Diana Swain | |
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| Born | 1965 |
| Alma mater | British Columbia Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Founder of Diana Swain Strategies, and Highly-rated public speaker. |
| Notable work | 33-year Canadian Journalist at CBC News |
| Television | CBC News, The Fifth Estate, Marketplace, Go Public, Network News Investigative Unit |
Diana Swain is a public speaker and the founder of Diana Swain Strategies,[1] an Executive Coaching and Communications Consulting firm based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Swain established the firm in January, 2024 after a career as a Canadian journalist.[2]
Swain worked at CBC News, Canada’s public broadcaster, for over 33 years before deciding to leave[3] in December, 2023 to start her own business. In her final role as Managing Editor of Investigations, she was responsible for management oversight of the network’s main investigative properties, including The Fifth Estate, Marketplace, Go Public and the network news investigative unit.[citation needed]
Prior to that, she was the Executive Producer of The Fifth Estate for two seasons from 2021-2023.[4] In her first season in that role, the program won the Canadian Screen Award for Best News or Information Series. It was nominated again for the award the following year, but did not win.
From 2019-2021, Swain was the Senior Investigative Editor for the Investigative Unit, which provided investigative news stories to all network platforms, including television, radio and online news.[1]
Swain had previously held simultaneous on-air roles at the public broadcaster. From 2010-2019 she was the network’s Senior Investigative Correspondent reporting regularly for the network’s flagship news program, The National. [5] She often routinely filled in as anchor on the program for long-time news host, Peter Mansbridge.
Swain often hosted CBC News Network programs. She also produced and hosted her own weekly program, The Investigators with Diana Swain which aired on the main CBC network and its 24-hour cable news station, CBC News Network.[6] The program ran from 2016-2019.[7]
- ^ a b Swain, Diana. "Diana Swain". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "CBC News nabs dozens of Canadian Screen Awards nominations". CBC News. January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Mike, Toronto (October 2, 2023). "Diana Swain Leaves CBC After 33 Years". Toronto Mike. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "CBC Media Centre - Diana Swain". CBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "The Investigators with Diana Swain - Patrick Lagacé Interview". CBC News: The National - YouTube. November 5, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "The Investigators with Diana Swain". CBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "CBC News: The Investigators with Diana Swain". CBC News: The National - YouTube. October 17, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2024.