What's New (Canadian TV series)

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What's New
Genrenews / youth
Presented byHarry 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 originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons17+
Production
Executive producersRay Hazzan (1972–1977)
Sybel Sandorfy (1978–1982)
Wayne Thompson (1981–1982)
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release14 September 1972 (1972-09-14) 
1989 (1989)

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.

Contents

Premise

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:

DayTimeSeason runNotes
Thursdays5:00 p.m.14 September 1972 to 31 March 1973
Thursdays5:00 p.m.13 September 1973 to 30 May 1974
Fridays10:00 a.m.2 November to 7 December 1973
Thursdays5:00 p.m.26 September 1974 to 29 May 1975
Fridays10:00 a.m.1 November 1974 to 30 April 1975rebroadcast
Thursdays5:00 p.m.11 September 1975 to April 1976
Thursdays4:30 p.m.8 April to 27 May 1976
Fridays10:00 a.m.8 April to 27 May 1976rebroadcast
Thursdays5:00 p.m.7 October 1976 to April 1977
Fridays10:00 a.m.7 October 1976 to April 1977
Thursdays4:30 p.m.7 April to 26 May 1977
Fridays10:00 a.m.8 April to 27 May 1977rebroadcast
Thursdays4:30 p.m.6 October 1977 to 25 May 1978
Fridays10:00 a.m.7 October 1977 to 26 May 1978
Thursdays4:30 p.m.14 September 1978 to 24 May 1979
Fridays10:00 a.m.14 September 1978 to 24 May 1979rebroadcast
Fridays10:00 a.m.12 October 1979 to 30 May 1980
Saturdays11:30 a.m.13 October 1979 to 31 May 1980rebroadcast
Thursdays4:00 p.m.16 October 1980 to 7 May 1981
Fridays10:00 a.m.17 October 1980 to 8 May 1981rebroadcast
Saturdays12:00 p.m.16 October 1980 to 7 May 1981rebroadcast
Thursdays4:00 p.m.15 October 1981 to 27 May 1982

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (April 2002). "What's New". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.