Canadian
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journalist who works for
Bell Media
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. He worked as a
news anchor
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on the noon and 6:00 p.m. news segments for
CTV Toronto
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. He announced his retirement on December 7, 2019 and anchored his last newscast on January 6, 2020.
Shaw joined CTV Toronto as a reporter in 1979, while at the same time reporting on major Canadian news stories for
American
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network news programs including ABC's ''
Good Morning America
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'', ''
Nightline
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'', and NBC's ''
The Today Show
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''. He started anchoring the 11:30 news at CTV in 1981, and was named the National Editor in 1998. From 1999 to 2001, he was weekday anchor for CTV News Channel. Prior to his television career, Shaw worked at local radio station
CHFI-FM
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.
At the 2008
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
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It was first ...
(CAB) Convention, Shaw was the recipient of the 2008 Gold Ribbon Award for Outstanding Community Service by an Individual Broadcaster. This award recognizes broadcasters who are devoted to enhancing and giving back to their communities. On January 25, 2010, it was announced that Shaw will be appointed to the
Order of Ontario
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for his philanthropic work. In 2012, Shaw received an honorary Doctor of Laws from
Ontario Tech University
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.
In 2014, Shaw won the
Canadian Screen Award
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