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CBC announces Jennifer McGuire replacement
By admin1 | April 22, 2008
GUY DIXON
From Thursday’s Globe and Mail
April 17, 2008 at 4:24 AM EDT
[Link to original article.]
Toronto — CBC top brass have announced a new interim executive director for English Radio. Susan Mitton, regional director of the Maritimes, will replace Jennifer McGuire as the search continues for a permanent executive director of radio. The job is the No. 2 position in radio under Richard Stursberg, who heads all English services.
McGuire had been moonlighting in the position at CBC Radio, while also assuming her new role at CBC News as executive director of programming there and deputy head of news. Mitton will begin in the interim position on May 5.
The announcement comes at a time when programming changes toward non-classical music at Radio 2, including more changes due this fall, have created an uproar among some listeners.
BIOGRAPHY OF SUSAN MITTON
Susan Mitton was appointed Regional Director of Radio for CBC Radio for the Maritimes in 1997. As such, she is responsible staff and programming in six Maritime locations - Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton, Charlottetown, Sydney and Halifax. Mitton joined the Corporation in 1973 as a host and researcher for CBC Television in Charlottetown. In subsequent years she held positions as host or producer for Studio 13, A Way Out, and MacIntyre File. For many years, she was Executive Producer of the award winning documentary series, Land & Sea. In 1992, she moved over to CBC Radio as Executive Producer, News and Current Affairs, in Halifax. In 1993, she was appointed Director of Radio for Nova Scotia. This role was expanded to incorporate all of the Maritimes in 1997. During this time, Mitton was instrumental in devising a program review system for regional programming, and she was part of a national task force that helped develop the current CBC Radio schedules. In 1999 - 2001 she was seconded to the role of Program Director for CBC Radio nationally. She has also done Leadership training within CBC for many years. She is married to Ron Mitton and has two children, Julia and John. Mitton is a graduate of Acadia University, BA ‘72. She was one of the founders of Halifax Dance and has retained an active interest in dance and other arts organizations in the Maritimes.
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