Thank you to Michael Enright for laying a foundation of excellent public broadcasting on Sunday mornings (and elsewhere on @cbcradio). And to all the producers who work on @cbcSunday, I look forward to being on this new adventure with you. 2/5
— Piya Chattopadhyay (@piya) June 8, 2020
Michael Enright has set the pace for Sunday mornings on CBC Radio One for 3 hours for the past 20 years on The Sunday Edition. Enright is stepping down at the end of the month on June 28. He will anchor a new, unique one-hour CBC Radio program.
Piya Chattopadhyay, who has hosted Out in the Open from noon-1 pm after The Sunday Edition, will replace Enright for that 3-hour shift on Sunday mornings. The last episode of Out in the Open will also run on June 28. The new show will have a new format and does not have a title.
"I am so proud to take up the mantle of Sunday morning, to build and expand upon the deep journalistic legacy of that space," said Chattopadhyay.
Chattopadhyay has been a popular fill-in host on numerous CBC Radio shows. She is currently filling in for Jayme Poisson, who is on maternity leave, on Front Burner.
Chattopadhyay's first show in the 9 am-Noon timeslot will be September 6.
The move is intriguing in that Enright is trading a specific 3-hour show for a to be determined 1-hour show. Chattopadhyay is trading a specific 1-hour show for a to be determined 3-hour show. The irony would be complete if Enright's show followed Chattopadhyay's show. His timeslot hasn't been determined.
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You can listen live to these radio shows on CBC Radio One, on the CBC Listen app, or where you get your podcasts.
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Why hasn't she started yet? Laurie Brown is a complete disaster (can't even pronounce the name of a famous opera) and will kill the program if she continues as host. I hope that Piya will show the same level of intelligent engagement as did Michael so as to ensure this wonderful program's longevity.
Posted by: Graydon Sheppard | August 19, 2020 at 12:33 PM