Rosemary Barton Live Explained

Presenter:Rosemary Barton
Country:Canada
Language:English
Location:CBC Ottawa Production Centre, Ottawa
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:90 minutes
Company:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Last Aired:present

Rosemary Barton Live is a Canadian television Sunday morning talk show, which premiered November 1, 2020, on CBC News Network and CBC Television.[1] Hosted by Rosemary Barton, it is a live news and talk show covering political topics.

The series replaced The Weekly with Wendy Mesley and also is a successor to The Sunday Scrum, a Sunday political news segment which aired on CBC News Network in the 2000s and 2010s. The Sunday Scrum was hosted by a variety of CBC journalists over the course of its run, including Nancy Wilson, Ben Chin, Carole MacNeil, Reshmi Nair, Asha Tomlinson and John Northcott, and continues to air as a segment within Rosemary Barton Live rather than a standalone program.

The series received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, for Best Talk Program or Series and Best Host in a Talk or Entertainment News Series.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Craig Takeuchi, "New CBC shows with Rosemary Barton and Vassy Kapelos to boost political and COVID-19 coverage". The Georgia Straight, October 20, 2020.
  2. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.