Next Week on CANADA AM – Music Monday; Pier 21; Summer Reads; Lennox Lewis; and More…

To tweet this alert: http://bit.ly/12xuRSJ

Watch Beverly Thomson, Marci Ien, and Jeff Hutcheson on CANADA AM, weekdays beginning at 6 a.m. ET on CTV and CTV News Channel. VisitCANADA AM online at www.canadaam.ctv.ca for full episodes, top stories,CANADA AM extras, daily show info, featured recipes, book reviews, and contributor gift ideas. Viewers can re-watch the best of the week’s segments with a special Saturday episode, airing at 9 a.m. ET.

Monday, May 6
• MUSIC MONDAY: Canada AM talks about the importance of Music Education on this day when millions of Canadian school children will join in singing a song co-written by Astronaut Chris Hadfield and Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies. The Wexford Gleeks Choir will give Canada a preview by performing the song on the AM Soundstage.
• SELF-BRANDING: CANADA AM sits down with the President of Technologies & Enterprise Sales at Randstad Canada, Tom Turpin, to discuss how job seekers can get ahead of the pack and make a name for themselves through self-branding.
• SANDIE RINALDO: CANADA AM helps CTV News’ Sandie Rinaldo celebrate her 40th anniversary in broadcasting with a look back at her career.

Tuesday, May 7
• STAR TREK: Actor John Cho, who plays Sulu in the new Star Trek franchise, chats with CANADA AM about the highly anticipated blockbuster.
• PIER 21: Jeff Hutcheson is live from Halifax from the historic Pier 21, Canada’s only Immigration museum. 
• GENERATION TEXT: Suzanne Kleinberg, author of From Playstation to Workstation: A Career Guide for Generation Text Surviving in a Baby Boomer World, shares tips for the new generation of job seekers including resume tips and the hidden job market.

Wednesday, May 8
• VJs UNPLUGGED: Authors and ex-MTV VJs Mark Goodman and Nina Blackwood share some of the juicy stories from their new book VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave.
• EMPLOYER INSIGHT: CANADA AM hosts a half-hour long town hall on youth employment. The panel includes representatives from WestJet, Hill & Knowlton, and Google Canada who give direct advice to a live audience of job seekers on what employers are really looking for.
• HELLS ANGELS: Hells Angels biker and the subject of a new book,Unrepentant: The Strange and (sometimes) Terrible Life of Lorne Campbell, Satan’s Choice and Hells Angels Biker, is joined by the book’s author, Peter Edwards, to chat about his life’s tale. 

Thursday, May 9
• BEHIND THE SCENES AT SHAW: Jeanne Beker goes backstage at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Shaw Festival Theatre to check out the costume room and have some fun with the theatre’s props.
• AMY SKY: Singer-songwriter, Amy Sky, performs a song from her new albumAlive & Awake, and chats with CANADA AM about her personal struggle with mental health.
• PATIO PALETTE: CANADA AM’s design expert, Karl Lohnes, talks colour options for patio furniture. From bright to neutral, Lohnes reveals the latest in patio trends.

Friday, May 10
• LENNOX LEWIS: CANADA AM catches up with legendary retired boxer and the last undisputed world heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis, about life out of the ring.
• MOTHER’S DAY TEA PARTY: CANADA AM hosts a tea part fit for the queen of the family Hoda Paripoush, North America’s first U.S. and Canada-certified tea sommelier, goes over the rituals and details of setting up the perfect tea party.
• SUMMER FUN: CANADA AM’s Travel Expert, Loren Christie shares some of the biggest and best things to do this summer across Canada, including the Rio-Tinto Planetarium in Montreal, and the Cave and Basin Natural Historic Site in Banff.

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.

Social Media Links:

Twitter:
@CTVCanadaAM
@bdthomson
@marchilen
@jeffhutcheson

Facebook:
CanadaAM

– CTV –

For more information, please contact:
Julie MacFarlane, Bell Media, 416.384.4623 or julie.macfarlane@bellmedia.ca