bell Media, 416.384.4623 or julie.macfarlane@bellmedia.ca