Canadian television journalist (born 1987)
Ginella Massa
Massa in 20224
Born (1987-01-29 ) January 29, 1987 (age 38) Nationality Canadian Occupation Journalist Website www
Ginella Massa (born January 29, 1987)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] hijab -wearing television reporter in 2015, and the first news anchor in hijab when she anchored the 11 p.m. newscast for CityNews CITY-DT in Toronto , Ontario , on November 17, 2016.[ 4]
Life and career
An honors graduate of York University and Seneca College , she has worked both behind-the-scenes and on-air for local and national Canadian news outlets since 2010, including CTV News , CFRB and Rogers Television , and has been published in The Globe and Mail National Post [citation needed
In 2020, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced that Massa would join the network as host of a prime-time show on CBC News Network and a special correspondent for The National [ 5] Canada Tonight , premiered on January 11, 2021, on CBC News Network.[ 6] maternity leave to care for her newborn daughter,[ 7] Dwight Drummond to become the temporary host of Canada Tonight for the next year.[ 8] [ 9]
In July 2023, Massa announced her departure from CBC News to accept a part-time teaching position with Toronto Metropolitan University .[ 7] Travis Dhanraj succeeded Massa as the permanent host of Canada Tonight in January 2024.[ 10]
Personal life
Massa married her husband in 2018 in Toronto.[ 11]
In 2019, she had a pancreaticoduodenectomy to remove a mass from her pancreas .[ 12]
References
^ "Reporter becomes Canada's first hijab-clad news anchor" . The Guardian Massa, 29... ^ Ginella Massa [@Ginella_M] (January 29, 2021). "Jan 29th is my birthday. It's been hard to celebrate lately because it's also the day Canada saw it's [sic] worst mass shooting. I remember coming home from celebrating with friends and turning on the TV to hear a gunman had opened fire in a Quebec mosque. I felt sick" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ Nouser, Mariam (February 2018). "Meet the Four Muslim Women That Have Inspired My Soul" . Retrieved January 24, 2019 . Ginella is an Afro-Latina Muslim, and works as a reporter for CityNews, a local news channel in Toronto. She was born to a Christian family in Panama City, and became Muslim early on as a child when her mother converted to Islam. ^ "Reporter becomes Canada's first hijab-clad news anchor" . Hindustan Times . Retrieved November 26, 2016 .^ Jackson Weaver, "Ginella Massa to join CBC News Network as primetime host" . CBC News , October 28, 2020.
^ Bruce DeMara, "Journalist Ginella Massa steps into national spotlight as host of Canada Tonight" . Toronto Star
^ a b Joshua Chong, "Ginella Massa, trail-blazing journalist and inaugural host of ‘Canada Tonight,’ to leave CBC News" . Toronto Star
^ "Revolving Door" . Broadcast Dialogue . October 27, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022 .^ Ginella Massa [@Ginella_M] (October 18, 2022). "That's a wrap for me on Canada Tonight as I head off on maternity leave! All the best to @dwightdrummond who takes over hosting duties for the next year starting Monday Oct 24th. See you next year! ✌🏾" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ Thiessen, Connie (November 20, 2023). "Travis Dhanraj named new host of CBC's 'Canada Tonight' . Broadcast Dialogue . Retrieved January 23, 2024 . ^ "I Met My Husband The Love is Blind Way. Sort Of" . www.msn.com . Retrieved March 14, 2020 .^ "My Story Of Unintentional Weight Loss | Chatelaine" . www.chatelaine.com . Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
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