Thursday, March 25, 2010

Beatrice Politi


Beatrice Politi joined Global Toronto as Health Specialist in October 2007. Coincidentally, it was as a health intern at CBC Toronto that she began her career, researching and producing health segments.

Beatrice went on to become a reporter and anchor at CBC, where she covered national, local and network stories including the 2003 blackout, the Cecilia Zhang murder case and the 2003 Ontario election.

She also served as Parliamentary Reporter for CityTV, CP24 and A-Channel in Ottawa during the most exciting period in Canadian politics in the last quarter-century, covering federal and provincial elections, budgets and cabinet shuffles.

Beatrice is a graduate of both York University and Ryerson.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Jee Yun Lee


1st Guest Speaker - February 4, 2010


She's been a Political Specialist, a Health Specialist and is now a Consumer Specialist.... Originally from South Korea, Jee-Yun moved to Toronto with her family when she was just one. She earned her bachelor of arts degree at the University of Toronto. Following the advice of a reporter whom she met through an acquaintance, Jee-Yun decided to pursue a career in journalism and enrolled in Humber College's graduate program. Her first experiences in the business were as the reporter and photographer for the school's newspaper. After interning at the Dini Petty Show, Jee-Yun landed her first job at CTV in Yorkton, Saskatchewan where she did everything from reporting and anchoring, to the weather and producing. She returned to Ontario in 1997 as a general assignment reporter at CH in Hamilton. She went on to become the Queen's Park Specialist and the Health Specialist/Anchor. Jee-Yun joined the Citytv team as Consumer Specialist in 2002 where she is dedicated to helping you save time and money by searching the city for what every shopper wants: the best quality at the best value. You have also seen Jee-Yun "acting" as a reporter in Hollywood blockbusters like "Incredible Hulk" and "Camp Rock".