Wendy Mesley

Wendy Mesley
Mesley in 2012
Born
Montreal, Canada
Alma materRyerson Polytechnical Institute
OccupationBroadcast journalist
Years active1976–present (radio)
1979–present (television)
Known forThe Weekly with Wendy Mesley, The National
Spouses
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    (m. 1989; div. 1992)​
  • Liam McQuade
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    (m. 1998)​
Children1
Awards3 Gemini Awards, 2006 John Drainie Award, 1 Canadian Screen Award

Wendy Mesley is a Canadian television journalist,[1] podcaster,[2] and blogger.[3] She worked for CBC News from 1981[4] to 2021[5] in roles including national correspondent at the Quebec Legislature[4] and the Ottawa Parliamentary Bureau.[1] She was the anchor of The National,[6] host of Undercurrents,[1] Disclosure,[7] and Marketplace,[1] and from 2018 to 2020, she hosted the Sunday morning talk show The Weekly with Wendy Mesley.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "The Weekly with Wendy Mesley". CBC. CBC. December 16, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "About – The Women of Ill Repute". The Women of Ill Repute. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wendy Mesley – Substack". Substack. Substack. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "There's something about Wendy". Chatelaine. Archived from the original on June 14, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Wendy Mesley to retire from CBC". CBC. CBC. July 5, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Wendy Mesley to host live CBC talk show on Sunday mornings". Toronto Star. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. July 27, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  7. ^ Ballantyne, Robert (July 21, 2001). "Full Disclosure". POPJOURNALISM. Retrieved April 23, 2024.