Graham Richardson is a

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who was the anchor for CTV

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's 6 o'clock newscast on

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from 2010 to 2024.

Background

Richardson was born in Connecticut to Canadian parents and raised in Toronto. He earned a

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from Queen's University in

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and a

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journalism degree from the

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Career

He worked for the

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until 1997. He then joined

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in Edmonton and stayed until 2001, at which time he joined

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outlet

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as host of '' Focus Ontario''. He then joined CTV as

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and occasional fill-in host for '' Mike Duffy Live''. When Mike Duffy left CTV, Richardson anchored '' On the Hill'' in that time slot for several weeks. As parliamentary correspondent, he covered the controversy about confidential documents dealing with the Chalk River nuclear reactor having been left at the CTV news bureau. Richardson was himself quoted as saying the documents had "been here in the bureau for six days and we hadn't heard from Natural Resources Minister

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or her office looking for them". In December 2009, it was announced that in March 2010, he would replace the retiring

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as news co-anchor at CJOH-TV. On June 13, 2024, Richardson announced that he'd be stepping down as anchor of the CTV Ottawa 6 PM newscast. His last show was on July 5, 2024.

Recognition

*1998, finalist,

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award for outstanding investigative journalism in Canada, ''Election Coverage'' ITV / WIC *2007, finalist, Canadian Association of Journalists award for outstanding investigative journalism in Canada, ''Prison Suicide'' CTV

References

External links

CTV.ca biography
Canadian television reporters and correspondents Living people Queen's University at Kingston alumni Canadian television news anchors 1970 births CTV Television Network people American emigrants to Canada {{Canada-journalist-stub