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Chris Howden is a Canadian radio producer and broadcaster, who was named co-host of As It Happens , the flagship news interview program on CBC Radio One, in December 2019. [1] He is a longtime producer and head writer for the program, [2] who was sometimes heard on the air as a fill-in announcer when prior co-host Jeff Douglas was absent. He has also been host of the CBC Radio documentary series Living Out Loud.

Originally from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Howden has also performed on stage with Gord Rand in the comedy duo Trophy Wives.

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References

  1. "Chris Howden, head writer at CBC's As It Happens, joins Carol Off as show's new co-host". CBC. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. Greg Quill, "Goodbye Mary Lou, hello sleep; Mary Lou Finlay set to retire from As It Happens Telephone put her in homes, hotspots around the world". Toronto Star , November 26, 2005.