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CTV Atlantic Takes Over News Channel This Morning
Hurricane Fiona has been battering Nova Scotia, PEI and SW Newfoundland overnight and this morning with wind gusts to 179kmh. CTV Atlantic took over the broadcast on CTV News Channel this morning from 6am to 10 anchored by Bureau Chief Todd Battis. The network had 10 reporters out in the field with live reports as to what was happening and covering the damage, which has been extensive. Over 300 thousand have no power.
CBC News Network kicked off their coverage at 5am anchored by John Northcote again with reporters in NS, PEI and southwest Newfoundland. Interesting that some reporters are wearing helmets since there is so much debris flying around and the real possibility of them getting hit by flying junk. The actual wind is not always the big problem but rather the rain and the huge surges of water from the ocean. Also Fiona is moving slowly and the winds, rain will continue all day.
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Todd Battis is no longer CTV bureau chief. He got the lead anchor job on CTV Atlantic when Steve Murphy retired.
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Just saw a live hit from outside the CBC Charlottetown studios. Flag pole in front of the building was snapped in half and the Canadian flag is on the ground. Their meteorologist said they’re not able to leave the CBC property right now.
CTV News Channel has Tony Grace on right now from their regular Toronto studio but with extensive storm coverage.
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Tony has been a busy guy, zipping back and forth on the 401 between Kitchener and Toronto. Over 500 thousand customers no longer have power and most of Nova Scotia and PEI are without hydro now. Port aux Basques Nfld. has been particularly hard hit. CTV News Channel has been using some feeds and reports from Newfoundland's NTV network.
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Tony has been a busy guy, zipping back and forth on the 401 between Kitchener and Toronto. Over 500 thousand customers no longer have power and most of Nova Scotia and PEI are without hydro now. Port aux Basques Nfld. has been particularly hard hit. CTV News Channel has been using some feeds and reports from Newfoundland's NTV network.
Yeah I saw Tony Grace last night on CTV Kitchener news at 11:30 PM. I wonder if the CTV Atlantic studio has a generator to keep the power on so they can keep reporting on the developing news to their viewers.
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Yes CTV Atlantic either still has power or can generate their own. Their 6pm News Hour broadcast is being carried by CTV News Channel right now. I have been watching mostly CTV but CBC News Network coverage has also been well done what I have seen. CBC has had a lot of video from Port aux Basques, lots of damage to that town.
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Tony has been a busy guy, zipping back and forth on the 401 between Kitchener and Toronto. Over 500 thousand customers no longer have power and most of Nova Scotia and PEI are without hydro now. Port aux Basques Nfld. has been particularly hard hit. CTV News Channel has been using some feeds and reports from Newfoundland's NTV network.
Yeah I saw Tony Grace last night on CTV Kitchener news at 11:30 PM. I wonder if the CTV Atlantic studio has a generator to keep the power on so they can keep reporting on the developing news to their viewers.
CBC News Network was carrying Atlantic Tonight (the weekend regional 6:00 news) earlier, which is normally anchored from Halifax but tonight was anchored from Fredericton. The anchor explained that CBC Halifax lost power and they had no way to broadcast from there.
CTV closed its Moncton and Saint John studios a couple years ago. They could end up regretting that move if they lose Halifax later on. CBC is now the only broadcaster with a TV studio in New Brunswick.
It seems to me that when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, WWL-TV (the CBS affiliate) was unable to broadcast from their usual facilities and ended up partnering with the local PBS station for a period of time to broadcast from.
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