I can't say for sure whether this was a Rogers decision per se, but Martineau was always good at reading the writing on the wall. And I'm told he's been contemplating this kind of thing for a while.

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of what happened surrounds the new 5 & 6 PM newscast format at City TV, involving endlessly rotating anchors at endless live shots, throwing to reporters who have nothing to do with why they're in that live location in the first place. The entire show is very disjointed and makes no sense to this long time TV news-roomer.

Bottom line: if you watch CityNews at 6 these days, you don't see a whole lot of Gord Martineau on it anymore. And that, more than anything else, may be one reason he's decided it's time to go.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/02/29/gord-martineau-signs-off-after-39-years-at-citynews.html

From Twitter -- “Goodbye Toronto and City Tv. Thank you for letting me into your living rooms and your lives. I will continue to work in broadcasting — stay tuned.”

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RadioActive wrote:

Station brass claim he made the decision a year ago but kept it quiet to avoid a fuss. As far as continuing to work in broadcasting, he plans to keep up his regular campaigns for The Herbie Fund, his pet cause, which generally winds up in a week worth of specials aired during the 6 on City.

The what? They don't even say the 5 anymore. I don't even know why Roger Peterson said "The 6" when he narrariated the goodbye Gord video.

It's Citynews @ 6. I hope they keep the Citynews @ 6 name.  
 

Last edited by Radiowiz (March 1, 2016 1:16 am)