Adrienne Arsenault (born 1966 or 1967) is a Canadian journalist who is the Chief Correspondent of

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and anchor of '' The National'' since November 2017.

Early life and education

Born and raised in

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, Arsenault is the daughter of Bette Arsenault and Ray Arsenault (1929–2006), a Canadian television director whose credits included '' King of Kensington'' and ''

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''. In 1986, Arsenault graduated from St. Clement's School as Head Girl, the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

with a BA in 1990 and an MA in

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in 1991. While at Western, Arsenault developed her interest in broadcasting at CHRW-FM.

Career

Arsenault joined the CBC in 1991, as an editorial assistant and night assignment editor for CBC

. She has had numerous other positions with the CBC. She spent three years as the foreign correspondent in

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. In 2006, she succeeded Don Murray as the chief

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correspondent. In 2008, she was part of a small group of Western reporters who were allowed into

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to report on that year's election in the country. In 2023, she interviewed

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for CBC News.

Awards

Arsenault was named the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association's journalist of the year for 2005. Arsenault has won two

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, in 2008, in the categories of Best Reportage and in Best News Magazine Segment and nominated for five Gemini Awards, for her work on '' The National'', including a segment called " Healing Hikkaduwa". She has won awards from the American Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio-Television News Directors Association, and the New York and Columbus festivals. In September 2015, she was Senior Correspondent on a team that won the

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for her coverage of the Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia. She won the

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for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019."Gord Downie's Secret Path, Amazing Race and CBC News among Canadian Screen Awards winners"

, March 26, 2019. She was awarded an honorary

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from Huron University College in 2023.

Early life and education

Career

Awards

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