What's New was a Canadian news and current affairs television series for youth which aired on CBC Television from 1972 until at least 1989.
What's New
Genre
news / youth
Presented by
Harry Mannis (1972–1979) Sandy Lane (1972–1979) David Schatzky (1979–1980) Wayne Thompson (1980–1982) Marie-Claude Lavalleé (1980–1981) Lon Appleby (1980–1981) Sara Welch (1981–1982) Suhana Meharchand (1987–1989)
Country of origin
Canada
Original language
English
No. of seasons
17+
Production
Executive producers
Ray Hazzan (1972–1977) Sybel Sandorfy (1978–1982) Wayne Thompson (1981–1982)
This series provided a summary of news items and features for a secondary school youth audience. Puppetry by Noreen Young was included on some segments for satiric sketches.[1]
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast for ten seasons as follows:
Day
Time
Season run
Notes
Thursdays
5:00 p.m.
14 September 1972 to 31 March 1973
Thursdays
5:00 p.m.
13 September 1973 to 30 May 1974
Fridays
10:00 a.m.
2 November to 7 December 1973
Thursdays
5:00 p.m.
26 September 1974 to 29 May 1975
Fridays
10:00 a.m.
1 November 1974 to 30 April 1975
rebroadcast
Thursdays
5:00 p.m.
11 September 1975 to April 1976
Thursdays
4:30 p.m.
8 April to 27 May 1976
Fridays
10:00 a.m.
8 April to 27 May 1976
rebroadcast
Thursdays
5:00 p.m.
7 October 1976 to April 1977
Fridays
10:00 a.m.
7 October 1976 to April 1977
Thursdays
4:30 p.m.
7 April to 26 May 1977
Fridays
10:00 a.m.
8 April to 27 May 1977
rebroadcast
Thursdays
4:30 p.m.
6 October 1977 to 25 May 1978
Fridays
10:00 a.m.
7 October 1977 to 26 May 1978
Thursdays
4:30 p.m.
14 September 1978 to 24 May 1979
Fridays
10:00 a.m.
14 September 1978 to 24 May 1979
rebroadcast
Fridays
10:00 a.m.
12 October 1979 to 30 May 1980
Saturdays
11:30 a.m.
13 October 1979 to 31 May 1980
rebroadcast
Thursdays
4:00 p.m.
16 October 1980 to 7 May 1981
Fridays
10:00 a.m.
17 October 1980 to 8 May 1981
rebroadcast
Saturdays
12:00 p.m.
16 October 1980 to 7 May 1981
rebroadcast
Thursdays
4:00 p.m.
15 October 1981 to 27 May 1982
References
^Corcelli, John (April 2002). "What's New". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
Allan, Blaine (1996). "CBC Television Linked Listings" (PDF). Queen's University. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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