Genre | Newsmaker interviews |
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Running time | 90 min. weekdays, 6:30–8:00 p.m. |
Country of origin | Canada |
Home station | CBC Radio One |
Hosted by | Nil Köksal |
Announcer | Chris Howden |
Original release | 1968 present | –
Website | cbc |
Podcast | cbc |
As It Happens is a Canadian interview show that airs on CBC Radio One in Canada and various public radio stations in the United States through Public Radio Exchange. Its 50th anniversary was celebrated on-air on November 16, 2018. It has been one of the most popular and acclaimed shows on CBC Radio.
The bulk of the program consists of a CBC journalist, currently Nil Köksal since 2022,[1] conducting telephone interviews with newsmakers and other persons of interest. The other co-host, Chris Howden as of January 6, 2020,[2] introduces the interviews and other segments, such as "For the Record" recordings of speeches or press conferences, and musical interludes (or as former co-host Barbara Budd often referred to them, "the dance portion of the program").