Michelle Tonner Named Managing Producer, CTV News Northern Ontario

Sudbury, ON (February 12, 2015) – Scott Lund, Vice-President and General Manager, CTV Northern Ontario, announced today that veteran broadcaster Michelle Tonner has been named Managing Producer, CTV News Northern Ontario. Tonner will continue to serve viewers across the Northern Ontario region, overseeing production of the newscast in a leadership role, while building on the station’s longstanding history of trusted journalism and a tireless commitment to serving the community. A familiar face to viewers across Northern Ontario, Tonner has spent the past decade in the role of Senior News Anchor for the region’s celebrated CTV NEWS AT SIX newscast. With more than 20 years with CTV News Northern Ontario, Tonner started out at the station as a late night Anchor/Producer, before quickly moving into the position of Anchor, CTV NEWS AT NOON. A graduate of Fanshawe College’s Broadcast Journalism Program, Tonner has served residents of Northern Ontario for the vast majority of her 28 years in broadcasting, delivering breaking news coverage for both radio and television outlets across the north. “It is a great honour to continue to serve viewers across the region in this new role, and I look forward to the challenges and opportunities this position represents,” said Tonner. “Throughout her career with CTV News Northern Ontario, Michelle has established a long-term relationship with viewers across the region that defines the excellence of our newscast,” said Lund. “With her extensive on-air experience, Michelle is uniquely positioned to lead our newsroom into the future, building on the relationship and quality that our viewers count on every day.” Tonner’s official duties in her new role will commence Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. About CTV News CTV News is Canada’s most-watched news organization both locally and nationally, and has a network of national, international, and local news operations. CTV News operations include CTV NEWS CHANNEL, BNN – Business News Network, CP24, and information programming, including CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME, CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH SANDIE RINALDO, CANADA AM, W5, POWER PLAY, and QUESTION PERIOD. Flagship news sites include CTVNEWS.ca, as well as CP24.com and BNN.ca, and are complemented by the all-new CTV News GO and CP24 GO apps, which provide a direct connection to Canada’s most trusted news anytime and anywhere. With a perspective that is distinctly Canadian, CTV News brings Canadians the international and domestic news stories of the day and is the #1 news organization in Canada. – CTV – For more information, please contact: Patricia Garcia, Bell Media, 416.384.2645 or patricia.garcia@bellmedia.ca