Good for her. I did a quick interview with her when she was hosting an event at Mohawk College, while I was a journalism student, also at Mohawk.

I don't feel anyone currently on staff is even remotely experienced as her to take over her role. Yes, Rick is new to CHCH as her co-host, but he has decades of radio news experience. So I'm curious who gets it. I stand by my statement, but I wonder if Nicole Martin will come out of hiding, since abandoning her own show for what feels like years now, yet she is still listed as host on their website, and her instagram page. 

Anchoring is an easier job, so it should go to someone who has done their time in the field. Since the purge in 2015, no one currently there, or who joined after 2015, feels like a suitable candidate.

While I say anchoring is easy, there is much more live, in studio interviews and discussions on a morning show, then an evening newscast. So while hosting, I feel you do need to be a good conversationalist and interviewer for this role. Most of the last hour of Morning Live is just news headlines and interviews. 

Last edited by Brad (March 24, 2026 6:17 pm)

Binson Echorec wrote:

At a guess as I'm not a CHCH Morning Live viewer, I'm reading this as they're shifting away from the current two-anchor system. This will leave one person (Rick Zamperin?) as the sole anchor/host while Ms. Hamm's replacement will act as more of a "live eye" out on the streets, similar to Jenn Valentyne's role at Breakfast Television. The replacement will anchor when Rick is unavailable or on vacation, which means no "live eye" on those occasions.

Again, just a guess but this will let them hire somebody at a lower overall salary with a chance to earn a premium on top of said salary a few weeks a year.

"Good morning, viewers!  Today, Arlene will show us what it's like to be the Toronto Zoo staffer entrusted with keeping the animals' habitats clean!"

They should see if Kevin O'Neill from WGRZ is interested.  Even better, enjoy the irony of CHCH rehiring Matt Hayes. 🙄