Robert hurst ctv biography of christopher smith

Menu Menu. Hurst was raised in Cooksville, Mississauga. He began to attain an interest in politics in whilst watching coverage of the nominating conventions during the United States presidential election campaign. At the University of Western Ontario, Hurst pursued a degree in liberal arts and graduate studies in journalism. He also became the school's head cheerleader, after neither their basketball and football teams invited him to tryouts.

From the Parliamentary Press Gallery, host Richard Gizbert introduces his guests, Robert Hurst of CTV News and Daniel Drolet of The Ottawa Citizen, who.

One of Hurst's first forays into broadcasting was a segment for a local radio station, focusing on campus news. At the age of 26, following the Ontario general election, Hurst was promoted to news director at the station. In , Hurst became the general manager of the network's operations in British Columbia. In December , after eight years in the role, Hurst announced that he would step down.

He explained that he had held the role for much longer than his predecessors, wanted to leave while CTV was still "at the top", and was "waiting for the right moment" in the news cycle to do so.

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